Qatar Airways continues to find new destinations to serve, with the airline confirming it will be serving the Welsh Capital - Cardiff. Services will commence on the 1st May 2018. The airline will be the first of the Gulf region carriers to serve Wales and the South West of England. The airline will operate a daily service, with an alternating pattern: Doha to … [Read more...]

It seems in the battle of Boeing vs Airbus, Boeing has scored a hit with Malaysia Airlines. The airline has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 16 Boeing Aircraft. Malaysia Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner and Boeing 737 MAX  - Rendering, The Boeing Company. The planned split of the order will be for 8 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners (converting eight … [Read more...]

I wondered earlier this year when Ryanair would begin a full assault at Frankfurt Airport... and it seems that question has been answered at last, with the airline to launch 35 new routes from the airport. Ryanair Boeing 737-800 Dublin Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond So, get ready - here's the list of the planned Summer 2018 operation from Frankfurt-am-Main. … [Read more...]

It seems United Airlines is adding more routes faster than I can type them up at the moment, with announcement to launch four summer only routes. United Airlines Boeing 757-200 departing Dublin Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The airline is adding new routes to: Reykjavik, Iceland Porto, Portugal Edinburgh, Scotland Zurich, Switzerland Let's … [Read more...]

There have been promises and glimpses of what the Bombardier CSeries can do. Well it seem airBaltic is to put this to the test, with a planned service between Riga and Abu Dhabi. airBaltic Bombardier CSeires - Image, airBaltic The airline  will launch a four-times-a-week service between Riga (Latvia) and Abu Dhabi (UAE). The service is planned to commence on the 29th … [Read more...]

Long haul remains the name of the game, with United Airlines announcing it is to start a service between Houston Intercontinental to Sydney Australia in the new year. United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner departing Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The route will be one of the second longest that the airline operates - with a Great Circle Distance of 8,596 … [Read more...]

In "list of services I never expected to see", it seems that Delta Air Lines will be spinning up a service between Indianapolis to Paris in 2018. The daily service will commence on the 24th May 2018. A timetable has been published: DL500 DEPART IND 18:20 ARRIVE CDG 08:45+1 DL501 DEPART CDG 13:15 ARRIVE IND 16:35 Commences 24th May 2018 Booked Equipment: Boeing … [Read more...]

British Airways yesterday announced two services yesterday - the launch of a three times a week service from London Gatwick to Toronto, and the resumption of a Gatwick to Las Vegas route The new routes will be summer-only routes.  Let's look at Toronto first BA2271 DEPART LGW 11:55  ARRIVE YYZ 14:45 Tuesdays, Fridays, Sundays BA2270 DEPART YYZ 19:45 ARRIVE … [Read more...]

It seems Cathay Pacific is going to be adding a new route - one that has interesting possibilities - with the addition of Dublin, Copenhagen and Brussels to its network. Cathay Pacific Airbus A350  - Image, Cathay Pacific There's three major new routes here. Let's look at Dublin first. The new route will spin up in with a four times a week service between Hong Kong … [Read more...]