It's Sunday again, so it must be time for more Airplane Art. This week, resting after a days duties is a Jetstar Japan Airbus A320 - fitted with Sharklets - at Tokyo Narita International Airport. Jetstar Japan operates a fleet of twenty Airbus A320 family aircraft, owned by a combination of Qantas, Japan Airlines and other shareholders. The airline operates … [Read more...]
Air Canada to operate Boeing 787 from Vancouver to Tokyo
Air Canada are moving forward with their Boeing 787 deployments, as they begin to receive deliveries of the aircraft. Air Canada Boeing 787 Dreamliner at Toronto - Image, Air Canada The Boeing 787 will replace the existing Boeing 767-300ER used on the Vancouver to Tokyo Narita route from the 15th December. The route runs on a daily rotation between the two cities, … [Read more...]
Thai Airways prepares to introduce double A380’s on Bangkok to Tokyo route…
Thai Airways is preparing to shift its 2/3's of its Bangkok to Tokyo services to us Airbus A380's a good month and a bit earlier, with a new start date of 27th October 2013 (instead of 1st December). The new time-table looks like this: Bangkok Suvarnabhumi - Tokyo Narita TG676 DEPART BKK 08:00 ARRIVE NRT 15:50 A380 TG640 DEPART BKK 22:35 ARRIVE NRT 06:15+1 A380 … [Read more...]
ANA to boost New York – Tokyo Services
ANA is in a push at the moment to expand services - and for those who want to visit the land of the rising sun from the big apple (or vice versa), ANA is operating a second service from Tokyo Nartia to New York JFK. The new combined timetable goes into effect on the 28th October 2012: Tokyo Narita - New York JFK International NH010 DEPART NRT 11:00 ARRIVE JFK … [Read more...]
Thin and Long route? United to introduce Denver to Tokyo with a 787… with a stinger
787 route announcements are becoming more common with more planes entering service slowly. It seems that United are going to try and take advantage of the "thin and long" concept (thin demand, long flight) with their new 787 by opening a route from Denver International to Tokyo Narita International Airport. Now don't get too excited as the route is not due to commence until … [Read more...]