Boeing and Donghai Airlines announced today the airline’s intent to purchase 25 737 MAX 8s and five 787-9 Dreamliners at the 2016 Farnborough International Airshow. The agreement is valued at more than $4 billion at current list prices. Shenzhen-based Donghai Airlines previously ordered 15 Next-Generation 737-800s and 10 737 MAX 8s in 2013. Donghai continues to fulfill … Read more
Embraer announced today that Kalstar Aviation, an Indonesian regional operator, signed a firm order for five E190-E2s. The contract also included five purchase rights for the same model, bringing the total potential order to up to ten aircraft. The order has an estimated value of USD 582 million, at current list price, if all the … Read more
Vietnam’s Jetstar Pacific Airlines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Airbus for 10 A320ceo aircraft. The agreement was announced today during the Farnborough Air Show and will mark the first direct purchase of aircraft by the airline with Airbus. Based in Ho Chi Minh City, Jetstar Pacific is a joint venture between Vietnam … Read more
On July 8, 2016, Air China held a press conference at Shanghai Xijiao State Guest Hotel, officially announcing that the Shanghai-San Jose route will be started on September 1, 2016. The service is Air China’s first Shanghai-North America route, marking Air China the only airline in China providing non-stop Shanghai-San Jose services. In the future, … Read more
Boeing and ANA (All Nippon Airways) today released the 2016 787-9 Dreamliner Flight Demonstration video. The same ANA airplane is scheduled to perform demonstration flights July 11-13 at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, United Kingdom. Capt. Randy Neville, Capt. Van Chaney and Capt. John Misuradze, Boeing test pilots, conducted the flight in Moses Lake, … Read more
EVA Air is increasing nonstop flights on its popular Paris route from four times a week to daily service on 10 October, 2016. The airline will continue to serve the route on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday with its EVA Hello Kitty Hand-in-Hand Jet and use modern Boeing 777-300ERs in standard livery for the other four … Read more
Cebu Pacific further strengthens its presence in the Eastern and Western Visayas regions with the launch of three more routes. Starting November 19, 2016, Cebu Pacific will launch daily flights between Cebu and Ormoc and Cebu and Roxas; and four times weekly (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday) between Cebu and Calbayog using ATR 72-500 aircraft. “Cebu … Read more
The first A350 XWB for Thai Airways International has rolled out from cabin furnishing & engine installation at the Airbus Toulouse Final Assembly Line.
China Southern Airlines, the largest airline in the People’s Republic of China, announced an expansion of its codeshare cooperation with Aeroflot. Starting this month, Aeroflot will place its SU code on China Southern Airlines flights between Guangzhou and Moscow as well as its Guangzhou – Wuhan – Moscow service. China Southern and Aeroflot code share cooperation originated … Read more
Lhasa based Tibet Airlines has received its first widebody aircraft, an A330-200 with increased 242 tonne maximum take-off-weight (MTOW), following a handover in Toulouse, France. The increased MTOW, the first A330-200 in China, allows airlines to operate from the most demanding high altitude airports where take off performance, additional range and improved operating costs are … Read more