Royal Brunei Airlines returns to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Royal Brunei Airlines plans to resume flights to Ho Chi Minh City with the frequency of four times a week starting Friday, 17 October 2014.
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Cebu Pacific to fly to Sydney and Kuwait
Cebu Pacific will operate direct flights from Manila to Sydney, Australia and to Kuwait this September, to serve Filipino expatriates and open more opportunities for tourism. Cebu Pacific will be the only airline offering non-stop flights to Kuwait, which hosts more than 180,000 Filipinos workers. The new Manila-Kuwait thrice weekly service will start on September … Read more
Batik Air’s first Airbus rolls out of paintshop
The first Airbus aircraft for Indonesia’s Lion Group has rolled out of the paint shop hangar in Toulouse, France.
Singapore Airlines expands codeshare with Asiana
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Singapore Airlines customers can now enjoy seamless travel to more destinations in the United States, as a result of an expansion of a codeshare agreement with Asiana Airlines. With the expansion of the agreement, Singapore Airlines now codeshares on Asiana-operated flights beyond Seoul’s Incheon International Airport to Honolulu, Seattle … Read more
Hong Kong Airlines announces codeshare with Air India
Hong Kong Airlines today signed a code share agreement with Air India, one of the most extensive flight service providers in India. Commercial Director of Hong Kong Airlines , Mr. Li Dianchun, attended the contract signing ceremony in Delhi and jointly announced the code share with Mr. Pankaj Srivastava, Commercial Director of Air India. Under … Read more
Asiana takes delivery of its first Airbus A380
South Korea’s Asiana Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A380, becoming the eleventh operator of the type in the world. The A380 was handed over to Park Sam Koo, Chairman of Kumho Asiana Group, by Fabrice Brégier, Airbus President and CEO, during a special ceremony today in Toulouse, France. Asiana Airlines has ordered … Read more
Double 777-300ER delivery to EVA Air
Boeing and EVA Air celebrated the airline’s first double delivery as the airline received its 16th and 17th 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplanes. Taiwan-based EVA Air will be the first airline in the world to operate 777-300ERs with Panasonic’s complete state-of-the-art eX3 in-flight entertainment system. “Our new Boeing 777-300ERs will allow us to initiate significant changes … Read more
China Express Airlines orders three CRJ900 NextGen
Bombardier Aerospace announced today that China Express Airlines has converted previously announced conditional purchase agreements for three CRJ900 NextGen regional jets into a firm order. The conditional purchase agreements for five CRJ900 NextGen aircraft, with options on an additional eight CRJ900 NextGen aircraft, were announced on December 2, 2013, along with a firm order for three CRJ900 NextGen airliners. Based on list price, … Read more
Nok Air orders two more Q400 NextGen
Bombardier Aerospace announced that low-cost carrier Nok Air of Thailand has converted two previously booked Q400 NextGen aircraft options to firm orders. The options were acquired under a contract announced on November 19, 2013 that also included two firm-ordered aircraft and four purchase rights. At that time, Bombardier also confirmed that Nok Air would be … Read more
Cebu Pacific launches new flights to Tokyo
Cebu Pacific Air launched two new international destinations on March 30, 2014. The airline became the first Philippine low-cost carrier to operate direct daily flights from Manila to Tokyo (Narita), and four times weekly flights from Manila to Nagoya. “We are very excited to finally be able to offer Cebu Pacific’s trademark lowest fares to … Read more