Asia

Boeing and the Lion Group commemorated the delivery of the carrier’s 100th Next-Generation 737 at a special event.

Thai Smile, the business unit of Thai Airways International, announced two new destinations to the People’s Republic of China: Chongqing and Changsha, starting from 27 October 2013. Mr. Chokchai Panyayong, Senior Executive Vice President of Commercial, said in order to support the economies and tourism industry between Thailand and China, Thai Smile will launch simultaneous operations … Read more

EVA Air of Taiwan has taken delivery of its first Sharklet equipped A321 aircraft, on lease from GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS). The aircraft was handed over during a ceremony in Hamburg attended by Chang Kuo Wei, Chairman of EVA Air, and Norman Liu, President and CEO of GECAS. This A321 is the first of … Read more

Air Astana, Kazakhstan’s flag carrier, will launch a new weekly flight between London Heathrow and Astana on 29th October 2013, bringing the number of services between Kazakhstan and the British capital to three per week. The flights will be operated by Boeing 757-200 aircraft, configured with 16 business class and 150 economy seats. The new … Read more

The first two aircraft will take delivery on November 2013. In line with the airline’s efforts to develop and strengthen its flight network, especially in the domestic sector, and its commitment to support the Indonesia economic development through the Masterplan for Acceleration and Expansion of Indonesia’s Economic Development (MP3EI) program, Garuda Indonesia –the national airline … Read more

Boeing and Royal Brunei Airlines celebrated the delivery of the 787 Dreamliner, the first for the flag carrier of the Sultanate of Brunei

Assembly of the first A380 for South Korea’s Asiana Airlines is now underway at the Airbus Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse, France. The main sections of the aircraft arrived in recent weeks from the various manufacturing sites around Europe and are now being attached at the airframe assembly station (Station 40). Asiana Airlines will … Read more

Garuda Indonesia, the national carrier of Indonesia, has taken the delivery of the first of its new fleet of 18 A330-300s at a special ceremony in Toulouse today. The new aircraft will form a major element in the airline’s fleet modernisation programme and are powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines. The airline’s new A330-300s feature … Read more

Malaysia Airlines is on an expansion mode with capacity and frequency increases regionally and new destinations internationally. “In the recent weeks, we launched flights to Dubai and Kochi and increased capacity and frequencies to Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei) and Medan (Indonesia). Soon, we will be flying more often to Singapore, Sydney and Melbourne, as well … Read more

China’s Hainan Airlines officially commenced non-stop service from Chicago to Beijing, opening the airline’s newest American gateway.