The national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia inaugurated flights from Balikpapan to Jeddah, via Medan, as an effort to expand its international network, as well as to meet the needs of Garuda Indonesia’s passenger for seamless connection to Jeddah from Kalimantan region. The Inauguration flight service from Balikpapan – Jeddah via Medan was conducted jointly by … Read more
Vietjet and Lufthansa Technik AG inked a technical service agreement for Vietjet’s current A320-family aircraft engines. Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hung, Vice Chairman of Vietjet and Mr. Bernhard Krüger – Sprengel, Senior Vice President Engines of Lufthansa Technik AG, signed this landmark agreement in the presence of H.E. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Germany’s Foreign Minister, and H.E. Truong Tan Sang, President … Read more
The first MEGA Maldives Airlines flight to Kuala Lumpur left Male’ today at 0800 hrs with 116 passengers. Since announcing the launch of the popular Male’-Kuala Lumpur route in November, MEGA Maldives has seen an increased demand from Maldivians travelling directly to Kuala Lumpur. The high demand also comes from the fact that schools are … Read more
Air China will start Beijing – Montreal – Havana service on December 27, 2015, a southward extension to Havana of the carrier’s Beijing – Montreal service already started on September 29. With the extension, passengers make a short stopover in Montreal and then continue their journey to the “Jewel of the Caribbean” for its romantic … Read more
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced that the Kingdom of Thailand does not comply with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) safety standards and has been assigned a Category 2 ratingbased on a reassessment of the country’s civil aviation authority. U.S. and Thai aviation officials have a long-standing cooperative relationship and … Read more
Xiamen Airlines will launch the first ever intercontinental route between Fuzhou and a destination outside of Asia with the opening of a regularly scheduled non-stop flight between Fuzhou and Sydney on 29 November 2015. The airline will also initiate non-stop service between Xiamen and Sydney starting from 5 December. Che Shanglun, Chairman of the Board … Read more
Boeing and Biman Bangladesh Airlines today celebrated the airline’s first direct-purchased Next-Generation 737-800 as part of the country’s national airline’s fleet modernization plan. “We are extremely satisfied with the Next-Generation 737-800 which has earned a worldwide reputation for its reliability and operational efficiency,” said Kyle Haywood, Managing Director & CEO, Biman Bangladesh Airlines. “Biman Bangladesh … Read more
November 25, 2015 Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Cebu Pacific Air is slated to launch a four times weekly service between Manila and Guam on March 15, 2016. Guam is the airline’s first US destination. Cebu Pacific will be the only low-cost carrier flying direct between the Philippines and … Read more
As part of its continuous network expansion program, particularly of the Chinese market, Garuda Indonesia officially launched a direct flight from Denpasar to Guangzhou. The launching of the Denpasar – Guangzhou service was carried out jointly by the Director of Services Garuda Indonesia, Nicodemus P. Lampe and Garuda Indonesia Branch Office Denpasar and Syamsuddin Jusuf … Read more
Boeing and BOC Aviation, announced an order for 22 737 airplanes, building on the leasing company’s existing order book to fulfill customer demand. The order, consisting of 11 Next-Generation 737-800s and 11 737 MAX 8 airplanes, will be posted to Boeing’s Orders and Deliveries website once finalized. “This order demonstrates our continued confidence in the … Read more