Garuda Indonesia booked a net income of $51.4 million through the third quarter 2015, an increase of 123.4% compared to the same period last year when it incurred a loss of $220.1 million. Garuda Indonesia President and CEO M. Arif Wibowo said in Jakarta on Friday that the Company also increased total revenue from $2.83 … Read more
Hainan Airlines announced that it will be launching a Beijing-Manchester route in June of 2016. The new route will be the first nonstop service between the two cities. Hainan Airlines held a press conference at Manchester Airport on the afternoon of October 23rd, with Chinese President Xi Jinping, British Prime Minister David Cameron, HNA Group … Read more
Air China will start a Beijing-Colombo service on October 27, 2015. Colombo is Sri Lanka’s capital and political, economic, cultural and transportation center, and China has become Sri Lanka’s second largest trading partner and source of imports as well as its fastest growing source of travellers. Statistics released by the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau suggest … Read more
Vistara announced a formal partnership agreement with Japan Airlines and the appointment of Air System Inc. as its General Sales Agent (GSA) in Japan. Coming soon after the appointment of a GSA for the GCC and establishment of an offline office in Dubai, these moves mark Vistara’s foray into another major international market. As India’s … Read more
Air China will start Beijing-Islamabad-Karachi service on October 26, 2015. The service will make Air China the first Chinese domestic carrier offering an air link between Beijing and Pakistan. Pakistan is a country where tradition and modernity meet. In the 1960’s, the country’s seat of government was moved from Karachi to Islamabad. Today, Islamabad, the nation’s … Read more
Cathay Pacific Airways announced that it will discontinue its daily flight between Hong Kong and Doha with effect from 15 February 2016. The airline said the service, which launched in March 2014, is being discontinued for commercial reasons. The last Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong to Doha will be CX645 on 14 February 2016, … Read more
ANA will launch code-share services with Brussels Airlines, a fellow member of Star Alliance. ANA will start new direct service between Brussels and Tokyo on October 25, 2015, and from the same day passengers will be able to board ANA flight number operated by Brussels Airlines from/to the airline’s hub at Brussels Airport. Before the … Read more
Thai Airways will temporarily suspend the Bangkok-Seoul-Los Angeles route effective October 25, 2015. Thai Airways International announced its plans to increase services to key European destinations, as it cuts back underperforming services to the United States and Italy. The Thai flag carrier will add an extra daily flight from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi to London Heathrow from October 25, … Read more
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Singapore Airlines has signed an agreement to be the launch customer for a new ultra-long-range variant of the Airbus A350 aircraft, enabling the resumption of non-stop flights between Singapore and the United States. Singapore Airlines has 63 A350-900s on firm order and the new agreement with Airbus will see … Read more
Following an agreement between the governments of Japan and China in May this year, ANA will, from February 1, 2016 onwards, increase the frequency of flights between Haneda Airport and Shanghai. ANA currently operates one return flight per day on this route, but with the introduction of the winter timetable starting October 25, 2015, the … Read more