Air China plans to start Beijing – Vladivostok service on June 3, 2014, offering access to the largest Russian city in the Far East which boasts magnificent sceneries and varied cultural attractions. The four-times weekly service CA701/2 will be operated on Tuesday/Wednesday/Friday/Saturday. The outbound flight departs at 06:25 Beijing time and arrives at 11:35 local … Read more
RwandAir announced its first flight to Douala, Cameroon which is only two days away on Sunday 30th of March, 2014. The new route to Douala will consist of with 5 weekly flights on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from the hub Kigali at 13:45pm. Douala journeys will be operated by the Bombardier CRJ-900NG aircraft … Read more
Bombardier Aerospace announced today that Calgary-based WestJet Encore has signed a firm purchase agreement for five Q400 NextGen airliners. This transaction is a conversion of five of the 25 options booked by the carrier’s parent company WestJet and announced on August 1, 2012 along with WestJet’s firm order for 20 Q400 NextGen airliners. Based on the list price of … Read more
Hong Kong Airlines has taken delivery of a new Airbus A320 that is the first aircraft to feature sharklets. The Airline’s sixth A320 arrived at the Hong Kong International Airport 10am today and will commence service by tomorrow. The new all-economy class A320 is configured with 174 seats and will enhance the Airlines’ overall capacity by … Read more
In line with its strategic objectives of strengthening its network and increase access to more markets, Air Namibia is focussed on expanding its presence and reach in Europe. The recently launched campaign aims to offer its customers “one-stop” air connectivity to the rest of Europe, apart from Frankfurt, Germany, where the airline currently operates a … Read more
Wizz Air announced that it will open its Riga base with one new Airbus A320 on 19 June 2014. Coinciding with the delivery of the aircraft the airline will start operating 4 new routes from Riga to Barcelona, Doncaster Sheffield, Dortmund, Paris Beauvais, and increase frequencies on the services to London Luton and Oslo Torp. … Read more
Etihad Regional announced an agreement to lease four ATR 72-500 aircraft, which will see the carrier boost its regional fleet to 12 and support its rapidly expanding network. All four aircraft are scheduled for delivery between April and June 2014, with the first touching down at Geneva International Airport on 1 April. The airline currently … Read more
India’s newest airline, AirAsia India, has taken delivery of its first aircraft, an Airbus A320 equipped with Sharklets, becoming the newest operator of the type. Chennai-based AirAsia India will take delivery of an additional nine aircraft for its initial fleet of 10 A320s, to serve India’s rapidly growing domestic air traffic. Powered by CFM engines, … Read more
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments TAM Airlines, member of LATAM Airlines Group, announced its nonstop service between Miami and Fortaleza, the capital of Ceara, that will launch on May 31, 2014 and operate on Saturdays. With this nonstop flight, Fortaleza will serve as a strategic location in TAM’s network for passengers traveling to Northeastern … Read more
South African Airways took delivery this week of a further two new A320 aircraft, bringing the total number of narrow bodied aircraft to join the SAA fleet this year to six. The latest two A320s arrived earlier this month, with another A320 expected in June this year. Aircraft six and seven are expected to arrive … Read more