The biggest turboprop aircraft in the world the AN-22 Antei has completed its renewal programme and performed its first commercial flight from Zurich, Switzerland, to Abu-Dhabi, UAE on 10th of September, 2016. The AN-22 carried a coil reel for charterer Karpeles/DB Schenker on behalf of shipper Hyundai. Engineers of ANTONOV Company designed a special transport […]
Azores Airlines, which is fully owned by Sociedade Açoreana de Transportes Aéreos (SATA), is modernizing its short-haul and trans-Atlantic fleet with the Airbus A321neo and by 2019 with the longer range A321LR. The decision follows a growth strategy to expand into new trans-Atlantic routes. Azores Airlines (SATA) has been an Airbus customer since 1999 operating […]
On Wednesday, September 21st at 7.20 inaugural flight from Beijing to Warsaw operated by Air China landed at the Warsaw Chopin Airport. A330 plane was greeted with a traditional water salute and a cake. Flights CA 737/8, are operated four times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The outbound flight departs from Beijing […]
The Lufthansa Group and Air China signed a wide-reaching partnership agreement in Beijing today which will enable the two aviation groups to jointly operate all connections between Europe and China as part of a commercial joint venture. This means that the two companies will successfully implement what they agreed to do as part of a […]
Orange2fly Airlines (Athens) is a new Greek airline charter company. Orange2fly is now operating in its own full colors with titles on its first Airbus A320, the pictured SX-ORG (msn 1407). This A320 has been operating on behalf of Aigle Azur during the peak summer season and has now returned to Orange2fly on September 12. The new […]
In a major milestone on its growth and development strategy, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays has formally taken delivery of the first of 30 brand new Next Generation 737-800 aircraft from Boeing. The new aircraft, which seats 189 passengers, was handed over to Jet2.com and Jet2holidays at a special ceremony at Boeing’s Seattle Delivery Centre in the […]
Hong Kong Airlines has signed a contract with Airbus for the firm order of nine additional A330-300 aircraft. The aircraft will be operated across a network which links Hong Kong with a wide range of destinations in Asia, and beyond. “Today’s announcement underscores our plan to operate an extensive regional network in Asia,” said Zhang […]
Arik Air, Nigeria’s largest airline, temporarily shut down its operations on Tuesday (Sept. 13). As a result, hundreds of passengers have been left stranded across the country after their flights were cancelled. For its part, the airline described the shutdown as a “temporary disruption pending approval of aircraft documentation related to insurance renewal.” And late […]
Chinese airlines are likely to purchase planes worth $1.025 trillion over 20 years as they expand fleets to cater to robust growth in domestic and overseas tourism, Boeing Co said in a more bullish forecast of Chinese aviation demand. Saying China as a market continued to exceed expectations, Boeing estimated 6,810 aircraft purchases in the […]
The Emirates chief says Brexit is not a primary concern for the carrier, while other airline executives say Britain is in a position to woo even more visitors than before because of the weak pound. “Brexit is just one of many things that happened in the global economy,” said Tim Clark, the president of Emirates. […]
