Austrian Airlines to concentrate all Tyrolean Airways administration...
Austrian Airlines (Vienna) is making further changes at its lower-cost Tyrolean Airways (Innsubruck) subsidiary. All Austrian Airlines aircraft, except one aircraft, are now operated by Tyrolean in...
View ArticleMandala Airlines to acquire 18 additional Airbus A320s
Mandala Airlines (Tiger Airways Indonesia) (Jakarta) intends to acquire 18 additional Airbus A320s by 2014 according to its major stockholder and Today. Read the full report by Today: CLICK HERE...
View ArticleTiger Airways will offer nonstop Hong Kong-Jakarta flights starting on July 25
Tiger Airways (Singapore) will start nonstop flights between Hong Kong and Jakarta on July 25. Tiger Airways will fly to the capital of Indonesia four times weekly on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and...
View ArticleCargolux launches Atlanta-Munich cargo service via Luxembourg
Cargolux Airlines International (Luxembourg) on June 3 launched a new service between Atlanta and Munich via Luxembourg. The new weekly cargo route with be operated with Boeing 747-400F freighters....
View ArticleJet Asia Airways expands scheduled services into China
Jet Asia Airways (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi) has commenced three times weekly scheduled service from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport to Tianjin’s Bihnai International Airport and also to...
View ArticleThai Airways International’ Airbus A330-300 HS-TEF skids off the runway in...
Thai Airways International‘s (Bangkok) Airbus A330-321 HS-TEF (msn 066) while operating flight TG 679 from Guangzhou (CAN) to Bangkok (BKK) (Suvarnabhumi) with 287 passengers and 14 crew members...
View ArticleThai inspects the landing gear of its Airbus A330-300 fleet
Thai Airways International (Bangkok) has inspected its Airbus A330-300 fleet for possible issues involving the landing gear. According to the Bangkok Post, the airline had previously encountered...
View ArticleNorwegian wants Boeing to repair a defective 787
Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian.com) (Oslo) is demanding repairs from Boeing on a newly delivered Boeing 787-8 after the 787 suffered repeated maintenance breakdowns according to this report by...
View ArticleThai to totally spin off Thai Smile to an independent carrier
Thai Airways International (Bangkok) is now planning to totally spin off its Thai Smile (Bangkok) subsidiary into a totally independent carrier. Thai Smile will acquire its own AOC, code and will...
View ArticleAir Austral to resume Reunion Island-Mahe, Seychelles service on June 23, 2014
Air Austral (Sainte-Denis, Réunion Island, Indian Ocean, France) will resume twice-weekly Réunion-Mahe flights on June 23, 2014. The route was suspended in May 2013. Copyright Photo: Michael B....
View ArticleCebu Pacific is interested in buying Tigerair Philippines
Cebu Pacific Air (Cebu Air, Inc) (Manila) has started negotiations to possibly acquire rival Tigerair Philippines (formerly SEAIR) (Manila and Clark) according to the Philippine Daily Inquirer. If the...
View ArticleTigerair agrees to sell Tigerair Philippines to Cebu Pacific Air, both...
Tigerair (formerly Tiger Airways) (Singapore) has issued this statement with Cebu Pacific Air (Manila): Tigerair and Cebu Pacific Air, the largest budget carriers based in Singapore and the...
View ArticleReuters: SpiceJet to order 42 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft
SpiceJet (Delhi) has reportedly agreed to order up to 42 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft + options according to Reuters. This order has not yet been announced by Boeing. Read the full report: CLICK HERE...
View ArticleJapan Airlines to bring the Boeing 787 to Vancouver starting on February 3
Japan Airlines-JAL (Tokyo) has announced it will begin Boeing 787 operations on its daily nonstop service between Vancouver International Airport (YVR) and Tokyo’s Narita Airport (NRT) beginning on...
View ArticleNorwegian is selling out on its trans-Atlantic Boeing 787 flights
Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian Long Haul) (Oslo) is doing well with its new Long Haul Boeing 787 flights across the Atlantic Ocean despite the well-publicized early problems with the new type. The...
View ArticleJAL Boeing 787 is grounded in Tokyo after smoke vents from the main battery
JAL-Japan Airlines (Tokyo) has grounded a Boeing 787-8 (JA834J) at Narita International Airport (NRT) near Tokyo today after white smoke was observed venting from the main battery yesterday afternoon...
View ArticleBoeing to work with Etihad Airways and others to develop a sustainable...
Boeing (Chicago), Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi), Takreer, Total and the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology today announced they will collaborate on a new initiative to support a sustainable...
View ArticleUkraine International to launch service to New York (JFK) on April 25
Ukraine International Airlines (Kiev) despite the current political turmoil in the Ukraine, will launch its first ever nonstop service from Kiev (Boryspil International airport) to New York (John...
View ArticleBangkok Air orders six ATR 72-600 turboprops
Bangkok Airways (Bangkok Air) (Bangkok) and ATR today announced a contract for the sale of six firm ATR 72-600 aircraft and two options. Bangkok Airways has been operating ATR aircraft for two decades...
View ArticleThai to retire the last Airbus A300 on July 31
Thai Airways International (Bangkok) is currently now planning to retire its last Airbus A300-600 on July 31, 2014 (moved up from October 25, 2014) per Airline Route. The airline is operating the type...
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