Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines expanded relationship could impact the fast...
Lufthansa (Frankfurt) and Turkish Airlines (Istanbul), two Star Alliance airlines, are in discussions about increasing their relationship and cooperation according to this report by the Financial...
View ArticleAir Bagan Fokker 100 crash lands on a road, 2 killed and 8 injured
Air Bagan‘s (Yangon) flight W9 011 from Mandalay to Heho, Myanmar (formerly Burma) was being operated yesterday (December 25) with the pictured Fokker F.28 Mk. 0100 (Fokker 100) XY-AGC (msn 11420)....
View ArticleQANTAS Airways announces new improvements to its international route network...
QANTAS Airways (Sydney) today announced a series of improvements to its international network, as part of a phased approach aimed at delivering the best offering of any airline flying between...
View ArticleBankruptcy trustees: Batavia Air owes over $123 million
Batavia Air (Jakarta) ceased operations on January 31 and went into bankruptcy protection. The trustees appointed to oversee the bankruptcy estimate the bankrupt carrier owes over $123 million to its...
View ArticleSingapore Airlines unveils its next generation cabin product and KrisWorld
Singapore Airlines (Singapore) has unveiled its next generation First, Business and Economy Class seats, together with the next generation KrisWorld, according to the airline “the world’s most...
View ArticleTianjin Airlines promotes the 6th East Asian Games with a new Airbus A320...
Tianjin Airlines (Tianjin) is promoting the upcoming 6th East Asian Games with this new Airbus A320 logojet. The East Asian Games is a multi-sport event organized and promoted by the East Asian Games...
View ArticleCenturion Cargo gets ready to add its first Boeing 747 freighter
Centurion Cargo (formerly Centurion Air Cargo) (Miami) is getting ready to take delivery of this former Cargolux International Boeing 747-400F freighter. The cargo airline currently operates McDonnell...
View ArticleNasair rebrands as Flynas with a new color scheme
Nasair (subsidiary of National Air Services) (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) has repainted this Airbus A320-200 with Sharklets in a new livery in Singapore. The new look rebrands the carrier as “Flynas” which...
View ArticleSingapore Airlines ends nonstop Singapore-Newark flights
Singapore Airlines (Singapore) last night (November 23) ended the world’s longest nonstop air route (9,506 miles, 19 hours) when it ended nonstop Singapore-Newark service. Previously the airline ended...
View ArticleBiman Bangladesh Airlines to retire its last McDonnell Douglas DC-10 on...
Biman Bangladesh Airlines (Dhaka) is currently now planning to operate the last passenger McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 revenue flight on January 30 on a regular flight between Kuwait City and Dhaka as a...
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 ArticleBritish Airways to bring the Airbus A380 to Singapore on October 28
British Airways (London) has announced it will upgrade the London (Heathrow)-Singapore route to the new Airbus A380 initially three days a week starting on October 28, 2014. As previously reported,...
View ArticleFinnair to operate scheduled flights to Krabi and Phuket in Thailand this...
Finnair (Helsinki) will introduce scheduled services to Krabi and Phuket in Thailand. Both of these destinations were previously served only on a charter basis. Flights to Phuket (HKT) will be...
View ArticleSingapore Airlines to sponsor the 2014 Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix
Singapore Airlines (Singapore) has joined the group of airlines to sponsor Formula 1 Grand Prix races, following Etihad Airways, Gulf Air and QANTAS Airways. In anticipation of this agreement, a...
View ArticleScoot to receive its first Boeing 787 in November
Boeing (Chicago and Seattle) and Scoot (Singapore) have announced a five-year pilot training agreement to support the airline’s fleet transition to 787-9 Dreamliners. Under the agreement, Boeing...
View ArticleMongolian Airlines to extend southwards to Singapore on September 24
Mongolian Airlines (MIAT) (Ulaanbaatar) on September 24 will extended a new route to Singapore via Beijing. The new route will be operated twice-weekly with Boeing 737-800s per Airline Route....
View ArticleSingapore Airlines to bring the Airbus A380 to Auckland
Singapore Airlines (Singapore) will introduce the Airbus A380 on the Singapore-Auckland, New Zealand route on October 27 per Airline Route. The flight will operate daily. Copyright Photo: Andi...
View ArticleFlights MH 370 and MH 17 continue to impact Malaysia Airlines, second quarter...
Malaysia Airlines (Kuala Lumpur) reported a larger second quarter net loss of RM307 million ($97.4 million) for the three months ended June 30, 2014. The company continues to suffer as a result of the...
View ArticleTigerair Taiwan to start operations on September 26
Tigerair Taiwan (Taipei-Taoyuan) will launch scheduled passengers operations from Taipei (Taoyuan) to Singapore on September 26 with Airbus A320s according to Sydney Morning Herald. The new low-fare...
View ArticleAir New Zealand to restore the Auckland-Singapore route
Air New Zealand (Auckland) is resuming services on the Auckland-Singapore route on January 6, 2015, replacing one daily flight operated by its partner Singapore Airlines (Singapore) according to...
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