Monthly Archives: September 2016

Qatar Airways to become the first Airline to meet ICAO 2021 Flight Tracking Recommendations

30th September 2016

Qatar Airways has announced it will be the global launch customer of GlobalBeacon(sm), a technology solution by Aireon LLC and FlightAware, designed to provide up-to-the minute global tracking of all aircraft equipped with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) in 2018, approximately three years before the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) recommendation for compliance by 2021. Announced […]

Jetstar Asia partners ECS to bolster freight business in Asia

28th September 2016

Jetstar Asia has appointed ECS Group Asia Pacific as its General Sales Agency (GSA) for the airline’s freight business at Singapore Changi Airport and its 25 ports across the network. From 22 October, ECS will promote and drive Singapore-based Jetstar Asia’s freight sales to existing and new customers. This covers all flights with the 3K […]

Eurowings moves ahead with Mallorca base

28th September 2016

Eurowings is pressing ahead swiftly with its recent decision to set up a new base on the Balearic island of Mallorca. The airline specialising in low-cost direct flights, which is part of the Lufthansa Group, has just released the first scheduled flights for booking which are to be operated by two Airbus A320 stationed at […]

The renewed biggest turboprop aircraft in the world the AN-22 Antei has performed its first commercial flight

26th September 2016

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 to expand trans-Atlantic operations with new Airbus A321s

23rd September 2016

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 […]

Air China has launched regular Beijing-Warsaw flights

22nd September 2016

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 […]

Lufthansa signs partnership deal with Air China

21st September 2016

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 […]

Seattle becomes AirBridgeCargo Airlines sixth gateway in North America

19th September 2016

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has launched twice-weekly Boeing 747 freighter services from Moscow to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, its sixth online gateway in North America. Seattle is not only one of the biggest cities in the Pacific Northwest region but also a major gateway for trade with Asia. The new flight from Seattle will continue on to […]

Jet2.com takes delivery of first Boeing 737-800 to fleet

19th September 2016

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 […]