Air Tanzania to become a new Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner operator
Boeing and the United Republic of Tanzania have confirmed an order for one 787-8 Dreamliner, valued at $224.6 million at list prices. The aircraft will be operated by Air Tanzania, the flag carrier of...
View ArticleANA is the first airline to fly the 100,000th 787 Dreamliner flight
Boeing (Chicago, Seattle and Charleston) and ANA (All Nippon Airways) (Tokyo) yesterday (January 11) celebrated the airline’s 100,000th revenue flight with the 787 Dreamliner during a gate ceremony at...
View ArticleAir Canada to upgrade the Newark – Vancouver route to Boeing 787-8s
Air Canada (Montreal) will up gauge the daily Newark – Vancouver route from Airbus A319s to Boeing 787-8s for next summer starting on June 17, 2016 per Airline Route. Copyright Photo: Andi...
View ArticleHainan Airlines to fly the Los Angeles – Changsha, China route
Hainan Airlines (Haikou and Beijing) has announced it will launch the only nonstop service from Los Angeles (LAX) to inland China on January 21, 2016. Hainan will connect passengers to Changsha,...
View ArticleAir Canada increases the number of weekly flights on the Brisbane route
Air Canada (Montreal) has announced it plans to increase its new nonstop flights from Vancouver to Brisbane, Australia to daily from three times weekly beginning June 17, 2016. The route is operated...
View ArticleAeroMexico to fly to Amsterdam
AeroMexico (Mexico City) has announced three weekly nonstop flights between Mexico City (MEX) and Amsterdam (AMS) starting on May 29, 2016, making the city its fourth destination in Europe. This new...
View ArticleNorwegian to fly from London Gatwick to Oakland
Norwegian Long Haul (Norwegian.com) (Oslo) is planning to launch a new route connecting London (Gatwick) with Oakland in May 2016. The new route will be operated three days a week with Boeing 787-8...
View ArticleRoyal Air Maroc is coming to Washington
Royal Air Maroc (Casablanca) will launch the Casablanca – Washington (Dulles) route starting on September 8, 2016. The new route will be operated three days a week with Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners per...
View ArticleXiamen Air launches two new routes to Sydney, is also coming to Melbourne,...
Xiamen Air (Xiamen Airlines) (Xiamen, Fujian Province, China) launched the first ever intercontinental route between Fuzhou and a destination outside of Asia with the opening of a regularly scheduled...
View ArticleAmerican to fly nonstop from Los Angeles to Tokyo Haneda
American Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth) will offer customers daily, year-round, nonstop service to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport (HND) from its trans-Pacific gateway at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)...
View ArticleThomson Airways invites the British public to name its new Boeing 787-8...
Thomson Airways (London-Luton) today announced a new contest to name its new Boeing 787 Dreamliner due in January 2016: The new Dreamliner arrives just in time as new research from Thomson and First...
View ArticleAir Canada announces a new Toronto-Seoul nonstop route
Air Canada (Montreal) has announced the introduction of nonstop flights between Toronto (Pearson) and Seoul, South Korea as part of its ongoing expansion of international services. The new year-round...
View ArticleHainan Airlines is coming to Manchester
Hainan Airlines (Haikou and Beijing) announced in Manchester, UK that the airline will be launching a Beijing – Manchester route in June of 2016. The new route will be the first nonstop service...
View ArticleNorwegian orders 19 additional 344-seat Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners
Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian Long Haul) (Oslo) today made this announcement: Norwegian, Europe’s third largest low-cost airline, is continuing to expand its international operations by signing an...
View ArticleOman Air becomes a new Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner operator with the first delivery
Oman Air (Muscat) and Boeing (Chicago, Seattle and Charleston) celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The airline ordered six 787-8s in November 2011 as part of its...
View ArticleUnited Airlines wants to operate the Boeing 787 from San Francisco to Xi’an,...
United Airlines (Chicago) has applied to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for authority to begin seasonal nonstop service between the airline’s San Francisco hub and Xi’an, China. If...
View ArticleJAL is coming back to Dallas/Fort Worth
JAL-Japan Airlines (Tokyo) will restore the Tokyo (Narita) – Dallas/Fort Worth route on November 30. The restored route will be operated with Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners four days a week. American...
View ArticleAir Canada reports a record second quarter net profit
Air Canada (Montreal) reported record second quarter adjusted net income of $250 million (1) (all amounts are reported in Canadian dollars) or $0.85 per diluted share compared to adjusted net income...
View ArticleLAN Airlines to introduce the Boeing 787 to Milan
LAN Airlines (Chile) (Santiago) will introduce the Boeing 787 Dreamliner on the Santiago – Sao Paulo (Guarulhos) – Milan (Malpensa) route on March 2, 2016 per Airline Route. Copyright Photo: Michael...
View ArticleQatar Airways submits a “white paper” to the U.S. Government in support of...
Qatar Airways (Doha) today issued this statement concerning its on-going battle with the U.S. “Big Three” concerning alleged government subsidies and Open Skies: Qatar Airways has yesterday submitted...
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