JAL 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 ArticleRoyal Jordanian to assign the new Boeing 787s to the North American routes
Royal Jordanian Airlines (Amman) according to Airline Route, intends to operate its new Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners on the Amman-Chicago (O’Hare) (six weekly flights starting on October 1),...
View ArticleAeroMexico to introduce the Boeing 787 on the Mexico City – Madrid route
AeroMexico (Mexico City) will introduce the new Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner on the Mexico City-Madrid route with three new weekly frequencies. The new type will offer 243 seats – 32 of them in Premier...
View ArticleBoeing rolls out the first 787-8 at the increased production rate, flight...
Boeing (Chicago) has rolled out the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner built at the rate of 10 airplanes per month. The airplane, a 787-8 and the 155th Dreamliner built, will be delivered to International...
View ArticleAir Canada to introduce the new Boeing 787 between Toronto and Montreal...
Air Canada (Montreal) will initially introduce and operate the new Boeing 787 between Toronto (Pearson) and Montreal (Trudeau) starting on May 1 with 10 weekly flights. This will be reduced to a...
View ArticleNorwegian Air International is awarded an AOC in Ireland, will lease four...
Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian Long Haul) (Norwegian Air International) (Norwegian.com) has issued this statement concerning the issuance of an Air Operators Certificate (AOC) from the state of...
View ArticleLOT Polish Airlines to allow passengers to use personal electronic devices
LOT Polish Airlines (Warsaw) is allowing passengers to use their personal electronic devices (PED) on board LOT’s aircraft in flight mode beginning on February 17, 2014. Passengers may keep these...
View ArticleEthiopian Airlines to start daily Boeing 787 service to Shanghai on March 29
Ethiopian Airlines (Addis Ababa) will start daily Boeing 787 service to Shanghai, China on March 29. Copyright Photo: Brian McDonough/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 787-8 ET-AOR (msn 34746) prepares to...
View ArticleUnited Airlines to introduce the Boeing 787-9 internationally from Los...
United Airlines (Chicago) today announced that it will introduce nonstop flights between its hub at Los Angeles International Airport and Melbourne, Australia, effective on October 26, 2014...
View ArticleFor sale – early “teen” overweight 787s sitting at Everett, Washington –...
Boeing (Chicago and Seattle) according to Bloomberg ”is struggling to find buyers for 11 of its earliest 787 Dreamliners valued at $1.1 billion after two airlines dropped orders for the holdover...
View ArticleNorwegian today launches Stockholm-Los Angeles Boeing 787 nonstop flights
Norwegian Long Haul‘s (Norwegian Air Shuttle) (Norwegian.com) (Oslo) today launched the first nonstop flight between Stockholm (Arlanda) and Los Angeles in California with twice weekly service. As of...
View ArticleBritish Airways launches the new Boeing 787 route to Austin, Texas with Jerry...
British Airways (London) today (March 3) launched the new London (Heathrow)-Austin, Texas Boeing 787 route with the help of Texan Jerry Hall (formerly married to Mick Jagger). The inaugural flight is...
View ArticleAir Canada gets ready to take delivery of the first Boeing 787-8
Air Canada (Montreal) first Boeing 787-8 (C-GHPQ, msn 35257) has been painted and is due to be delivered soon. The carrier is expected to introduce the new type domestically on May 1 between Toronto...
View ArticleThe FAA and Boeing complete their joint review of the 787′s critical systems
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Boeing (Chicago and Seattle) have completed a comprehensive review of the 787′s critical systems. The joint review, initiated in January 2013,...
View ArticleAir Canada rouge expands into western Canada
Air Canada (Montreal) has announced that its leisure carrier subsidiary, Air Canada rouge (Toronto-Pearson), is expanding to Western Canada to serve a number of predominantly leisure markets from...
View ArticleNorwegian opens its new base at Barcelona, Spain
Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian.com) (Oslo) and Spanish authorities are celebrating today the opening of the new base in Barcelona. It is the sixth Spanish base along with Madrid, Alicante, Malaga,...
View ArticleEthiopian starts nonstop Boeing 787 flights to Shanghai, China
Ethiopian Airlines (Addis Ababa) on March 29 started daily nonstop service to Shanghai, China. Ethiopian operates the Shanghai flight using its Boeing 787 Dreamliner with 24 Cloud Nine Business Class...
View ArticleLOT Polish goes back into the black with a 2013 net profit of $8.6 million,...
LOT Polish Airlines (Warsaw) reported a profit for the first time since 2008, closing 2013 with a net profit of PLN 26 million ($8.6 million) and an operating result of minus PLN 4 million ($1.3...
View ArticleKenya Airways takes delivery of its first Boeing 787, arrives in Nairobi today
Kenya Airways (Nairobi) and Boeing (Chicago and Seattle) yesterday (April 4) celebrated the delivery and flyaway of the Kenyan flag carrier’s first 787 Dreamliner. Boeing 787-8 5Y-KZA (msn 35510)...
View ArticleQatar Airways to fly the Boeing 787 to Bali, Indonesia
Qatar Airways (Doha) today announced that from July 21, 2014, the airline will operate a new daily nonstop route from Doha to Bali. The 10-hour routes from October will be operated with Qatar Airways’...
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