Air Canada becomes the first Canadian airline to offer Wi-Fi, delays start of...
Air Canada (Montreal) became the first Canadian carrier to offer customers in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity. The carrier plans to begin rolling out connectivity across its North American fleet in May...
View ArticleJapan Airlines to start charter flights to Rome and Milan from Haneda Airport...
Japan Airlines-JAL (Tokyo) has announced it will operate charter flights departing from Tokyo (Haneda) to Rome and Milan (Malpensa) starting on July 2, 2014. The charter flights will be operated with...
View ArticleLOT Polish Airways names its sixth Boeing 787-8 “Franek” (Frank)
LOT Polish Airlines (Warsaw) on April 30 took delivery of its sixth new Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, specifically the pictured 787-8 SP-LRF (msn 35942). The new 787 is named “Franek” which is Frank in...
View ArticleNorwegian is coming to Oakland today
Norwegian Long Haul (Norwegian.com) (Oslo) today (May 3) launched the first nonstop flight from Stockholm (Arlanda) to Oakland, California. It is the first time that Sweden has a direct flight to the...
View ArticleNorwegian names its fifth Boeing 787-8 after Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen
Norwegian Long Haul (Norwegian Air Shuttle) (Norwegian.com) (Oslo) has just finished up adding the tail image to its newly-delivered fifth Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. The pictured EI-LNE (msn 34796) was...
View ArticleNorwegian signs a contract for three additional Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners,...
Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian Long Haul) (Norwegian.com) (Oslo) has entered into an agreement for the delivery of three new long-haul Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. Two of the aircraft will be delivered...
View ArticleKenya Airways to introduce the new Boeing 787 on the Nairobi-Paris route on...
Kenya Airways (Nairobi) will introduce the newly-delivered Boeing 787 Dreamliner on the Nairobi-Paris (CDG) route on June 3. The 787 will replace an older Boeing 767-300 ER on the route. Copyright...
View ArticleNeos to lease two Boeing 787-8s from ILFC
Boeing (Chicago and Seattle) and International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) today announced that two 787-8 Dreamliners will be leased by ILFC to the Italian carrier Neos (Milan-Malpensa Airport)....
View ArticleAir Canada reports first quarter earnings of $147 million, the first Boeing...
Air Canada (Montreal) today (May 15) issued its financial results for the first quarter. The company issued this statement (all amounts in Canadian dollars): Air Canada today reported first quarter...
View ArticleAir Canada takes delivery of its first Boeing 787, 787-8 C-GHPQ lands in Toronto
Air Canada (Montreal) and Boeing (Chicago and Seattle) yesterday (May 18) celebrated the delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner, the first airline in Canada to fly the Dreamliner. The pictured Boeing...
View ArticleNorwegian pleads to allow its Norwegian Air International subsidiary to...
Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian Long Haul) (Norwegian.com) (Oslo) is arguing before the DOT and public opinion, citing an editorial by USA Today, to allow its Irish subsidiary Norwegian Air...
View ArticleAir Canada today unveils its new Boeing 787 cabins
Air Canada (Montreal) today (May 20) unveiled its brand new international interior product following the arrival in Toronto on Sunday of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner. “The new interiors and seating...
View ArticleAir Canada operates its first Boeing 787 revenue flight
Air Canada (Montreal) on May 23 operated its first revenue flight with newly delivered Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner C-GHPQ (msn 35257). The historic flight was flight AC 604 from Toronto (Pearson) to...
View ArticleEthiopian Airlines to bring the Boeing 787 to Paris and Brussels starting on...
Ethiopian Airlines (Addis Ababa) starting on June 1 will introduce the Boeing 787 on the Addis Ababa-Paris (CDG)-Brussels route, replacing a Boeing 767-300 per Airline Route with six weekly flights....
View ArticleThe Boeing 787 is granted extended 330 minutes ETOPS operations by the FAA
Boeing (Chicago and Seattle) has released this statement about extended ETOPS for the 787: The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved additional extended operations (ETOPS) for the...
View ArticleNorwegian brings the first Boeing 787 to Orlando
Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian Long Haul) (Norwegian.com) (Oslo) landed the first scheduled Boeing 787 Dreamliner service at Orlando International Airport (MCO) on Thursday night (May 29). The...
View ArticleHNA Group celebrates the 500th aircraft and the seventh Boeing 787 for Hainan...
HNA Group (Hainan Airlines) (Haikou and Beijing) quietly celebrated the delivery of the seventh Boeing 787 for Hainan Airlines. The pictured Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner registered as B-2739 (msn 38055)...
View ArticleThai releases a photo of its first Boeing 787-8
Thai Airways International (Bangkok) has released this photo of its first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. The pictured HS-TQA (msn 35315) is being prepared for the handover at Boeing’s Paine Field plant....
View ArticleArke takes delivery of its first Boeing 787, PH-TFK arrives in Amsterdam
Boeing (Chicago and Seattle) and Arke (formerly Arkefly) (Amsterdam) today celebrated the arrival of the airline’s first 787-8 Dreamliner at the Dutch carrier’s base at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam....
View ArticleUnited Airlines today launches the first-ever flights to Chengdu, China
United Airlines (Chicago) today launches new nonstop service linking the airline’s San Francisco hub with Chengdu, China, the fourth-largest Chinese city, becoming the first carrier to fly nonstop...
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