Tag: Air
ROUTES Jun 06, 2023 Oman's SalamAir Announces Plans to Launch Seven New Routes Oman's SalamAir has announced flights to new destinations this summer, with the most highly anticipated route being to Bahrain. The Salalah-Bahrain route is in high demand because tourists are interested in visiting southern Oman to escape the summer heat of neighboring countries. Read More →
NEWS Jun 06, 2023 Papua New Guinea's Air Niugini Purchases Two Boeing 787-8s The latest customer of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is Papua New Guinea flag carrier Air Niugini. It will help expand its route network to places such as New Zealand. Read More →
ROUTES Jun 05, 2023 Air Canada Connects World's Largest Aerospace Hubs, Expands to Toulouse and Copenhagen On the same day, June 1, 2023, Air Canada inaugurated two routes simultaneously from their growing Montreal (YUL) hub. The first route, Montreal to Toulouse is important to aerospace manufacturing giant Airbus, as the company has aircraft production lines in both Toulouse and Montreal (at Mirabel airport). The second route, Montreal to Copenhagen, is seasonal and is aimed at tourists going between the two storied cities. Read More →
NEWS Jun 05, 2023 In Pictures: Riyadh Air Unveils Unique and Striking Livery Riyadh Air unveiled its unique and bold livery on its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, which will be showcased at the Paris Air Show. The livery is the first of two for the airline. Read More →
NEWS Jun 05, 2023 PHOTOS: Spirit Receives its First Airbus A321neo Ultra-Low-Cost-Carrier (ULCC) Spirit Airlines has just taken delivery of its first-ever Airbus A321neo aircraft. The company held an unveiling at its Detroit maintenance hangar this morning. The new aircraft, registered N702NK, will fly its first commercial route on June 7. Read More →
NEWS Jun 04, 2023 New U.S. Flights Operated by Chinese Airlines to Avoid Russian Airspace Chinese airlines are starting to avoid flying over Russian airspace for flights to the US. This suggests that China is looking to improve its relationship with the US as geopolitical tensions increase. Read More →
NEWS Jun 03, 2023 Riyadh Air to Purchase 150 Boeing 737 MAX Jets Saudi Arabia's newest airline, Riyadh Air, is planning to purchase at least 150 737 MAX aircraft from Boeing. This will be Boeing's second large deal with its customers in Saudi Arabia this year. Read More →
NEWS Jun 02, 2023 Delta Opens New Exclusive Business Class Check-In Area This week, Delta Airlines debuted a brand new space at LAX as part of the continuing facility upgrades at one of the airline's most prominent hubs. As part of a broader project to enhance and improve the experience for Delta passengers at LAX, the airline unveiled a new exclusive business class check-in area for Delta One business class passengers. Read More →
NEWS Jun 02, 2023 Delta and Korean Air Commemorate 5-Year Trans-Pacific Joint Venture Anniversary Delta Air Lines and Korean Air are celebrating the fifth anniversary of the leading joint venture between the U.S. and Asia. This partnership continues to grow traffic through the region’s premier connecting hub at Incheon International Airport. Read More →
NEWS Jun 02, 2023 Air Algérie Places Order for Five New Airbus A330-900s and Two A350-1000s Air Algérie, the flag carrier airline of Algeria, has entered into a firm agreement to acquire seven widebody aircraft, further bolstering its growth in the commercial aviation sector. Read More →