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Aeroflot Launches Flights to Seychelles
On Friday, Aeroflot announced the launch of flights from Moscow to Mahé, Seychelles — a country in the western Indian Ocean comprised of a collection of islands. The news arrives after Seychelles authorities reported the reopening of borders in late March. According to data from theaeronetwork, this route was previously served until November 2001. And […]
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Singapore Airlines Operates First Boeing 737-800 Flight
On Thursday, Singapore Airlines operated its first flight using the Boeing 737-800. The aircraft was used on a flight from Singapore to Phuket. The flight is the first narrowbody flight for the Singaporean carrier in over 40 years. At the time of writing, the flight, SQ736, was scheduled to depart at 4:20 p.m. and arrive […]
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Boeing Produces Final Boeing 787 Dreamliner From Everett Plant
On Friday night at around 10 p.m., Boeing’s final 787 Dreamliner produced in Everett, Wa., exited the Boeing plant. The Dreamliner is scheduled for delivery with All Nippon Airways (ANA) as line number 1095. By March 2021, Boeing expects to consolidate its Boeing 787 Dreamliner production at its plant in North Charleston, Sc. The move […]
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Qantas, Air New Zealand Report Historic Losses
The two largest Oceanic carriers, Qantas Airways and Air New Zealand, have reported their dreary earnings for the full year of 2020. Large declines in passenger volume, mainly attributed to ongoing travel restrictions driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, have caused both airlines to incur losses. Record Losses For Qantas Qantas Airways posted a record pretax […]
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Eastern Airlines to Start Widebody Freighter Operations
The third-iteration of Eastern Air Lines — the famous defunct U.S. carrier — filed plans for the operation of freighter services using two leased-Boeing 777-200 freighter aircraft. Eastern Airlines plans to use the aircraft on Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance (ACMI) charters. The airline filed plans with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to increase […]
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Vueling Expands Scandinavian Route Network
Vueling, a low-cost carrier in Spain, announced a set of nine, new routes from popular coastlines and beach destinations in Spain like Palma de Mallorca and Barcelona to multiple Scandinavian destinations, including four new destinations. Leisure From Scandinavia Primarily, the Spanish-carrier will add flights from its hub in Barcelona, to Bergen, Norway; Billund, Denmark; Gothenburg, […]
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Air Namibia Terminates Flight Operations, Plans for Liquidiation
On February 10, Air Namibia announced the end of its flight operations along with its upcoming liquidation. The airline plans to halt all services on February 11, marking 74 years of service. The last commercial flight on Air Namibia was Flight 126 from Rundu, Namibia to Windhoek, Namibia. The flight landed at 4:45 P.M. local […]
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Cathay Pacific Takes Over 15 Chinese Routes From Subsidiary
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many airlines were forced to downsize their operations. Among them was Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific decided to cut its regional subsidiary, Cathay Dragon, last October. As a result, the airline will pick up the capacity left by Cathay Dragon, specifically its portfolio of Chinese routes. Cathay Pacific applied to the Civil […]
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Qantas Partners With Alliance Airlines, Secures New E190s
Australia-based Qantas Airways will be adding the Embraer E190 to its regional subsidiary, QantasLink, as part of a three-year deal with Alliance Airlines. Beginning in mid-2021, QantasLink will operate three Embraer E190s from Darwin and Adelaide, Australia to cope with an expected surge in local tourism demand following the end of COVID-19 border closures. Why […]
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Air Belgium Plans Cargo Hub in Liège
Belgian airline Air Belgium will be starting cargo operations in 2021 from Liège Airport. In a press release issued on Saturday, the airline announced intentions to acquire four cargo aircraft and have six cargo aircraft by the end of 2021. Air Belgium, a scheduled and charter carrier, will receive their first two cargo aircraft in […]