Monthly Archives: December 2009

Happy New Year 2010

Happy New Year

We would like to wish all of our staff photographers, contributors and readers of the Airliners Gallery blogs and our our photo library our very best wishes for a safe and successful 2010.

Bruce Drum

Curator

Airliners Gallery

Copyright Photo: Ariel Shocron.

Jetstar Airways and AirAsia to announce a strategic alliance on January 6

Jetstar Airways (subsidiary of QANTAS Airways) (Melbourne) and AirAsia (AirAsia.com) (Malaysia) (Kuala Lumpur) are expected to announce a new strategic alliance on January 6. The two groups have been discussing how they can cooperate for the past year.

News link:

biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/12/31/business/5389706&sec=business

Qatar Airways takes delivery of 4 aircraft in December, the fleet expands to 76 aircraft

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Qatar Airways (Doha) is one of the fastest growing airlines in the world, taking delivery of four aircraft in December alone. The carrier has another 220 aircraft on order including firm orders and options. QR now operates eight Boeing 777-300 ERs and five 777-200 LRs. The total fleet is now 76 aircraft with 11 received in 2009.

Here is the full article:

www.ameinfo.com/220071.html

Pacific Blue to add Auckland-Cairns starting on March 23

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Pacific Blue Airlines (Christchurch) will take on Air New Zealand and add twice-weekly service between Auckland and Cairns starting on March 23, 2010.

News link:

www.stuff.co.nz/business/3199505/Pacific-Blue-to-open-Auckland-Cairns-route/

Monarch Airlines denies it is in financial trouble

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Monarch Airlines (London-Luton) has denied it is in financial trouble after an oddsmaker put the carrier at the top of list with the highest probability of going bankrupt.

News link:

business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/transport/

article6971022.ece

Here is the full list of airlines and the bookie odds (in our opinion there are many missing airlines):

www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/6907940/Next-airline-to-go-bust—the-odds.html

On a cold winter’s night in Stockholm on the Jumbo Hostel

Passengers (hostel guests) are resting well tonight inside the warm Boeing 747-212B 3D-NEE (msn 21162) now known as the Jumbo Hostel in Stockholm. The unique place to stay is shown this evening in freezing cold weather with snow on the fuselage. The Arlanda Airport (ARN) ATC Tower is pictured in the background. The Jumbo now has a new large blue advertisement on the fuselage for NCC (a construction company).

Copyright Photo: Stefan Sjogren.