QANTAS Airways Airbus A380-842 F-WWAD (VH-OQG) (msn 047) TLS (latest delivery), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
QANTAS Airways (Sydney) now has four A380s in service following the delivery of the pictured VH-OQG on December 16. A fifth is due to enter service today.
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Air New Zealand (Auckland) accepted its first Boeing 777-300 ER (Extended Range) at a ceremony today (December 22) at Paine Field in Everett, WA. Air New Zealand ordered the first of five 777-300 ERs in August 2007 to complement the eight Boeing 777-200 ERs already in its long-haul fleet.
The airline intends to use the first three airplanes to operate between Auckland, Los Angeles and London beginning in April 2011.
Air New Zealand’s Boeing 777-300 ERs feature a unique, innovative seat experience in the Economy, Premium Economy and Business Premier classes. For example, “Skycouch” seating, known as CuddleClass, is available in the first 10 rows of Economy Class and will allow passengers who book three-wide seat space to raise the footrests with the touch of a button to create a lie-flat space similar to a sofa at home.
Air New Zealand’s Premium Economy “Spaceseats” will feature a larger seat area and more room between passengers. When the seat reclines, it slides forward, preserving the personal space of the passenger sitting behind.
All seats have in-seat power and USB connections, allowing passengers to connect their MP3 players with the in-flight entertainment systems.
Copyright Photo: Boeing. Boeing 777-319 ER ZK-OKM (msn 38405) climbs away from Paine Field on December 22 bound for Los Angeles and Auckland.
MALEV Hungarian Airlines Boeing 737-7Q8 HA-LOP (msn 29354) (Budapest Winter Invasion) FRA (Bernhard Ross), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
MALEV Hungarian Airlines (Budapest) is coming under a formal European Commission investigation concerning alleged state aid to the flag carrier by the government of Hungary.
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Copyright Photo: Bernhard Ross. Please click on the photo for additional information.
British Airways Boeing 777-236 ER G-VIIV (msn 29964) (Face to Face) IAD (Brian McDonough), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
British Airways (London) has been experiencing major disruptions this month due to the severe winter weather, especially in the London. Now it may be facing another situation next month. The airline may be facing a strike threat by its cabin crew. The cabin crews, represented by the Unite union, are now voting on possible industrial action. The voting ends on January 21, 2011.
Copyright Photo: Brian McDonough. Please click on the photo for additional information about the unique “Face to Face” program.
Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-332 ER N169DZ (msn 29689) NRT (Michael B. Ing), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) today expanded its Asia-Pacific network with the addition of new nonstop flights between Japan and two destinations โ Honolulu and the Pacific island of Palau.
Delta’s new service between its Tokyo-Narita hub and Palau operates four times weekly. The Palau flights are operated with 182-seat Boeing 757-200 aircraft.
The daily Nagoya-Honolulu service operates with 216-seat Boeing 767-300 ER aircraft.
Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing. For background information on the Narita hub please click on the photo.
Allegiant Air McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 (MD-83) N863GA (msn 49911) LAS (Stephen Toernblom), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Allegiant Air (Las Vegas) has received notification that its flight attendants have chosen to be represented by the Transport Workers Union.
Copyright Photo: Stephen Toernblom. Please click on the photo for additional details.
LAN Airlines (Chile) Airbus A318-121 CC-CZS (msn 3642) SCL (Alvaro Romero), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
LAN Airlines (Chile) (Santiago) has signed a firm order for 50 Airbus A320 Family aircraft including 10 A321s, a new type for the group.
Copyright Photo: Alvaro Romero. Please click on the photo for additional details.
American Eagle Airlines (2nd) Embraer ERJ 135LR (EMB-135LR) N720AE (msn 145279) DCA (Bruce Drum), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
American Eagle Airlines (2nd) (Dallas/Fort Worth) on April 5, 2011 will add additional flights for the summer season from the Chicago O’Hare hub to both Dayton and Evansville. In addition American Airlines is increasing AmericanConnection seasonal summer effective April 5 from O’Hare to Moline (Quad Cities).
Copyright Photo: Bruce Drum. Please click on the photo for additional information.
American Airlines Boeing 737-823 WL N936AN (msn 29532) MIA (Bruce Drum), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
American Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth) will discontinue displaying and selling tickets through Orbitz (www.orbitz.com) and its subsidiary Orbitz for Business.
American pulled its listings as a result of a court order. On December 21, Judge Martin Agran, Circuit Court of Cook County, denied a request for an injunction filed by Travelport LP. Travelport owns a 48 percent share in Orbitz. Travelport was seeking to prevent American from pulling its flights on Orbitz.
Copyright Photo: Bruce Drum.
American had warned earlier this year that it would stop selling tickets on Orbitz on December 1 if Orbitz did not use a direct link to the airline’s inventory. A court in November temporarily blocked that move.
North American Airlines Boeing 757-252 N752NA (msn 28174) MIA (Bruce Drum) (to fly for WestJet), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
WestJet Airlines (Calgary) will wet-lease a Boeing 757-200 from North American Airlines for winter and spring service to Hawaii.
Copyright Photo: Bruce Drum. Please click on the photo for the full details.
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