Monthly Archives: January 2011

Garuda introduces a new Boeing 737-800 retrojet

Garuda Indonesia Airways (Jakarta) took possession of new Boeing 737-8U3 PK-GFM (msn 39920) on January 14, 2011. The new airliner is painted in a retrojet color scheme.

The airline was established as Indonesian Airways on January 26, 1949. The first aircraft was a Douglas DC-3 named Seulawah (Acehnese: “Gold Mountain”). Ironically the first route was outside of Indonesia from Calcutta (now Kolkata) to Rangoon (now Yangon). The DC-3 could not fly direct to Indonesia at the time because the Dutch colony was still not independent.

Copyright Photo: M. Radzi Desa. PK-GFM prepares to land at Jakarta (Soekamo-Hatta) on January 29. This color scheme was introduced in 1961 when the first new Lockheed 188C Electras were delivered. The titles in this era were written as “Garuda Indonesian Airways”.

Singapore Airlines records a fiscal third quarter profit of $225 million (USD)

Singapore Airlines Airbus A380-841 9V-SKB (msn 005) LHR (Wingnut), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Singapore Airlines (Singapore) recorded a fiscal third quarter profit of $225 million (USD) for the quarter ending on December 31.

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ANA reports a $457 million net profit for the first nine months for 2010 ending on December 31

ANA Cargo (All Nippon Airways)-Air Japan Boeing 767-381F ER JA602F (msn 33509) NRT (Michael B. Ing), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

ANA (All Nippon Airways) (Tokyo) reported a net profit of $457 million for the fiscal first nine months of 2010 ending on December 31, 2010.

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Skyways to add six new destinations in Scandinavia and northern Europe

Skyways (Sweden) Fokker F.27 Mk. 050 (Fokker 50) SE-LEZ (msn 20128) ARN (Stefan Sjogren), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Skyways (Skyways Express) (Sweden) (Linkoping and Stockholm Arlanda) will add six new destinations in Scandinavia and northern Europe on March 28, 2011. This will increase its route network by 50%. The new destinations are Brussels, Berlin, Stavanger, Bergen, Trondheim and Sundsvall.

Skyways will launch three departures per day from Stockholm Arlanda to Bergen, two departures per day from Stockholm Arlanda to Stavanger and one departure per day from Stockholm Arlanda to Trondheim. These flights will be operated with 50-seat Embraer ERJ 145 regional jets.

Skyways will launch daily flights from Jönköping to Brussels in the morning and evening. There will also be a daily flight from Jönköping to Berlin with a departure before noon. These flights will also be operated with Embraer ERJ 145s.

Skyways will return to Sundsvall from March 28 with a new route from Stockholm Arlanda to Sundsvall Härnösand Airport. Initially this route will be operated with 50-seat Fokker 50s.

In Halmstad Skyways will launch new Embraer ERJ 145 service for an additional morning flight between Halmstad and Stockholm Arlanda.

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Air Southwest to end service from Plymouth and Newquay to London Gatwick today

Air Southwest (UK) Bombardier DHC-8-311 G-WOWD (msn 286) STN (Pedro Pics) (sold to Eastern Airways), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Air Southwest (Plymouth) will operate the last flight today from Plymouth and Newquay to London (Gatwick). New owner Eastern Airways ordered the closure.

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HeavyLift adds its first Boeing 737-400 freighter

HeavyLift Cargo Airlines (Australia) Boeing 737-406 (F) VH-JWL (msn 24529) BNE (Peter Gates) (first 737-400F), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

HeavyLift Cargo Airlines (Sydney and Brisbane) has added its first Boeing 737-400 freighter.

Ryanair takes over from Air Nostrum advertising for Comunitat Valenciana

Ryanair Boeing 737-8A3 WL EI-EFD (msn 35011) (Comunitat Valenciana) PMI (Javier Rodriguez), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Ryanair (Dublin) is now the promotional airline for Comunitat Valencia, replacing hometown Air Nostrum (Valencia) after more than 10 years.

EgyptAir suspends all operations from Cairo due to the violence in Egypt

EgyptAir Airbus A330-243 SU-GCK (msn 726) (Star Alliance) LHR (Wingnut), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

EgyptAir (Cairo) suspended its flights from Cairo yesterday, while other airlines scrambled to modify their schedules to meet a government-imposed curfew. Many airlines have cancelled all flights. The on-going street protests are presenting President Hosni Mubarak’s government with its biggest challenge.

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Southwest Airlines declares 138th consecutive quarterly dividend

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-7H4 WL N214WN (msn 32486) (Maryland One) LAS (Bruce Drum), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Southwest Airlines’ (Dallas) Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $.0045 per share to Shareholders of record at the close of business on March 3, 2011 on all shares then issued and outstanding. The 138th consecutive dividend will be paid on March 24, 2011.

Delta Air Lines suspends flights to Egypt due to the unrest

Delta Air Lines Boeing 777-232 LR N703DN (msn 32222) LHR (Antony J. Best), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) yesterday suspended all flights to Egypt due to the civil violence. The company issued the following statement:

“Civil unrest may impact travel to, from, or through Cairo, Egypt. Check flight status frequently for up-to-the-minute info about your flight plans, or get updates sent directly to your wireless device or email with Delta Messenger.”