Lion Wings Air (Indonesia) ATR 72-212A (ATR 72-500) PK-WFI (msn 871) DPS (Michael B. Ing) (formerly Wings Air), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Lion Wings Air (Jakarta) has converted 15 ATR 72-500 options to firm orders.
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Bangladesh Airlines Boeing 777-212 ER CS-TFM (msn 28513) LHR (Richard Vandervord), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Bangladesh Airlines (Dhaka) has reverted back to its old Biman Bangladesh Airlines name and the old 1983 livery.
Biman was established on January 04, 1972 with a a gift of Douglas DC-3 aircraft from Bangladesh Air force.
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TAM Brasil (TAM Paraguay) Airbus A320-232 PR-MAG (msn 1832) FLN (AirSpeed) (note the Paraguay flag), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
TAM Linhas Aereas (Sao Paulo) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for 22 A320neo and 10 A320 Family aircraft. When signed as a contract, the order will make TAM the launch customer for the A320neo in Latin America.
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WestJet Airlines Boeing 737-8CT WL C-GKWJ (msn 34151) LAX (Bruce Drum), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
WestJet Airlines (Calgary) and American Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth) announced today they have entered into a comprehensive codeshare agreement, providing customers with more choices and greater connectivity when travelling between the United States and Canada.
The codeshare relationship, which is subject to regulatory approvals, will allow American to place its AA* code on WestJet flights, and WestJet to place its WS* code on flights of American Airlines and American Eagle.
The placement of AA* code on WestJet flights will provide American’s customers seamless connecting service to up to 20 Canadian cities not currently served by American or American Eagle. WestJet will initially place its WS* code on American or American Eagle flights from Canada to Chicago and Boston, with expanded service throughout American Airlines network expected in the near future. The codeshare agreement will make it easier and more convenient for customers to connect from WestJet to American’s global route network and from American to WestJet’s Canadian operations.
In other news, WestJet launched new nonstop seasonal service between St. John’s and Orlando.
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FedEx Express Boeing 777-FS2 N884FD (msn 37137) PAE (Nick Dean) (new delivery), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Boeing (Chicago, Seattle, Wichita and Charleston) is celebrating the second anniversary of the Boeing 777 freighter in service.
The growing fleet of 777 freighters has flown approximately 120,000 hours and boasts a daily utilization rate of 11.34 hours. Fleet schedule reliability is at 99.37 percent, which means the freighter has a near-perfect record of on-time takeoff and landings. Eighty-three have been ordered, and 39 freighters now are in service with nine airlines.
FedEx Express is the largest 777 freighter operator with a fleet of 11 currently in operation, and another airplane just delivered. An additional 13 777 freighters remain in Boeing’s backlog for FedEx.
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American Eagle Airlines (2nd) Embraer ERJ Tails MIA (Bruce Drum), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
American Eagle Airlines (2nd) (Dallas/Fort Worth) has announced daily nonstop service between Durango La-Plata County Airport in Durango, CO, and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, beginning on June 9. Eagle will fly one daily round trip with 50-seat Embraer ERJ 145 regional jet aircraft.
Copyright Photo: Bruce Drum.
Continental Airlines Boeing 777-224 ER N77019 (msn 35547) NRT (Michael B. Ing), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Continental Airlines (Houston) has postponed the launch of the Newark-Cairo route previously scheduled to start on May 18. Due to the political unrest in Egypt, demand for the route has decreased.
Please see the previous blog entry on this subject: CLICK HERE
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Delta Air Lines Boeing 757-2Q8 WL N713TW (msn 28173) JFK (Ken Petersen), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) has become the official airline of the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
The St. Louis Cardinals are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won 10 World Series championships, tops in the National League and second in MLB only to the American League’s New York Yankees, who have 27.
The Cardinals were founded in the American Association in 1882 as the St. Louis Brown Stockings, taking the name from an earlier National League team. They joined the National League in 1892 and have been known as the Cardinals since 1900.
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Malaysia Airlines Boeing 747-4H6 9M-MPB (msn 25699) (red hibiscus) LHR (Antony J. Best), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Malaysia Airlines (Kuala Lumpur) posted a $77 million net profit in 2010, down from 2009.
Read the full report from ATW: CLICK HERE
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TAM Brasil (TAM Linhas Aereas) Boeing 777-32W ER PT-MUD (msn 37667) PAE (Nick Dean), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
TAM Linhas Aereas (Sao Paulo) has ordered two additional Boeing 777-300 ERs.
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