Monthly Archives: April 2011

Air India is crippled as the pilot’s strike enters the fourth day

Air India 777-337 ER VT-ALK (msn 36309) CDG (Yannick Delamarre), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Air India (Mumbai) is dealing with a continued strike by its 800 pilots. The strike has now entered the fourth day. AI is concentrating on maintaining service on its main domestic and international routes but the state flag carrier is losing money due to the strike.

Atlas Air is approved for military passenger charters

Atlas Air Boeing 747-422 N194UA (msn 26892) IAH (Jeffrey S. DeVore) (leased from United), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Atlas Air (New York) has now been approved by the Department of Defense (DOD) to operate passenger charter flights for the military with this aircraft.

Atlas Air Slide Show: CLICK HERE

Finnair loses almost $50 million in the first quarter

Finnair Embraer ERJ 190-100LR OH-LKP (msn 19000416) ZRH (Andi Hiltl), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Finnair (Helsinki) reported a net loss of $49.6 million in the first quarter and expects a loss in the second quarter.

Norwegian Air Shuttle loses over $55 million in the first quarter

Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian.com) Boeing 737-8JP WL LN-NOX (msn 37818) (Christian Krohg) ARN (Stefan Sjogren) (latest delivery), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian.com) (Oslo) reported a net loss of over $55 million in the first quarter due to the rising cost of fuel.

The company transported 3.1 million passengers, 14 percent more than the same quarter last year.

According to the company, seven new Boeing 737-800 aircraft were put into operation during the first quarter of 2011, while, at the same time, smaller and older Boeing 737-300 were phased out. Norwegian has 14 more new 737-800 aircraft now compared to a year ago. Later this year, another eight new aircraft will be delivered to Norwegian from Boeing. As of today, the company has a total of 57 aircraft in the fleet.

Norwegian routes from Oslo (OSL):

Norwegian Slide Show: CLICK HERE

Iberia, AENA and AlgaEnergy unveil a new alga-based biofuel production project at Madrid (Barajas)

Iberia-Lineas Aereas de Espana Airbus A340-642 EC-IZY (msn 604) MIA (Bruce Drum), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Iberia (Madrid) announced a new partnership to produce plant-based biofuels at its Madrid (Barajas) base.

Monarch Airlines adds “Just Married” stickers to its aircraft

Monarch Airlines Airbus A320-212 G-OZBB (msn 389) (Congratulations Wills & Kate-Just Married) MAN (Nik French), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Monarch Airlines (London-Luton) has now added a second sticker to its eight aircraft celebrating the Wills and Kate wedding in the UK. The company overnight added “Just Married” stickers to the aircraft with the previous “Congratulations Wills & Kate” stickered aircraft.

Monarch Slide Show: CLICK HERE

Monarch’s routes from London (Gatwick):

Republic Airlines to remove the last six ERJ 170s from the Frontier operation, will now operate 14 ERJ 170s for Delta

Frontier Airlines (2nd)-Republic Airlines (2nd) Embraer ERJ 170-100SE N872RW (msn 17000143) SFO (Mark Durbin), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Republic Airlines (2nd) (Indianapolis) will remove the last six Embraer ERJ 170s from the Frontier Airlines branded operation by September 30, 2011. Republic will now operate 14 ERJ 170s under the Delta Connection banner by October 1, 2011.