Ceskoslovenske Aerolinie (CSA-Czech Airlines) Boeing 737-55S OK-XGB (msn 26540) ARN (Stefan Sjogren) (1957 retrojet), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Czech Airlines-CSA (Prague) is canceling plans to add the following routes from Prague this summer: Athens, Beirut, Larnaca, Oslo and Skopje per Airline Route.
Copyright Photo: Stefan Sjogren.
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Air One Airbus A320-215 EI-DSK (msn 3328) MXP (Richard Vandervord), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Air One (Milan-Malpensa) will add twice-weekly Venice-St. Petersburg flights starting on May 4. The new route will be operated with Airbus A320s per Airline Route.
Copyright Photo: Richard Vandervord. Please click on the photo for additional information.
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Vueling Airlines (vueling.com) Airbus A320-214 EC-KDG (msn 3095) (2011 MTV logojet-Fly Me I’m Famous!-Cathy and David Guetta) AMS (Ton Jochems), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Vueling Airlines (Barcelona) is interested in acquiring MALEV Hungarian Airlines (Budapest) according to a report by business weekly Figyelo. According to the article, Vueling has concluded negotiations with the National Development Ministry. A business plan will be presented to the Vueling board of directors next month.
Read the full report by the BBJ: CLICK HERE
Copyright Photo: Ton Jochems. Please click on the photo for additional information.
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B&H Airlines Airbus A319-132 TC-JLR (msn 3142) ARN (Stefan Sjogren) (new type for B&H), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.B&H Airlines (Saravejo) will resume twice-weekly Airbus A319 service on the Saravejo-Dusseldorf route on June 2 per Airline Route.
Copyright Photo: Stefan Sjogren. Please click on the photo for additional information.
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B&H routes from Sarajevo:
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WestJet Airlines Boeing 737-7CT WL C-FTWJ (msn 30713) YYZ (TMK Photography), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
WestJet Airlines (Calgary) has unveiled details of its scheduled service to New York’s LaGuardia airport. In November, WestJet successfully bid for eight slot pairs, bringing WestJet’s service to the slot-controlled airport preferred by business travelers.
The airline will launch seven nonstop flights each business day between Toronto and New York City starting on June 4, 2012. On July 12, WestJet will increase to eight nonstop flights each business day.
The launch of new service comes on the heels of the recently signed code-share agreement with Delta Air Lines. WestJet guests travelling between Toronto and New York will arrive into Delta’s main connection area at LaGuardia, allowing connections to Delta’s U.S. network without additional security screening.
Copyright Photo: TMK Photography.
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USA 3000 Airlines Airbus A320-214 N264AV (msn 1867) BWI (Brian McDonough), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
USA 3000 Airlines (Philadelphia) is set to operate its last Airbus A320 flight on January 30.
Update: As planned, the last flight was operated on January 30, 2012 between Cancun and St. Louis. The airline had two Airbus A320s at the end.
In November 2011, parent Apple Vacations decided to dissolve USA 3000 Airlines. Apple Vacations will now use other carriers such as Frontier Airlines (2nd) (Denver) to fly its customers to the Caribbean.
USA 3000 has been gradually dropping the cities it serves. It is currently operating five Airbus A320s from St. Louis, Chicago (O’Hare), Cincinnati, Cleveland and Pittsburgh to vacation destinations in Florida, Mexico and the Caribbean region for Apple Vacations.
Copyright Photo: Brian McDonough. Please click on the photo for additional information.
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Typical routes from Chicago (O’Hare):
Delta Air Lines Boeing 747-451 N667US (msn 24222) LAX (Brandon Farris), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) according to this article by the WSJ is now considering a merger option with US Airways (Phoenix) which remains opens to merger possibilities. As previously reported, DL is also considering a possible merger option with American Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth) although this option is less likely to be approved due to the size of both carriers and competition factors.
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Copyright Photo: Brandon Farris.
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Etihad Crystal Cargo (Etihad Airways) Airbus A330-243F A6-DCA (msn 1032) TLS (first A330-200F, now in full colors), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi) has signed a firm order for two additional A330-200F freighter aircraft to meet their growth plans in the cargo market. The airline was a launch customer and the launch operator of the A330-200F, having taken delivery of its first aircraft at the Farnborough International Airshow in 2010. This new order will increase the fleet of the airlineโs cargo business, Etihad Crystal Cargo, to four A330-200F freighters.
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AirBridgeCargo-ABC Boeing 747-8HVF VQ-BLQ (msn 37581) PAE (Nick Dean) (first flight, first 747-800F), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
AirBridgeCargo Airlines Volga-Dnepr Group) (Moscow) and Boeing and AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), yesterday celebrated the delivery of the first of five new Boeing 747-8 Freighters to the airline.
The new 747-8 Freighter is 250 feet, 2 inches (76.3 m) long, which is 18 feet and 4 inches (5.6 m) longer than its predecessor, the 747-400 Freighter. The stretch provides customers with 16 percent more revenue cargo volume, which translates to four additional main-deck pallets and three additional lower-hold pallets. The 747-8 Freighters are powered with GE’s GEnx-2B engines.
The addition of the 747-8 to ABC’s fleet is an important step in its long-term business strategy. The second and third Boeing 747-8s will join the fleet in March and September 2012 and the last two aircraft on order are scheduled for delivery in 2013. In addition, ABC has options for five more 747-8s. By the end of 2012, after retiring old aircraft types, ABC’s fleet will consist of three Boeing 747-8 Freighters and eight 747-400 Freighters.
Copyright Photo: Nick Dean. Please click on the photo for additional information.
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Spanair Airbus A320-232 EC-IPI (msn 2027) FRA (Bernhard Ross), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.Spanair (Barcelona) is due to cease all operations tonight after Qatar Airways (Doha) declined to invest in the money-losing airline today. In addition, the regional government of Cataluna has also declined to inject any further cash into the airline.
Read the story from Reuters: CLICK HERE
Part owner, SAS Group, issued the following statement:
“The SAS Group has continuously informed that following the divestment of most of its ownership in Spanair early 2009, the SAS Group has had a remaining exposure of approximately SEK 1.8 billion.
Spanairโs Board of Directors has today decided to apply for bankruptcy. Due to the situation in Spanair, SAS has decided to make a write down of the outstanding debt and receivables on Spanair of approximately MEUR 165, as well as reserve MEUR 28 in guarantees and costs due to the bankruptcy. SAS ownership in Spanair is currently 10,9%, but the value of these shares has already been written down and are booked at 0 value. The write down will affect the SAS Groupโs result as a non-recurring item and equity negatively by SEK 1.7 billion in total. As informed earlier, the effect on the SAS Groupโs liquid assets is estimated to be limited to MSEK 200-300.
SAS Group will follow customary procedures as a creditor in the upcoming bankruptcy process.
As reported as of the third quarter, SAS has a financial preparedness of SEK 10.6 billion so the event will have a limited effect on SAS liquidity.
SAS will assist passengers to the extent practically possible.
SAS expects a positive result before non-recurring items for the full year 2011.”
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Copyright Photo: Bernard Ross. Please click on the photo for information on the carrier.
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