Delta Air Lines (Atlanta)ย on May 25 will resume summer seasonal daily nonstop flights on the Detroit (Metro)-Rome route (with the pictured Airbus A330-300) along with Atlanta-Venice (five flights a week with Boeing 767-300 ERs) and New York-Pisa (four flights a week with Boeing 767-300 ERs).
However Delta will seasonally suspend the New York (JFK)-Rome (Fiumicino) route on October 27 for the winter season.
Copyright Photo: Karl Cornil.
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Boeing (Chicago) yesterday (April 27) as planned rolled out the first 787 Dreamliner at the North Charleston plant located at Charleston International Airport (CHS).ย The firstย Boeingย 787 Dreamliner rolled out ofย final assembly to great fanfare from the crowd of nearly 7,000 Boeing employees and invited guests. The festival-like atmosphere, featuring aerial displays, music and entertainment, was a fitting celebration to commemorate assembly completion of the first 787.
The airplane’s rollout marks the first time that a Boeing commercial airplane has been produced in the Southeastern United States.
Boeing announced that it had selected North Charleston, S.C., as the location for the second 787 final assembly line on October 28, 2009, and broke ground on the site in November of that year. The South Carolina final assembly facility was completed in June 2011, and production began later that same month.
The airplane next goes to the flight line, where it will go through systems checks and engine runs in advance of taxi testing and first flight. The airplane remains on schedule for delivery to Air India in mid-2012.
Boeing South Carolina also has responsibility for fabrication, integration and assembly of the 787’s midbody and aft body fuselage sections. Once complete, the fuselage sections are either delivered to the South Carolina Final Assembly facility, or transported via the Dreamlifter to Final Assembly in Everett, Washington.
Copyright Photo: Boeing.
ANA (All Nippon Airways) (Tokyo) reported a $1.2 billion operating profit for its fiscal year ending on March 31.
The airline issued the following statement:
“For the fiscal year ended March, 2012, operating income rose 43 percent to 97.0 billion yen and recurring profit increased by 85 percent to 68.4 billion yen on the back of a 4 percent advance in operating revenues to 1,411.5 billion yen.ย Net incomeย for the period was 28.1 billion yen compared with 23.3 billion yen the previous year. The dividend per share will be 4 yen.”
Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing.
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Sichuan Airlines (Chengdu) will open a new route from Chengdu in western China to Vancouver, BC via Shenyang on June 22. The new route will be operated three days a week with Airbus A330-200s.
Read the full report from China Daily: CLICK HERE
Sichuan Slide Show: CLICK HERE
China Southern Airlines (Guangzhou) reported its first quarter net profit fell by 74 percent to $50.6 million.
Read the full report from Bloomberg Businessweek: CLICK HERE
Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing.
China Southern Slide Show: CLICK HERE
China Eastern Airlines (Shanghai) on October 17, 2011 announced it was ordering 12 additional Airbus A330-200s and three A330-300s. Now that order appears to be in trouble due to the EU’s carbon emissions tax.
Today, Boeing issued the following statement:
“China Eastern Airlinesย has agreed to buy 20 Boeing 777-300 ERs (Extended Range), as the airline plans to expand its capacity to meet growing demand in Asia-Pacific and China, the most dynamic market for commercial airplanes.
The agreement requires Chinese Government approval, and Boeing looks forward to working with China Eastern Airlines to obtain approval, after which time the order will be posted to Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries Website.”
Copyright Photo: Keith Burton. China Eastern has retired the last Airbus A340-300 from scheduled service. The type operated the last revenue flight on April 20 between Honolulu and Shanghai (Pudong) with B-2384.
China Eastern Slide Show: CLICK HERE
Air China’s (Beijing) saw its first quarter net profit decline by 86 percent to only $38 million.
Read the full report from Bloomberg: CLICK HERE
Copyright Photo: Stefan Sjogren.
Air China Slide Show: CLICK HERE
GoAir (Go Airways) (GoAir.in) (Mumbai) is considering operating low-fare “red eye” night flights again as a means to beat rising costs. The growing Indian carrier is also considering a second aircraft type to serve smaller markets. Finally the carrier is reaching the required five years of domestic operations in order to qualify for international status. However the airline does not meet the 20-aircraft minimum which it will try to obtain a waiver from the government.
Read the full story from The Times of India: CLICK HERE
Copyright Photo: Rolf Wallner.
GoAir Slide Show: CLICK HERE
Emirates Airline (Dubai) will add both Barcelona and Lisbon starting July.
Read the full report from the Jakarta Post: CLICK HERE
Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing. The Boeing 777-200 will be assigned to the Dubai-Lisbon route while the Dubai-Barcelona route will be served with Boeing 777-300 ERs.
Emirates Slide Show: CLICK HERE
Scandinavian Airlines-SAS (Stockholm) and Apollo, theย Swedish travel operator, have signed a contract worth 920ย million Swedish kronor (SEK) ($136.7 million). The agreement includes 4,000 flights from 16 Scandinavianย cities to more than 20 destinations in Europe and Northern Africa.
Apollo normally usesย its own in-house airline,ย Novair.
Copyright Photos: Stefan Sjogren.
SAS Slide Show: CLICK HERE
Novair Slide Show: CLICK HERE
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