Air Premia is coming to Los Angeles

Air Premia is planning to launch the Seoul (Incheon) – Los Angeles route on October 5, 2022.

Initially the route will be operated three days a week expanding to five on October 21 with Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners.

Peach to resume flights between Tokyo (Haneda) and Seoul (Incheon)

Peach Aviation Limited will resume flights on its Tokyo (Haneda) โ€“ Seoul (Incheon) route on October 30.

The Tokyo (Haneda) โ€“ Seoul (Incheon) route, which was suspended on March 2, 2020, will resume after approximately two and a half years and will operate daily.

In addition, the Osaka (Kansai) โ€“ Seoul (Incheon) route, which will resume on August 28 with 6 round trips a week, will be increased to 14 flights a week starting on October 30. This route will also operate daily.

Peach, which was the first LCC in Japan to offer service to Haneda Airport, began service between Tokyo (Haneda) and Seoul (Incheon) in 2016.

Peachโ€™s international routes have been used by roughly 13 million customers, about 5 million of whom traveled between Japan and South Korea.

All of Peachโ€™s international routes have been suspended since April 8, 2021, but we will gradually resume service starting on August 28.

The Tokyo (Narita) โ€“ Taipei (Taoyuan) and Osaka (Kansai) โ€“ Taipei (Taoyuan) routes, for which resumption has already been announced, will operate through October 29, 2022. Operation from October 30 and beyond will be announced as soon as it is decided.

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Ethiopian Airlines to fly to Amman

Ethiopian Airlines has announce that it has finalized all preparations to commence a passenger flight to Amman, Jordan as of September 19, 2022.

The thrice weekly flight will be operated as per the below schedule.

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Flight Frequency Number

Departure Departure Arrival Arrival Airport time Airport Time

Sub Fleet

ET 428 Mon, Wed, Sat

ADD 22:30 AMM 02:05

737

ET 429 Tue, Thu, Sun

AMM 03:05 ADD 06:44

737

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airBaltic announces its winter schedule from Riga

airBaltic has published its flight schedule for the upcoming winter season that will start on October 31, 2022. The airline plans to connect Riga to almost 50 destinations across its network.

Flights to Marrakesh and Gran Canaria will be performed only during winter season. The Marrakesh route will be launched on October 31, 2022 and the Gran Canaria โ€“ on November 1, 2022. Both routes will be operated until March 24, 2023.

During the upcoming winter season, airBaltic will also offer seasonal flights to skiing resorts of Salzburg and Verona, as well as four weekly flights to Dubai and six weekly flights to Tenerife.

airBaltic will also continue to offer other sunny leisure destinations such as Malaga, Barcelona, Lisbon and more.

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KLM resumes flights from Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta

KLM has made this announcement:

For its winter 2022-2023 schedule, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will offer the following flights from Kuala Lumpurand Jakarta as of 31 October 2022.

  • From Kuala Lumpur, KLM offers four weekly non-stop flights to Amsterdam and will also resume four weekly flights to Jakarta.
  • From Jakarta, KLM offers four weekly flights to Kuala Lumpur and will increase its frequency to four weekly flights to Amsterdam via Kuala Lumpur.
  • KLM also offers daily flight options from both Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta via Singapore with our interline partners.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic until April 2020, KLM offered daily flights from Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta.

KLM’s Country Manager for Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, Mrs. Estee Ng commented,

“After suspending flights for 2,5 years due to the COVID crisis, we are delighted to resume our direct flights again to Amsterdam from Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The resumption means more choice for our customers to connect between Europe and South East Asia.”

Flight schedule between Kuala Lumpur โ€“Amsterdam / Jakarta โ€“ Amsterdam

Valid from 31 October 2022 to March 2023

FLIGHT
NUMBER

ROUTE

DEPARTURE

ARRIVAL

DAYS

AIRCRAFT

KL809

Amsterdam โ€“ Kuala Lumpur

20:45

15:45+1

Tue-Thu-
Sat-Sun

B777-200

Kuala Lumpur โ€“ Jakarta

17:05

18:10

Mon-Wed-
Fri-Sun

KL810

Jakarta โ€“ Kuala Lumpur

19:25

22:30

Kuala Lumpur – Amsterdam

23:50

06:20+1

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Lufthansa takes delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner, arrives in Frankfurt

Boeing and the Lufthansa Group on August 29 celebrated the delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner, a 787-9, to Europe’slargest airline group at Paine Field, Everett, Wash.

The first copy is registered as D-ABPA and is named “Berlin”. It will go into service on the Franfkurt – Toronto route.

Photo: Boeing.

The Lufthansa Group has 32 firm orders for the 787 and joins nearly 50 customers worldwide in operating the industry’s most fuel efficient and capable airplane. Boeing designed the 787 family with superior efficiency, which allows airlines to profitably open new routes and fly people directly where they want to go in exceptional comfort.

Using 25% less fuel and creating 25% fewer emissions than the airplanes they replace, the 787 family has avoided more than 125 billion pounds of carbon emissions since entering service in 2011.

Since revenue service began in 2011, the 787 family has launched more than 325 new nonstop routes around the world, including approximately 50 routes opened since 2020. The 787-9 can fly 296 passengers up to 7,565 nautical miles (14,010 km) in a typical two-class configuration.

In addition to 32 787 Dreamliners on order, the Lufthansa Group has firm orders for 20 777-9 passenger airplanes and recently placed a firm order for seven of the new 777-8 Freighter.

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AerCap signs lease agreements with Air Europa for 5 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners and 10 Boeing 737-8 MAX 8s

AerCap Holdings N.V. today announced it has signed lease agreements with Air Europa Lรญneas Aรฉreas S.A.U. for the long-term lease of five Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft and ten Boeing 737-8 MAX 8 aircraft.

The aircraft are scheduled to deliver beginning in 2024 through 2026.

Air Europa will become the first Spanish operator of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.

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UPS orders eight additional Boeing 767-300 freighters, will go to 108 aircraft

Boeing today announced an order from UPS for eight more 767 Freighters. The incremental order will increase UPS’s 767 Freighter fleet to 108 airplanes, enabling the global carrier to further modernize and sustainably grow its fleet.

UPS will begin taking delivery of these new airplanes in 2025, with an additional 767-300 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) entering service in late 2023.

This purchase builds on UPS’s order for 19 767 Freighters in December 2021.

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Jetlines delays its launch to September 22

Launched operations on September 22, 2022

Jetlines (Canada Jetlines) (Toronto-Pearson) has delayed its launch from today (August 29) to September 22.

The first route will connect Toronto and Calgary with its 174-seat Airbus A320.

 

Top Copyright Photo: Jetlines (Canada Jetlines) Airbus A320-214 C-GCJL (msn 4175) YKF (TMK Photography). Image: 958630.

Thai AirAsia X to launch two routes to Sydney and Melbourne

Thai AirAsia X (flight code XJ) continues its network expansion with direct flights to the two largestย  cities in Australia, flying direct from Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi) to Melbourne and Sydney for the very first time, commencing December 1 and 2, 2022.

Four weekly flights direct to Sydney Airport on Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) three times a week on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Served by the spacious 377-seat Airbus A330 aircraft with 12 upfront business-class reclining seats for extra comfort and 365 economy seats, including a quiet zone from rows 7 – 14, both routes present convenient, economical and affordable travel between Australia and Thailandย  whether for leisure, visiting friends and family or international studies.

About Thai AirAsia X

Thai AirAsia X (TAAX, flight code: XJ), is Thailandโ€™s first low-cost, medium to long haul carrier. Established in 2014 with the motto โ€œNow Everyone Can Fly Extra Longโ€, the airline has recently launched direct flights from Bangkok to Seoul (ICN), Tokyo (NRT), Sapporo (CTS), Osaka (KIX),Sydney (SYD), and Melbourne (MEL). Thai AirAsia X operates a fleet of 6 Airbus A330-300 aircraft, each with a seat configuration of 12 Premium Flatbed and 365 Economy seats (a total of 377 seats). As an affiliate carrier of the AirAsia Aviation Group, the airlineโ€™s vision is to solidify their position as the national and global leader in low-cost, long-haul aviation and to build a strong network that will contribute to the connectivity offered in AirAsiaโ€™s multiple hubs.

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