Viva Air (Colombia) hasย announced a new nonstop international route between Miami and Santa Marta. This will be the first direct route ever offered between the two citiesย with the first flights departing December 18, 2018.
Viva Air will operate 3 flights per week between Miami and Santa Marta on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 10:38 am.
The airline has offered nonstop flights from Miami to Medellin since December 2015, carrying more than 150,000 passengers.
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Finnairย willย addย aย newย daily frequency year-roundย onย bothย its routes to Moscow and St.ย Petersburg in Russiaย as ofย Marchย 31,ย 2019.ย The flightsย will beย flown withย an Embraer 190 aircraft. The new additions will bring the total amount ofย weeklyย flights up to 27 on the St.ย Petersburg route and up to 28 on the Moscow route.
Allegiant Air yesterday (November 28, 2018) retired its last McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82/83/87 and MD-88 (MD-80 series) from revenue service as it retraced its first route between Fresno and Las Vegas.
The aircraftย landed at Las Vegas at 3:29 pm PST and received a water cannon salute at LAS ending an era for the company.
The pictured (top) McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 (MD-83) N417NV flew flight AAY 3 from FAT to LAS.
Top Copyright Photo (all others by the airline):ย Allegiant Air McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 (MD-83) N417NV (msn 53347) LGB (Michael B. Ing). Image: 907039.
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Bamboo Airways is currently planning to launch operations on December 29, 2018.
Bamboo Airways will be based at Quy Nhonโs Phu Cat Airport.
The airline will start operations with leased aircraft (A319 and A320 aircraft) before taking delivery of the first new A321neo aircraft (top) from Airbus.
The AOC was issued by the Ministry of Transport on November 12, 2018.
Previously the new airline had planned to start operations on October 10 but did not materialize due to the late arrival of the AOC.
Etihad Airways has celebrated the launch of its new scheduled service to Barcelona in style by hosting a spectacular evening reception at the historic Capella dels Angels, a sixteenth-century Gothic building which is now part of the Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA). The event was attended by leading figures from the local government, diplomats, media, corporate partners, and travel trade.
The inaugural flight, EY49, arrived in Barcelona from Abu Dhabi on November 28 carrying a special delegation of dignitaries, media representatives, influencers and senior members of Etihad Airwaysโ management team.
Photo: Etihad Airways.
Royal Air Maroc, is adding an additional ATR 72-600 to its fleet. This will bring its total ATR 72-600 fleet to six aircraft. The aircraft will be delivered before the end of the year and will be configured in the same dual-class configuration as the airlineโs current ATR fleet.
Royal Air Maroc was the launch customer for the ATR -600 series and took delivery of their first ATR 72-600 in 2011. In the following seven years, ATR has delivered in total over 500 ATR-600 series aircraft, becoming the market leader in the regional segment thanks to its unbeatable economics, the widest and most comfortable cabin, operational flexibility, and state-of-the-art avionics.
In 2018 in the Africa region, ATR has delivered brand-new ATR 72-600s to Air Sรฉnรฉgal and Air Botswana. EWA Air and Royal Air Maroc will be the next customers to receive their new ATR-600s before the end of the year.
Copyright Photo:ย Royal Air Maroc Express ATR 72-212A (ATR 72-600) CN-COH (msn 960) (Ole Simon). Image: 927519.
China Eastern Airlines on November 28 took delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 (B-304D, msn 248) in Toulouse, France according to the carrier and KUCINTA SETIA.
China Eastern Airlines has received its first of 20 A350-900 airplanes at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport. Equipped with China Eastern’s latest passenger service system, this new generation flagship model promises to redefine intercontinental air travel with its advanced capabilities.
The introduction of the new airplane, which is more spacious, greener and quieter than previous models, is part of efforts by the Shanghai-based airlines to meet the diversified demand for a high quality travel experience in the air.
The cabin of China Eastern’s first A350-900 is divided into three parts — a business class section with 40 seats, including four premium business seats, a super economy class area with 32 seats, and 216 economy class seats.
In response to passengers’ diversified expectations for travel, the new plane also comes with an “Air Living Room”, its premium business class option which features new seats, the largest in-flight touchscreen in the airline, a next generation in-flight entertainment system, a full function bar, optimized cabin scene lightening, NFC (near field communication) reader for in-flight shopping, world premiere bluetooth earphone module, and high-throughput open spaces intersect.
The balcony-styled business class, the first of its kind, is equipped with a host of amenities, including Thompson Vantage’s first “super business” products, 32-inch high definition touchscreens that are far larger than regular first-class allocations, mini-bars, convenient storage lockers, AC power outlets, and more comfortable three-point seatbelts.
The two premium business class seats in the middle row are also foldable, allowing flight crew to reshape the space into a community area that up to four people can comfortably use for a business meeting or family gathering.
Similar to the premium business cabin, the standard business cabin is equipped with Thompson Vantage XL all-flat seats, 18-inch high definition displays, and sliding doors that allow for more privacy.
Super economy and economy class travelers will find their trip in the China Eastern A350-900 jets to be more comfortable thanks to the new stylish seats from Rockwell Collins. The 12-inch high definition display installed on each seat in economy class — it is the largest across all airlines in the world — provides passengers with a top quality viewing experience.
Over in super economy class, each cradle-shaped seat is equipped with a 13-inch high definition display, independent AC and USB power outlets, leather seat covers, and a larger than normal table plate, all of which help accentuate the level of comfort.
Passengers can also look forward to more diversified media and entertainment content with China Eastern’s latest generation in-flight entertainment system, the Panasonic EX3/GCS, which is an all-round upgrade of the previous generation.
Like all wide-body aircraft in China Eastern’s fleet, the new A350-900 is also equipped with the new generation in-flight Wi-Fi which has a maximum speed of 200Mbps.
China Eastern’s “Kitchen in Air”, which comprises new microwaves, coffee machines and multi-functional fridges will also ensure that the cabin crew are always ready to meet the requests of each and every guest.
China Eastern currently operates the world’s second largest and Asia’s largest Airbus fleet which comprises nearly 700 aircraft, including more than 360 Airbus jets. The company will receive two more A350-900 aircraft this year, with the last of the 20 aircrafts ordered scheduled to be delivered in 2022. All these new planes will be equipped with the next generation cabin service system.
The first A350-900 will launch its maiden flight from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport on December 4, 2018. The plane will gradually be used to fly routes to other major destinations including Guangzhou of Guangdong province and Chengdu of Sichuanprovince. Its international long-haul routes from Shanghai to Europe, Australia and North America will begin in January, 2019.
Photo: Airbus.
American Airlines and China Southern Airlines are taking steps to strengthen their partnership with a significant expansion of codeshare cooperation and the launch of reciprocal frequent flyer benefits and lounge access. The carriers announced the news today at a signing ceremony in Guangzhou, China.
โWe are very pleased with the progress we have made so far in our newly formed relationship with the largest airline in Asia,โ said Robert Isom, President of American Airlines. โWe look forward to building on our successes with a significant expansion of our codeshare cooperation and the addition of reciprocal frequent flyer benefits and lounge access. With the opening of Beijing Daxing International Airport in 2019, and the ability to cooperate fully with China Southern, we are incredibly excited about Americanโs future in the Chinese market.โ
โWe are delighted to see our partnership with American Airlines being further strengthened,โ said Zhang Lin, Assistant President of China Southern Air Holding Company Limited. โThe advanced cooperation between China Southern and American will help both of us extend networks and meet passenger demands through sharing resources. Our cooperation is market- and passenger-oriented, founded on a win-win relationship. It corresponds to the need for frequent and intimate exchange between China and the U.S. and is in line with our value proposition of customer first. Our partnership with American is an important move in China Southernโs initiative to build new international relationships.โ
American and China Southernโs reciprocal codeshare, which launched in January, gives Americanโs customers better access to interior China and China Southernโs customers better access to the U.S. Pending regulatory approvals, the carriers will expand the codeshare in early 2019 as follows:
American and China Southern will also launch reciprocal frequent flyer benefits early next year, giving customers the ability to earn and redeem miles on the other carrierโs flights. American Airlines AAdvantageยฎย members will be able to earn and redeem miles throughout China Southernโs network of more than 3,000 daily flights to 224 destinations in 40 countries and regions. China Southern Sky Pearl Club members will have the ability to earn and redeem miles throughout Americanโs network of 6,700 daily flights to nearly 350 destinations in more than 50 countries.
Additionally, American and China Southern will begin offering reciprocal lounge access next year. Eligible American Airlines customers will have access to selected China Southern Sky Pearl Lounges throughout Asia and eligible China Southern customers will have access to selected American Airlines lounges around the world.
The new codeshare routes will be available for sale in due course with the first day of travel expected in early 2019. The reciprocal frequent flyer benefits and lounge access will also take effect early next year.
Top Copyright Photo (all others by the airlines):ย American Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner N825AA (msn 40644) LAX (Michael B. Ing). Image: 944588.
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Germania has finalized its flight schedule for the coming summer and will be launching numerous new connections.
In the summer of 2019, the airline’s green and white aircraft will be flying for the first time from Berlin-Tegel to the Greek island of Mykonos, from Bremen to the Croatian coastal city of Zadar and from Munich to Varna in Bulgaria.
From Berlin-Tegel to the world
Germania will introduce six new routes departing from Berlin-Tegel airport in summer 2019. The Turkish coastal city of Antalya, Sharm el-Sheik in Egypt, Varna on the Gold Coast of Bulgaria and the popular holiday islands of Djerba, Ibiza and Mykonos are fresh additions to Germaniaโs summer flight schedule. Already existing connections, for example to the Israeli city of Tel Aviv or to Fuerteventura, will be offered next year as well. In total, Germania will operate 24 routes from Berlin-Tegel during the warmer months, as well as eleven from Berlin-Schรถnefeld.
Routes from Berlin-Tegel:
New summer destinations from Bremen
Germania will launch four new connections from Bremen next summer. There will be one flight per week to Larnaca in Cyprus and two weekly services to Corsica, Ibiza and Zadar. Established destinations like Mallorca, Antalya and Reykjavรญk/Keflavik will also remain on the schedule for next year. In total, Germaniaโs summer flight schedule for 2019 will give guests from Bremen and the surrounding region the choice of 23 destinations.
Three new destinations for Munster/Osnabruck airport
For Munster/Osnabruck, Germaniaโs summer flight schedule for 2019 includes 20 destinations, three of them new: there will be two weekly flights to the Balearic island of Ibiza and one each to the Cypriot city of Larnaca and to Zonguldak in Turkey. Also listed on the schedule are connections to Faro in Portugal and to the Greek islands of Rhodes, Crete and Kos.
News for Dresden, Nuremberg, Hamburg, Friedrichshafen, Munich, and Dusseldorf
Germania will also fly to Larnaca from Dresden in the coming season and is bringing back the service to Dalaman in Turkey. A connection to Turkey will also be returning to the schedule in Nuremberg; furthermore, the green-and-white aircraft will fly from there to Adana after a break of one year. New on Germaniaโs summer flight schedule for the central Franconian airport is Bodrum, with one weekly service whisking guests from Nuremberg and the surrounding region off to the Aegean.
Another Turkish destination will be serviced from Hamburg in the coming summer. Starting in June, guests will be able to travel to Elazฤฑฤ from the Hanse city. Germania is also launching weekly connections from the Lake Constance airport of Friedrichshafen to Olbia in Sardinia and to Ibiza in 2019. In Munich, Germania flights to Djerba and Varna will take place for the first time. Last but not least, Germania will start services from Dusseldorf and Zurich to the Albanian capital of Tirana.
Together with Bulgarian Eagle and the Swiss airline Germania Flug AG, Germania operates a fleet of currently 37 aircraft.
Top Copyright Photo (all others by the airline):ย Germania Fluggesellschaft Airbus A319-112 D-ASTY (msn 3407) TLS (Paul Bannwarth). Image: 944580.
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Wow Air has issued a regulatory statement that it isย downsizing its fleet by four aircraft – one Airbus A320 (TF-BRO), one A321 (TF-DAD) and two A330-300s (TF-WOW and TF-LUV) โas a part of necessary restructuring of the airline and to ensure maximum utility of its remaining fleet.โ
The aircraft are being put into storage in Europe.
Top Copyright Photo (all others by the airline):ย Wow Air Airbus A320-232 TF-BRO (msn 4305) BWI (Tony Storck). Image: 932689.
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