TAM Linhas Aereas (TAM Airlines) (Sao Paulo) is planning to retire its last Boeing 767-300 on December 17 according to Airline Route. The venerable wide body is being replaced by newer Airbus A330-200s.
Copyright Photo: Bernardo Andrade. Boeing 767-33A PT-MSU (msn 27376) prepares to land at Rio de Janeiro (Galeao).
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Hawaiian Airlines (Honolulu) hasย announced it will open a new international gateway to New Zealand with new nonstop service between Honolulu and Auckland three days weekly beginning on March 13, 2013.
The company’s market research indicates that Hawaii is an underserved market for New Zealand, as tourism figures show there are currently 30 percent fewer visitor arrivals coming from New Zealand than in 1999 when more nonstop flights were offered between the two destinations. In addition, New Zealand residents made more than one million trips to the South Pacific and Asia in 2011.
Hawaiian’s new service will add more than 40,000 seats annually between Auckland and Hawaii.
According to Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA), the New Zealand market is a strong source of visitors for Hawaii. In 2011, Hawaii received 20,730 arrivals from New Zealand โ an increase of 15.4% compared to 2010 โ which were responsible for generating $38 million in visitor expenditures. Year-to-date throughย Mayย 2012, arrivals from New Zealand have increased by 5.1% year-over-year.
Hawaiian will operate the Auckland-Honolulu flights using its fleet of wide-body, twin-aisle Boeing 767-300 ER aircraft, seating 264 passengers โ 18 in Business Class and 246 in the Main Cabin.
Auckland will be the eighth new destination that Hawaiian has introduced or announced new service to since November 2010, following Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, and Sapporo (October 30, 2012), Japan; Seoul, South Korea; New York City, and Brisbane, Australia (November 27, 2012).
Hawaiian’s growth into new markets and expansion of existing operations in North America has been fueled by its long-haul fleet renewal and expansion program that began in June 2010. Since then, the company has welcomed nine new Airbus A330-200 aircraft to its fleet, and is scheduled to introduce five more A330s into service in 2013.
Copyright Photo: Ivan K. Nishimura. Boeing 767-3G5 ER N586HA (msn 24259) climbs away from Honolulu International Airport.
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Hawaiian Airlines (Honolulu)ย will begin offering nonstop flights between Honolulu and Brisbane, Australia, three times weekly starting Tuesday, November 27, 2012, becoming the only US carrier to operate service to Brisbane.
Adding Brisbane service will increase Hawaiian’s weekly flights between Honolulu and Australia to 10, with daily services already operating to Australia’s largest city, Sydney.
Centrally located on Australia’s east coast, Brisbane is the capital city of the State of Queensland, home of the world-famous Great Barrier Reef, world heritage listed rainforests, iconic outback locations and the renowned leisure regions of the Gold and Sunshine Coasts.
Hawaiian Airlines flight HA 443, will depart Honolulu at 10:20 a.m. (1020) every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, cross the international dateline and land in Brisbane at 4:00 p.m. (1600) the following day, in time for onward connections to destinations throughout Australia. Journey time is approximately nine hours.
The return service, flight HA 444, will depart Brisbane at 6:35 p.m. (1835) every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, cross the international dateline and arrive in Honolulu at 8:05 a.m. (0805) the same day, providing not only an early arrival into Honolulu, but the ability for passengers to connect with onward Hawaiian Airlines flights to Maui, Kaua’i and Hawai’i Island.
Hawaiian’s Brisbane flights will be operated with Boeing 767-300 ER aircraft, seating 262 passengers in a two-class cabin โ 18 in Business Class and 244 in Economy Class.
Copyright Photo: Ivan K. Nishimura/Blue Wave Group.
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Camair-Co (Cameroon Airlines Corporation) has reported a net loss of $42 million in the first nine months since its launch. The loss was attributed to stiff competition according to Coastweek.
The new flag carrier was established in 2006 following the collapse and bankruptcy of the countryรขยยs first national carrier Cameroon Airlines (CAMAIR).
The first route was from Douala to Paris (CDG) and domestically from Douala to Yaounde.
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