Tag Archives: Airliners

Korean Air unveils the first SkyTeam logojet

Korean Air (Seoul) has unveiled its first SkyTeam logojet.

Copyright Photo: Blendi Qatipi. Korean Air's Boeing 777-2B5 HL7733 (msn 34206) climbs quickly from Washington (Dulles).

Flydubai to add Khartoum on November 18

Flydubai Boeing 737-8KN A6-FDD (msn 40234) DXB, originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Flydubai (Dubai) will add Khartoum (Sudan) and the Dubai-Khartoum route on November 18.

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airlinersgallery.com/2/7e6a5/#/gallery/flydubai/

Air Arabia to form Air Arabia Egypt joint venture

Air Arabia (Airarabia.com) Airbus A320-214 A6-ABB (msn 2166) SHJ, originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Air Arabia (airarabia.com) (Sharjah) is forming a joint venture (JV) in Egypt with the Travco Group. The new venture will be named Air Arabia Egypt and is due to start operations later this year or early in 2010 with Airbus A320s. Air Arabia will control 40 percent of the stock of the new company.

News link:

www.arabtimesonline.com/kuwaitnews/pagesdetails.asp?nid=38383&ccid=12

Garuda Indonesia leases A330-343X OY-VKI

Copyright Photo: Nik French. OY-VKI prepares for departure at the Manchester base.

Garuda Indonesia Airways (Jakarta) has leased Airbus A330-343X (msn 357) from Thomas Cook Scandinavia in Thomas Cook colors and Garuda bird logos.

News link:

www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/10/23/garuda-deploys-15-big-planes-transport-pilgrims.html

Boeing delivers 777-367 B-KPL in Oneworld colors

Cathay Pacific 777-367 ER B-KPL (msn 36161) (09-Oneworld) PAE, originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Boeing (Chicago, Seattle, Wichita and Charleston, SC) on October 17 delivered the new 777-367 ER B-KPL (msn 36161) to BOC Aviation for its customer Cathay Pacific Airways (Hong Kong). The jetliner is painted in the Oneworld color scheme. B-KPL is the 12th 777-367 ER for Cathay Pacific.

News link:

finance.yahoo.com/news/Boeing-Delivers-Cathay-prnews-2222565602.html?x=0&.v=1

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Libyan Airlines to take delivery of first ATR 42

Copyright Photo: Guillaume Besnard/gbphotoworks.net. ATR 42-512 F-WWLM (msn 691) arrives back at Toulouse after a test flight.

Libyan Airlines (Tripoli) will soon take delivery of its first ATR 42-500.

Virgin America and Google to offer free WiFi

Virgin America A320-214 N628VA (msn 2993) (08-HBO Entourage) SFO , originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Virgin America (San Francisco) is teaming up with Google to offer free in-flight WiFi services on all flights between November 10, 2009 and January 15, 2010.

Press release:

finance.yahoo.com/news/Virgin-America-Teams-Up-With-prnews-4141705682.html?x=0&.v=1

Allegiant Air is still making money

Allegiant DC-9-83 N405NV (msn 49623) (Blue Man Group), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Allegiant Air (Allegiant Travel Company) (Las Vegas) is one of a handful of U.S. airlines still making money. The organization reported net income of $13.8 million in the third quarter. This is up from a previous profit of $4.9 million in the same quarter a year ago.

Press release:

www.allegiantair.com/aaNews/aaNews20091019a.pdf

Air Mali (3rd) adds DC-9-83 TZ-RMK

Copyright Photo: Pepscl.

Air Mali (3rd) (formerly Compagnie Aerienne du Mali) (Group Celestair) (Bamako) added ex-AVIANCA McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 (MD-83) TZ-RMK (msn 53463, ex N160BS). The new type is now painted in the Air Mali version of the Group Celestair color scheme. The flag carrier was formed by the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) through its subsidiary IPS and the government of Mali in April 2005. The inaugural flight was June 7, 2005 from Bamako to Mopti and Gao with a DHC-8. The company rebranded as Air Mali on May 15, 2009.