Tag Archives: Airliners

Air Canada Jazz to add service to Iqaluit

Air Canada Jazz (Halifax) will add Ottawa-Iqaluit service with Bombardier CRJ705s starting on March 28, 2010.

Press release:

finance.yahoo.com/news/Air-Canada-expands-its-cnw-1691472187.html?x=0&.v=1

Copyright Photo: Gilbert Hechema.

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Midwest Airlines retires its last 717, becomes a brand

Midwest Airlines (subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings) (Milwaukee) retired its last Boeing 717 operated by Midwest Airlines crews on November 2, ending 25 years as an airline. The airline surrendered its AOC the following day. It now becomes a marketing brand (now a virtual airline). Other airlines in the Republic Airways Holdings family will operate under the Midwest brand from Milwaukee.

News link including a video of the last 717 flight:

www.wisn.com/money/21501388/detail.html

Midwest will add two new routes from MKE. MKE-Raleigh/Durham service will be added on April 1, 2010 (operated by Republic Airlines Embraer ERJ 170s) and MKE-San Francisco on April 19, 2010 (operated by Frontier Airbus A319s).

Press release:

finance.yahoo.com/news/Midwest-Airlines-Adds-More-bw-1671443684.html?x=0&.v=1

Copyright Photo: Bruce Drum.

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Ryanair will drop Basel/Mulhouse

Ryanair (Dublin) will leave Basel/Mulhouse and drop its six routes over a dispute over airport fees. The Irish carrier was demanding the airport drop its rates.

News link:

www.saffronwaldenreporter.co.uk/content/saffron/news/story.aspx?brand=SAFOnline&category=NewsSaffron&tBrand=

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Copyright Photo: Antony J. Best.

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Aer Lingus may sell 4 A320s, 3 A321s and 4 A330s to raise money

Aer Lingus (Dublin) is considering selling four older aircraft (four A320s, three A321s and four A330s) to raise capital.

News link:

www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2009/1110/1224258479348.html

Copyright Photo: Antony J. Best.

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Mexicana joins the Oneworld Alliance

Mexicana (Mexico City) last night at midnight (November 9) formally joined the Oneworld Alliance including subsidiaries Mexicana Click and Mexicana Link.

Press release:

finance.yahoo.com/news/oneworld-Alliance-Welcomes-prnews-3004827804.html?x=0&.v=1

Copyright Photo: Ken Petersen.

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SkyWest Airlines to add four United Express routes from Chicago

SkyWest Airlines (United Express) will add four new destinations from the Chicago O’Hare hub in early 2010. United Express service will be added from ORD to Eau Claire (March 1), Hancock/Houghton (March 1), Muskegon (February 11) and Paducah (February 11).

Press release:

finance.yahoo.com/news/United-Brings-New-Chicago-prnews-1949796172.html?x=0&.v=1

Copyright Photo: Bruce Drum.

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Alaska Airlines starts Hawaiian service from the Bay Area

Alaska Airlines (Seattle/Tacoma) yesterday (November 9) launched four-times-weekly service between Oakland and Kahului (Maui) with Boeing 737-800s. Today the company will start thrice-weekly flights between OAK and Kona (Big Island).

Press release:

finance.yahoo.com/news/Alaska-Airlines-Launches-prnews-1581380085.html?x=0&.v=1

Alaska Airlines also announced new Hawaii service from Sacramento and San Jose, CA.

Press release:

finance.yahoo.com/news/Alaska-Airlines-Announces-New-prnews-2200759689.html?x=0&.v=1

Copyright Photo: Bruce Drum.

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AirAsia (Malaysia) introduces its latest logojet

AirAsia.com (Malaysia) A320-200 9M-AFJ (09)(Grd) KUL (WTL)(LR)

Copyright Photo: W.T. Liew. 9M-AFJ taxies at Kuala Lumpur base.

AirAsia (AirAsia.com) (Malaysia) (Kuala Lumpur) has introduced this new logojet on Airbus A320-216 registered 9M-AFJ (msn 2881) featuring cartoon figures.

ANA to phase out Boeing 747-400s from international operations

ANA (All Nippon Airways) (Tokyo-Haneda) will be phasingย out the remaining three Boeing 747-400s (JA8098,JA8958,JA8962) in 2010. All three aircraft are deployed on charters, except for occasionally substituting for the Boeing 777s on the Tokyo (Narita)-Paris (CDG) route. 10 747-400Ds (without the winglets) will remain in service on trunk domestic routes, although they are likely to be phased out with delivery of the Boeing 787 Dreamliners.

Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing.

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Corsairfly’s Boeing 747-422 F-HSUN is flying for Garuda Indonesia

 

Corsairfly.com-Garuda Indonesia 747-400 F-HSUN (01-TUI)(Grd) JED (CL)(LR)

Copyright Photo: Via Pepscl. F-HSUN is pictured on the ramp at Jeddah.

Corsairfly (Corsairfly.com) (Paris-Orly) is operating its ex-United Airlines Boeing 747-422 F-HSUN (msn 26880, ex N191UA) in this hybrid livery for Garuda Indonesia on Hajj charter flights.