ANA (All Nippon Airways) (Tokyo) will drop the daily Tokyo (Narita) – Paris (CDG) route on October 25. Instead the carrier will up-gauge the current Boeing 787-8 Tokyo (Haneda) – Paris (CDG) route to the larger 787-9 according to ZipanguFlyer.
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Copyright Photo: Steve Bailey/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 787-9 N1792B (msn 34502) became JA830A on delivery.
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Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi) today (June 2) launched daily nonstop flights between Brisbane and Abu Dhabi.
Etihad Airways flight EY 484 departed the airlineโs home base, Abu Dhabi, at 10 pm (2200) yesterday (June 1) and arrived in Brisbane at 5.50 pm (1750) today where it was met by a traditional water cannon salute. Return flight EY 485 will depart Brisbane for Abu Dhabi at 9.35 pm (2135) today and arrive in Abu Dhabi at 6 am local time.
The new nonstop flights are operated by Etihad Airwaysโ brand new three-class Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner which features the airlineโs ground-breaking next generation First Suite, Business Studio and Economy Smart Seat.
The Dreamliner flights offer First Class on the Brisbane โ Abu Dhabi route for the first time ever and will replace the daily one-stop services which the airline previously operated via Singapore with a two-class Airbus A330-200 aircraft.
Etihad Airways codeshares on Virgin Australia flights from Brisbane to Bundaberg, Cairns Cloncurry, Emerald, Gladstone, Hamilton Island, Hervey Bay, Mackay, Moranbah, Mount Isa, Proserpine, Rockhampton and Townsville.
Etihad Airwaysโ new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner will carry 235 guests โ eight in First Class, 28 in Business Class and 199 in Economy Class.
Etihad Airways commenced three weekly flights to Brisbane via Singapore in 2007 and increased frequency to daily on February 1, 2013.
In other news, Etihad Airways also launched itsย inaugural Abu Dhabi-Sydney Airbus A380 flight โ EY454 โ departed Abu Dhabi International Airport at 10 pm (2200) on May 31.
The A380 will now operate one of the airlineโs two daily services between Sydney and Abu Dhabi. The airlineโs additional four weekly Airbus A340-600 flights will be upgraded to a Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft.
Finally, according to Reuters, “Etihad Airways issued it strongest response yet to claims that it received market-distorting subsidies, saying it is required to repay loans and that its U.S. competitors have a “condescending” view of non-U.S. law.”
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Here is the full statement by Etihad Airways:
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has urged the US Government to โkeep the skies openโ, in a comprehensive formal response to the joint campaign by Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and American Airlines to block competition and roll back the benefits of Open Skies.
The Etihad Airways response, which has now been submitted to the US Department of State, the US Department of Transportation and the US Department of Commerce, emphasises the many benefits delivered by Open Skies to consumers, to American workers, to US carriers and to US trade and tourism.
It categorically refutes claims made by the Big Three carriers about Etihad Airwaysโ finances, giving a clear and compelling explanation that the equity funding and shareholder loans provided by the Government of Abu Dhabi, by way of investing in a successful business model, fully comply with the US-UAE Air Services Agreement and all other applicable rules.
The submission also shows that the Big Three carriers have gained more than $70 billion in benefits from US Government authorities, and through legal processes such as Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, over the last 15 years.
In a letter supporting the airlineโs formal submission, James Hogan, Etihad Airways President and Chief Executive Officer, said: โEtihad Airways did not seek this fight; we focus on making money by providing world class, innovative, re-imagined and value-for-money product and services to our guests.โ
Etihad Airways has submitted that the Big Three carriersโ claims, allegations, and requests for relief are not supported by fact, logic, law, or treaty, and that:
(1) Etihadโs conduct, and that of the UAE Government, is fully consistent with the USโUAE Air Services Agreement, applicable United States law and the governmentsโ respective treaty obligations;
(2) Government ownership is not an issue under the US-UAE Air Services Agreement;
(3) Shareholder equity and loans are not subsidies;
(4) While Etihad competes vigorously for all passengers, it does not charge artificially low fares;
(5) Etihad causes no actionable harm to the Big Three carriers, and actually provides them with significant commercial benefits in terms of connecting passengers onto their networks (an estimated 300,000 in 2015);
(6 ) Etihad has been successful in markets in which the Big Three carriers affirmatively choose not to compete, and is in fact providing the Big Three carriers with an avenue (through codeshare and interline agreements) to offer their passengers routes that they choose not to fly themselves; and
(7) Etihad treats its worldwide employees, who come from over 140 countries, including the United States, fairly and with respect.
Mr Hogan said: โFor these reasons, we respectfully submit that the Big Three carriersโ campaign against Etihad Airways should end immediately and that there is no basis whatsoever for government-to-government consultations under the USโUAE Air Services Agreement.โ
Etihad Airwaysโ submission includes detailed information about the airline, its financial strategy and its business performance.
The airline was established in November 2003, decades after its major international competitors, by the Government of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE.
Today, Etihad Airways is a globally-recognized, full-service international airline, which carries almost 15 million passengers per year and flies to, or is planning to serve, more than 110 destinations. The airline currently operates almost 120 aircraft and more than 260 flights per day from its hub at Abu Dhabi International Airport.
Etihad Airways has had to invest heavily to compete effectively against its more established competitors. Recognizing the enormous cost of entry to the airline industry, the Abu Dhabi Government invested in Etihad Airways by providing capital and shareholder loans.
Since 2003, the Government has invested $14.3 billion in Etihad Airways; of this amount, $9.1 billion was provided in equity funding and a further $5.2 billion was provided in shareholder loans.
These commitments were made on the basis that the airline would operate commercially, deliver a long-term return on investment, repay shareholder loans and achieve sustainable profitability.
Etihad Airways receives no Government subsidies or sovereign guarantees and, contrary to the claims of some competitors, it does not receive free or discounted fuel or airport services in Abu Dhabi, its home and global hub.
Since 2003, Etihad Airways has raised in excess of $11 billion in long-term funding through the global financial markets, including $3.7 billion debt funding raised in 2014. Approximately $5 billion of the airlineโs borrowings have been repaid since 2003, including $800 million in 2014.
The airline has established strong relationships with more than 80 global financing partners and aircraft lessors, 26 of which are based or headquartered in the US.
Etihad Airways is highly focused on its commercial mandate. Although it is only 11 years old, the airline has posted consecutive net profits since 2011. Etihad Airways complies with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and is audited by KPMG.
Commenting on the submission, James Hogan said: โOur story is one of an airline that has chosen to challenge the global status quo, bringing new competition to markets that have for too long been dominated by the major legacy airlines.
โIn many markets, airlines react to our new competition by improving their own offer to consumers. It is ironic that in the home of free competition, a market in which we account for only a tiny fraction of one per cent of international departures, we have instead been attacked.โ
Etihad Airwaysโ submission includes the example of routes to the Indian sub-continent to explain the inaccuracies of the Big Threeโs arguments. The submission states:
โTheir only specific claim is that from 2008 to 2014, they have allegedly collectively lost five percentage points of their market share to the Indian subcontinent. However, what they neglected to mention is that during the same period their passenger numbers actually grew by 18 per cent. So while their collective market share actually went down by a relatively insignificant 4.4 percentage points (not 5 percentage points), their actual passenger volumes grew by over 18 per cent, or over 250,000 passengers, including both economy and premium classes. This passenger growth clearly demonstrates the power and effects of Open Skies and liberalized traffic rights.
โThe Big Three carriers affirmatively and voluntarily choose not to directly serve Etihadโs key Middle East and Indian Subcontinent markets in a meaningful way. Instead they are routing US passengers through congested European hubs and on to their European alliance partners to serve certain destinations. Indeed, the Big Three carriersโ campaign is little more than a regulatory attempt to further cement their oligopoly, particularly on transatlantic markets.โ
Mr Hogan added that facts, not myths, should define the debate, saying: โThese airlines criticize us for being Government-owned โ but government stakes in airlines are completely normal around the world. The majority of airlines in the global alliances, which the Big Three dominate, are owned or controlled by governments or government-owned entities. Just this month, the French Government increased its shareholding in Air France.
โThe Big Three criticize us for receiving Government investment. We have never made any secret of the fact that we have received equity funding and shareholder loans, which again is not unusual for airlines, or indeed for many businesses. These investments received from our shareholder are not like the more than $70 billion the Big Three have received from US Government sources or court-approved processes since 2000 alone, a fact shown in a study by The Risk Advisory Group.
โThe Big Three say our services threaten competition. Yet a report by independent analysts the Edgeworth Group shows that our services actually stimulate traffic flows, which have increased overall passenger numbers on those routes for airlines including the Big Three and their alliance partners.
โThe Big Three say we threaten American jobs. Yet their campaign seeks to limit the operations of Etihad Airways, which according to Oxford Economics will support 23,400 American jobs this year, and almost double that number by 2020.
โAnd finally, the Big Three have spent millions of dollars trying to influence politicians on the supposed threats from the Gulf carriers, yet their report mentions consumer choice only once โ even then in a cursory manner.โ
In his covering letter to Etihad Airwaysโ submission, Mr Hogan said that the US carriers had been able to benefit from numerous Chapter 11 reorganization processes, which gave them a major advantage over their international competitors.
โYes, we understand that bankruptcy is a court process, but unlike these US carriers, Etihad does not have an avenue by which we can periodically clean up our balance sheet by disclaiming debts and other legal obligations. We have to carry these obligations and debts on our books,โ he said.
Mr Hoganโs letter also said that the United Arab Emirates had embraced the US concept of Open Skies.
โOne country that shared the vision of the United States is our home, the United Arab Emirates, which also embraced the idea of open and less regulated traffic flows despite being a small and, at the time, relatively unknown country working toward financial stability and success. This is why we find it so ironic that in 2015 Etihad Airways finds both itself and its home country under attack. We have helped fully realize the best in international aviation policy: safe travel provided by the highest quality airlines at fair prices that allow millions of passengers to travel conveniently and easily to and from the United States to markets in the Middle East, the ISC and beyond, enjoying the many benefits the aviation industry offers.โ
In addition to a detailed rebuttal of the Big Three US carriersโ report, Etihad Airwaysโ submission to the US Government also includes three reports commissioned from independent and respected global expert consultancies.
EXAMINATION OF BENEFITS ACCRUING TO US CARRIERS
On 15 May, 2015 Etihad Airways released a report authored by UK-based The Risk Advisory Group that documented in detail benefits valued at more than $70 billion which Delta, United and American have received from the US Government and judicial processes and mechanisms available only in the United States.
These benefits included massive debt write-offs in multiple bankruptcy proceedings, government assumption of airline employee pension plans and bespoke tax benefits.
Etihad Airways does not question the US Governmentโs right to make these benefits available to US carriers, and nor does it criticize the US carriers for taking advantage of these substantial and valuable benefits.
Instead, Etihad Airways commissioned this report to highlight the environment in which it has to compete and the hazards of unilaterally labelling different funding strategies as subsidies, and otherwise mischaracterizing the way a competitor conducts its business.
REVIEW OF US CARRIERSโ ASSERTIONS
On 22 May, 2015, Etihad Airways released a report drafted by Washington, D.C.-based Edgeworth Economics. Etihad Airwaysโ instructions to Edgeworth were simple: review the economic claims made by Delta, United and American and provide an independent critique of their assertions.
Edgeworth conducted a detailed review and concluded, among other things, that air routes between the United States and the Indian Subcontinent (ISC), on which over 65 per cent of Etihad Airwaysโ US passengers fly, are highly competitive.
They found that Etihad Airwaysโ US competitors largely choose not to serve these routes directly. They instead fly passengers to Europe and connect them onto non-US partner airlines, a practice that often requires passengers to make additional stops.
Edgeworth also determined that Etihadโs published fares on these routes were consistent with those of competitors, even though the revenue per kilometer generated on these ISC routes was considerably less than the immunized US and European carriers receive on their protected North Atlantic routes.
Most significantly, Edgeworth found that even though there is more capacity on these ISC routes in 2014 than there was in 2009 (the result of increased competition), there continues to be considerable demand for that capacity.
Between 2009 and 2014, US airlines and their immunized joint venture partners actually carried over 250,000 more passengers between the US and the ISC โ that is a gain of over 18 per cent.
In 2014, Etihad Airways delivered 182,000 connecting passengers to US airlines including American, United, Delta and Jet Blue. This is forecast to grow to approximately 300,000 in 2015, an increase of 65 per cent, following the introduction last year of new routes to Los Angeles, San Francisco and Dallas Fort Worth.
Etihad Airways is proud to contribute to the success of Open Skies, while maintaining a load factor at approximately 80 per cent on average.
ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION STUDY
Issued on 27 May 2015, and drafted by Oxford Economics, this detailed Etihad Airwaysโ contribution to the US economy.
Oxford valued at $2.9 billion the contribution Etihad Airways will make to the US economy in 2015 through capital expenditure, passenger and cargo services, direct and indirect employment and contribution to tourism.
This research also calculated that Etihad Airways would employ, or contribute to the employment of over 23,000 Americans in 2015.
Additionally, Oxford projected that the value of our contribution would grow to $6.2 billion by 2020, supporting more than 46,000 American jobs.
While Delta, United and American expend considerable money on advertising and other tactics that claim Etihad Airways threatens American jobs, Oxford conclusively demonstrates, on the contrary, we have a very positive impact on the US economy and workforce.
Mr Hogan said the Etihad Airways had clearly demonstrated that it was contributing not only to competition in the skies, but also to the US economy.
โWe believe in competition and consumer choice,โ he said. โIt is now time to get back to the business of providing high quality air services and enhancing consumer choice, just as Open Skies intended. Letโs keep the skies open.โ
Copyright Photo: Paul Bannwarth/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner A6-BLA (msn 39646) departs from Zurich.
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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Amsterdam) has updated its planned Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner routes according to Airline Route. The airline is now planning to introduce the new type on the Amsterdam – Abu Dhabi – Bahrain route on October 25. This will be followed by Amsterdam – Cairo on November 30, Amsterdam – Quito -Guayaquil on December 2, Amsterdam – Xiamen on December 3, Amsterdam – Fukuoka on February 28, 2016, Amsterdam – Rio de Janeiro on March 1, 2016 and finally Amsterdam – Chengdu on March 27, 2016.
Images: KLM.
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Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi), like Qatar Airways and Emirates, has rejected the argument of the “Big Three” U.S. airlines that they have an unfair advantage over the U.S. carriers due to alleged government subsidies. The airline has now issued this statement which strikes back at the argument with their own study alleging the U.S. airlines receive benefits from the U.S. government including the Chapter 11 process which allow them to shed large amounts of debt. Here is the report:
Research commissioned by Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has quantified a range of government and court-sanctioned benefits and concessions received by the three biggest US carriers, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and American Airlines Group, and other airlines with which they have merged.
These US airlines have received benefits valued at US$71.48 billion, more than US$70 billion of which has been since 2000, enabling the nationโs three largest carriers to transition from the verge of bankruptcy to todayโs industry leaders, each achieving multi-billion dollar profits.
Last year, the three big US carriers generated collective net profits of US$8.97 billion, equivalent to 45 per cent of the total US$19.9 billion profits achieved in 2014 by the global airline industry. The trend has continued into 2015, with all three major US airlines announcing strong net profits for the first quarter.
The international consultancy The Risk Advisory Group, which conducted the research for Etihad Airways, identified that the majority of benefits which accrued to Delta, United and American came from restructuring under Chapter 11 of the US Federal Bankruptcy Code, yielding them at least US$35.46 billion, and additional pension fund bailouts totalling US$29.4 billion from the US Governmentโs Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
Etihad Airways has consistently denied claims by Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and American Airlines that it received subsidies, and has stated publicly that it has received equity and shareholder loans from its sole shareholder, the Government of Abu Dhabi, the largest emirate and capital of the UAE.
Releasing the findings by The Risk Advisory Group, the General Counsel and Company Secretary of Etihad Airways, Jim Callaghan, said today: โWe do not question the legitimacy of benefits provided to US carriers by the US government and the bankruptcy courts.
โWe simply wish to highlight the fact that US carriers have been benefitting and continue to benefit from a highly favorable legal regime, such as bankruptcy protection and pension guarantees, exemptions from certain taxes, and various other benefits. These benefits, which are generally only available to US carriers, have created a highly distorted market in which carriers such as Etihad Airways have to compete.โ
Mr Callaghan said the figures produced by The Risk Advisory Group were conservative, quantifiable and credible, and obtained from public records and statements.
Mr Callaghan referred to a 2011 interview, published by Americaโs National Public Radio, in which a former Vice President of Continental Airlines, Pete Garcia, was quoted as saying: โBankruptcy, for the airline industry in particular, is just a way to refinance the business. It is a financial move to keep you in business and give you time to renegotiate with your lenders.โ
The Risk Advisory Group identified the largest beneficiaries of Chapter 11 restructuring and bailouts from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation as:
United Airlines, with combined benefits estimated at US$44.4 billion;
Delta Air Lines with combined benefits estimated at US$15.02 billion; and
American Airlines with combined benefits estimated at US$12.05 billion.
Of these figures:
United achieved one-time bankruptcy debt relief totalling US$26 billion, and pension termination benefits totalling US$16.8 billion;
Delta Air Lines achieved bankruptcy debt relief totalling US$7.9 billion, and pension termination benefits totalling US$4.55 billion; and
American Airlines achieved bankruptcy debt relief totalling US$1.56 billion, and pension termination benefits of US$8.08 billion.
These figures include restructuring and bailout benefits achieved by other US airlines, since absorbed by Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and American Airlines.
Mr Callaghan said the current claims by United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and American Airlines that they were being harmed by Etihad Airways were baseless, and an attempt to obstruct higher-quality competition.
โThere is no evidence whatsoever of any harm caused by Etihad Airways to any of the three big US airlines,โ Mr Callaghan said.
โThe US Open Skies policy has delivered more choice and better service for millions of consumers, more airline access to and from America, and record profits for the biggest airlines in the US. It is time to refocus on the real issue here โ that the Open Skies policy is delivering the benefits it was designed to deliver, and that everyone is a winner.โ
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Copyright Photo: Andi Hiltl/AirlinersGallery.com. Etihad Airways, along with Qatar Airways and Emirates, are buying the latest and newest aircraft from both Airbus and Boeing. Etihad Airways’ Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner A6-BLA (msn 39646) departs from Zurich.
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Boeing (Chicago, Seattle and Charleston) and TUI Group, one of the world’s largest integrated leisure travel companies, have finalized an order for one 787-9 Dreamliner with an option for one further 787-9. The order is valued at $257 million at current list prices. TUI Group also announced that it will substitute two unfilled orders for 787-8s for two 787-9s.
The European leisure group will operate a fleet of 13 787-8s from this summer and with today’s announcement will add three 787-9s to its fleet within the next three years.
The 787-9 complements and extends the 787 family. With the fuselage stretched by 6 meters (20 feet) over the 787-8, the 787-9 will fly up to 40 more passengers an additional 830 kilometers (450 nautical miles) with the same exceptional environmental performance โ 20 percent less fuel use and 20 percent fewer emissions than the airplanes they replace.
There are six airlines in the TUI Group operating 144 medium and long-haul aircraft, including the 787. The airlines are TUIfly, Thomson Airways, TUIfly Nordic, Jetairfly, Corsair International and ArkeFly (Arke), serving more than 180 destinations around the world. Throughout its history, Boeing has delivered more than 165 airplanes to TUI Group airlines. As well as the orders for 787s, TUI Group also has ordered 60 737 MAXs.
In addition to TUI Group’s selection of the efficient 787 Dreamliner and 737 MAX, TUI Group is a partner on the Boeing ecoDemonstrator 757, which is currently testing new technologies to reduce airplane carbon emissions and noise.
Videos: The Thomson Boeing 787-8.
Video: Flight review: Thomson Boeing 787-8 to Puerto Plata:ย This is a flight review of our Thomson Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner flight to Puetro Plata (Gregorio Luperรณn International Airport) in the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean. We flew in economy class called “Dreamliner Class” on the Dreamliner. All footage of the journey is filmed from the economy class cabin. Our flight crew was mainly British with a Scandinavian stewardess on board too. Our Thomson Airways Dreamliner (Boeing 787-8) had registration number G-TUIA and was named “Living the Dream”. Our flight started at Copenhagen Airport in Denmark and the aircraft passengers where mainly Scandinavians (Swedish and Danish nationality). Our charter holiday trips where booked via Star Tour (name for TUI in Denmark) (Fritidsresor as TUI are called in Swedish) which is the same as TUI travel in the UK and Germany.
Copyright Photo below:ย Evert Keijzer Ironbird Photography/AirlinersGallery.com.ย Jetairfly (TUI Airlines Belgium) Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner OO-JDL (msn 34425) beautifully flies over the English Channel in the 2012 TUI livery.
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United Airlines (Chicago), in partnership with Houston Mayor Annise Parker and the Houston Airport System, will break ground today (May 11) on the airline’s new Terminal C North concourse at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) (see below).
United Airlines is building an all-new Terminal C North concourse at its Houston hub that will feature floor-to-ceiling windows offering soaring tarmac views, expansive gate-lounge areas and 20 new dining and retail options near boarding gates.
Floor-to-ceiling windows in the new concourse will offer soaring tarmac views, expansive gate-lounge areas will provide higher levels of comfort and 20 new dining and retail options near boarding gates will give Houstonians and travelers connecting through the airport more of the varied options they enjoy.
The $244 million project will create a 265,000-square-foot facility, more than 100,000 square feet larger than the existing Terminal C North, with 11 passenger boarding gates to accommodate a mix of United’s narrow-, mid- and wide-body aircraft.
When construction on the new concourse is completed, the Houston Airport System will demolish the existing Terminal C North facility at Bush Intercontinental to enable the reconstruction of the Mickey Leland International Terminal D. The international terminal is critical to Bush Intercontinental’s extensive connecting air traffic, particularly for those customers connecting between United flights and flights operated by United’s international airline partners.
United expects to complete the new Terminal C North concourse in early 2017.
From Houston, United and United Express offer nearly 560 daily flights to more than 180 destinations around the world, including to Latin America, serving 51 nonstop destinations across Latin America and the Caribbean.
In related news, United Airlines has outlined its planned Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner introductions at Houston. According to Airline Route, United will introduce the new type from IAH to Rio de Janeiro on August 18 followed by Frankfurt on September 24. Buenos Aires will follow on October 25 and Amsterdam on December 17.
Copyright Photo above: Michael B. Ing/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner N19951 (msn 36402) arrives at Los Angeles International Airport.
Image below: United Airlines.
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Air Lease Corporation-ALC (Los Angeles) announced long term lease agreements with Hainan Airlines (Haikou and Beijing) for two new Boeing 787-9 aircraft, both from ALCโs order book with Boeing. ALC has ordered 46 new Boeing 787-9 and 787-10 aircraft in total for deliveries beginning in spring 2016.
“We are pleased to announce that the first of these two new Boeing 787-9s leased to Hainan Airlines will be ALCโs very first Boeing 787-9 delivery. As the longest-range wide-body aircraft in Hainanโs fleet, these 787-9s will offer additional range and capacity capabilities beyond the airlineโs Boeing 787-8 aircraft already in operation. This placement marks our third and fourth aircraft placed on long term lease with Hainan, following two 737-800s in 2010. We look forward to the continued growth of our relationship with this world-class airline,โ said Jie Chen, ALCโs Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Asia.
Copyright Photo below: TMK Photography/AirlinersGallery.com. The new and larger Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners will compliment the existing smaller 787-8 Dreamliners. Boeing 787-8 B-2750 (msn 34942) departs from Toronto (Pearson).
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United Airlines (Chicago)ย plans to suspend winter service to Stockholm (Arlanda) and Oslo from its Newark hub between September 5, 2015 and May 4, 2016 according to a report by Reuters quoting a statement by the carrier.
United also expects to suspend one of its two daily flights between Newark and Paris from October 25 through March 26, 2016.
The carrier is reacting to weaker demand this coming winter season due to the strong U.S. dollar.
In other news, with additional Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (below) deliveries, United will start to assign the new type to the Houston (Bush Intercontinental) hub on its routes to Latin America and Europe, replacing older Boeing 767-300 ERs.
Copyright Photo below: Michael B. Ing/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner N38950 (msn 36401) climbs away from Los Angeles International Airport.
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ANA (All Nippon Airways) (Tokyo) on May 5 inaugurated itsย first long-haul configured Boeing 787-9 on the Tokyo (Haneda) โ Munich route. Flight NH 217 was operated by JA836A, ANA’s third delivery of the stretched Dreamliner according to our partner ZipanguFlyer. Jakarta will be added in May.
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Copyright Photo below: Steve Bailey/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner JA833A (msn 34524) lands at Paine Field.
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Boeing (Chicago, Seattle and Charleston) and Air Tahiti Nui (Papeete) have finalized an order for two 787-9 Dreamliners, valued at $514 million at current list prices.
The flag carrier for French Polynesia, a new 787 customer, has also leased two additional 787-9s through the Air Lease Corporation (ALC)(Los Angeles).
The new 787-9 Dreamliner complements and extends the super-efficient 787 family. With the fuselage stretched by 20 feet (6 meters) over the 787-8, the 787-9 can fly more passengers and more cargo farther with the same exceptional environmental performance โ 20 percent less fuel use and 20 percent fewer emissions than the airplanes they replace. The 787-9 also leverages the visionary design of the 787-8, offering passengers features such as the industry’s largest windows, large stow bins, modern LED lighting, higher humidity, a lower cabin altitude, cleaner air and a smoother ride.
Air Tahiti Nui links the South Pacific with four continents as the leading carrier to French Polynesia, with daily non-stop service to Tahiti from Los Angeles.
The new 787-9s will replace the current Airbus A340-300s.
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Image: Boeing.
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