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03/11/2023

07/10/2023

The inaugural Airbus A350 for Air India has received its fresh coat of paint. Air India has pending orders for a total of 34 A350-1000s and 6 A350-900s.

Photo Credit: Air India

04/10/2023

8️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ NEW. PLANES. ARE. COMING.

We just placed firm orders for an additional 50 The Boeing Company 787 Dreamliners and 60 Airbus A321neos. Combined with previous orders, that is 800 new planes scheduled to land in our fleet over the next decade. (And don't forget, new planes are already joining us weekly!)

04/10/2023

01/10/2023

ATTENTION! ✈️ Adelaide Airport is commencing its Main Runway and Taxiways Overlay Project (MRTOP) from Wednesday 4th October until August 2024. This project will ensure the safety and serviceability of aircraft operations for the next 10 – 12 years. In order for these works to be completed, our main runway (Runway 05/23) will be periodically closed during curfew hours for essential maintenance.

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? 🦺 During an initial closure period of 4th – 23rd October between 11pm – 6am, minimal curfew-exempted aircrafts will use our cross runway (Runway 12/30) while the main runway is closed. If you live to the southeast or northwest of Adelaide Airport, you may notice an increase in aircraft movements during these times.

We will provide further updates on runway works as the project progresses. We appreciate your understanding as we undertake these important works.

LEARN MORE 🔎 Find out more about MRTOP at www.adelaideairport.com.au/corporate/about-us/projects/mrtop/.

Read more about air traffic in your suburb through Airservices Australia: www.airservicesaustralia.com

28/09/2023

Strengthening its presence in Australia, SriLankan Airlines is pleased to announce its partnership with Virgin Australia!

Expanding its horizon, passengers travelling on SriLankan Airlines to Melbourne and Sydney now have even more options to connect to many more exciting destinations in the region, ranging from key domestic points such as Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra and Perth to name a few within Australia as well as Queenstown in New Zealand, Samoa and Fiji. Passengers originating from these destinations too shall be able to indulge in the SriLankan hospitality connecting via Melbourne and Sydney to the entire SriLankan Airlines network.

For more information on SriLankan’s Australian operations visit https://www.srilankan.com/en_uk/corporate/news-details/515

26/09/2023

15/09/2023

Emirates is upgrading its Sydney services to all Airbus A380S and plans to return to Adelaide South Australia 🇦🇺

The airline currently has three daily flights to Melbourne and Sydney, two daily flights to Brisbane, and a daily A380 service to Perth. Due to having only three landing slots at Sydney Airport, the sole option to increase seat capacity was upsize from the Boeing 777 to the double-decker A380.

Emirates is in talks with Adelaide Airport (ADL) in South Australia to resume nonstop services. This will become feasible next year when the Airbus A350 becomes part of the fleet, allowing for more long-range aircraft availability to serve destinations such as Adelaide.
Source: Emirates Airlines

13/09/2023

🛑 Ural Airlines A320 makes emergency landing in Siberian field

According to Russian news agencies, a Ural Airlines scheduled passenger flight traveling from Sochi to Omsk had to perform an emergency landing in a field within the western Siberian region of Novosibirsk.

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Photo credit: Twitter/X

08/09/2023

Turkish Airlines ordered a new A350-900 aircraft to their fleet!

Turkiye’s national flag carrier, Turkish Airlines, has announced a new order for 10 additional A350-900 aircraft, taking its total for the type to 40, plane maker Airbus has announced.

This latest agreement is in addition to one announced in August for four A350-900s, the company said in a statement, noting that the carrier already operates a fleet of 14 A350-900s.

07/09/2023

Air Arabia launches New three weekly flights to Abu Dhabi from Colombo Sri Lanka!✈️

Air Arabia is expanding its reach with a new route from Abu Dhabi to Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. Starting January 3, 2024, this low-cost carrier will operate three weekly flights to Colombo, making travel more accessible between Abu Dhabi International Airport and Bandaranaike International Airport.

Starting in January 2024, Air Arabia's new direct flights will establish a convenient air link between Abu Dhabi International Airport and Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo, Sri lanka.

The flights are scheduled for Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, providing travelers with increased options for their journey.

1. Airbus A320 Departure: Abu Dhabi (22:10) | Arrival: Colombo (04:00) – Wednesday/Friday/Sunday
2. Airbus A320 Departure: Colombo (04:40) | Arrival: Abu Dhabi (08:05) – Monday/ Thursday/ Saturday

06/09/2023

Cathay Pacific is back in Sri Lanka for passenger services!✈️

Hong Kong’s home airline will operate three non-stop flights per week to and from Colombo from 2 February 2024

Cathay Pacific, the award-winning Hong Kong-based airline, has announced the resumption of flights to and from Colombo beginning 2 February 2024.

After a hiatus of four years, Cathay Pacific is set to soar Sri Lankan skies once again, serving valued local customers and continuing its commitment to connect people across the globe. Cathay Pacific is returning with its Airbus A330 aircraft offering three flights a week operating from Colombo, ensuring a comfortable and premium travel experience for all customers.

30/11/2021

Hundreds of Air NZ pilots to be recalled as airline looks at possible return to service for grounded Boeing 777-300s✈️👇

Air New Zealand has begun the process of reinstating and retraining pilots who were stood down at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In a statement to Newshub, the airline's general manager pilots Craig Tolley said it has been getting ready for take-off since the Government announced the loosening of border requirements from mid-January.

some of the pilots returning to the airline for training operate the Boeing 777-300 aircraft, an aircraft type whose future at the airline was in doubt after Air NZ sent its 777-300 fleet to the desert for storage. However a source close to the 777 programme said the airline may return as many as all 12 of the long-haul fleet to service by the end of 2022.

Source : Newshub.com

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29/11/2021

Heathrow and Gatwick: The 10 countries on the extended travel red list as Omicron variant spreads✈️👇

The UK government has responded to fears of the new 'Omicron' variant

Responding to fears about the new 'Omicron' Covid variant, the UK government has added 10 countries to the red list in the space of three days.

The new variant, which was identified in South Africa, is believed to have spread widely across the southern African region.

Two cases have already been identified in the UK - in Nottingham and Brentwood, Essex - and that number is expected to rise.

The 10 countries added are Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

From today, travellers returning to the UK from these countries will need to quarantine in a managed hotel at their own cost.

Source: MylondonNews

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28/11/2021

Emirates suspends flights to and from SA✈️⛔👇

Emirates airline has suspended passenger flights to and from SA until further notice.

Other countries that will not be allowed to travel into Dubai from Saturday are:

Botswana
Eswatini
Lesotho
Mozambique
Namibia
Zimbabwe
Zambia

“Affected customers do not need to call us immediately for rebooking. Customers can simply hold on to their Emirates ticket and when flights resume, get in touch with their travel agent or booking office to make new travel plans,” the airline said.

“Emirates regrets any inconvenience caused.”

Meanwhile, Air France has cancelled its flights from Johannesburg to Paris.

“Flights to and from SA are cancelled on Saturday November 27 and Sunday November 28.

“Air France is waiting for the conditions applicable from November 29 2021,” the airline said.

“Air France teams at airports and customer relations centres are mobilised to assist customers wishing to modify or postpone their trips.”

Source :- TimesLIVE

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26/11/2021

Qantas brings back Sydney-London Airbus A380 flights🔥✈️🇦🇺👇

The flagship superjumbo returns to the Kangaroo Route.
Qantas' Kangaroo Route from Sydney to London will once again feature the Airbus A380 as of October 30, 2022.

This will be the second destination for the red-tailed superjumbo after it takes wing on the Sydney-Los Angeles route in late March 2022, and comes as the double-decker jets returned from hibernation in California's Mojave Desert several years earlier than Qantas expected.

The airline's initial projections were that demand for international travel wouldn't reach the pre-pandemic levels needed to fill the 485-seat airliner until 2023-2024.

However, a surge of bookings as Australia's borders reopen without quarantine for fully-vaccinated flyers provided a shot in the arm for the superjumbo's prospects.

And in common with all of the returning red-tailed A380s, this one has been upgraded with the latest business class and premium economy seats, along with two new 'premium lounges' at the front of the upper deck and refreshed first class suites

Qantas recommenced its flagship Sydney-London QF1 service on November 1, with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner standing in for the A380 – and with a stopover at Darwin instead of Singapore until late March 2022.

The airline plans to reopen its Singapore Business Lounge in "early December" to cater for Sydney and Melbourne 'VTL' flights, with the Qantas First Lounge expected to follow in early 2022.

Source :- executivetraveler.com

25/11/2021

Lufthansa Will Bring The Airbus A340-600 Back To Frankfurt✈️💙👇

Lufthansa is set to bring the Airbus A340-600 back to Frankfurt after all, even if not for a long time. According to the schedule data, the A340-600 will operate 47 rotations from Lufthansa’s main hub during early 2022. The airline is yet to schedule flights from Munich with the type, despite the Barvarian city initially being earmarked for the type.

Lufthansa, Airbus A340, Frankfurt Airport
Lufthansa has revealed that the Airbus A340-600 will return in January. Photo: Getty Images

Every now and again, miracles do happen, and it seems that the Airbus A340-600 will benefit from one of these miracles. It had seemed hit or miss whether the type would return, having been stored in the Spanish desert. In January, the airline’s CEO Carsten Spohr said that the aircraft wouldn’t return to the skies at all. However, Lufthansa revealed that five of the type would indeed return to the skies earlier this year.

Source : Simpleflying.com

23/11/2021

NEWS❄☃️
Hi Fly Airbus A340 plane lands on Antarctica for first time✈👇

For the first time in history, an Airbus A340 plane has landed on Antarctica.
Hi Fly, a boutique aviation company, was behind the flight. The company specializes in wet leases, which means they hire out both aircraft and air crew and are responsible for handling insurance, maintenance and other logistics.

Hi Fly 801 took off from Cape Town, South Africa on Tuesday, November 2.

Source: CNN.com

17/11/2021

Emirates rolls out premium economy to 105 widebodies in upgrade move✈️🔥👇

Emirates is to retrofit over a 100 of its widebodies with premium economy seats as part of wider cabin upgrade moves which could include a new business class product on its Boeing 777s.

Source : flightglobal.com

16/11/2021

Vietnam Airlines Plans Nonstop Boeing 787-9 San Francisco Flights✈️👇💙

Vietnam Airlines will win the race against Bamboo Airways to launch the first nonstop flights between the United States and Vietnam. Starting on November 28th, Vietnam Airlines will send its Boeing 787-9 to San Francisco from Ho Chi Minh City two times per week. The airline will expand services as travel restrictions allow it to do so. The flight comes after 20 years of Vietnam Airlines laying the groundwork to finally launch nonstop flights between the US and Vietnam.

Starting on November 28th, Vietnam Airlines will fly nonstop from Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in California. The flight is blocked to take 13 hours and 50 minutes from SGN to SFO and 16 hours and 40 minutes on the return to SGN from SFO. The first flight will leave SGN in the evening of November 28th. The first flight from SFO will leave the next day, November 29th, and land in Vietnam on December 1st.Flights will initially operate twice per week.

Source : simpleflying.com

15/11/2021

Rolls-Royce To Re-Engine Silk Way’s Boeing 747 Freighters✈️👇

Rolls-Royce has signed an agreement with Silk Way West Airlines to re-engine the airline’s fleet of Boeing 747-400 freighters. Rolls-Royce will provide Azerbaijani cargo airline Silk Way with replacement engines for five of its Boeing 747-400Fs, supporting its freighter fleet with a minimum of 20,000 flight cycles of engine life for the next five years.

Source- simpleflying.com

15/11/2021

Emirates Returns The Airbus A380 To Another Destination: Bangkok✈️🇹🇭👇

Dubai International Airport (DXB)-based Emirates Airlines has announced that it is returning its flagship Airbus A380 service to Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK). In a company statement released on November 12, 2021, the UAE carrier said that A380 flights between Dubai and Bangkok would resume on November 28, 2021.

By returning its superjumbo jet to the route, Emirates will be able to accommodate an uptick in demand for flights following Thailand’s decision to open up the popular tourist destination to fully vaccinated visitors. In its statement, Emirates says that the daily A380 flights between the Gulf state and Thailand will add much need capacity on the route.

Source - simpleflying.com

15/11/2021

Virgin Atlantic Expected To Return To London Gatwick

Virgin Atlantic could make a dramatic U-turn and return to Gatwick Airport (LGW) as early as next summer. Now following the opening of the United States to international visitors earlier this month, Virgin Atlantic has noticed an increase in demand for long-haul travel and especially so to the United States.

source- Simpleflying.com

13/11/2021

Here is Qantas’ new international flight schedule✈️👇.

Singapore, London and Los Angeles all headline the first week of the airline’s overseas return. Saturday December 18, 2021 is when Qantas expects to resume flying to a select group of international destinations.

It marks the starting point for a gradual rebuilding of its international network, based on advice from the government over the reopening of Australia's international borders once the national vaccination rate passes the 80% milestone.

Singapore, London and Los Angeles all headline the airline's overseas return from December 18, with daily flights – mostly on the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner – and Qantas planning to reopen its lounges at those destinations. Jetsetters can also look forward to taking off for Vancouver, Tokyo, Fiji and Honolulu in the days following.

This list below doesn't include flights between Australia and New Zealand.
Here are the first international routes which Qantas expects to open, based on the airline's schedule - as always, and especially in the era of Covid-19, they're subject to change.

▶️Sydney-Singapore-London/Heathrow: from December 18, 2021 – daily Boeing 787
▶️Sydney-Los Angeles: from December 18, 2021 – daily Boeing 787
▶️Sydney-Singapore: from December 18, 2021 – daily Airbus A330
▶️Sydney-Honolulu: from December 20, 2021 – four Airbus A330 flights per week
▶️Sydney-Tokyo/Haneda: from December 19, 2021 – four Airbus A330 flights per week
▶️Sydney-Vancouver: from December 18, 2021 – three Boeing 787 flights per week
▶️Sydney-Nadi (Fiji): from December 19, 2021 – four Boeing 737 flights per week
▶️Sydney-Hong Kong: from February 14, 2022 – four Airbus A330 flights per week
▶️Sydney-Dallas/Forth Worth: from February 14, 2022 – five Boeing 787 flights per week
▶️Sydney-San Francisco: from February 16, 2022 – three Boeing 787 flights per week

▶️Melbourne-Los Angeles: from December 19, 2021 – four Boeing 787 flights per week
▶️Melbourne-Singapore: from December 18, 2021 – four Airbus A330 flights per week
▶️Melbourne-Hong Kong: from February 15, 2022 – three Airbus A330 flights per week
▶️Melbourne-Tokyo/Haneda: from February 15, 2022 – three Airbus A330 flights per week

▶️Brisbane-Los Angeles: from December 19, 2021 – three Airbus A330 flights per week
▶️Brisbane-Singapore: from December 19, 2021 – three Airbus A330 flights per week
▶️Brisbane-Noumea: from January 8, 2022 – one Boeing 737 flight per week
▶️Brisbane-San Francisco: from February 14, 2022 – three Airbus A330 flights per week

▶️Perth-London/Heathrow: from December 18, 2021 – daily Boeing 787
▶️Perth-Singapore: from February 14, 2022 – daily Airbus A330

Qantas says all passengers on these flights will need to be fully vaccinated.

Source: Executivetravel.com

13/11/2021

British Airways plans to operate its A380s to five further destinations.✈️👇

The next three A380 destinations are Dallas, San Francisco and Singapore, Sydney and JohannesburgJohannesburgjohanasburg

All flights are available for booking right now. A380 flights commence March 27, 2022 and the schedules are expected to be daily.

At time of writing the airline had yet to announce the news but one airport at least, Dallas Fort Worth, has broken the news

And London-Johannesburg operations with the A380 commence on January 10 with the return flight (Johannesburg-London) effective on January 11.

A380 schedules are as follows:

BA 055 London Heathrow-Johannesburg 1820-0725 (following day)
BA 056 Johannesburg-London Heathrow 2010-0525 (following day)

Heathrow-Dallas

BA193 -departing London Heathrow at 1315, arriving into Dallas at 1710
BA192 departing Dallas at 1915, arriving into London Heathrow at 1015 the following day

Heathrow-San Francisco

BA025 - departing London Heathrow at 1110, arriving into San Francisco at 1415
BA024 departing San Francisco at 1650, arriving into London Heathrow at 1055 the following day

Heathrow-Singapore

BA011- departing London Heathrow at 1955, arriving into Singapore at 1605 the following day
BA012 departing Singapore at 2315, arriving into London Heathrow at 0550 the following day

And According to ExecutiveTraveller.com , the British Airways website will once again show availability on flights from London Heathrow (LHR) to Sydney (SYD) with a refueling stop in Singapore (SIN) beginning March 27, 2022.

Source : BusinessTraveller.com

12/11/2021

Boeing 777X arrives in the UAE for Dubai Airshow 2021
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The long-awaited Boeing 777X landed in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on November 9, 2021, five days ahead of its public debut at the Dubai Airshow 2021.

Boeing 777X, registered as N779XW, departed from King County International Airport (BFI), Seattle, the United States on November 8, 2021, and touched down at Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC), Dubai, the UAE. The flight lasted almost 15 hours, according to Radarbox.com data.

On November 4, 2021, Boeing announced it will showcase its new 777X wide-body at the Dubai Airshow 2021. This will be the first international venue for the manufacturer’s twin-jet, which initially intended to debut at the Paris Air Show 2019

Source :aerotimenews.com

12/11/2021

Finnair to serve nearly 100 destinations in summer 2022✈️👇

Finnair aircraft taking off from Manchester airport
Finnair has announced plans to fly to nearly 100 destinations in Asia, Europe and the US in summer 2022.

The season will begin on March 27, 2022, and will include new long-haul routes to Busan in South Korea, Tokyo Haneda and Dallas in the US.

In Asia, Finnair will resume service to Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka and Sapporo “if travel restrictions allow”, while also adding a new service to Tokyo’s Haneda airport.

The airline will also serve the Japanese city of Sapporo as a summer destination for the first time with two weekly frequencies, increase flights to Osaka to double daily in June, and fly to Fukuoka in southern Japan three times per week. Altogether, the carrier will fly up to 40 weekly flights between Helsinki and Japan next summer.

The airline will also fly to Shanghai and daily to Hong Kong, Seoul, Singapore and Bangkok, with additional daily flights to Delhi from June. The new Busan route will be launched in March with three weekly frequencies.

Meanwhile, Finnair will add the Dallas route to the North American network from February 7 – this will be operated four times weekly, offering connections to further destinations via Finnair’s partner American Airlines.

Source : finnair.com

11/11/2021

Boeing Eyes A $6.8 Trillion Asia-Pacific Aviation Market By 2040✈️👇

In a highly bullish forecast, Boeing expects the demand for new aircraft and after-sales service across the Asia-Pacific region over the next two decades to be worth US$6.8 trillion. That’s trillion, not billion. If correct, it will mark a stunning rebound for the region still heavily impacted by COVID-19.

A bullish Asia-Pacific forecast from Boeing,

Boeing’s recently released 2021 Commercial Market Outlook makes the bold prediction. They expect the Asia-Pacific region to account for almost half of the global air traffic by 2040. They estimate the region will need 17,645 new commercial aircraft, which Boeing values at US$3.1 trillion.

To support existing and new aircraft, Boeing expects airlines in the region will require after-sales support valued at US$3.7 trillion.

Except for domestic airline travel within China, airlines and airline markets across the Asia-Pacific region have struggled to recover from COVID-19. In particular, intra-Asia-Pacific international flying remains significantly down on pre-COVID levels.

But bolstered by rising vaccination levels, Boeing thinks Asia-Pacific carriers are well-positioned to capitalize on recovering business and leisure travel as well as air cargo transportation.

Source:- Simpleflying.com