- ANA to Fly 787 Dreamliner's Inaugural Flight as International Charter from Narita to HK[Jul. 25, 2011]
ANA is proud to announce that it will operate its first revenue flight of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner as a charter international flight from Tokyo, Narita to Hong Kong.
- Etihad Celebrates Five Years of Service to Sudan with Fifth Weekly Flight[Jul. 24, 2011]
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has celebrated both its fifth anniversary of non-stop services between Abu Dhabi and Khartoum and the introduction of its fifth weekly flight on the route.
- Airline News and Deals[Jul. 24, 2011]
Garuda Indonesia expands China market: Garuda Indonesia, Indonesia's national airline, now has five weekly flights on the Jakarta-Beijing route, daily Jakarta-Guangzhou flights and four weekly Jakarta-Shanghai flights. To meet the demand by Chinese travelers, it will launch direct flights to Bali soon. Ticket reservations and promotions at www.garuda-indonesia.com.
- Korean Air Launches Cargo Flight Between Seoul and China's Chengdu[Jul. 23, 2011]
Korean Air has launched a regular cargo flight between southwest China's city of Chengdu and Seoul, airport authorities confirmed Saturday.
- Thailand Opens Direct Flight Between Bangkok and China's Guilin[Jul. 23, 2011]
Orient Thai Airlines has launched a direct flight route between Bangkok and south China's resort city of Guilin, airport authorities said Saturday.
- Wuhan to Have Direct Flights to Tokyo, Paris[Jul. 20, 2011]
Air China said it will launch direct flights from central China's Wuhan city to Japan's Tokyo in August and Air France may also start its Paris-Wuhan route in September, Xinhua News Agency reported Wednesday.
- China Airlines to Add Two Direct Flight Destinations in China[Jul. 20, 2011]
China Airlines (CAL), Taiwan's major carrier, will add two more cities to domestic destination list in September at the earliest, the airline said Wednesday.
- Air Astana Earns US$37 Million First-Half Pre-Tax Profit[Jul. 20, 2011]
Air Astana posted a pre-tax profit of US$36.9 million for the first half of 2011, up 10.4% over the corresponding period in 2010.
- Singapore Airlines to Increase Flights in 2011-2012 Winter Schedule[Jul. 20, 2011]
Singapore Airlines said it will increase frequencies to a variety of destinations during the northern hemisphere's winter operating season in response to growing demand. An additional daily service will be introduced on the Singapore-Bangkok route, increasing flight frequency to five per day from four, while services between SIN and Tokyo Haneda will return to twice-daily from daily. Frequency on the SIN-Osaka route will increase to 11 flights per week from 10.
- Air Southwest to Cease Operations Sep. 30[Jul. 20, 2011]
Air Southwest will cease operations at the end of September, owing partly to the planned closure of its home base, Plymouth City Airport, in December. The small UK regional carrier had anticipated keeping its Newquay base, but ultimately decided those flights are "not viable on their own without the association with Plymouth."