Short Takes
September 2nd 2016
MRO: Asiana Airlines has signed a five-year agreement with AAR for landing gear overhaul and exchange services on the carrier’s B767 and B777 fleets. Read More »
AirAsia India will add a daily Bangalore-Guwahati, Bangalore-Hyderabad and Goa-Hyderabad A320 service starting September 22. Air China has launched a thrice-weekly Beijing-San Jose A330-200 service, three months later than planned. Alitalia will increase frequency on the Milan-Narita route from four-to five-weekly beginning October 30, at the same time replacing the B777-200ER with the A330-200. Asiana Airlines will replace the B747-400 with the A380 on its daily Incheon-Frankfurt service starting March 1. Cathay Pacific Airways will increase frequency on the Hong Kong-Boston B777-300ER route from four-weekly to daily starting March 26, and it will increase frequency to Vancouver from double daily to 17-weekly from the same date, with the additional frequencies operated by the A350-900. The airline announced this week that it would commence its A350 long haul services on the Hong Kong-Dusseldorf route. China Eastern Airlines will launch a thrice-weekly Beijing-Hangzhou-Sydney A330-200 service from November 15. China Southern Airlines will replace the B787-8 with the B777-300ER on its daily Guangzhou-Vancouver rotation from October 30. Hong Kong Airlines will increase frequency on the Hong Kong-Narita A330-300 route from twice- to thrice-daily commencing November 27, and it will increase A330-300 frequency to Sapporo from daily to eleven-weekly from December 2. SpiceJet will launch a daily Mangalore-Dubai B737-800 service from October 30. Spring Airlines will add a thrice-weekly Guangzhou-Phnom Penh A320 route on September 30.
