Short Takes
September 27th 2019
ROUTES: China Southern Airlines will launch Shanghai Pudong and Shenzhen to Tokyo Narita from October 27 and 29, respectively. Read More » Sichuan Airlines will commence nonstop twice a week flights between Chengdu and Vancouver on November 5. It will continue to operate one a week Chengdu – Shenyang – Vancouver services with A330s. In the final week of October, Spring Airlines will introduce daily Guangzhou – Jeju, Nanjing – Phnom Penh, Shanghai Pudong – Tokyo Narita and Xi’An – Phnom Penh flights. In the same week, it will begin operating Xi’An – Ibaraki four times a week, three a week flights between Xi’An – Saga and twice a week Yangzhou/Taizhou – Seoul Incheon. It also will expand its network to four a week services from Jieyang/Chaoshan – Macau, Shenyang – Jinan – Macau and Taizhou – Macau. Zhejiang Loong Airlines will offer its first route to Central Asia, twice a week flights from Xi’An – Tashkent, from today to October 25. EVA Air will increase Taipei Taoyuan – Cebu to eight a week from November 10. AirAsia will launch a four times a week Kuala Lumpur – Da Lat route on December 20. Malaysia Airlines has commenced flying Kuala Lumpur to Pekanbaru and to Solo/Surakarta, both twice a week.
AIRLINES: Air New Zealand has finalized an order for eight 787-10s for an estimated value of US$2.7 billion. All Nippon Airways has signed a NacelleLife support contract with Safran Nacelles for the carrier’s three A380s. As it continues to cut costs, Etihad Airways said this week it would delay the entry into service of five A350-1000s. The airline lost US$1.28 billion in its last financial year.
LEASING: Air Lease Corporation (ALC) delivered a new A321200neo LR aircraft on long-term lease to Air Astana. The Pratt & Whitney-powered jet is the first of seven A321-200neo LRs to be delivered to the airline from the lessor’s order book.
MRO: India’s newest international carrier, joint venture Vistara, has signed a long-term contract with Airbus Flight Hour Services Tailored Support Package that would eventually cover the MRO of 62 aircraft.
