Zambezi Airlines resumes operations
Zambezi Airlines (Lusaka) resumed regional operations on June 17 by wet-leasing two Bombardier CRJ200 regional jets from SA Express (South African Express) (Johannesburg). The route structure is...
View ArticleAustrian Airlines moves ahead with the phase out of its seven Boeing 737-800s
Austrian Airlines (Vienna) is planning to acquire seven additional Airbus A320s in order to replace its remaining Boeing 737s by the summer of 2013. Austrian currently operates seven Boeing 737-800s....
View ArticleBelavia to start nonstop Minsk-Barcelona flights on December 26
Belavia Belarusian Airlines (Minsk) has announced it will launch a new route from its Minsk hub to Barcelona, Spain on December 26. The new route will be operated twice-weekly with Boeing 737s....
View ArticleSouthwest Airlines orders up to 268 additional Blended Winglets sets
Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) (Seattle) has announced the largest single order in its history, with Southwest Airlines (Dallas) purchasing up to 268 additional sets of Blended Winglets for Boeing...
View ArticleAlaska Airlines orders 13 Boeing 737-900 ERs, 20 737 MAX 8s and 17 MAX 9s
Alaska Airlines (Seattle/Tacoma) today announced an order for 50 Boeing aircraft, including the 737 MAX—the new engine variant of the world’s best-selling airliner. The aircraft, which will be...
View ArticleLOT Polish Airlines to shrink in size, Boeing 737s and 767s to be retired
LOT Polish Airlines (Warsaw), because of its continued financial losses, is going to shrink in size according to this report by the Wall Street Journal. The carrier is phasing out its Boeing 737s and...
View ArticleVision Airlines launches Sanford-Gulfport/Biloxi flights
Vision Airlines (Atlanta) started a new route linking Sanford (near Orlando) and Gulfport/Biloxi on February 6 per Anna Aero. Gulfport/Biloxi appears to be location of its current winter operations....
View ArticleMalindo Air to launch operations on two routes on March 22
Malindo Air (Kuala Lumpur) will launch operations with Boeing 737s on the Kuala Lumpur-Kota Kinabalu (three times daily) and Kuala Lumpur-Kuching (four times daily) routes on March 22. Malindo Air is...
View ArticleReuters: Lufthansa is willing to endure more strikes in order to gain...
Lufthansa (Frankfurt), according to this report by Reuters, is willing to endure additional strikes like last week (even with its pilots) in order to gain the flexibility it needs. The company is...
View ArticleAirzena Georgian Airways to lease a Boeing 737-700 from ALC
Air Lease Corporation has announced the long term lease of one Boeing 737-700 jet aircraft (msn 33015) to Airzena Georgian Airways (Tbilisi, Georgia). The aircraft is scheduled for delivery in...
View ArticleReuters: Nok Air to order Boeing 737 MAX aircraft
Nok Air (Bangkok) according to Reuters is expected to place an order for new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to replace its current Boeing 737s. The order will be announced by Boeing at the Singapore Airshow...
View ArticleShandong Airlines plans to finalize an order for 50 Boeing 737 aircraft
Shandong Airlines (Jinan, Shandong Province, China) has announced its intention to order 50 Boeing 737 aircraft including 16 Next-Generation 737s and 34 737 MAXs for delivery between 2016 and 2020....
View ArticlePIA retires it last two Boeing 737-300s
PIA-Pakistan International Airlines (Karachi) retired its last two Boeing 737-300s (AP-BCD and AP-BCF) on June 17 according to The History of PIA. PIA was the first Asian operator of Boeing 737-300....
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