The Kuwait-based premium-service airline had been operating scheduled passenger services to Bahrain, Beirut, Cairo, Dubai, Istanbul, Sharm el Sheikh and Vienna with a fleet of 7 leased Airbus A320-214s. The aircraft were uniquely configured with 26 first class and 96 premium economy seats. ALAFCO and...
One of Mexico's leading airlines, which was forced to suspend operations in August 2010, is planning to relaunch services under new ownership in the coming weeks. The much reduced route network is initially expected to include domestic services to Cancun, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Oaxaca, Tuxtla Gutierrez...
Crystal Thai Airlines (CTA), a Thai/South Korean joint-venture, was scheduled to operate its inaugural service from Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport to Muan, South Korea today (3 February 2011) after delaying its launch by four days. This was to be followed by a second South Korean destination, Incheon....
The Ecuadorian carrier which derives its name from the Galapagos lslands that its serves, received the first of five Airbus A319-112s (reg HC-CKL / serial 1866) on 21 January 2010. All five have been leased from ILFC and were formerly operated by Mexicana. Delivery of the second (HC-CKM / 1872) is thought...
The Almaty based airline, which is national carrier of Kazakhstan, and a joint venture with BAE Systems, has announced plans to order six new-build Airbus A320s from the manufacturer in a deal that it values at US $268 million. Deliveries are expected to begin in 2012. The airline already operates seven...
The new national flag carrier for the West African republic confirmed to me yesterday that they will launch African regional services from Dakar on 25 January 2011 with two Airbus A320-214s (reg 6V-AIH, serial 799, and 6V-AII / 879). Both aircraft, which left Perpignan on delivery to Dakar yesterday...
The Filipino low-cost carrier will this month take delivery of its first new-build aircraft, an Airbus A320-232 (RP-C8991, serial 4533). The mainly domestic airline, that also links Cebu and Kalibo with Incheon in South Korea, already operates three similar aircraft, acquired on the used market and a...