After receiving its public air carrier's license from the CAAC on 8 December 2011, the start-up carrier has announced plans to bring forward its launch of services and now expects to operate its first flight from the north-eastern port city of Dalian to Shenzhen on 26 December 2011. The carrier also...
The Thai low-cost carrier, in which largest shareholder Thai Airways International recently increased its stake to 49%, will shortly introduce the first three of seven planned, 189-seat, Boeing 737-800s. Two aircraft (reg HS-DBA, serial 33813 and HS-DBB/ 33814) are former Ryanair machines that are being...
The Rwandan flag carrier took delivery in Seattle of its first ever brand new aircraft on 25 August 2011, in the form of the first of two new Boeing 737-800s (reg 9XR-WF, serial 40892). RwandAir became the first African carrier to take delivery of a Boeing 737 fitted with Boeing's latest Sky Interior...
Air Turkya will be the name of Air Berlin's planned new Antalya-based leisure airline. Details are sparse, but the new carrier is expected to launch holiday charter services between Turkey and Germany in the winter of 2011, utilising an initial fleet of three Boeing 737-800s, which will be sourced...
Reports from Russia suggest that fast-growing UTair Aviation will place an order for no less than 40 Boeing 737-800s before the end of this year's Paris air show. Why not: Comment on this latest piece of gossip by simply signing in and leaving your thoughts below (not yet a member, joining takes...
Originally known by the project name "La Nueva Aerolinea", the start-up low cost carrier is planning to launch services in the first quarter of 2012. Having originally planned to operate out of Bogota, VivaColombia has instead opted for Medellin's Rionegro International airport, from where...
The Jordanian start-up airline, which was created in November 2010, wet-leased a Travel Service Boeing 737-800 (reg OK-TVP, serial 25555) on 21 March 2011. The carrier is part of the Iraq-based Dabbas International Group, which has interests in industry, general trading, hotels, travel and tourism. Not...