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Delta and Virgin Atlantic this weekend add to their trans-Atlantic joint...
Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) and Virgin Atlantic Airways (London) this weekend are marking the launch of their new services between London (Heathrow) and Los Angeles and London-Heathrow and Atlanta...
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SriLankan Airlines takes delivery of its first Airbus A330-300
SriLankan Airlines (Colombo), the national carrier of Sri Lanka, yesterday (October 30) took delivery of its first (of six) Airbus A330-300 becoming a new operator for the type. The wide-body aircraft...
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Thai Airbus A330-321 HS-TEG operating as flight TG 47 overruns the runway at...
Thai Airways International (Bangkok) flight TG 47 scheduled to operate from Khon Kaen to Bangkok with Airbus A330-321 HS-TEG (msn 112) aborted the takeoff and skidded off the runway as it attempted to...
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Delta to increase the New York-Athens frequencies for the next summer season
Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) is increasing its flights from New York John F. Kennedy International Airport to Athens International Airport for the 2015 summer season. Delta will resume operations with a...
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Finnair is coming to Chicago O’Hare for next summer
Finnair (Helsinki) will start flying to Chicago (O’Hare) next summer, from June 13 to October 17, 2015. Flights will be operated three times a week with Airbus A330 aircraft. Departures from Helsinki...
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This won’t go over well in Seattle, Delta turns to rival Airbus for new...
Delta Air Lines (Seattle/Tacoma) as previously reported, is building up its new and growing Seattle/Tacoma hub, the home of Boeing. The build-up at SEA is at the apparent expense of its “partner”...
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Hong Kong Airlines celebrates its 8th Anniversary
Hong Kong Airlines (Hong Kong) is celebrating its 8th anniversary. The airline issued this statement and logo: Since its establishment in 2006, Hong Kong Airlines has grown to become an...
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Lufthansa resumes Munich-Miami service
Lufthansa (Frankfurt) is resuming flights to Florida from its Munich hub. Starting today (December 2), the airline will operate five flights a week to the Sunshine State in addition to its daily...
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Virgin Atlantic to add a second daily seasonal flight to Miami
Virgin Atlantic Airways (London) is adding a second daily flight to Miami for the winter season 2015/2016. The second flight, operated with Airbus A330-300 aircraft, will start on October 25, 2015...
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Malaysia Airlines suspends the trading of its shares as it becomes an...
Malaysia Airlines (Kuala Lumpur) has suspended the trading of its shares. The beleaguered airline which is majority owned (70 percent) by the state investment fund Khazanah Nasional, is acquiring the...
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The first 242 ton Maximum Take-off Weight (MTOW) version of the Airbus...
Airbus (Toulouse) on January 12 issued this statement: The newest evolution in Airbus’ market-leading widebody jetliner product line – the A330 with an increased 242-ton maximum takeoff weight...
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SAS to launch an improved business class experience on January 28
Scandinavian Airlines-SAS (Stockholm) has announced it will launch a new improved business class experience for its long-haul flights staring on January 28. The airline issued this statement: On...
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Iberia to resume summer flights to Havana
Iberia (Madrid) is resuming summer seasonal service to Havana, Cuba with five weekly flights starting on June 1. The flag carrier will also operate three weekly flights on a Madrid – Medellin – Cali –...
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Skymark Airlines to ground its Airbus A330s, will cut 15% of its flights as...
Skymark Airlines (Tokyo-Haneda) announced today (January 29) it was filing for bankruptcy protection with the district court in Tokyo. The reorganizing airline announced it would eliminate 15 percent...
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Skymark Airlines operates its last Airbus A330 revenue flight
Skymark Airlines (Tokyo-Haneda) yesterday (January 31) operated its last Airbus A330-300 revenue flight. According to ZipanguFlyer, the last revenue flight from Tokyo (Haneda) was flight BC 727 to...
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Turkish Airlines Airbus A330-300 skids off the runway at Kathmandu
Turkish Airlines (Istanbul) flight TK 726 from Istanbul skidded off a foggy runway today (March 4) while landing at Kathmandu, Nepal. The Airbus A330-303 TC-JOC (msn 1522) had already aborted a...
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The first 242-ton Airbus A330-300 is rolled out in Delta colors
Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) will take delivery this year of the first 242-ton Airbus A330-300 as a launch customer. Airbus has issued this statement and photos: Just four months after entering the Final...
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Cebu Pacific Air to launch flights to Doha, Qatar
Cebu Pacific Air (Manila) will launch twice weekly nonstop flights between Manila and Doha, Qatar, starting on June 4, 2015. CEB will be the only Philippine carrier flying between these two cities,...
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Delta and Virgin Atlantic expand their trans-Atlantic joint venture schedule...
Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) and Virgin Atlantic Airways (London) are celebrating a significant expansion of their trans-Atlantic partnership with the introduction of six new daily services. The two...
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EASA certifies the new 242 ton version of the Airbus A330-300
Airbus (Toulouse) has issued this statement today: The latest variant of the highly successful A330 – the new 242 metric ton A330-300 – has achieved certification from the European airworthiness...
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