The board of Japan’s All Nippon Airways has approved a major fleet acquisition for the airline of 20 Boeing 777-9Xs, six 777-300ERs and 14 787-9 wide bodies, as well as 23 Airbus A321neo and seven A320neo narrow bodies. “The aircraft we have selected will enable us to modernize and expand our fleet further as we
Japan Air Lines subsidiary Japan Transocean Air (JTA) has selected the Boeing 737-800 to replace its fleet of 737-400s on regional services from the island of Okinawa. The agreement with Boeing is for 12 -800s, and allows JTA the flexibility to change to the 737MAX if required. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation
The first Airbus A380 for Korean carrier Asiana has emerged from the manufacturer’s paint shop in Hamburg. The aircraft will now have its interior cabin, inflight entertainment system, air conditioning, lighting and other cabin amenities fitted in Hamburg before delivery to the airline in June. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login
Air New Zealand has extended its agreement with the Cook Islands government to operate non-stop services from Rarotonga to Los Angeles and to Sydney, firming up the November 2013 that the airline was the preferred bidder for the services. The airline has operated the services since 2007 and 2010 respectively, and has extended the arrangement
Emirates Airline has announced it has extended its sponsorship of the Collingwood AFL club for a further five years until the end of the 2019 football season. The new agreement will extend its arrangement with Collingwood to over 20 years, the airline’s longest running corporate sponsorship in Australia. This content is available exclusively to Australian
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has announced that satellite evidence has shown without doubt that the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 had crashed in the southern Indian Ocean off the southwest coast of Australia. In an unscheduled Monday evening media conference which was attended by reletiaves of the 239 passengers on board, Mr Rajak said: “With