AirlinesNew China Eastern Subsidiary Will Only Operate COMAC Aircraft China Eastern Airlines unveiled its new subsidiary in Shanghai Wednesday, saying that it would only operate Chinese aircraft.
While talking about its new regional airline on Chinese social media site Weibo, China Eastern said that OTT Airlines would be the first carrier to operate Commercial Aircraft Corp of China’s COMAC C919.
LinkLufthansa And Eurowings Set To Resume Frankfurt-Calgary Flights Lufthansa is set to return to Calgary from Frankfurt. The flight will be operated in co-operation with Eurowings and will operate on a seasonal basis from the start of June onwards.
LinkNouvelair Looks Towards London Following Thomas Cook Collapse Tunisian private airline Nouvelair is looking to launch its own commercial routes to the UK following the collapse of Thomas Cook. Starting in May, the airline will begin to offer flights from Enfidha Airport to London Gatwick and Manchester airports. Previously, the airline only operated charter flights and flights for tour operators.
LinkBritish Airways Declares Final Boarding For Single Use Plastics British Airways has issued a final boarding call for millions of items of single-use plastic. In fact, by the end of the year, the British flag carrier aims to remove more than 700 tons of single-use plastic from its flights.
LinkCoronavirus Prompts Juneyao To Delay European Fifth Freedom Routes Shanghai-based Juneyao Air has decided to postpone the inauguration of its new routes to Europe. Its planned fifth freedom flights from Shanghai to Dublin, Manchester and Reykjavik via Helsinki have been postponed until further notice.
LinkANA Will Roll Out Virtual Reality Staff Training ANA is planning to roll out a unique form of training for its aircraft maintenance crews and cabin team members, using virtual reality. Virtual reality (known as VR) has become very impressive in recent years thanks to big companies like Facebook investing in the space, although its uptake within the aviation industry has, so far, been limited to entertainment.
LinkPetition Launched To Change China Airlines' Name Amid Virus Crisis A petition has been launched to change China Airlines to Taiwan Airlines, as confusion over the name of the airline has resulted in unnecessary coronavirus bans throughout the Asia Pacific region.
LinkAmerican Airlines Operates Flight Crewed Solely By Jamaicans American Airlines operated its first-ever flight crewed solely by Jamaicans on the weekend. The flight, of course, was to Jamaica.
LinkAmerican Airlines Eyes Direct Doha Flights - What To Expect On top of today’s announcement that American Airlines and Qatar Airways would launch a codeshare agreement, American also announced that it was exploring options for adding flights to Qatar Airways’ hub in Doha. What should passengers expect from this announcement?
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