Keishi Nukina

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about ANA and JAL’s potential plans with their newly awarded daytime slots at Tokyo Haneda airport. Today, the airline has officially announced the details of its plans which – among other things – includes adding new destinations like Milan and Istanbul to its route network. ANA’s Plan with […]

Earlier today, November 18, 2019, at the Dubai Airshow, Emirates signed an agreement for 50 Airbus A350 aircraft worth 16 billion dollars. The new firm order replaces the airline’s previously made tentative commitment. Emirates Firms Up an Order for 50 A350s In 2016, Emirates retired its last Airbus A330s and A340s, leaving only the larger

Airbus announced that starting from next year, it will be executing a demonstrator project aimed at studying the viability of two airliners flying in formation to save fuel and reduce emissions. The project, named “fello’fly,” will use a pair of A350s. The concept is sound. However, even if Airbus develops technologies and procedures allowing for

On November 15, 2019, AirAsia announced that it partnered with the online booking portal Kiwi.com to allow its website’s visitors to book flights on other, non-AirAsia group airlines. While it’s certainly an interesting concept, the execution leaves a lot to be desired at this point. AirAsia Partners with Kiwi.com In an effort to leverage its

On November 15, 2019, Fiji Airways took delivery of its first Airbus A350, marking the beginning of a new era of the airline’s long-haul fleet. The aircraft is the first of the two A350s that Fiji Airways ordered back in May 2019. Fiji Airways Takes Delivery of Its First A350 Both of the A350s that

Air Do, a Japanese airline primarily operating domestic flights to the island of Hokkaido, announced yesterday that it will operate two charter rotations from Obihiro to Taipei in February 2019. While the airline has operated international charter flights in the past, this will be the first time for such flights to be operated from Obihiro

On November 11, 2019, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), announced that it has downgraded Malaysia’s safety rating from Category 1 to Category 2. With that, airlines from Malaysia cannot expand their service to the United States at this point. Malaysia Reassessed as a Category 2 Country by the FAA The FAA classifies countries into two

On November 8, 2019, the Federal Air Transport Agency of Russia, Rosaviatsia, published a list of newly awarded air traffic rights. Included among those are numerous routes to Japan including a route that will utilize one of the two new daily slot pairs between Russia and Tokyo Haneda available to Russian airlines. Newly Awarded Russia