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Vanilla Air Completes Integration with Peach

The Last Vanilla Air Flight Just Landed – Starting Tomorrow, It’s Only Peach Aviation

Last year, ANA announced that it would be merging its two low-cost subsidiaries, Vanilla Air and Peach Aviation. Naturally, it decided to discontinue the lesser known Vanilla brand and keep the better-known Peach one. Earlier today, Vanilla Air’s last scheduled flight landed, bringing the six year history of the airline to an end. Vanilla Air […]

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United Airlines Star Wars 737-900

United Teams Up with Star Wars, Introduces a Special Livery, New Safety Video, and More

United Airlines announced that it has teamed up with the latest – and last – Star Wars movie, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. As part of that, the airline will paint one of its aircraft in a special livery promoting the movie and introduce a new safety video among other things. A United 737-800

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Starlux Airlines A321neo

Starlux Airlines Takes Delivery of Its First Airbus A321neo in Preparation for Next Year’s Launch

In November 2016, K.W. Chang, former Chairman of Eva Air, announced that he would be launching a new airline, Starlux Airlines. Over the next couple of years, the airline started working on its certifications, ordered its first aircraft, and recruited its first staff. Yesterday, it has taken delivery of its first aircraft, an Airbus A321neo.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay Aircraft

ANA and JAL Reveal the Livery of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay Aircraft

Earlier this year, in July, it was announced that ANA and JAL would be joining forces as the Supporting Partners for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay. Today, the livery of the aircraft that will do the job was revealed. ANA and JAL’s Partnership with the Tokyo Olympics ANA and JAL became Tokyo 2020 Official Airline

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American Airlines Flagship Lounge at JFK Seating

Review: American Airlines Flagship Lounge at New York JFK Airport

Having extensive operations out of New York JFK, American Airlines operates a Flagship Lounge – as well as an Admirals Club and a Flagship First Dining restaurant – at terminal 8, its home at the airport. Prior to catching a Cathay Pacific flight to Hong Kong, I had a chance to briefly visit the lounge.

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Air New Zealand to Launch Auckland - Newark and Cut Los Angeles - London in October 2020

Air New Zealand to Launch Auckland – Newark and Cut Los Angeles – London in October 2020

On October 23, 2019, Air New Zealand announced some major changes to its long-haul network. It decided to launch non-stop flights between Auckland and Newark in the New York area and to cut its longstanding fifth freedom route between Los Angeles and London in October 2020. Yesterday, the airline revealed further details about the new

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Narita, Kansai, and Centrair Airports Announce Record-Breaking Passenger Numbers for H1 FY2019

Narita, Kansai, and Centrair Airports Announce Record-Breaking Passenger Numbers for H1 FY2019

Over the last couple of days, the latest traffic numbers for Narita, Kansai, Itami, Kobe, and Nagoya Centrair airports were released. All of those except for Osaka International Airport (Itami) broke their past records. Narita Airport Serves 22.6 Million Passengers in H1 FY2019 Narita International Airport Corporation reported that a total of 22.6 million passengers

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ANA Vladivostok Flight

ANA Reveals Details of Tokyo Narita – Vladivostok Route Scheduled to Start in March 2020

Back in July, ANA All Nippon Airways announced its intention to start flights between Tokyo and Vladivostok next year. Yesterday, the airline provided more details about the new service, and today, it started selling tickets on the route. NH883/884: Tokyo Narita – Vladivostok and Back ANA will fly between Tokyo Narita (NRT) and Vladivostok (VVO)

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Skymark Airlines to Return to Tokyo Narita in November 2019 with Flights to Saipan and Nagoya

Skymark Airlines to Return to Tokyo Narita in November 2019 with Flights to Saipan and Nagoya

Earlier today, the Tokyo Haneda-based low-cost carrier Skymark Airlines revealed schedules for its planned flights from Tokyo Narita to Saipan and Nagoya Centrair. While the airline occasionally operates charter flights out of Tokyo Narita, the new flights will be its first scheduled flights out of the airport since October 2014. BC811/816: Tokyo Narita – Saipan

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