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Air Do to Consider International Flights as Part of Its 2018 - 2020 Midterm Plan

Air Do to Consider International Flights as Part of Its 2018 – 2020 Midterm Plan

Yesterday, Air Do released its midterm plan (for years 2018 to 2020). While it included the usual things such as the fact that they expect their profits to grow over the next three years, there was one line that stood out in the release to me. Air Do and International Flights The part of the […]

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JAL 767-300ER to Receive Decals Commemorating the 35th Anniversary of Tokyo Disney Resort

JAL 767-300ER to Receive Decals Commemorating the 35th Anniversary of Tokyo Disney Resort

Earlier today, Japan Airlines and Oriental Land, the operator of Tokyo Disney Resort, jointly announced that one of the airline’s Boeing 767-300ER aircraft will get decorated with decals commemorating the 35th anniversary of Tokyo Disney Resort. ‘JAL Celebration Express’ and Other Disney Liveries The 767-300ER registered JA612J is expected to enter into service in the

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ANA Unveils Details of New Honolulu Lounge That It Plans to Open in Spring 2019

ANA Unveils Details of New Honolulu Lounge That It Plans to Open in Spring 2019

A couple of months ago, I wrote about the details of the three A380s that ANA has on order. Besides the aircraft’s seats featuring some minor enhancements compared to ANA’s existing aircraft, the most interesting part about the A380s is that each of the three will be in a different livery and that the aircraft

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AirAsia X to Increase Frequency on Osaka Kansai - Honolulu to Daily

AirAsia X to Increase Frequency on Osaka Kansai – Honolulu to Daily

Earlier today, AirAsia X announced that it would increase the frequency of its Osaka Kansai – Honolulu route from four-times-a-week to daily starting in August 2018. D71/2: Kuala Lumpur – Osaka Kansai – Honolulu and Back AirAsia X’s flights between Osaka Kansai and Honolulu were launched back in June 2017 as an extension of the

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Japan Airlines Outlines Its Plans to Start a Medium and Long-Haul Low-Cost Carrier in 2020

Japan Airlines Outlines Its Plans to Start a Medium and Long-Haul Low-Cost Carrier in 2020

In a press release published yesterday, Japan Airlines outlined its plans to start a new medium and long-haul low-cost carrier. The airline’s intent to start such an airline has been known for several weeks, but some new important details solidifying the plan were announced yesterday. JAL’s New Medium and Long-Haul Low-Cost Carrier While the new

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Each of ANAs Upcoming A380s Will Wear a Different Livery (...and Some More Details)

Each of ANAs Upcoming A380s Will Wear a Different Livery (…and Some More Details)

Over a year ago, I wrote about ANA revealing Flying Honu, the special livery that one of their A380s will wear. At that time, I believed the first aircraft would wear the special livery with the other two wearing the standard ANA livery. As such, I was disappointed when ANA announced that all three aircraft

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NokScoot to Launch Scheduled Flights Between Bangkok Don Muang and Tokyo Narita in June 2018

NokScoot to Launch Scheduled Flights Between Bangkok Don Muang and Tokyo Narita in June 2018

Earlier this month, NokScoot, a Thai low-cost airline, announced that it will launch scheduled flights between Bangkok Don Muang and Tokyo Narita. XW101/102: Bangkok Don Muang – Tokyo Narita and Back The new NokScoot flights between the Thai capital and Tokyo Narita airport will operate daily starting on June 1, 2018, with the following schedule:

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Trip Preview: To Phuket for Spotting Onboard a Variety of Star Alliance Business Class Products

When, during a spotting trip to Sapporo, Yukihiro asked me whether I would join him for a spotting trip to Phuket about three weeks later, I half-jokingly said yes. Having seen some great photos from the airport recently, upon my return from Sapporo, I decided to make that half-joke a reality. Finding Suitable Flights to

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JAL Launches "Dokokani Mile Southern Islands Edition" for Departures Out of Kagoshima and Naha

JAL Launches “Dokokani Mile Southern Islands Edition” for Departures Out of Kagoshima and Naha

Last summer, I introduced JAL’s “Dokokani Mile” program where Japan-based JAL Mileage Bank members can get a domestic roundtrip ticket from Tokyo and Osaka to a random destination for 6,000 miles roundtrip. Yesterday, JAL announced launch of the program’s “Southern Islands Edition” for flights departing from Kagoshima and Naha to one of Japan’s islands in

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