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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

On November 10, 2019, AirAsia X launched double daily flights between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. These flights operate, as revealed in AirAsia Group’s filing with Bursa Malaysia today, as part of a profit sharing agreement between AirAsia and AirAsia X. AirAsia X’s Profit Sharing Agreement with AirAsia AirAsia X’s newest – and, at just one

At the end of last week, Japan Airport Terminal Co., the operator of Tokyo Haneda’s terminals released its financial results for the first half of fiscal year 2019. Besides a minor decrease in total revenue, the company also recorded a considerably year-over-year drop in operating and ordinary profit. Japan Airport Terminal Co. H1 FY2019 Financial

On Friday, November 8, Cathay Pacific announced that 16 of the 32 Airbus A321neos that the group currently has on order will be delivered to HK Express instead of Cathay Dragon. This marks the first major development for the Hong Kong-based low-cost carrier since its acquisition by Cathay Pacific earlier this year. Cathay Pacific Group’s

As part of its economy and premium economy class service overhaul, Lufthansa will be downgrading its meals, switching headphones, and adding a “water service.” The changes were first reported on Vielflieger, a German aviation forum, and are expected to come into effect on November 28, 2019. Lufthansa’s New, Downgraded Economy Class Service Lufthansa’s service is,