McDonnell Douglas DC-10

McDonnell Douglas DC-10: A Trijet That Remains Relevant Decades On

The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 is still flying in 2019. While this statement may not come as a surprise for aviation enthusiasts well-aware of the DC-10’s prowess as a cargo aircraft, back in 1979, few would have expected the DC-10 to fly for another four decades. Arguably redeemed by decades of reliable service, the DC-10 was,

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KAL Lounge Prestige West Incheon

Review: KAL Lounge Prestige Class West at Seoul Incheon Airport

When Korean Air moved from terminal 1 to terminal 2 at Seoul Incheon airport, it opened four new lounges in the new terminal. Besides a first class lounge and a “Miler Club Lounge” for its own elite members flying in business or first class, it also opened a pair of business class lounges. Prior to

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Air Do to Operate a Pair of Obihiro - Taipei Charter Flights in February 2020

Air Do to Operate a Pair of Obihiro – Taipei Charter Flights in February 2020

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

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FAA Downgrades Malaysia's Safety Rating to Category 2, Only AirAsia X Potentially Affected

FAA Downgrades Malaysia’s Safety Rating, Potentially Affects AirAsia X’s Plans

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

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S7 Airlines Operates the Most Routes to Japan

S7 Airlines to Move Vladivostok to Haneda and Other New Russia – Japan Traffic Rights

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

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AirAsia X Launches Kuala Lumpur - Singapore, Enters into Profit Sharing Agreement with AirAsia

AirAsia X Launches Kuala Lumpur – Singapore, Shares Profit with AirAsia

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

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Haneda Airport International Terminal

Haneda’s Operator, Japan Airport Terminal Co., Releases H1 FY2019 Financial Results

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

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HK Express to Receive 16 Airbus A321neos Originally Ordered for Cathay Dragon

HK Express to Receive 16 Airbus A321neos Originally Ordered for Cathay Dragon

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

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