quinta-feira, 16 de janeiro de 2020
segunda-feira, 13 de janeiro de 2020
Spirit Airlines finalises order for 100 Airbus A320neo Family aircraft
U.S.-based Spirit Airlines has finalised a purchase agreement with Airbus for 100 A320neo Family aircraft. In October, the two parties had signed and announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the purchase of up to 100 of the aircraft – a mix of A319neo, A320neo, and A321neo – to meet the airline’s future fleet requirements.
Spirit is based in South Florida and is the fastest-growing airline in the United States, with flights throughout the U.S., Latin America and the Caribbean. The airline will announce an engine selection at a later date.
Featuring the widest single-aisle cabin in the sky, the best-selling A320neo Family, comprising the A319neo, A320neo, and A321neo, will deliver a fuel-burn reduction of approximately 20% as well as 50% less noise compared to previous-generation aircraft, thanks to incorporating the very latest technologies including new-generation engines and Sharklets.
Firm orders worldwide for the A320neo Family now have surpassed 7,300 from more than 110 global customers.
Air Senegal launched three-weekly flights to Marseille Provence from Dakar on 12 December, with an onwards flight to Barcelona El Prat
segunda-feira, 6 de janeiro de 2020
Nigeria's Ibom Air studies int'l route options
Ibom Air (IAN, Uyo) is planning to offer direct flights from Nigeria to Cameroon in the near future according to a report carried by the Vanguard Nigeria daily newspaper.
Talking to the media recently, Secretary to the Akwa Ibom State Government, Emmanuel Ekuwem said: “There’s a demand from our neighbouring country, Cameroon, for Cameroonians to be connected directly to Lagos or Abuja instead of flying to Lomé [Togo] before connecting a flight to Abuja or Lagos.”
During his briefing, he revealed that Ibom Air has traffic rights to fly to Cameroon from Uyo, Abuja or Lagos and that the airline was planning to launch flights to Douala initially. According to the ch-aviation schedules module, ASKY Airlines (KP, Lomé) is currently the only carrier operating between Cameroon and Nigeria offering three weekly flights from Lagos to Douala and from Abuja to Yaoundé Nsimalen.
There are currently no details on the new Douala route specifics like the planned start date or weekly frequency, although Ekuwem confirmed that Uyo's international terminal building will be ready to handle flights before the end of 2020.
Ibom Air, which commenced scheduled operations in June last year, presently operates a 17x weekly service from Uyo to Abuja and a similar weekly frequency to Lagos with its fleet of three CRJ900s.
Ch aviation
Corsair updates W20 A330-900neo operations as of 03JAN20
French carrier Corsair has filed additional routes to be operated by the new A330-900neo aircraft, as the airline extends schedule listing in the OAG until early-February 2021. Planned A330-900neo service during winter 2020/21 season as follows.
Paris Orly – Mauritius eff 29JAN21 1 weekly
*Paris Orly – Newark eff 01SEP20 1 daily
Paris Orly – Pointe-a-Pitre eff 14DEC20 1 daily (until 23JAN21)
Paris Orly – St. Denis de la Reunion eff 24JAN21 1 daily
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EGYPTAIR increases London Heathrow capacity in S20
EGYPTAIR during peak summer season in 2020 plans to increase Cairo – London Heathrow capacity, as the airline plans regular Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner service. From 26JUN20 to 13SEP20, MS779/780 service to be operated by Boeing 787 instead of 737-800, from Fridays to Sundays.
MS777 CAI0910 – 1335LHR 77W D
MS779 CAI1630 – 2055LHR 73H 4
MS779 CAI1635 – 2105LHR 73H 123
MS779 CAI1635 – 2105LHR 789 567
MS778 LHR1500 – 2045CAI 77W D
MS780 LHR2210 – 0355+1CAI 789 567
MS780 LHR2210 – 0355+1CAI 73H x567
Cathay Pacific S20 Europe service changes as of 03JAN20
Cathay Pacific last week filed service changes to Europe for summer 2020 season, including service increase to Barcelona during peak season.
Hong Kong – Barcelona 04JUL20 – 30AUG20 Increase from 4 to 5 weekly. Additional flight operated by A350-900XWB
CX321 HKG0020 – 0735BCN 351 x246
CX321 HKG0020 – 0735BCN 359 6
CX318 BCN1300 – 0705+1HKG 359 6
CX318 BCN1320 – 0720+1HKG 351 x246
Already reflected in the airline’s inventory in the last few weeks, the airline last week adjusted operational schedule, based on comparison with summer 2019:
Hong Kong – Frankfurt eff 29MAR20 Reduce from 10 to 7 weekly
Hong Kong – Paris CDG eff 31MAY20 Reduce from 12 to 10 weekly
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