Airbus has officially announced that during the French Prime Minister's recently concluded official trip to India this week, it has struck a major aircraft leasing deal with Air India and Jet Airways to lease up to 35 aircraft from 2011 onwards. 9W will be leasing 10 Airbus A 330s which are a mixture of A 332s and A 333s where as AI shall be leasing 10 A 330s and 15 A 320s. 9W announced too that some of these A 330s will be used to launch new nonstop flights from Mumbai to Rome as well as services to Amsterdam are being seriously evaluated.
Cathay Pacific has officially announced a major expansion plan for its long haul network from the onset of the IATA Summer 2011 season with 2 new destinations plus major frequency increases. The main highlights are as follows:
AUH - new 4 weekly nonstop flights to be launched from June 1st using a 2 class Airbus A 330-300.
ORD - new daily nonstop flights to be launched from Sept 1st using a Boeing 777-300ER.
YYZ - frequencies increased from 12 weekly to double daily nonstop using a B 773ER for all services effective May 1st.
JFK - frequencies increased from triple daily to 4 times daily from May 2011 using a B 773ER for all services.
Singapore Airlines has officially announced that it shall be launching a new Airbus A 380 route i.e. LAX-Los Angeles from the on set of the IATA Summer 2011 schedule i.e. March 27th. SQ confirmed that the flight to LAX operated via NRT-Tokyo shall be upgraded from a daily B 744 to a daily A 380. It will be the first Asian airline offering trans-pacific A 380 service as a result of this upgrade.
Egypt Air has officially announced changes to its entire network for the IATA Summer 2011 season with capacity increases and adjustments all across the board. The main highlights are as follows:
BAH - frequencies increased from 5 to 6 weekly nonstop flights using a B 738.
CDG - frequencies to be increased from 10 to 11 weekly nonstop flights.
KWI - frequencies increased from double daily to triple daily nonstop.
FCO - frequencies increased from 9 to 12 weekly nonstop flights.
DAM - frequencies increased from 11 weekly to double daily.
MUC - capacity increased from daily B 738 to 2 weekly A 332s + 5 weekly B 738s.
DOH - capacity increased from daily A 320s to 5 weekly A 342s + 2 weekly A 320s.
LCA - frequencies increased from 4 to 5 weekly nonstop flights.
AUH - capacity increased from a daily A 332 to a daily B 772.
BEY - frequencies increased from 16 weekly to triple daily.
BCN - frequencies increased from 5 weekly to daily.
BRU - frequencies increased from 6 weekly to daily.
AMM - frequencies increased from 19 weekly to triple daily.
AMS - frequencies increased from 6 weekly to daily nonstop.
ATH - frequencies reduced from 12 to 10 weekly nonstop flights.
Royal Jordanian has officially revealed many changes to its medium haul network for the IATA Summer 2011 season which sees capacity increases and decreases all round. The main highlights are as follows:
JED – frequencies reduced from triple daily to double daily.
FCO - frequencies increased from 5 to 6 weekly nonstop flights
MUC - frequencies increased from 2 to 3 weekly nonstop flights.
SAH - frequencies increased from 3 to 4 weekly flights.
MCT - frequencies increased from 3 to 4 weekly nonstop flights
BSR - capacity reduced from 4 weekly E95s to 4 weekly E75s.
AMS - frequencies increased from 5 to 6 weekly nonstop flights.
ATH - frequencies reduced from 6 to 5 weekly nonstop flights.
BOM - frequencies increased from 2 to 3 weekly nonstop flights using an A 319.
CMB - frequencies increased from 3 to 4 weekly nonstop flights.
LCA - frequencies increased from 4 to 5 weekly nonstop flights.
KLM has officially announced new changes to its international long haul network for the IATA Summer 2011 season with capacity increases and adjustments. The main highlights are as follows:
XMN - new 3 weekly nonstop flights to be operated to Xiamen, China using a B 772ER.
ALA - frequencies increased from 4 to 5 weekly nonstop flights.
CTU - cargo capacity increased from 4 weekly B 772ERs to 4 weekly B 744 Combis.
EBB/KGL - frequencies increased from 5 to 6 weekly nonstop flights.
Air China has officially announced that it will be increasing frequencies to YVR-Vancouver, Canada for the IATA Summer 2011 season. Currently, CA operates a 10 weekly nonstop service using an A 330-200 for all flights from its Beijing hub. These shall be increased to 12 times per week nonstop using the same aircraft type.
Air Canada has officially announced that it will be increasing capacity to PEK-Beijing for Summer 2011 from May 2nd onwards. Daily flights operated with a Boeing 767-300ER shall be increased to a larger Boeing 777-300ER.
Malaysia Airlines has officially announced that it will be increasing frequencies to ADL-Adelaide, Australia from the on set of the IATA Summer 2011 season i.e. March 27th. Flights shall be upgraded from the current 4 weekly to 6 times per week nonstop operated with a Boeing 777-200ER only. MH is the only airline operating international long haul services to/from ADL.
Air Asia X has officially announced that it shall be launching new nonstop flights to CHC-Christchurch, New Zealand from April 1st 2011. D7 will be operating the flight 4 times per week from its KUL hub using a 2 class configured A 330-300 seating 383 passengers.
Tunis Air of Tunisia has officially announced that it shall be inaugurating new nonstop flights to YUL-Montreal, Canada from June 2012. Flights will be operated twice a week nonstop using an Airbus A 330-200.
Qatar Airways has officially announced that it will be serving EZE-Buenos Aires nonstop from Doha in the near future as the carrier is now seriously focusing on expanding its presence in Latin America. It has also confirmed that it will be launching 2 new cities in China as part of its expansion plan in 2011-12. These two are expected to be Xiamen and Chengdu.
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