ETIHAD 08/09 Winter increase: Update 2
ETIHAD as of 14AUG08′s schedule change in Amadeus has adjusted frequencies and operating aircraft for 2008/09 Winter schedule. The preliminary version 1 was posted last week.
The new changes includes frequency increase to: Read more 
China Eastern aircraft changes in 08/09 Winter
China Eastern is switching operating aircraft to the following cities from 26OCT08, as per 14AUG08 schedule update
Shanghai Pu Dong – Tokyo Narita
|
Flight Number |
Till 25OCT08 |
Eff 26OCT08 |
|
MU523/524 MU521/522 MU271/272 |
332 333 AB6 |
332 320 321 |
Shanghai Pu Dong – Seoul Incheon
|
Flight Number |
Till 25OCT08 |
Eff 26OCT08 |
|
MU5041/5042 MU5033/5034 MU5059/5060 MU5055/5056 MU5051/5052 |
346 - 333 - 333 |
321 321 320 343 320 |
Shanghai Pu Dong – Osaka Kansai
Only the following flights appeared to be updated
|
Flight Number |
Till 25OCT08 |
Eff 26OCT08 |
|
MU515/516 |
320/AB6 |
333 |
Shanghai Pu Dong – Fukuoka
Only the following flights appeared to be updated
|
Flight Number |
Till 25OCT08 |
Eff 26OCT08 |
|
MU517/518 |
320 |
319 |
Shanghai Pu Dong – Bangkok
Only 1 of 2 Daily flight showing aircraft change
|
Flight Number |
Till 25OCT08 |
Eff 26OCT08 |
|
MU547/548 |
332 |
343 |
Other notable aircraft changes is listed below, but some may be simply seasonal adjustments
|
Route |
Till 25OCT08 |
Eff 26OCT08 |
|
Shanghai Pu Dong – Niigata |
320 |
319 |
|
Shanghai Pu Dong – Hiroshima |
320 |
319 |
|
Shanghai Pu Dong – Busan |
332 |
321 |
|
Beijing – Seoul |
333 |
320 |
|
Kunming – Seoul |
333 |
320 |
China Eastern to launch Copenhagen
As of 14AUG08 Amadeus schedule update, 2 of 7 weekly China Eastern’s Shanghai – Frankfurt service is being extended to Copenhagen from 26OCT08
MU297 PVG2355 – 0505+1FRA0645+1 – 0835+1CPH 332 35
MU298 CPH1045 – 1235FRA1440 – 0800+1PVG 332 46
The Shanghai – Frankfurt will still maintain Daily service.
China Eastern A330 to Paris
China Eastern currently showing Airbus A330-200 operating Shanghai – Paris route.
Service to be operated by A340-600 once again, however only operates 01SEP08 to 25OCT08 flight.
China Southern misloads codesharing aircraft
On Amadeus, as of 14AUG08′s schedule update, China Southern’s codeshare service operated by JAL, Korean Air, Garuda Indonesia, Vietnam Airlines and Air France, is showing M82 operating.
AirCalin wet least 767 in Oct/Nov 2008
AirCalin in October and November is planning to wet-lease a Boeing 767-300. The 767 cockpit crew is to be operated by Cougar Leasing Limited. As per Amadeus, the 767 configuration is J11Y126.
The 767 is to be operated on the following routes:
Noumea – Tokyo
Noumea – Sydney Day 2 only
Noumea – Papeete
jetBlue to launch San Francisco – Long Beach
jetBlue today announced it is launching 2 daily San Francisco – Long Beach onboard E190 from 18OCT08. 3rd daily service goes into effect on 02NOV08.
