LAN 319 replace 767 on Lima – Sao Paulo

LANPeru’s 10 weekly Lima – Sao Paulo service from 01OCt08 will be all operated Airbus A319 aircraft.

The flight currently operates 7 weekly A319 and 3 weekly 767-300.

US Airways applies Israel service

US Airways has filed an application to the DoT seeking approval to operate Daily Philadelphia – Tel Aviv service onboard new A330-200 starting July 2009.

Docket Number 2008-0257-0001

Saudia 08/09 Winter preliminary schedule

The following is Saudi Arabian Airlines’ 2008/09 Winter preliminary schedule. All data as of 19AUG08 and is subject to change
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Hainan Air applies charter to US

Hainan Airlines has applied for approval to operate charter service to the US with DoT.

It plans to operate Airbus A330-200 on the Haikou – Honolulu service, single round trip around 19-21OCT08.

Docket Number 2007-0066-0013

Air Canada reduce 2 London routes frequencies

Air Canada has announced Daily service from each of Edmonton and Halifax to London will be reduced this winter.

Service out of Edmonton will operate 4 weekly (Day 1346 from Edmonton)
Service out of Halifax will operate 4 weekly (Day 2457 from Halifax)

UNITED Vancouver – LA back to 3 daily

It appears that UNITED is only temporarily suspending 1 of the 3 Daily Los Angeles – Vancouver flight.

The suspension, UA6428/6429, will only be in effect from 02NOV08 to 17DEC08

nwa adds new DELTA Tokyo codeshare

DELTA and nwa NORTHWEST AIRLINES is expanding the Trans-Pacific codeshare after received DoT’s approval.

The new codeshare goes into effect on 30AUG08: Read more of this post

QATAR Geneva changes

With the plan to start nonstop service to New York, QATAR Airways’ Geneva service will become a terminator flight from 26OCT08.

QR065 DOH0745 – 1215GVA 332 x246
QR066 GVA1345 – 2140DOH 332 x246

QATAR nonstop to New York

EDIT AS OF 0914AM. QATAR has removed the flights below.

QATAR Airways is replacing Doha – Geneva – Newark with a nonstop Doha – New York JFK service starting 26OCT08.

The airline has been planning the nonstop flight since April/May. However, this wasn’t posted back then due to confidentiality issue

QR1083 DOH0820 – 1500JFK 77W D
QR1084 JFK2235 – 1910+1DOH 77W D