Air China Daily 747COMBI on Beijing – Frankfurt
From 08NOV08 to 27NOV08, Air China’s Daily CA931/932 Beijing – Frankfurt service is operated by Boeing 747-400COMBI on a daily basis.
Avolar applies US service
Mexican carrier Avolar today issued an application for approval to operate the following service to the US:
3 Daily Tijuana – Oakland
2 Daily San Jose del Cabo – Los Angeles
Service to be operated by Boeing 737-300 or -500 aircraft.
Docket 2008-0314-0001
Finnair new codeshare with BA to Sydney
Finnair has launched new codeshare access to Sydney Australia via British Airways through Bangkok on 26OCT08
| ROUTE | AY Codeshare | BA Operating |
| Bangkok – Sydney | AY5959 | BA009 |
| Sydney – Bangkok | AY5960 | BA010 |
SAA 1-stop to Washington from Jun to Aug 09
Once again South African Airways is operating 1-stop roundtrip Johannesburg – Dakar – Washington route from 15JUN09 to 15AUG09
SA207 JNB1800 – 0040+1DKR0140+1 – 0600+1IAD 346 D
SA208 IAD1740 – 0530+1DKR0630+1 – 1645+1JNB 346 D
SA208 in general operates nonstop Washington to Johannesburg
Air Canada Daily to Tel Aviv from 15JUN09
As per 28OCT08 Amadeus timetable display, Air Canada’s Toronto – Tel Aviv route is to be operating on a Daily basis from 16JUN09.
Service from 29MAR09 to 30APR09 is 3 weekly, and increase to 5 from 01MAY09.
Air Canada 777-300ER Vancouver – London in Summer 09
As of 28OCT08 Amadeus timetable display, Air Canada’s Vancouver – London Heathrow service on AC854/855, is now displaying 777-300ER operating for the entire 2009 Summer schedule.
Previously this was shown from 29MAR09 to 31MAY09.
JAL 2008/09 Domestic Routes Aircraft changes
The following is a list of JAL’s Domestic 2008/09 Winter aircraft changes.
All data as of 28OCT08 based on Amadeus timetable display and is subject to change.
Haneda = Tokyo
Itami / Kansai = Osaka
Chubu / Komaki = Nagoya
| ROUTE | Current | Planned | Effective |
| Chubu – Kagoshima (JL3293/3292) |
734 | M81 | 01FEB09 – |
| Haneda – Izumo (JL1663/1664) |
M81 | M90 | 06JAN09 – 28FEB09 |
| Haneda – Kochi (JL1489/1490; 1493/1482) |
M90 | 73H | 19DEC08 – |
| Haneda – Kobe (All 2 Daily service) | 767 | 73H | 01FEB09 - |
| Haneda – Kushiro (JL1145/1144 only) | M90 | AB6 | 12MAR09 - |
| Haneda – Memanbetsu (JL1189/1188; 1191/1190) |
M81 | AB6 | 12MAR09 - |
| Haneda – Misawa (JL1227/1224; 1229/1226*) |
M90 | M81 | 01FEB09 – |
| Haneda – Okayama (JL1685/1684) |
M90 | 73H | 19DEC08 – |
| Haneda – Tokachi-Obihiro (JL1155/1156) |
AB6 | M81 | 06JAN09 – 31JAN09 |
| Haneda – Tokushima (JL1435/1436) |
73H | M90 | 06JAN09 – |
| Haneda – Yamagata | M81 | M90 | 01MAR09 – 11MAR09 |
| Itami – Akita | M90 | M81 | 01FEB09 – 11MAR09 |
| Itami – Fukuoka** (JL2061/2050) |
73H | M81 M90 |
01FEB09 – 11MAR09 12MAR09 – |
| Itami – Nagasaki (JL2371/2372) |
M81 | M90 | 01FEB09 – |
| Kansai – Asahikawa (All 1 Daily service) | M81 | M90 | 01FEB09 – |
| Kansai – Fukuoka (All 3 Daily service) | M81/767 | CRJ | 01FEB09 – |
| Kansai – Sapporo (JL2505/2500) (JL2507/2506) |
767
734 |
M90 73H 767 |
01FEB09 - 12MAR09 - 01FEB09 – 11MAR09 |
| Kobe – Sapporo (JL3303/3306) |
734 | 73H | 01FEB09 - |
| Komaki – Fukuoka (All service except JL4413/4400) |
CRJ | E70 | 01FEB09 – |
| Komaki – Matsuyama (JL4391/4392) |
CRJ | E70 | 01FEB09 – |
| Sapporo – Akita (All service) | M90 | M81 | 01FEB09 - |
| Sapporo – Iwate-Hanamaki (JL2833/2836) (JL2835/2830) |
M90 M90 |
M81 M81 |
01FEB09 – 11MAR09 01FEB09 - |
| Sapporo – Sendai (JL2900/2903) (JL2902/2911) (JL2918/2919) |
M90 M90 M90 |
M81 M81 M81 |
01FEB09 – 11MAR09 01FEB09 – 11MAR09 01FEB09 – 11MAR09 |
*Except 01MAR09 – 11MAR09
**2 Extra Daily round-trip (total 4 Daily) from 01FEB09
JTA by JAL launch Nagoya – Ishigaki service
Japan TransOcean Air (JTA) is starting Daily one-way Nagoya – Ishigaki service from 01FEB09 with 737-400. Inbound flight stops in Okinawa
NU173 NGO0925 – 1320ISG 734 D
NU176 ISG1400 – 1450OKA1530 – 1735NGO 734 D
JAL Shizuoka/Fujiyama schedule from March 2009
JAL has loaded schedules for Shizuoka/Fujiyama (Mount Fuji) schedule starting March 2009. Ticket is not yet on sale for the time being.
All services are effective 12MAR09
JAL is to operate:
1 Daily Shizuoka – Sapporo Chitose
JL2857 FSZ1105 – 1245CTS M81 D
JL2858 CTS1450 – 1640FSZ M81 D
3 Daily Shizuoka – Fukuoka
JL3810 FSZ0840 – 1020FUK M81 D
JL3811 FUK0900 – 1025FSZ M81 D
JL3814 FSZ1340 – 1520FUK E70 D
JL3815 FUK1150 – 1315FSZ E70 D
JL3818 FSZ1720 – 1900FUK M81 D
JL3819 FUK1805 – 1930FSZ M81 D
China Eastern applies Shizuoka service
China Eastern today applied with the CAAC for operating 4 weekly Shanghai – Shizuoka/Fujiyama from March 2009 with Airbus 320 series aircraft.
Shenzhen Air applies Daily Wuxi – Osaka
Shenzhen Airlines today applied with the CAAC for operating Daily Wuxi – Osaka route, starting as early as December 2008.
Operating aircraft to be either Boeing 737 or Airbus 320
South African new codeshare to Tokyo
South African Airways since 26OCT08 has started placing its “SA” code on ANA’s Hong Kong – Tokyo route. It has already codeshared on Hong Kong – Osaka route by ANA
| ROUTE | SA Codeshare | NH Operating |
| Hong Kong – Tokyo | SA7138 | NH910 |
| Tokyo – Hong Kong | SA7139 | NH911 |
| Hong Kong – Osaka | SA7136 | NH176 |
| Osaka – Hong Kong | SA7137 | NH175 |
ANA by Air Japan Winter 08/09 Operation
The following ANA routes is operated by Air Japan for the Winter 2008/09 season
Tokyo – Honolulu
Tokyo – Guangzhou (NH923/924)
Tokyo – Hong Kong (NH911/912)
Tokyo – Taipei
Tokyo Narita – Shanghai Pu Dong (NH959/960)
Air Canada/ANA codeshare to Hong Kong
Starting 31OCT08 Air Canada is placing its “AC” code on ANA’s Tokyo – Hong Kong route.
| ROUTE | AC Codeshare | NH Operating |
| Tokyo – Hong Kong | AC9876 AC9878 |
NH909 NH911 |
| Hong Kong – Tokyo | AC9877 AC9879 |
NH910 NH912 |
AA/Finnair to add Brussels codeshare
American Airlines and Finnair has issued a notification that both parties intends to codeshare via Brussels in less than 30 days.
The routing is Chicago – Brussels and Brussels – Helsinki
Docket Number 1999-6544-0016
Continental 2 Daily 757 Newark – London
Continental has switched its aircraft operation on the Newark – London Heathrow route since 26OCT08.
CO110/111, was originally planned for 767 operating, is now operated by Boeing 757.
The overall operation on this route is 1 Daily 777 and 2 Daily 757
Continental Summer reduction to Rome
Continental’s Summer 2009 schedule as of 28OCT08 is displaying Newark – Rome service operating 10 weekly.
CO40/41 operates 3 weekly while CO42/43 is Daily 767-200.
Summer 2008 season is 2 Daily flights.
Continental 777 to Brussels from June 09
Continental plans to replace 767-400ER with 777-200ER on its Daily Newark – Brussels flight from 02JUN09
Continental 767-400 to Paris in Summer 2009
Continental’s planned Newark – Paris flight for the Summer 2009 timetable season is showing Boeing 767-400 operating CO056/057, replacing 777-200ER, effective 29MAR09.
The other 2 Daily flights on this route will continue to be operated by Boeing 757
Saudi Arabian Jo’Burg to Madinah in Nov 08
Saudi Arabian Airlines from 03NOV08 to 20NOV08 is operating one-way Johannesburg – Madinah - Jeddah routing on the inbound flight
SV446 JNB1230 – 2050MED2120 – 2220JED 772 14
