ETIHAD Daily A340-600 to NY in Winter 09/10
As per GDS timetable display on 27APR09, ETIHAD’s Abu Dhabi – New York JFK service is to be operated by Airbus A340-600 on a daily basis during 2009/10 Winter timetable.
Service currently operates with a mix of A340-500/-600
FAA: Low-flying Large commercial jet at NYC a drill
The FAA has clarified that a large commercial jet, some reported a Boeing 747, flying low along Hudson River in New York City, is a test drill.
The jet was accompanied by military fighter jet.
FAA says low-flying plane over Staten Island is ‘pre-planned’ flight to take photos
by Staten Island Advance
Monday April 27, 2009, 10:03 AMA plane, that appears to be a commercial jet tailed by fighter jets, is a “pre-planned” military flight taking photos of the Statue of Liberty, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Reports indicate it may be Air Force One.
“It is pre-planned, pre-coordinated with everyone involved,” said FAA spokesman Jim Peters. “It’s a military flight over New York to take photos.”
Peters, who stressed it is not an emergency, said the flight is circling the Statue of Liberty and New York City to take photos.
Dragonair drops Taichung
As per GDS timetable display on 27APR09, Dragonair from 01JUN09 will drop Hong Kong – Taichung service
Jet Airways launching Saudi Arabia from Jun 09
As per GDS timetable display on 27APR09, Jet Airways will launch Mumbai – Riyadh and Mumbai – Jeddah from 14JUN09
9W524 BOM1930 – 2105RUH 73H D
9W523 RUH2205 – 0430+1BOM 73H D
9W522 BOM1900 – 2130JED 73H D
9W521 JED2230 – 0610+1BOM 73H D
LOT Polish adds new TAP Portugal codeshare rotue
As per GDS timetable display on 27APR09, LOT Polish Airlines will begin codesharing on TAP Portugal’s new Lisbon – Warsaw service
| Route | LO Codeshare | TP Operating |
| Lisbon – Warsaw | LO5442 | TP580 |
| Warsaw – Lisbon | LO5441 | TP581 |
China Eastern launch Kangding service
China Eastern on 26APR09 launched Daily Chengdu – Kangding route with Boeing 737-300
MU5879 CTU0930 – 1010KGT 733 D
MU5880 KGT1050 – 1130CTU 733 D
Kangding is located in the Sichuan province. The first test flight was conducted in October 2008. The airport is the world’s 2nd highest (behind Lhasa) in terms of elevation.
EGYPTAIR to Kazakhstan
EGYPTAIR currently operates Cairo – Almaty service with Boeing 737-800. The flight operates once a week until 13MAY09
MS715 CAI2230 – 0715+1ALA 738 3
MS716 ALA0815 – 1155CAI 738 4
DELTA Cincinnati Route Cancellations
DELTA is cancelling following service out of Cincinnati effective 01JUL09
Asheville
Chattanooga
Valpariso
Westchester County
Service to Baltimore will be operated by DELTA connection only by August
DELTA 777 to Nigeria from Jul 09
As per 27APR09 GDS timetable display, DELTA’s Atlanta – Lagos service starting 02JUL09 is to be operated by Boeing 777.
Air Senegal Int’l ends operation
Air Senegal International (ASI) ended its operation on 24APR09.
This is mainly due to the dispute between Royal Air Maroc and Senegal Government over some issues of the airline. RAM earlier this month removed one of the Boeing 737 from ASI back to its own fleet, sending ASI into operation chaos.
Fuji Dream Airlines to start operation 23JUL09
Japan’s new carrier, Fuji Dream Airlines, will launch operation on 23JUL09. It’s home base is Shizuoka/Mt. Fuji
It will be operating with 2 Embraer ERJ170, configured in all-economy class 76 seats. Tickets to go on sale from 01JUN09
The following schedule was announced on 24APR09.
Shizuoka/Mt. Fuji – Komatsu 2 Daily
FDA101 FSZ0835 – 0930KMQ E70 D
FDA105 FSZ1645 – 1740KMQ E70 D
FDA102 KMQ1010 – 1105FSZ E70 D
FDA106 KMQ1820 – 1915FSZ E70 D
Shizuoka/Mt. Fuji – Kumamoto 1 Daily
FDA111 FSZ0845 – 1015KMJ E70 D
FDA112 KMJ1050 – 1220FSZ E70 D
Shizuoka/Mt. Fuji – Kagoshima 1 Daily
FDA133 FSZ1215 – 1345KOJ E70 D
FDA134 KOJ1425 – 1600FSZ E70 D
Note the airline does not have IATA 2-letter code for the time being
UNI Air to Chengdu in May/Jun 09
UNI Air from 12MAY09 to 30JUN09 is operating 1 weekly Taipei Taoyuan – Chengdu service, using parent company EVA Air’s Airbus A330-200.
B7197 TPE1635 – 2010CTU 332 2
B7198 CTU2110 – 0030+1TPE 332 2
This 1 weekly flight comes at the expense of Taipei Taoyuan – Shenzhen service, which will be reduced from 3 weekly (Day 247) to 2 weekly (Day 47)
China Airlines to Chengdu
China Airlines in May 2009 operates 1 weekly Taipei Taoyuan – Chengdu service with Airbus A330-300. Service operates on Sunday
CI7963 TPE0450 – 0815CTU 333 03MAY09
CI7964 CTU0930 – 1300TPE 333 03MAY09
CI7963 TPE1000 – 1325CTU 333 10MAY09
CI7964 CTU1425 – 1755TPE 333 10MAY09
CI7963 TPE0510 – 0835CTU 333 17MAY09
CI7964 CTU0935 – 1305TPE 333 17MAY09
CI7963 TPE0715 – 1040CTU 333 24MAY09
CI7964 CTU1140 – 1510TPE 333 24MAY09
This comes at the expense of Taipei Taoyuan – Shenzhen route, which loses 1 weekly frequency
AIRFRANCE to resume China Eastern codeshare
AIRFRANCE is to resume codesharing with China Eastern from 18JUN09, as per GDS timetable display on 27APR09
Cairo Airport Terminal 3 opens this week
Cairo International Airport’s New Terminal 3 is entering operation this week. The terminal, dubbed as Star Alliance terminal, sees first flight operation on 27APR09.
As per 27APR09 GDS timetable display, the following EGYPTAIR service is transferring to Terminal 3
New York JFK eff 27APR09
Sharm el Sheikh eff 25MAY09
The following Star Alliance carrier is to transfer their operation to Terminal 3 at the following dates.
Note that based on Amadeus timetable display on 27APR09, there is discrepancy on the terminal. For instance, Lufthansa’s “LH” flight number is still showing Terminal 2 for entire Summer, but EGYPTAIR codeshare service under “MS” code on the same flight is showing changes to Terminal 3.
It is strongly recommended that passengers should check with their airline whether terminal changes takes place on the following dates.
SWISS eff 04MAY09
Lufthansa eff 05MAY09
bmi eff 11MAY09
Singapore Airlines eff 18MAY09
Turkish Airlines eff 18MAY09
AIRFRANCE Montreal Winter 09/10 Ops
As per 27APR09 GDS timetable display, AIRFRANCE is operating 19 weekly service on the Paris CDG – Montreal route for 2009/10 Winter season.
AF344/345 Daily
AF346/347 Day x3
AF348/349 Day x5
Volaris to USA from July 2009
Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris will begin service to the US from 01JUL09 with 3 routes.
Toluca – Los Angeles
Y41000 LAX0945 – 1525TLC 319 D
Y41001 TLC1100 – 1245LAX 319 D
Guadalajara – Oakland eff 02JUL09
Y41009 GDL2100 – 2255OAK 319 D
Y41008 OAK0100 – 0650GDL 319 D 03JUL09 –
Toluca – Oakland eff 04JUL09
Y41007 TLC2130 – 2355OAK 319 D
Y41006 OAK0030 – 0650TLC 319 D 05JUL09 –
UT Air 2 new routes from Moscow
UT Air has launched 2 new domestic routes from Moscow Vnukovo
Moscow Vnukovo – Novosibirsk
Launched on 13APR09, Daily service with 737-500
UT569 VKO2000 – 0340+1OVB 735 D
UT570 OVB0710 – 0850VKO 735 D
Moscow Vnukovo – Murmansk
Launched on 15APR09, service to this Russian arctic city operates Daily with Tupolev Tu134
UT577 VKO2020 – 2240MMK TU3 D
UT578 MMK0630 – 0850VKO TU3 D
Taiwan/China expands air traffic deal
Taiwan’s Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and China’s Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) on Sunday (26APR09) has agreed to a newly-expanded air traffic deal.
Number of Carriers operating
4 carriers from each side on Taipei – Shanghai Pu Dong route only
2 carriers from each side on other routes
Destinations
Taiwan
*Scheduled flights can operate out of:
Taipei Taoyuan
Kaohsiung
*Charter services will operate out of:
Taipei Sung Shan
Taichung
Makung
Hualien
Kinmen
Taitung
China
*6 new destinations:
Hefei
Harbin
Nanchang
Guiyang
Ningbo
Jinan
*Other 21 destinations will be maintained:
Beijing, Shanghai Pu Dong, Guangzhu, Xiamen, Nanjing, Chengdu, chongqing, Hangzhou, Dalian, Guilin, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Fuzhou, Qingdao, Changsha, Haikou, Kunming, Xian, Shenyang, Tianjin and Zhengzhou
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Frequencies
up to 270 weekly flights, including charter service. Each side can operate up to 135 weekly flights, however following airports has maximum frequency restrictions:
Taipei Sung Shan 21 weekly flights
Shanghai Pu Dong 28 weekly
Beijing 10 weekly
Shenzhen 10 weekly
Guangzhou 14 weekly
Kunming 14 weekly
Chengdu 14 weekly
There are no restrictions on other airports, but will be pending on market demands
ALL – CARGO SERVICES
Designation of 2 carriers from each side.
Scheduled service can operate from/to: Taipei Taoyuan, Kaohsiung as well as Shanghai Pu Dong and Guangzhou
Up to 28 weekly flights, each side operating 14, including charter service. Guangzhou and Shanghai Pu Dong allows up to 14 weekly flights (each side operating 7 weekly)
For the first time, operating carriers on scheduled passengers flights will be able to carry cargo on the cargo deck of passenger aircraft
No Swine Flu related flight cancellations so far
Both AeroMexico and MexiCaNa’s North American operations are business as usual despite the outbreak of Swine Flu.
However, it is reported that the latter is currently screening all passengers and reserves the rights to reject boarding if they show symptoms of sickness
