Hawaiian Airlines is looking to add flights to the East Coast after 2017, building on the single route it currently has to New York JFK. Creating new routes to major Eastern cities will “become more central in our consideration in the next 18 months,” CEO Mark Dunkerley said. “New York’s been a success for us,” he told Bloomberg news, saying “we have the ambition to start more services to the U.S. East Coast.” Hawaiian sees growth opportunity in big Eastern cities including Philadelphia, … [Read more...] about Hawaiian looking to add East Coast routes
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Boeing completes detailed B787-10 design
Boeing has completed detailed design for the 787-10 Dreamliner, achieving another major milestone in the development of the newest and longest member of the B787 family. The completion of the detailed design is critical to every development programme because it means the information needed to build parts and tools for assembly has been completed and released for fabrication or procurement. Major assembly of the B787-10 will begin in 2016, followed by first flight in 2017 and first delivery in … [Read more...] about Boeing completes detailed B787-10 design
2015 weakness from low vols not adverse yield dev’ts: WorldACD
For the second month in a row, the worldwide average USD-yield improved month-over-month (MoM), this time by 1.0 per cent, down however, from last year’s MoM figure of +1.7 per cent. The YoY yield change was of a wholly different nature (-17.5 per cent%), but that deterioration should be viewed against the background of two important developments in 2015, according to the latest analysis from WorldACD. Volume-wise, October 2015 was not spectacular either. For the now more than 60 airlines in … [Read more...] about 2015 weakness from low vols not adverse yield dev’ts: WorldACD
2015 weakness from low vols not adverse yield dev'ts: WorldACD
For the second month in a row, the worldwide average USD-yield improved month-over-month (MoM), this time by 1.0 per cent, down however, from last year’s MoM figure of +1.7 per cent. The YoY yield change was of a wholly different nature (-17.5 per cent%), but that deterioration should be viewed against the background of two important developments in 2015, according to the latest analysis from WorldACD. Volume-wise, October 2015 was not spectacular either. For the now more than 60 airlines in … [Read more...] about 2015 weakness from low vols not adverse yield dev'ts: WorldACD
US FAA downgrades Thailand to Category 2
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has downgraded its safety rating of Thailand's Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) from a 'Category 1' to a 'Category 2’ rating, following earlier findings by the United Nation's International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and its own recent assessment. The FAA said its downgrade meant that Thailand either lacked the laws or regulations necessary to oversee air carriers in line with minimum international standards - or that it was deficient in … [Read more...] about US FAA downgrades Thailand to Category 2
IAG Cargo upsizes from A321 to B777 on London-Tel Aviv
From March next year, IAG Cargo is replacing its remaining A321 with wide-body B777-200s between London Heathrow and Tel Aviv. The twice daily service will be particularly beneficial to Israel’s fast-growing time and temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals sector, according to IAG Cargo. Customers will now benefit from a daily lift of 29 tonnes; representing a net increase of 2,500 tonnes in summer 2016 vs the same time this year, an increase of 72 per cent. Israel is a major manufacturer of … [Read more...] about IAG Cargo upsizes from A321 to B777 on London-Tel Aviv
