Philippine Airlines (PAL) has announced plans to launch a twice-weekly service between Manila and Brisbane via Melbourne, from March 2010 using Airbus A330-300 equipment on the route. “The addition of Brisbane service, our third destination in the country (the carrier currently serves Sydney and Melbourne) is expected to boost PAL’s market performance as the Australian economy remains resilient amidst the crippling worldwide recession,” said PAL President, Jaime J. … [Read more...] about PHILIPPINES: PAL adds third Australian route

Philippine Airlines (PAL) took delivery of its first 777-300ER from Boeing in late November which is one of two it is leasing from GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS). In addition the airline has four more 777-300ERs on order directly from Boeing from 2007. Boeing, PAL and three non-profits organisation leveraged the delivery to bring relief to residents who were recently devastated by the massive floods from Typhoon Ketsana. With the help of AmeriCares, Humanitarian International Services … [Read more...] about PHILIPPINES: PAL takes delivery of first B777-300ER

The introduction of daily services from Jakarta to Amsterdam via Dubai marks a return to Europe for Garuda Indonesia as it embarks on a global network expansion. Amsterdam will be the first of a number of key European cities such as Frankfurt, Paris and London. Garuda Indonesia has planned for its European expansion over the next few years. The Amsterdam route will initially be served by the carrier’s fleet of A330-200 aircraft. Garuda Indonesia currently has 10 Boeing 777-300ERs … [Read more...] about INDONESIA: Garuda Indonesia returns to Europe from June

The Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (SYOGOC) and Singapore Airlines have announced the signing of a sponsorship agreement, under which the Airline will provide air tickets, carriage of airfreight, as well as publicity of the August 2010 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Singapore, through its proprietary media channels. … [Read more...] about SINGAPORE: SIA official carrier for Youth Olympics

Alteon Training announced its new name – Boeing Training & Flight Services – at their training campus in Singapore. The state-of-the art facility in Changi houses seven full-flight simulators and has the capacity to train more than 6,000 pilots and flight attendants per year. … [Read more...] about SINGAPORE: Boeing renames Alteon Training in Singapore

Singapore Airlines will launch twicedaily flights between Singapore and Tokyo Haneda airport in October next year, complementing the current twicedaily Tokyo Narita services, one of which continues on to Los Angeles. The carrier has been awarded the rights for 14 weekly flights to Tokyo Haneda by Singapore’s Air Traffic Rights Committee (ATRC). New scheduled international services will be permitted to and from Haneda after a fourth runway opens for operations next year. While … [Read more...] about SINGAPORE: SIA launches 2x daily to Tokyo Haneda