Air Canada Rouge, the recently-launched “leisure airline”, will arrive in Asia for the first time next year. The carrier currently operates low-cost services to a range of leisure destinations in Europe and the Caribbean, but on 1 May 2015 it will launch its first trans-Pacific flights connecting Vancouver with Osaka. Air Canada Rouge will operate the new Asian route using a B767-300ER aircraft, which has been transferred from the regular Air Canada fleet. The Osaka launch … [Read more...] about Air Can Rouge to operate new Asian route
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Jetstar deploys new B787s on Japan routes
Jetstar last week began using its most recent B787 delivery to replace an A330 on service from Cairns to Osaka, Japan. The low-cost carrier (LCC) also introduced a B787 on its Cairns-Tokyo route in August, and on its Gold Coast-Tokyo flight in July. Aside from the Japan routes, Jetstar has introduced 787s on routes from the three major east coast cities of Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne to Thailand and Indonesia. The LCC continues to grow its fleet with the delivery of seven B787-8s, … [Read more...] about Jetstar deploys new B787s on Japan routes
Scoot selects UTC Aerospace for B787s
Scoot the wholly-owned low-cost, long-haul subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, has selected UTC Aerospace Systems to provide asset management and repair services for components on its B787 aircraft through a Comprehensive Accessory Repair and Exchange (C.A.R.E.) programme agreement. Under the agreement UTC Aerospace Systems will provide inventory support and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for 10 B787-9 and 10 B787-8 aircraft to be operated by Scoot. Products supported under … [Read more...] about Scoot selects UTC Aerospace for B787s
IAG Cargo places B787 on North American routes
IAG Cargo’s North American operations are set to benefit from the introduction of the next-generation Boeing 787 Dreamliner on two key routes: Philadelphia and Calgary. Businesses wishing to ship goods between these airports and IAG Cargo’s hub at London Heathrow will benefit from the additional capacity afforded by the B787, bringing the total available capacity on each flight to 14 tonnes. One of the most innovative aircraft in operation today, its advanced hold air … [Read more...] about IAG Cargo places B787 on North American routes
787 Dreamliner production resumes
Production of Boeing 787 Dreamliners resumed at the end of January with the join of the fifth airplane designated for flight test. Designated ZA005, this fifth airframe is the first to be powered with General Electric GEnx engines with the previous four using Rolls-Royce engines. "This airplane signifies our return to a steady production rhythm," said Jack Jones, vice president of 787 Final Assembly and Change Incorporation. … [Read more...] about 787 Dreamliner production resumes
Dubai lessor cuts 787 order
Dubai-based lessor, LCAL, established in 2004 to buy and lease 787s, cut its Dreamliner order from 21 aircraft to five. The 16 cancellations are another blow to the ongoing troubles surrounding the Dreamliner and are valued at US$2.8 billion. This is the second big 787 order cut revealed in the last two weeks after Russia's S7 confirmed last week that it had cancelled its order for 15 Dreamliners. … [Read more...] about Dubai lessor cuts 787 order
