Air China has taken delivery of its first Airbus narrowbody, one of eight A319s it is to receive over the next two years. The aircraft will be operated by its Zhejiang-based subsidiary, formerly CNAC-Zhejiang, on high-density routes. The A319 order was placed last year after Air China dropped its deal for eight Pratt & Whitney PW6000-powered A318s.
Source: Flight International
Scandinavia’s Norse Atlantic Airways has tentatively agreed a wet-lease for six of its aircraft to another carrier, the identity of which has yet to be disclosed. Norse Atlantic exclusively operates a fleet of Boeing 787s. It states that the wet-lease – still the subject of a letter of intent – ...
Lessor Avolon has delivered the first of 20 new Airbus A330neo widebodies to the parent of Malaysia Airlines, a key step in the renewal of the Oneworld carrier’s fleet.
SkyTeam alliance carrier SAS is to open services to the Korean capital Seoul next year, operating from its Copenhagen base. Seoul is the hub of Korean Air, one of SAS’s new SkyTeam partner airlines. SAS says the route will be the first ever regular service between Scandinavia and Korea, operating ...
