SHS Aviation Antwerp [Netherlands] has been declared bankrupt. It
is the parent of ex Belgian airline VLM Antwerp.Sichuan Airlines [3U/CSC] [China] is leasing 10 more A321neos from
ALC for delivery 2021‑22.
25May19 onwards Xi’An XIY Bangkok BKK Tu,Th,Sa 320
26May19 onwards Xi’An XIY Phuket HKT M,W,F,Su 320
13Jun19 onwards Hangzhou HGH Mandalay MDL Th (*) 320
29Jun19 onwards Chengdu CTU Auckland AKL Tu,Th,Sa 359 (x330)
01Aug19‑19Oct19 Chengdu CTU Istanbul IST Tu,Th,Sa 359 (x330)
19Aug19 onwards Dayong DYG Osaka KIX M,Th 321
24Aug19 Chengdu CTU Prague PRG‑Zurich ZRHW,Sa CancelledSichuan Airlines has expanded its codeshare partnership with China
Southern, covering additional routes to South East Asia. Approximately
from 27May19 or earlier, the new codeshare routes include the
following:
Sichuan Airlines operated by China Southern:- Changsha – Kuala Lumpur, Guangzhou – Bangkok, Guangzhou –
Kuala Lumpur, Guangzhou – Singapore
Sichuan Cargo [China] postponed its Chengdu‑Brussels service from
the end of April due to the late delivery of its A330F. No new date has
been set.Singapore Airlines [SQ/SIA] [Singapore]
01Jul19 onwards Singapore SIN Perth PER Daily 359 (x333)
01Jul19‑26Oct19 Singapore SIN Phuket HKT Daily 772
05Jul19‑24Oct19 Singapore SIN Surabaya SUB 8× Weekly 333(7)/772(1)
01Dec19 onwards Singapore SIN Istanbul IST M,W,F,Su 359 (x772)01Jan20 onwards Singapore SIN Wellington WLG 5× Weekly (+1 flight) Unknown05Jan20 onwards Singapore SIN Copenhagen CPH Daily (+2 flights) 35905Jan20‑31Jan20 Singapore SIN Adelaide ADL 11× Weekly (+1 flight) 359Silk Air services will reduce flights to Surabaya from 11 to 10 weekly.
Singapore Airlines plans to expand its codeshare partnership with
Alaska Airlines, covering additional 31 routes. The additional codeshare
routes will commence on 03Sep19, when the airline begins nonstop
Singapore – Seattle services.
Singapore Airlines operated by Alaska Airlines:- Seattle – Anchorage, Seattle – Atlanta, Seattle – Austin, Seattle –
Boston, Seattle – Calgary, Seattle – Chicago O’Hare, Seattle –
Dallas/Ft. Worth, Seattle – Denver, Seattle – El Paso, Seattle –
Edmonton, Seattle – Eugene, Seattle – Honolulu, Seattle – Kahului,
Seattle – Kelowna , Seattle – Las Vegas , Seattle – Minneapolis/St.
Paul, Seattle – Newark, Seattle – New Orleans, Seattle – Orlando,
Seattle – Pasco, Seattle – Phoenix, Seattle – Portland OR, Seattle –
Sacramento, Seattle – St. Louis, Seattle – Salt Lake City, Seattle- San Diego, Seattle – San Jose CA, Seattle – Spokane, Seattle –
Vancouver, Seattle – Victoria, Seattle – Washington Dulles.
Singapore Airlines has added additional Boeing 787‑10‑operating
services between August and October 2019. The planned additional
services include the following:
- San Diego, Seattle – San Jose CA, Seattle – Spokane, Seattle –
- Singapore – Guangzhou eff 01Sep19: 1 daily, replacing A330‑300
- Singapore – Male eff 01Sep19: 1 daily, replacing A330‑300
- Singapore – Manila eff 01Oct19: 787‑10 service increases from 1
to 2 daily (SQ916/921 operated by 787 from this date) - Singapore – Shanghai Pu Dong eff 01Aug19: SQ826/827, replacing
777‑300
SKS Airways [Malaysia] plans to launch operations with four DHC‑6‑
300s soon, once its AOC is granted. The carrier will fly to several tourist
destinations in the country from Subang and Seletar Airport. SKS is
based in Johor Bahru.Sky Airline [H2/SKU] [Chile] has signed a dry lease with ALC for 3
A321neos for delivery 2020‑21.The carrier reports May 2019 scheduled capacity decreased by 6.6%
and number of passengers decreased 10.0% as a result of the 1,200
flights that were cancelled due to the pilot strike.
SAS Scandinavian Airlines has divested its 37.5% ownership in Air
Greenland to the Government of Greenland for US$41.4 million.
SAS Scandinavian Airlines has signed a joint venture with Airbus for
development of hybrid & electric aircraft eco‑systems to meet
requirement for next generation sustainable aircraft.
SAS Scandinavian Airlines will end duty free sales as part of curbing
carbon emissions by reducing aircraft weight.
21Jun19‑19Aug19 Copenhagen CPH Newquay NQY M,F CRJ
30Jun19‑11Aug19 Bergen BGO Milan MXP Th,Sa 737
26Oct19 onwards Oslo OSL Kiev KBP Tu,Th,Sa 737
04Nov19 onwards Stockholm ARN Luxembourg LUX M,W,F CR9
21Dec19 onwards Copenhagen CPH Turin TRN Sa 32A
Specific dates Oslo OSL Birmingham BHX21/26Dec19/05Jan20^737
Specific Dates Stockholm ARN Warsaw WAW 21Dec19/06Jan20 CR9
Scandinavian Airlines has announced its initial plans for its Airbus
A350‑900XWB operations, scheduled to operate long‑haul services in
the first quarter of 2020. With the configuration of J40Y260, planned
A350 operations include the following.
- Copenhagen – Beijing eff 07Feb20: 1 daily
- Copenhagen – Chicago O’Hare eff 28Jan20: 1 daily (6 weekly A350
and 1 weekly A340 from 03Feb20)
SATA Air Azores [SP/SAT] [Portugal] recorded a US$23.4 million
impairment in 1Q19, with the majority from the operations of Azores
Airlines. SATA ended 2018 with a loss of $59.9 million, while 2019 is
expected to be a difficult year.
SATA grounded an A330 in Porto, to due to the high costs of
operating the aircraft.
Saudia [SV/SVA] [Saudi Arabia] expanded its codeshare service with
Air Europa in mid May 2019, covering the latter’s long‑haul route. The
codeshare service for the Madrid – Miami route commenced around
13May19 (or earlier).
28Oct19 onwards Jeddah JED Athens ATH M,W,F,Sa 320
SCAT Airlines [DV/VSV] [Kazakhstan]
22May19 onwards Nur Sultan TSE Usgaral USJ Daily xTh,Sa CRJ
06Jul19 onwards Nur Sultan TSE Tokyo NRT Sa (*) 752
07Jul19 onwards Nur Sultan TSE Moscow VKO Th,Su 735
18Jul19‑03Oct19 Baku GYD Sharm el Sheikh SSH Th 752
Scoot [TR/SCO] [Singapore]
07Oct19‑26Oct19 Singapore SIN Berlin TXL W,F,Su (‑1 flight) 788
Severstal [D2/SSF] [Russia] is to take delivery of two more SSJ100s
with winglets, on lease from GTLK (Russia).
SF Airlines [O3/CSS] [China] took redelivery of its eighth B767‑300F,
serial 28979, bringing the total fleet size to 34 freighters. The airline
has launched an Urumqi – Almaty service with a B757‑200F.
SF Airlines applied to US DOT to operate Hangzhou‑New York JFK
three times weekly with a B74F from September.
Shandong Airlines [China] has officially requested compensation
from Boeing for economic losses due to the grounding of its B737 MAX
aircraft and delayed delivery of future planes.
06Jul19 onwards Jinan TNA Hualien HUN Sa 738
04Jul19 onwards Qingdao TAO Taiching RMQ Th 738
Shanghai Airlines [FM/CSH] [China]
30Jun19‑31Aug19 Shanghai PVG Tokyo HND W,F,Su (*) 789 (x737)
Shree Airlines [Nepal] is in final preparation to receive its first – as
well as country’s first – of three Q400.