Qatar Cargo will add Singapore to its twice‑weekly B77F Doha‑
ORD‑Singapore‑Macau‑Los Angeles‑Mexico City‑Guadalajara‑Liege‑
Doha service.
01Jul19‑15Sep19 Doha DOH London LGW 3× Daily 773 (x787)
01Jul19 onwards Doha DOH Johannesburg JNB‑
Durban DURM,Tu,Th,Sa 359 (x773)02Jul19 onwards Doha DOH Mogadishu MGQ 3× Weekly 32002Aug19‑13Sep19 Doha DOH Casablanca CMN 9× Weekly
(+2 flights)773/78806Sep19‑30Sep19 Doha DOH Adelaide ADL Daily 773 (x359)27Oct19 onwards Doha DOH Johannesburg JNB‑Gaborone GBE W,F,Su 359Qazaq Air [IQ/QAZ] [Kazakhstan] has obtained its IOSA certification
from IATA.
07Jun19 onwards Almaty ALA Osh OSS M,F DH4Qingdao Airlines [QW/QDA] [China]
24May19 onwards Tianjin TSN Mandalay MDL W,F,Su 32N
03Jul19 onwards Lanzhou LHW Utapao UTP W (*) 32N
06Jul19 onwards Lanzhou LHW Cam Ranh/Nha Trang CXR Sa 32N
11Jul19 onwards Zhanjiang ZHA Sihanoukville KOS Tu,Th,Sa 320
19Jul19 onwards Nanjing NKG Sihanoukville KOS M,W,F,Su 320Real Tonga [Tonga] is looking to get a second Saab 340B Plus as it
expects further growth in tourism. A possible alliance with Nauru
Airlines (Australia) is being discussed.Regent Airways [Bangladesh]
03Jul19 onwards Dhaka DAC‑Chittagong CGP Chennai MAA W,F,Su 737Regional Express [Australia] is mulling the establishment of a new
base in Darwin as Airnorth (Australia) faces an uncertain future
following the bankruptcy announcement of its parent.
The carrier has praised an audit’s findings which gave the airline
the all‑clear for safety by aviation watchdog, CASA.
Regional Express has slammed claims that staff were bullied out
of raising concerns about safety defects. The staff urged CASA to strip
the airline of its license to maintain its planes – which would effectively
ground its whole fleet.Regional Express [Colombia] plans to operate as a standalone airline,
with 23 new routes by the end of 2019, carrying about 1.7 and 2 million
passengers.Regourd Aviation [France] has been rebranded as Amelia.Rossiya Airlines [R4/SDM] [Russia] intends to recover almost US$8
million from the Saratov Airlines (Russia) relating to the sublease of
An‑148s.
Rossiya has resumed flights from Moscow Sheremetyevo to
Denpasar with B777‑300ER, after the route suspension in May 2019. It
also resumed flights from Moscow Sheremetyevo to Colombo in early
July 2019.
12Sep19 onwards St Petersburg LED Gelendzhila GDZ6× Weekly 320
01Oct19 onwards St Petersburg LED London LGW Daily 320 (x319)Royal Air Maroc [AT/RAM] [Morocco] plans to launch services to
China, beginning with Beijing’s new airport in early 2020, followed by
Guangzhou and Shanghai.
24Jun19 onwards Casablanca CMN Istanbul SAW Daily 738
28Oct19 onwards Nador NDR Rotterdam RTM M,F 734
28Oct19 onwards Tangier TNG Rotterdam RTM M,F 73416Dec19‑07Jan20 Casablanca CMN Washington IAD Daily xTh,Sa (+2 flights) 788(1)/ 789(4)31Oct19 onwards Rabat RBA London LGW Th E9001Jul19 onwards Manila MNL Sydney SYD Daily xW 333 (x32Q)
Philippine Airlines is adjusting operational frequencies to North
America, based on seasonal demand. The planned changes include the
following:
- Manila – Honolulu 23Aug19 – 28Nov19: Reduce from 5 to 4 weekly
- Manila – Los Angeles 23Aug19 – 11Dec19: Reduce from 16‑17 to
14 weekly (Service reduces from 17 to 16 weekly from 21Jun19 to
22Aug19) - Manila – New York JFK 05Sep19 – 21Nov19: Reduce from 7 to 5
weekly - Manila – San Francisco 25Aug19 – 22Nov19: Reduce from 13‑14 to
10 weekly (Service reduces from 14 to 13 weekly from 10Jun19 to
24Aug19) - Manila – Toronto 17Sep19 – 25Nov19: Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly
- Manila – Vancouver 16Sep19 – 20Nov19: Reduce from 7 to 5
weekly
Plus Ultra [PU/PUE] [Spain] is to acquire A340‑600s from Etihad
(UAE) to expand operations.
Specific Date Dusseldorf DUS Seville SVQ 03Oct19 (rtn 06Oct19) 343
Pobeda [DR/PBD] [Russia] has obtained approval from its parent to
lease 10 new B737‑800s with CFM engines.
The carrier is to launch flights from Moscow to Eilat and Dubai in
October 2019.
Pobeda dropped its planned launch of charter flights from Perm to
Antalya beginning on 01Jun19.
12Jun19 onwards Moscow VKO Ufa UFA Daily 738
29Jun19 Moscow VKO Eindhoven EIN W,Sa Suspended
05Jul19‑15Sep19 Moscow VKO Riga RIX F,Su 738
13Sep19 Krasnodar KRR Istanbul SAW M,W,F,SuCancelled
13Sep19 Rostov‑on‑Don ROVIstanbul SAW Tu,Th,Sa Cancelled
16Sep19‑30Sep19 Moscow VKO Riga RIX Daily xSa 738
01Oct19 onwards Moscow VKO Riga RIX Daily 738
Porter Airlines [PD/POE] [Canada] executive chairman Robert
Deluce, says the airline is not for sale, despite the recent flurry of
takeover activity within Canada’s airline industry.
Privilege Style [Spain] has leased an A330 from Evelop (Spain), to
temporarily replace a damaged B757.
Proflight Zambia [P0] [Zambia]
02Sep19‑03Jan20 Ndola NLA Johannesburg JNB M,W,F CR1
Pskovavia [Russia] is once again owned by the Pskov regional
government, as 100% of shares were returned by Siversky Airport
(Russia) over a contractual dispute.
Qantas [QF/QFA] [Australia] is to operate a series of special B747
flights: Sydney‑Brisbane (out 09Nov19, return 11Nov19), Adelaide (out
23Nov19, return 25Nov19), Melbourne (out 31Dec19, return 01Jan20),
Melbourne (out 15Feb20, return 17Feb20).
Specific date Sydney SYD Los Angeles LAX‑
Orlando MCO
19Jan20 (rtn 24Jan20) 38801Dec19‑28Mar20 Sydney SYD Auckland AKL Daily 789
Qantas Freight (Australia) plans to renew its narrowbody freighter
fleet, consisting of four B737‑300SFs, serials 23478, 23486, 23488 and
23490, and one B737‑400SF, serial 24796.
Qatar Airways [QR/QTR] [Qatar] and Boeing have finalised a
significant order for five B777Fs, worth US$1.8 billion at list prices.
Qatar Airways and GE Aviation (US) have signed multiple
agreements, valued at US$5 billion. The carrier selected the Genx
engine to power its 30 new B787‑9s along with a TrueChoice Flight
Hour agreement to cover the MROof the engines. Qatar also signed a
TrueChoice Flight Hour agreement for MRO services on its GE9X engine
fleet that will power 60 B777Xs.
The airline is reportedly the sole foreign company to have sent in
a proposal for the takeover of Malaysia Airlines.