Air-Britain News – August 2019

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Sunwing Airlines [WG/SWG] [Canada] says that due to B737 MAX 8

grounding it has taken measures to optimise its operations by

investing in additional flying capacity and re‑configuring its schedule

without this aircraft type until further notice.

Sunwing will launch direct flights from Montreal to Havana on 13

December 2019 until 13 March 2020.

Surinam Airways [PY/SLM] [Surinam] Executive Officer Gerard Lau

has been suspended by the board after entering into an agreement for

a B777 aircraft. The government reportedly preferred a B787.

Swift Air [US] has been acquired by iAero Group.

SWISS International Airlines [LX/SWR] [Switzerland]

13Jul19‑18Aug19 Zurich ZRH Athens ATH 3× Daily 773/321/320

Cathay Pacific and Lufthansa Group are expanding their codeshare

partnership, covering services between Hong Kong and Europe. From

17Jul19, the new codeshare routes include the following:

SWISS operated by Cathay Pacific:

• Hong Kong – Zurich

Swoop [WO] [Canada] will accept the delivery of three more aircraft

by end of 2019, bringing its fleet total to 10 B737‑800s.

04Oct19 onwards Abbotsford YXX San Diego SAN F,Su 738

04Oct19 onwards Edmonton YEG San Diego SAN Tu,F,Su 738

Swoop is adding various new routes for Sun Destinations in the

winter 2019/20 season, including flights from Edmonton, London ON

and Winnipeg. THe planned new routes include the following:

• Edmonton – Cancun eff 24Oct19: 1 weekly (2 weekly from
  28Dec19)


• Edmonton – Los Cabos eff 02Nov19: 1 weekly (3 weekly from
  17Dec19)


• Edmonton – Mazatlan eff 02Nov19: 1 weekly (2 weekly from
  18Dec19)


• Edmonton – Puerto Vallarta eff 19Oct19: 1 weekly (2 weekly from
  02Nov19)


• London ON – Cancun eff 24Oct19: 2 weekly


• London ON – Las Vegas eff 02Oct19: 2 weekly


• London ON – Orlando eff 26Oct19: 2 weekly


• Winnipeg – Fort Lauderdale eff 16Nov19: 2 weekly


• Winnipeg – Las Vegas eff 15Nov19: 2 weekly


• Winnipeg – Los Cabos eff 17Nov19: 1 weekly (2 weekly from
  18Dec19)


• Winnipeg – Orlando eff 15Nov19: 2 weekly


• Winnipeg – Phoenix Mesa eff 15Dec19: 2 weekly


• Winnipeg – Puerto Vallarta eff 10Dec19: 1 weekly


• Winnipeg – Tampa eff 17Nov19: 2 weekly

Syphax Airlines [Tunisia] has resumed operations after signing an

agreement with a Nigerian company to provide flights to African

countries.

T’Way Air [TW/TWB] [South Korea]

20Jun19 onwards Seoul ICN Phuket HKT Daily 737

18Jul19 onwards Seoul ICN Vladivostok VVO M,Th,F,Sa (*) 737

26Jul19‑31Aug19 Seoul ICN Hong Kong HKG M,W,F 737

TAAG Angola [DT/DTA] [Angola] has had its European Air space ban

removed by the EU. It has ordered six DH8Ds.

Tajik Air [7J/TJK] [Tajikistan] is being sued by Skayroud Leasing

(Lithuania) for US$20 million for the late delivery of a leased aircraft.

The carrier denies all the charges. Tajik Air was sued by aviation

regulators in Russia over a US$555,000 debt for air navigation services.

TAME [EQ/TAE] [Ecuador] will not be liquidated, but restructured,

clarifies the government, which aims to introduce a strategic investor

for the airline.

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01Jul19 onwards Tokyo NRT Ningbo NGB Daily 738

Sriwijaya Air [Indonesia] has closed six routes to improve efficiency
on the back of heavy losses of its parent.

Sri Lankan Airlines [UL/ALK] [Sri Lanka] plans to re‑negotiate
aircraft leases and is lobbying the government for concessions to the
airline’s fuel bill and tax burden as it looks to cut costs. The A350 swap
to A330‑900s will still move forward while the remaining fleet plan is
revisited.
SriLankan Airlines still plans to resume Paris and Frankfurt to its
network even after the Easter Sunday bombings hit bookings by 20
points. Paris was set to begin in 2019, and Frankfurt in 2020.
SriLankan Airlines has been named as the world’s most punctual
airline by flighstats.com with 90.75% on time, LATAM was second &
ANA third.

15Jul19 onwards

Colombo CMB‑

Tokyo NRT

Male MLE‑
Colombo CMB M,W,F,Sa (*) (‑1 flight) 333
21Jul19‑29Aug19 Colombo CMB London LHR Daily (‑1/2/3 flights) 333

Star Air [India] expects to operate from Hindon Military Airport near
Delhi to Jamnagar & Kaleburagi by end June.

Star Peru [Peru] has signed an interline agreement with Aeromexico,
thus connecting their networks. The carrier is adding three Q400s in
early August 2019 for placement on new domestic routes.

StarLux Airlines [UV/SUA] [Taiwan] has received approval on 11
regular scheduled routes and two charter routes. The airline is also
awaiting approval for routes to Vietnam. Due to a limited number of
available aircraft, it would first focus on Southeast Asian routes.
StarLux Airlines will fly to three destinations – Southeast Asia or Macau

• when it begins operations in January 2020, with three of the 10
  leased A320neos to be delivered by the first day of operations.

Stobart Air [RE/STK] [Ireland] – Stobart Group (Ireland) reports
aviation revenue up 53% to US$50.4 million for fiscal year ended
28Feb19.

Sudan Airways [Sudan] is leasing an A320, while one of its A320
undergoes maintenance in Saudi Arabia.

Sun Country Airlines [SY/SCX] [US]

19Jul19 onwards Gulfport/Biloxi GPT Fort Myers RSW M,F 738
01Sep19 onwards Gulfport/Biloxi GPT Minneapolis/St Paul MSP Su 738
16Nov19‑20Dec19 Providence PVD Punta Cana PUJ Sa 738
21Dec19 onwards Providence PVD Punta Cana PUJ W,Sa 738

SundAir [SR/SDR] [Germany] has taken first of two ex‑Sky Airline
A319s, registrations D‑ASSK and D‑ASMF. It is wet leasing one A319
from Just‑Us Air (Romania) for the short‑term.

SunExpress [XQ/SXS] [Turkey] is wet leasing 11 A320s from Avion
Express (Lithuania), up from five, with all in operation by June 2019
end. The carrier has leased BAe146‑200 D‑AZFR (2108) from WDL to
replace a damaged ATR and will operate Athens to Heraklion, Santorini,
and Chania.
SunExpress leased Air Belgium A340 aircraft to support its
operation to/from Antalya, based on OAG schedule updates as of
26May19. The list shows the A340 operating on selected routes on
limited‑time basis.

• Antalya – Basel/Mulhouse 01Jun19


• Antalya – Dusseldorf 02Jun19 / 08Jun19 (One flight from
  Dusseldorf on 08Jun19 only)


• Antalya – Hannover 07Jun19 (Hannover departure 08Jun19)


• Antalya – Munich 07Jun19 (from Munich only)


• Antalya – Stuttgart 31May19 (from Stuttgart only)


• Antalya – Zurich 01Jun19

Sunrise Airways [S6/KSZ] [Haiti]

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