Tag: 787
ROUTES Dec 13, 2021 Vietnam Airlines Launches Historic First Vietnam to U.S. Scheduled Flight Vietnam Airlines has just became the first airline to operate scheduled commercial flights between Vietnam and the U.S. The airline now serves SFO from its Ho Chi Minh City hub twice weekly. Read More →
ROUTES Nov 19, 2021 Japanese Budget Carrier Zipair Tokyo Launching Service to Los Angeles (LAX) Japanese budget airline Zipair Tokyo has just launched a new route from Tokyo to Los Angeles, and will bring one of the most unique products to the sky. Economy and business class have never been this unbundled before! Read More →
NEWS Jun 18, 2021 Singapore Airlines Reduces 787-10 Commitments, Orders 777-9X Singapore Airlines is once again making changes to its Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner fleet. Just weeks after recording a $3.2 billion loss, the airline is looking to trim its capital expenditure commitments for the future. At the start of 2021, Singapore Airlines (SIA) had orders for 29 787-10s with Boeing. In February 2021, SIA converted 14 of its 29 787 orders to 11 777-9 aircraft orders. Read More →
NEWS May 22, 2021 Bamboo Airways To Touch Down in the American West Bamboo Airways is expanding internationally to SFO and LAX. They will operate the routes on 787-9s three days a week and this service represents the first time passengers can fly non-stop to Vietnam from the Western United States. Read More →
NEWS Apr 28, 2021 Hope for Australian Aviation A dissection of the recent Qantas press release. Read More →
NEWS Apr 21, 2021 Air France's New Pandemic Route Air France has added a new route out of CDG to DEN. It is very unusual because of the ongoing pandemic currently. Read More →
Apr 18, 2021 Air France Starts Service to DEN Air France has added a new route from DEN to CDG, coming at a weird time due to the ongoing pandemic. Read More →
STORIES Apr 12, 2021 Could There be a 787 or A350 Freighter?  At the beginning of the 21st century, Boeing and Airbus revealed their latest products, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A350XWB. Both airframes were built with over 50% of CFRP (Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer) and gained more than 900 orders from worldwide customers. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many airlines have been transforming their fleet into "Preighter" (Passenger Freighter) aircraft to support the demand for global express shipment of essential goods. Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 787 Deliveries Set to Resume Before Q2 of 2021 Boeing to proceed with deliveries of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner before Q2 of 2021. Thus after halting deliveries of this aircraft in October of 2020. Read More →
ROUTES Dec 31, 1969 Air Europa Commences Salvador Service It was a long nine months without landing in Bahian lands due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. However, yesterday at 8:16 pm (Brasilia time) the wait ended when Air Europa's Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, registered EC-MMX, landed at Salvador Bahia Airport. This marked the commencement of flights between Madrid and Salvador. Read More →