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Transavia routes update
New: Nantes, Atlantique (NTE) to Palma Mallorca, Palma Mallorca (PMI)
source: TheAirDB
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New: Nantes, Atlantique (NTE) to Palma Mallorca, Palma Mallorca (PMI)
source: TheAirDB
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Delta Airlines route update
Cancelled: Amsterdam, schiphol (AMS) to Boston, Logan International (BOS)
Cancelled: Amsterdam, schiphol (AMS) to Detroit, Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW)
Cancelled: Amsterdam, schiphol (AMS) to Newark, Liberty International (EWR)
Cancelled: Amsterdam, schiphol (AMS) to Memphis, International (MEM)
Cancelled: Amsterdam, schiphol (AMS) to Minneapolis, - St. Paul Intl (MSP)
Cancelled: Amsterdam, schiphol (AMS) to Portland, International (PDX)
Cancelled: Amsterdam, schiphol (AMS) to Seattle, tacoma International (SEA)
Cancelled: Detroit, Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW) to Rome, Leonardo Da Vinci (Fiumicino) (FCO)
Cancelled: Detroit, Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW) to Frankfurt, International (Rhein-Main) (FRA)
Cancelled: Detroit, Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW) to Georgetown, Owen Roberts International (GCM)
Cancelled: Detroit, Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW) to Seoul, (Incheon) (ICN)
Cancelled: Detroit, Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW) to London, Heathrow (LHR)
Cancelled: Detroit, Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW) to Nassau, Intl (NAS)
Cancelled: Detroit, Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW) to Punta Cana (PUJ)
Cancelled: Grenada, Point Saline Intl (GND) to New York, John F Kennedy Intl (JFK)
Cancelled: Tamuning, Antonio B. Won Pat (GUM) to Osaka, Kansai International (KIX)
Cancelled: Minneapolis, - St. Paul Intl (MSP) to Paris, Charles De Gaulle (CDG)
Cancelled: Minneapolis, - St. Paul Intl (MSP) to Georgetown, Owen Roberts International (GCM
Cancelled: Minneapolis, - St. Paul Intl (MSP) to London, Heathrow (LHR)
Cancelled: Minneapolis, - St. Paul Intl (MSP) to Punta Cana (PUJ)
Cancelled: Nagoya, Central Japan International (NGO) to Tamuning, Antonio B. Won Pat (GUM)
Cancelled: Nagoya, Central Japan International (NGO) to Manila, Ninoy Aquino Intl (MNL)
Cancelled: Nagoya, Central Japan International (NGO) to Saipan, International (SPN)
Cancelled: Tokyo, Narita International (NRT) to Bangkok, International (BKK)
Cancelled: Tokyo, Narita International (NRT) to Seoul, (Incheon) (ICN)
Cancelled: Tokyo, Narita International (NRT) to Manila, Ninoy Aquino Intl (MNL)
Cancelled: Tokyo, Narita International (NRT) to Beijing, Capital (PEK)
Cancelled: Tokyo, Narita International (NRT) to Busan, Gimhae (PUS)
Cancelled: Tokyo, Narita International (NRT) to Shanghai, Pu Dong (PVG)
Cancelled: Tokyo, Narita International (NRT) to Singapore, Changi (SIN)
Cancelled: Tokyo, Narita International (NRT) to Saipan, International (SPN)
Cancelled: Tokyo, Narita International (NRT) to Taipei, Chiang Kai Shek (TPE)
source: TheAirDB
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Thai International Airways route update
Per 21JAN10 GDS timetable display, THAI’s Bangkok – Athens service is to be operated by Boeing 777-300, starting 28MAR10, replacing Airbus A340-500.Service is operating 4 weekly, increase from 3 weekly.
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Croatia Airlines route update
Croatia Airlines from 01JUN10 launches 3 weekly Seasonal service on the Zagreb – Athens service with Airbus A319/320. Schedule as follows:OU300 ZAG1525 – 1815ATH 32S 247
OU301 ATH1905 – 2005ZAG 32S 247
319 Day 27
320 Day 4
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Viking Hellas Aviation route update
Viking Hellas Aviation launches operation on 01FEB10. The Athens-based carrier is offering service on following routes:Athens – Baghdad 1 weekly eff 01FEB10
Athens – Manchester 3 weekly eff 01FEB10
Athens – Sulaymaniyah 1 weekly eff 03FEB10
Athens – Erbil 1 weekly eff 05FEB10
Service operates with Boeing 737-300, airline code is VQ
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International aviation phonetic alphabet (ICAO)
A = Alpha
B = Bravo
C = Charlie
D = Delta
E = Echo
F = Foxtrot
G = Golf
H = Hotel
I = India
J = Juliet
K = Kilo
L = Lima
M = Mike
N = November
O = Oscar
P = Papa
Q = Quebec
R = Romeo
S = Sierra
T = Tango
U = Uniform
V = Victor
W = Whiskey
X = X-Ray
Y = Yankee
Z = Zulu
1= Wun
2= Too
3= Tree
4= Fow-er
5= Fife
6= Six
7= Seven
8= Ait
9= Nin-er
0= Ze-ro
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Route news: TRANSAVIA
Restarted: Amsterdam, schiphol (AMS) to Argostoli, Kefallinia (EFL)
New: Amsterdam, schiphol (AMS) to Jerez De La Frontera (XRY)
New: Bodrum., Milas (BJV) to Eindhoven (EIN)
New: Eindhoven (EIN) to Palma Mallorca, Palma Mallorca (PMI)
New: Palma Mallorca, Palma Mallorca (PMI) to Groningen, Eelde (GRQ)
New: Rotterdam (RTM) to Antalya (AYT)
New: Rotterdam (RTM) to Bodrum., Milas (BJV)
New: Rotterdam (RTM) to Rhodes, Diagoras (RHO)
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ATR 2009 deliveries - orders - etc
FIGURE 1 – New aircraft orders in 2009
| AIRLINE | ATR 42-500 | ATR 42-600 | ATR 72-500 | ATR 72-600 |
| Afrijet (Nigeria) | 4 | |||
| Air Algérie | 4 | |||
| Air Nostrum (Spain) | 10 | |||
| Alenia (for Italian Navy) | 4 | |||
| Arkia (Israel) | 1 | |||
| Belle Air (Albania) | 1 | |||
| Golden Air (Sweden) | 1 | |||
| Libyan Airlines | 2 | |||
| Lion Air / Wings Air (Indonesia) | 5 | |||
| Royal Air Maroc | 2 | 4 | ||
| Vietnam Airlines | 2 | |||
| TOTAL ORDERS | 2 ATR 42-500 | 2 ATR 42-600 | 18 ATR 72-500 | 18 ATR 72-600 |
FIGURE 2 – New aircraft delivered in 2009
| AIRLINE | COUNTRY | ATR 42-500 | ATR 72-500 |
| Air Austral | Réunion (France) | 1 | |
| Air Botswana | Botswana | 2 | |
| Air Caraibes | French Caribbean | 1 | |
| Air Guyane | French Guyana | 1 | |
| Air Saint Pierre | Saint Pierre et Miquelon (France) | 1 | |
| Air Tahiti | French Polynesia | 1 | |
| Air Vanuatu | Vanuatu | 1 | |
| Alenia Aeronautica | Italy | 1 | |
| Arkia | Israel | 1 | |
| Aurigny Air Services | Channel Islands (United Kingdom) | 2 | |
| Belle Air | Albania | 1 | |
| Berjaya Air | Malaysia | 2 | |
| Buquebus | Uruguay | 1 | |
| Capitaneria di Porto | Italy | 1 | |
| Cebu Pacific | Philippines | 2 | |
| Firefly | Malaysia | 2 | |
| Finncomm Airlines | Finland | 2 | |
| Golden Air | Sweden | 1 | |
| Lao Airlines | Laos | 2 | |
| Libyan Airlines | Libya | 2 | |
| Lion Air / Wings Air | Indonesia | 3 | |
| MASwings | Malaysia | 6 | |
| NAYSA | Canary Islands (Spain) | 2 | |
| Precision Air Services | Tanzania | 2 | |
| Royal Thai Air Force | Thailand | 4 | |
| Tarom | Romania | 2 | |
| TRIP | Brazil | 2 | |
| Vietnam Airlines | Vietnam | 5 | |
| TOTAL DELIVERIES | 6 | 48 |
FIGURE 3 – ATR – Turnover
| ATR | 31/12/05 | 31/12/06 | 31/12/07 | 31/12/08 | 31/12/09 |
| Turnover(US $ billion) | 0.54 | 0.70 | 1.10 | 1.30 | 1.40 |
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Boeing 2009 deliveries
| Current Year Deliveries Through December 2009 | 737 | 747 | 767 | 777 | Total |
| Total 2009 Deliveries | 372 | 8 | 13 | 88 | 481 |
| Air Berlin | 7 | 7 | |||
| Air Canada | 1 | 1 | |||
| Air China | 9 | 9 | |||
| Air Europa | 3 | 3 | |||
| Air France | 7 | 7 | |||
| Air India | 5 | 7 | 12 | ||
| AirTran Airways | 2 | 2 | |||
| Alaska Airlines | 10 | 10 | |||
| All Nippon Airways | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| American Airlines | 31 | 31 | |||
| Arik Air | 1 | 1 | |||
| Aviation Capital Group | 3 | 3 | |||
| BOC Aviation | 9 | 9 | |||
| British Airways | 4 | 4 | |||
| Business Jet / VIP Customer(s) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| Cathay Pacific Airways | 4 | 5 | 9 | ||
| China Eastern Airlines | 11 | 11 | |||
| China Southern Airlines | 8 | 2 | 10 | ||
| Continental Airlines | 13 | 13 | |||
| COPA Airlines | 1 | 1 | |||
| Delta Air Lines | 16 | 6 | 22 | ||
| Deucalion Capital VII Limited | 4 | 4 | |||
| DHL International | 3 | 3 | |||
| Dubai Aerospace Enterprise | 2 | 2 | |||
| Egyptair | 7 | 7 | |||
| Emirates | 10 | 10 | |||
| Etihad Airways | 1 | 1 | |||
| EVA Air | 3 | 3 | |||
| FedEx | 3 | 3 | |||
| flydubai | 6 | 6 | |||
| Garuda Indonesia | 5 | 5 | |||
| GECAS | 25 | 7 | 32 | ||
| GOL Airlines | 14 | 14 | |||
| Guggenheim Aviation Partners | 1 | 1 | |||
| Hainan Airlines | 11 | 11 | |||
| ILFC | 12 | 4 | 16 | ||
| Integrated Defense Systems | 2 | 2 | |||
| JAL International | 9 | 4 | 3 | 16 | |
| Jet Lite | 1 | 1 | |||
| KLM – Royal Dutch Airlines | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Korean Air | 2 | 2 | |||
| LAN Airlines | 2 | 2 | |||
| Lion Air | 13 | 13 | |||
| LoadAir Cargo | 2 | 2 | |||
| Nippon Cargo Airlines | 1 | 1 | |||
| Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA | 2 | 2 | |||
| Pegasus Airlines | 3 | 3 | |||
| Qantas | 3 | 3 | |||
| Qatar Airways | 8 | 8 | |||
| Royal Air Maroc | 2 | 2 | |||
| Ryanair | 54 | 54 | |||
| SAS | 3 | 3 | |||
| Shandong Airlines | 6 | 6 | |||
| Shanghai Airlines | 6 | 6 | |||
| Shenzhen Airlines | 5 | 5 | |||
| Singapore Airlines | 1 | 1 | |||
| Sky Airlines | 2 | 2 | |||
| Southwest Airlines | 13 | 13 | |||
| SpiceJet | 2 | 2 | |||
| Transavia Airlines | 1 | 1 | |||
| TUI Travel PLC | 6 | 6 | |||
| Turkmenistan Airlines | 3 | 3 | |||
| United States Navy | 3 | 3 | |||
| UPS | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| V Australia | 3 | 3 | |||
| Virgin Blue Airlines | 3 | 3 | |||
| Xiamen Airlines | 5 | 5 | |||
| Total 2009 Deliveries | 372 | 8 | 13 | 88 | 481 |
| Current Year Deliveries through December 2009 | 737 | 747 | 767 | 777 | Total |
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United Airlines A319 at Newark on Jan 10th 2010, right main gear did not deploy
A United Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration N816UA performing flight UA634 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to Newark,NJ (USA) with 48 passengers and 5 crew, aborted the approach to Newark's runway 04R when the crew received an unsafe indication for the right hand main gear. The airplane entered a holding for troubleshooting, performed a low approach to runway 11 for a visual inspection of the landing gear and subsequently landed on runway 04L without the right main gear being locked about 35 minutes after aborting the first approach. The airplane came to a stop on the left main and nose gear and the right hand engine, the passengers were evacuated via slides. No injuries occured.United Airlines said, that the right hand main gear failed to deploy in full.
The FAA reported, that the right hand main gear did not extend.
source: avherald.com
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Ryanair fees draw fire from regulators
The head of the U.K.’s consumer protection office, the Office of Fair Trading, has attacked Ryanair pricing plans and says some of the bank charges the low-fare airline imposes are barely legal. The airline rejected the comments by Office of Fare Trading CEO John Fingleton, arguing that it had no hidden fees and that extra banking charges cold be avoided if customers use a specific debit card recommended by Ryanair.source: aviationweek.com
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JAL may drop international routes
Japan Airlines may lose its entire international operation under a plan that would reduce the mighty but profitless airline, Asia’s largest, to a mere domestic carrier. All Nippon Airways would take over all of Japan Airlines’ international services under the plan that the government is considering. Government and Japan Airlines’ sources apparently leaked the details to the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is opposed to the proposal, but the Mainichi cites some Japan Airlines executives as saying it is not a bad idea.The rules governing state-directed rescues are forcing consideration of such a radical move. A restructuring agency, the Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corp. of Japan is working on a bailout plan for the struggling airline but can help companies only if they can be turned around within three years. The government is evidently concerned that a profit within three years would be unachievable if Japan Airlines kept its international network.
source: aviationweek.com
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