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Vanilla Air takes delivery of its first Airbus A320
Vanilla Air (formerly AirAsia Japan) (Tokyo-Narita), Japan’s newest low-cost carrier has taken delivery of its first A320 (A320-216 JA01VA, msn 5844) in Toulouse, France, on lease from AWAS. The...
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JAL Boeing 787 is grounded in Tokyo after smoke vents from the main battery
JAL-Japan Airlines (Tokyo) has grounded a Boeing 787-8 (JA834J) at Narita International Airport (NRT) near Tokyo today after white smoke was observed venting from the main battery yesterday afternoon...
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Delta launches international Wi-Fi service on its Boeing 747-400s
Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) will launch international Wi-Fi service on flights 283 and 295 equipped with Ku-band satellite Wi-Fi on Boeing 747-400 aircraft departing Los Angeles International Airport...
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ANA will order 70 Airbus and Boeing aircraft including the new 777-9X
ANA Holdings (ANA-All Nippon Airways) (Tokyo) plans to place an order for 20 new Boeing 777-9X aircraft (below) as well as 14 additional Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. The Japanese carrier also ordered six...
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Garuda Indonesia restores the Jakarta-Tokyo Haneda route
Garuda Indonesia (Jakarta) on June 15, 2014 officially restored the Jakarta – Tokyo (Haneda) route to meet market demand and broaden its flight network. For Garuda Indonesia, the occasion signifies an...
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Air China is gradually phasing out the Boeing 747-400
Air China (Beijing) is gradually phasing out its aging Boeing 747-400 fleet. The Jumbo is being replaced with newer Boeing 777-300ERs. The fleet is now down to four aircraft. The flag carrier is...
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Spring Airlines Japan launches operations today
Spring Airlines Japan (Tokyo-Narita) today (August 1) as planned, launched passenger operations from Narita International Airport to Hiroshima, Saga and Takamatsu with its 189-seat Boeing 737-800s...
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Delta to drop the Tokyo Narita-Hong Kong route on October 26
Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) is planning to drop the Tokyo (Narita)-Hong Kong route on October 26. The airline is realigning its Pacific network per Airline Route. The route is served with Boeing 767-300...
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ANA inaugurates the Houston – Tokyo Narita route
ANA – All Nippon Airways (Tokyo) today launched its new Houston (Bush Intercontinental) route to Tokyo (Narita). The airport issued this statement: Following a ribbon cutting and sake ceremony, the...
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Japan Airlines takes delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
JAL-Japan Airlines (Tokyo) has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. The pictured 787-9 JA861J (msn 35422) was handed over by Boeing to the carrier on May 14 but it did not arrive at...
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