Tag: Asia
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Starlink Debuts on Korean Air First Korean Air Flights
Korean Air launches on September 15th 2026 Starlink connectivity on its first 4 aircraft. The first planes will be a 3 Airbus A350-900s and 1 Boeing 777-300ER. Aboard these planes, and the eventually growing number of enabled aircraft, high speed internet will be complimentary. Aboard all other planes paid access will be available as the…
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T’Way Air Becomes Trinity Airways
With Asiana Airlines folding into Korean Air, T’Way Air emerged as the carrier that picked up the slots the two larger airlines had to let go of at strategic airports mainly in Europe. The airline is now changing its brand identity and most importantly its name to Trinity Airways.
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ANA Adds to Its Embraer Backlog With More E190-E2
Even before receiving its first Embraer E190-E2 ANA has already activated the aircraft order option it had in hand since its original agreement with the manufacturer in February 2025. The original order was for 15 Embraer E190-E2 and has now been expanded to 20 with 5 more aircraft ordered.
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Korean Air’s First Post Merger New Flight: KE2183 to Hiroshima
Korean Air’s first post merger new flight in December 2026 will be a daily service to Hiroshima launching on December 23rd 2026. The flight will be operated daily under flight number KE2183 and will be served using one of the airline’s Airbus A321neo. The aircraft features a 2-class configuration with 8 true business class lie-flat…
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Korean Air Q2: Asiana Merger Drags Net Margin Into Negative Territory
Korean Air makes money from operations but burns through it all with non operational expenses related to the Asiana Airlines takeover. Korean Air’s revenue grows by 26% YoY, operating profit takes a hit due to global instability and particularly soaring fuel prices. However, where Korean Air is taking a real hit is in non-operating balance…
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Thai Airways Fleet
Thai Airways’ fleet has evolved massively over the past 5 years. The carrier used to be a massive connector carrier between Europe and Asia. It has streamlined significantly its operations with less aircraft. It now operates an all Airbus narrow body fleet comprised of A320 family jets while it has a mixed Boeing/Airbus fleet for…
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Asiana Says Goodbye to Star Alliance in December 2026
Asiana Airlines’ last step to fully integrate with Korean Air will be its exit from the Star Alliance. The Korean carrier will end its membership on December 16th 2026. That one day ahead of it completing its integration process with Korean Air.
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Capacity Increase: China Southern Now Flies Daily to Helsinki
China Southern increases its service frequency between Helsinki and Beijing Daxing, making it a daily service. Flight CZ8171 however is not the flight you want to book if you are looking for international onwards connections to Asia and Australia. The flight, operating out of PKX, is clearly a service created for business travelers and Chinese…
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Vietnam Airlines Completes the European SkyTeam Puzzle with Flight VN83 to Amsterdam
Vietnam Airlines completes its European SkyTeam puzzle by adding to the network Amsterdam Schiphol on service VN83. It now serves the three major hubs for SkyTeam in the continent, which include the newly added Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, and Copenhagen. Additionally, this is the seventh destination served by the Vietnamese carrier in Europe, which…
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London Heathrow Becomes a JAL A350-1000 Double Daily Service
JAL upgrades one of its daily flights to London Heathrow to the much larger Airbus A350-1000 from the Boeing 787-9 or 8. The change is a temporary one for the time being, as the airline will be commencing double services with the A350-1000 on October 1st, 2026, through March 27. Looking at the wider, the…