Articles Tagged ‘SilkAir’
easyJet, Salvador de Bahia and Berlin Tegel celebrate anna.aero awards
In this week’s Network Planning Community News, Moscow Sheremetyevo hands out its annual awards for 2017, while Bahrain Airport celebrates the 10-year anniversary of Jet Airways services. More news also from IndiGo plus Akureyri, Cairns and Cardiff airports.
St. Petersburg celebrates Route of the Week accolade for the arrival of Qatar Airways, while Orlando Melbourne toasts Cake of the Week win
In this week’s Network Planning Community News, Icelandair announces that it will begin a seasonal route to Kansas City starting 25 May 2018, while Allegiant Air has confirmed two new sectors from Pittsburgh for S18. More news also from Luxair at Berlin Tegel and SilkAir in Darwin.
Cebu Airport sees strong growth in 2017; Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific Airways are dominant carriers, Manila is leading destination
About 6.71 million seats were available on flights departing Cebu Airport in 2017, an increase of over 18% when compared to 2016. anna.aero has been delving through the schedules to reveal capacity developments, including trends in domestic and international growth, leading airlines and destinations.
Airbus and Boeing increased productivity in November by 15%, delivering a combined 144 aircraft; Emirates welcomes 100th A380
Airbus and Boeing together delivered 144 aircraft in November, resulting in a 15% increase in productivity when compared to the 125 units they handed over in November 2016. The result of month 11 is the best that the duo have registered this year in terms of deliveries, beating the 139 units they distributed in June.
Airbus and Boeing handed over 133 aircraft in September, the third best month of the year so far; Airbus opens A330 factory in China
Airbus handed over 55 aircraft in September, while its North American rival Boeing distributed 78. Of the 133 aircraft delivered, 73% were narrow-body and 27% wide-body. By delivering 23 more units than Airbus in month nine of 2017, Boeing has extended the lead over its European rival to 100 aircraft in the 2017 delivery race.
Routes Asia host Okinawa overjoyed with Route of the Week victory while Brazil’s Belo Horizonte is beaming with Cake of the Week title
In this week’s Network Planning Community News, Rochester Airport welcomes United Airlines’ announcement that it is to serve the New York State airport from Chicago O’Hare, while HK Express reaches a key milestone. More news also from Vistara, Dubai Al Maktoum and Budapest.
SilkAir starts eighth Chinese route
SilkAir now links Singapore with Fuzhou four times weekly competing with Xiamen Airlines.
Vote for the best of 12 W16/17 Fire Truck Water Arches – get voting now
For one of the 12 airports involved in this week’s Arch of Triumph public vote it will be a great start to November, because within seven days one airport will have a new certificate adorning the fire station walls, and the fire crews will be the toast of the airport. Let battle commence!!
SilkAir starts two new routes to Laos
SilkAir links Vientiane and Luang Prabang in Laos to Singapore; competes with Lao Airlines.
Singapore Changi Airport set to pass 55 million mark in 2015; Singapore Airlines group of carriers still account for over 50% of seats
Singapore will soon be the venue for the 137th IATA Slot Conference. We reveal how rapidly traffic has grown in the country, the leading airlines and country markets and how aircraft movements are spread across a typical day.
Australian domestic air travel declining; international traffic up as Air China, Cebu Pacific Air, SilkAir and United Airlines add routes
Australia’s domestic air travel market is no longer growing, though international traffic is. We look at recent trends ‘down under’ and reveal which airlines have added which international routes in the last 12 months.
SilkAir now serves almost 50 destinations from Singapore; China, India and Indonesia are leading country markets
Singapore Airlines’ regional subsidiary SilkAir now carries over 3.5 million passengers per year on a fleet of almost 30 narrow-body jets. We look at the airline’s growth in the last 10 years, leading routes and country markets.