August 8, 2023News

Flydubai To Lease Four Jets From Smartwings

The all-Economy Class aircraft will operate on select routes.

Dubai-based carrier flydubai has inked an agreement with Czechia’s Smartwings. According to the paperwork, the latter will wet lease four next-gen Boeing 737-800 aircraft to the former between October 17, 2023 and April 16, 2024. Besides the jets, the contract also covers crew, maintenance and insurance aspects. The four additional aeroplanes will bolster flydubai’s existing fleet of 79 Boeing 737s. That count includes 30 next-gen 737-800s, 46 737 MAX 8s and three 737 MAX 9s.

flydubai confirms that the all-Economy Class aircraft will operate on select routes, including Chattogram, Colombo, Dhaka, Karachi and Muscat. Passengers booked to travel on a flight operated by Smartwings will be notified before their departure date.

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April 26, 2024

New Korean Air Flight To Macau Announced

To bolster its China network, Korean Air has confirmed that from July 1, 2024, it will operate a new daily flight between Seoul Incheon and Macau. The outbound service – flight KE169 – will depart the South Korean capital at 21:15 and land at Macau International Airport at 23:55. The return leg – flight KE170 – will leave Macau and land in Seoul the next day at 01:10 and 06:00, respectively. The flight time will be approximately 3 hours and 40 minutes.

Macau, a popular tourist destination, is close to Hong Kong. Travellers can access the latter within an hour via a ferry or bus. Korean Air already operates four daily services between Seoul Incheon and Hong Kong. The carrier resumed three weekly flights between Seoul Incheon and Zhangjiajie and four weekly services linking Seoul Incheon and Zhengzhou from April 23 and April 24, respectively.

Also Read: Korean Air and WestJet Expand Codeshare Partnership

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April 26, 2024

Airbus Receives Order For Up To 20 H175s From GDAT

China’s GDAT and Airbus have finished signing a contract. The former will purchase up to 20 H175 helicopters from the latter. The agreement splits the order half and half between firm and optional orders. An Ireland-based start-up helicopter leasing and financing company, GD Helicopter Finance (GDHF), will market the H175s to potential customers in the energy, SAR (Search and Rescue), EMS (Emergency Medical Services), and parapublic market segments globally. GDHF will also market 50 Airbus H160 helicopters, which GDAT placed an order for last year.

The Airbus H175 has been in service since 2015. Belonging to the super-medium class, the helicopter offers a robust blend of long-range and heavy payload. It is a good fit for various offshore and onshore missions, including disaster relief, search and rescue and other public services.