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Free Wi-Fi service; Historic fashion showcase; New routes introduced
Free Wi-Fi service All Nippon Airways (ANA) now offers free in-flight Wi-Fi service to ANA premium members on all domestic flights. Customers who have joined the ANA mileage club and have platinum or diamond status are eligible for this service. The airline also plans to extend the ...
Fleet expansion Beginning in May, Air France plans to introduce Boeing 787-9s for daily service between Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and Kansai International Airport. In December 2016, Air France received its first delivery of the Boeing 787-9, which are currently being used on five routes ...
High-quality cuisine; airline upgrades fleet; state-of-the-art lounge
High-quality cuisine Triple Michelin-starred chef Arnaud Lallement will be part of the Air France team through the end of December. Since October, he has worked to create two new starters and seven new main dishes over a three-month period to ensure optimum culinary pleasure for customers ...
Direct flights to Vienna; uplifting upgrades; free Internet access
Starting May 15, 2018, Austrian Airlines will offer up to five weekly nonstop flights from Narita International Airport to Vienna on a Boeing 777 aircraft. The summer flight schedule will be available on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. "We temporarily terminated flight service from ...
New Emirates routes; China Airlines milestone; JAL teams with American
New Emirates routes Emirates has announced three new Airbus A380 destinations, running its flagship three-class double-decker aircraft from Dubai to Tokyo, Casablanca and Sao Paulo. With the triple deployment, Emirates is the first airline to operate scheduled A380 services to Latin America, as well as to ...
Italian menu on Cathay; Delta nabs award; Regional fare on ANA
Italian menu on Cathay Cathay Pacific has partnered with Tosca, a Michelin-starred Italian restaurant in Hong Kong, to launch an in-flight menu promotion for its first- and business-class passengers on select long-haul flights departing Hong Kong until April 30. Dishes on the menu include octopus terrine, ...
New Turkish Airlines head; Air France luxury menu; JAL extends Wi-Fi offer
New Turkish Airlines head Turkish Airlines announced Feb. 1 that Mehmet Akay will be taking over as the new Tokyo branch manager. Akay has experience working as the regional commercial manager in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and the general manager for Southern and Western ...
On-time awards for JAL; new flights for NZ; Emirates adds perks
On-time awards for JAL Japan Airlines (JAL) was awarded the On-time Performance Services Award by FlightStats, Inc., an independent aviation performance tracking company, coming in first in both the "mainline" and "network" categories under Asia-Pacific Major Airlines. Network is defined as a system of flights that ...
Fine fair on Air France; Turkish business upgrades; Cathay Dragon rebrands
Fine fair on Air France Since Nov. 3, Air France has offered upgraded meal service for business-class passengers on its Paris-Haneda route. A choice of cold appetizers or warm vegetable soup that includes pumpkin, potatoes and peas is now available. There are six types of entrees ...
New Air France menu; Design award for ANA; Delta adds amenities
New Air France menu Starting Nov. 1, Air France's a la carte menu will be available in the premium economy and economy cabins on the airline's flights departing from Japan. Three a la carte options — the Tradition, Ocean and Italia menus — will be available. ...
Cathay names Japan GM; Hong Kong adds route; Iberia joins flight group
New Cathay Japan boss Cathay Pacific recently appointed Lionel Kwok as general manager of the Hong Kong-based airline's Japan office. Kwok assumed his new position from Sept. 19. Born in 1964 in Hong Kong, Kwok joined Cathay Pacific in 1987 after graduating from the University of ...
New president at United; Dragonair adds flights; Jetsar eases ticket buying
New president at United United Continental Holdings, Inc. named Scott Kirby as the president of United Airlines on Aug. 29. In this newly created role, Kirby will assume responsibility for United's operations, marketing, sales, alliances, network planning and revenue management. Kirby joins United from American Airlines, ...
