South African Airways Expands Fleet to 20 Aircraft and Enhances Service Across Africa

(IN SHORT) South African Airways (SAA) has successfully expanded its fleet to 20 aircraft, adding two leased Airbus A320s from AerCap. This growth is a significant milestone for the airline, which began its recovery with only six aircraft three years ago. As part of its expansion strategy, SAA is increasing flight frequencies on several routes… Read the full press release

Qantas Rolls Out Next-Gen Comfort Upgrades for A330s Ahead of Project Sunrise

(IN SHORT) Qantas is upgrading its A330 fleet with new Economy seating, larger 4K entertainment screens, USB-C fast charging, and Bluetooth audio for enhanced passenger comfort on international routes. The refurbishments, part of Qantas’ Project Sunrise, include mood lighting, refreshed cabin interiors, and fast, free Wi-Fi on select routes starting December 2024. The first upgraded… Read the full press release

Emirates Celebrates 20 Years of Flying to New Zealand, Showcasing Strong Market Presence and Ongoing Commitment

Emirates has carried over 16 million passengers on 49,000 services between Dubai and New Zealand since 2003 New Zealand is the only market on Emirates’ network to operate the airline’s new four-class A380, fitted with new Premium Economy cabins across all its services Emirates’ Auckland to Dubai service remains the longest on its network at… Read the full press release

Captain Seini Koroitamana Cornish promoted as Fiji Airways’ first ever female A330 aircraft Captain

Captain Seini Koroitamana Cornish becomes first female A330 Captain for Fiji’s National Airline Nadi, Fiji, 2021-Nov-04 — /Travel PR News/ — Fiji Airways has announced the promotion of its first ever female to command a widebody aircraft. Captain Seini Koroitamana Cornish has progressed as a Fiji Airways A330 aircraft Captain, becoming the first female in… Read the full press release

TAP operated the first commercial flight of an A330-900 Neo in the United States

Lisbon, Portugal, 2019-Mar-23 — /Travel PR News/ — This Tuesday, TAP operated the first commercial flight of an A330-900 Neo in the United States. For the first time, Uncle Sam saw the landing – with passengers – of the world’s latest aviation darling in one of its airports. Named ‘Nuno Gonçalves’ and with the registration plate… Read the full press release

TAP names its two new A330 after John Dos Passos and João Vaz Côrte-Real

Lisbon, Portugal, 2016-Aug-17 — /Travel PR News/ — The two new TAP’s A330 that cross daily the Atlantic Ocean, operating the also new airline’s routes to the USA: Boston and New York – JFK, have now the names of two singular personalities: John Dos Passos and João Vaz Côrte-Real. With Portuguese ancestry, John Dos Passos, and… Read the full press release

airberlin removes not permanently attached objects from its A330 to save fuel and reduce CO2 emissions

Berlin, Germany, 2013-10-31 — /travelprnews.com/ — Each kilogram less weight carried on board an aircraft helps to save fuel and reduce CO2 emissions. That’s why airberlin is putting a pilot scheme into practice, as part of its eco-efficiency programme, in the course of which all the objects which are not permanently attached to an A330 are… Read the full press release