West Air launches flights from Hefei and Zhengzhou to Suvarnabhumi on 10 and 11 June 2024

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West Air has announced that it is launching scheduled direct flights from Hefei and Zhengzhou to Suvarnabhumi in June 2024. Its inaugural flight from Hefei to Suvarnabhumi takes place on 10 June 2024 while its first flight from Zhengzhou to Suvarnabhumi occurs on 11 June 2024.

However, the flights are subject to changes and plane-spotters should check with FlightRadar24 on the latest changes.

On 10 June 2024, West Air flight PN6579 is expected to depart from Hefei for Suvarnabhumi at 1.35 pm, touch down in Suvarnabhumi at 4.45 pm before leaving Suvarnabhumi for Hefei at 5.45 pm and arriving in Hefei at 10.40 pm under flight PN6580.

West Air flies to Suvarnabhumi from Hefei on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and from 3 September 2024, the flights run daily.

On 11 June 2024, West Air flight PN6581 takes off from Zhengzhou for Suvarnabhumi at 3.40 pm, lands in Suvarnabhumi at 6.55 pm before leaving Suvarnabhumi for Zhengzhou at 8 pm and landing in Zhengzhou at 1.10 am on 12 June 2024 under flight PN6582.

The airline flies from Zhengzhou to Suvarnabhumi on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

The above flights are operated by West Air's A320 aircraft.

Jin Air launches flight to Panglao on 18 July 2024

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Jin Air launches direct scheduled flight from Incheon to Panglao (Tagbilaran), the Philippines, on 18 July 2024.

According to schedules, Jin Air flight LJ43 departs from Incheon for Pangalo at 10.05 pm on 18 July 2024, touches down in Panglao at 1.35 am on 19 July 2024 before leaving Panglao for Incheon at 2.35 am and arriving in Incheon at 8.15 am under flight LJ44.

Jin Air flies to Panglao with its B737-800 aircraft.

Starlux Airlines launches flight to Hong Kong on 8 July 2024

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Starlux Airlines launches daily scheduled flights from Taoyuan to Hong Kong on 8 July 2024 with its Airbus A330-900neo and A350-900XWB aircraft. 

On 8 July 2024, Starlux flight JX231 departs from Taoyuan for Hong Kong at 8 am, touches down in Hong Kong at 9.40 am before leaving Hong Kong for Taoyuan at 10.55 am and arriving in Taoyuan at 12.30 pm under flight JX232.

Flights JX231 and JX232 are operated by Starlux's A330-900neo aircraft.

                                      

The A350-900XWB flights of Starlux Airlines to Hong Kong are as follows:-

Starlux flight JX235 takes off from Taoyuan to Hong Kong at 4.50 pm, arrives in Hong Kong at 6.30 pm before departing from Hong Kong for Taoyuan at 7.45 pm and landing in Taoyuan at 9.30 pm under flight JX236 on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

Inflight Pictures : Aero Mongolia A319

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Jetstar Airways launches flight from Perth to Suvarnabhumi on 6 September 2024

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Jetstar Airways launches direct scheduled flight from Perth to Suvarnabhumi on 6 September 2024 with its Airbus A321neo aircraft. It operates flights thrice weekly to Suvarnabhumi.

On 6 September 2024, Jetstar flight JQ75 departs from Perth for Suvarnabhumi at 2.55 pm, touches down in Phuket at 8.30 pm before leaving Suvarnabhumi for Perth at 9.40 pm and touching down in Suvarnabhumi at 5.20 am on 7 September 2024 under flight JQ76.

The above flights are effective for travel from Perth on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Flight JQ76 arrives in Perth on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

Jetstar Airways launches flight from Perth to Phuket on 6 August 2024

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Jetstar Airways launches direct scheduled flight from Perth to Phuket on 6 August 2024 with its Airbus A321neo aircraft. It operates flights thrice weekly to Phuket.

On 6 August 2024, Jetstar flight JQ71 departs from Perth for Phuket at 7.25 am, touches down in Phuket at 12.55 pm before leaving Phuket for Perth at 2.45 pm and landing in Perth at 9.45 pm under flight JQ72.

The above flights are effective for travel on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Jetstar Airways launches flight from Perth to Changi on 1 August 2024

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Jetstar Airways launches direct scheduled flight from Perth to Changi on 1 August 2024 with its Airbus A321neo aircraft. Initially, it operates flights thrice weekly before increasing the frequency to further three flights a week in September 2024.

On 1 August 2024, Jetstar flight JQ97 departs from Perth for Changi at 7.35 am, touches down in Changi at 12.55 pm before leaving Changi Terminal 4 for Perth at 2.15 pm and landing in Perth at 7.40 pm under flight JQ98.

The above flights are effective for travel on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

From 3 September 2024, the following flights are added to the Perth=Changi routes: Flight JQ99 leaves Perth for Changi at 11.35 pm, touches down in Changi at 4.55 am on the next day before taking off from Changi for Perth at 6.55 am and landing in Perth under flight JQ96 at 12.30 pm.

Flight timings above are subject to change due to weather and air traffic condition.

Flight JQ99 flies to Changi on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays while the reverse flight JQ96 departs from Changi Terminal 4 for Perth on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Ruili Airlines launches flight to Ho Chi Minh City on 9 May 2024

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Ruili Airlines, the airline now based in Wuxi Sunan Shuofang Airport and known officially as Sunan Ruili Airlines Co., Ltd., is expanding its flight destination network to Vietnam. After operating flights to Cam Ranh, it is launching its scheduled flgiht from Lijiang to Ho Chi Minh City on 9 May 2024.

On 9 May 2024, accoridng to schedules, Ruili Airlines flight DR5051 departs from Lijiang for Ho Chi Minh City at 10.40 am, touches down in Ho Chi Minh City at 1.05 pm before leaving Ho Chi Minh City for Lijiang at 2.05 pm and arriving in Lijiang at 6.35 pm under flight DR5052.

Ruili Airlines flies to Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays with B737 aircraft.

LongJiang Airlines' livery will be changed to Taiyuan Airlines after headquarters move

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On 30 April 2024, Taiyuan Municipal Government signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Taiyuan Aviation Group to achieve "zero breakthrough" in local aviation.

At the press conference of the Taiyuan Municipal Government on 30 April 2024, He Xuhong, deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Taiyuan Municipal Party Committee and director of the Municipal Government Information Office, said that through active investment promotion, the LongJiang Airlines headquarters base was settled in Taiyuan and its registration was changed to Taiyuan Airlines Group.

Tong Li, deputy director of the Taiyuan Foreign Investment Promotion Bureau, said that LongJiang Airlines moved its headquarters from Harbin to Taiyuan, achieving a "zero" breakthrough in local aviation in Taiyuan. Taiyuan now has its first local airline.

Tong Li said that the Taiyuan Municipal Government signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Taiyuan Airlines Group, with a total investment of approximately 20 billion RMB. Taiyuan Airlines Group will rely on its own advantages to build aviation headquarters, aviation logistics bases, aviation maintenance bases and other core projects in Taiyuan, significantly increase the scale of Taiyuan's aviation industry, inject strong impetus into the construction of Taiyuan's airport economy and headquarters economy, and promote the agglomeration and coordinated development of upstream and downstream enterprises in the aviation industry chain forming an aviation industry cluster effect.

Sun Zhijun, President of Taiyuan Airlines Group Co., Ltd., said that Taiyuan Airlines Group will focus on building Taiyuan Airlines, the first local airline in Taiyuan. The Group will change the livery of LongJiang Airlines and restructure the airline. 

Based in Taiyuan, LongJiang Airlines has successively opened routes from Taiyuan to 11 cities including Harbin, Ningbo, Nanjing, Qingdao, Guilin, Xishuangbanna, Zhuhai, Urumqi, Chongqing and Guiyang.

According to the development strategy of Taiyuan Airlines Group, in the next five years, the fleet size of Taiyuan Airlines will reach 42 aircraft and the number of employees will exceed 4,000 while in the next 10 years, Taiyuan Airlines' fleet size will strive to reach 100 aircraft and the number of employees will exceed 10,000. It currently owns a fleet of two A321 and two A320 aircraft in LongJiang Airlines' livery.

Taiyuan Airlines Group's future plan is mainly to take aviation operations as the leader, drive the upstream and downstream industrial chains, layout eight major sectors, develop three major economies, and strive to achieve the goal of 10,000 employees and 10 billion output value within ten years.

The eight major sectors are mainly air passenger transport sector, aviation logistics sector, aviation tourism sector, aviation maintenance sector, aviation education sector, aviation food sector, aviation real estate sector, and aviation media sector; the three major economies are mainly headquarters economy, airport economy and low-altitude economy. .

At present, Taiyuan Airlines Group has signed strategic cooperation agreements with 10 financial institutions, providing a comprehensive credit of 11 billion RMB to support the Group in becoming bigger and stronger. It has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Shanxi Cultural Tourism Group and Shanxi Fenjiu Group. The three parties will work together to carry out resource sharing and in-depth cooperation in aviation + cultural tourism to help Taiyuan become a national regional central city.

In addition, the Group will rely on its own resource advantages, talent advantages, cost advantages, and professional advantages to quickly lay out a new low-altitude economic track.

MIAT Mongolian Airlines receives its second 787-9, retires its B767-300ER

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Image of MIAT's B767-300ER "Chinggis Khaan": Gan Yung Chyan

MIAT Mongolian Airlines has retired its sole B767-300ER from its destination network upon arrival of its second 787-9 Dreamliner.

Image of MIAT's second 787-9 Dreamliner : Facebook Screenshot

On 1 May 2024, MIAT Mongolian Airlines posted on its Facebook a video showing that the airline has received its second 787-9 Dreamliner.

Bloomberg TV Mongolia first reports the arrival of the new aircraft on 25 April 2024.

Affectionately named "Munkh Khaan", the second 787-9 is registered EI-UBN. The airline plans to introduce this aircraft on new routes to Changi, Australia and the U.S.

When asked when MIAT is resuming direct flight to Changi with EI-UBN, MIAT on Instagram replied "soon" but did not give a definite date on the flight resumption date.

Images of MIAT's B767-300ER "Chinggis Khaan": Gan Yung Chyan

MIAT's second 787-9 is replacing its sole B767-300ER, which is currently not in active service. Biman Bangladesh Airlines has recently leased it for pilgrimage flights to Saudi Arabia. The aircraft was also seen operating charter flights to KLIA and Changi in 2023.

Image of MIAT's first 787-9 Dreamliner : Gan Yung Chyan

Image of MIAT's B737-800 : Gan Yung Chyan

Images of MIAT's 737 MAX 8 (EI-MNG) : Gan Yung Chyan

The current aircraft in active service with MIAT Mongolian Airlines includes its first 787-9 Dreamliner (EI-MGL, as above), B737-800, 737 MAX 8 (EI-MNG), the leased B757-200F and its first CRJ-700 aircraft. 

MIAT Mongolian Airlines has regular flights to Narita, Kansai, Incheon, Busan, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Beijing Capital, Frankfurt and Istanbul.