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Qatar airways is drastically simplifying its fleet and announces retirement plans for Airbus A330s & A320s
As per the Gulf news reports : National carrier to replace all its Airbus A330s with Airbus A350s and Boeing 787 Dreamliners in the next three years having already phased out its Airbus A340s
CEO Akbar al Baker has told Gulf Times. Following the exit of Airbus A340-600 and A380s, the A330, A320 and A319 will also leave the fleet.
Why is Qatar Airways grounded A350?
As already reported, the 10 A380s will go out of service from 2024. The last A340-600 was retired last month. Now Al Baker has announced the departure of 27 A330s, 32 A320s and two A319s. Qatar Airways will replace the A330s in the coming 3 years with Boeing 787 and Airbus A350. The A321 will be the only narrowbody device.
Qatar Airways will replace all its Airbus A330s with Airbus A350s and Boeing 787 Dreamliners in the next three years, group chief executive HE Akbar al-Baker has said.
When did Qatar retire A340?
The national carrier has already phased out its Airbus A340, al-Baker said in an interview with Gulf Times here.
“The A340s have been replaced by Airbus A350s,” al-Baker said.
Last year, the airline became the world’s launch customer of the Airbus A350-1000. In 2014, the airline became the global launch customer of the Airbus A350-900, the world’s first airline to operate every family of Airbus’ modern airliner portfolio.
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How is Bangkok Airways now weighing passengers before boarding?
Bangkok Airways is the most recent airline that asks customers to walk on a scale before boarding. The development was announced by the airlines on their Facebook page on September 14. According to the notification, the weight check survey will occur between September 15 and October 31, 2023.
https://www.facebook.com/FlyBangkokAir/posts/687409406754053?ref=embed_post
Bangkok Airways Public Company Limited is now a member of the Watchers Club, joining the ranks of other airlines. In order to precisely calculate the total weight of people and their accompanying carry-on luggage, the airline attempts to use standardized average weight data.
The company will formally certify that the data will be kept private and will be employed solely to enhance the information on the typical average weight.
A positive response from customers is what the company is hoping for. A standard weights survey must be carried out in accordance with the international civil aviation standard regarding the use of standard passenger and baggage weights for weight and balance calculation purposes in order to ensure the safety and effectiveness of a flight and to confirm that the actual weight does not exceed the maximum take-off weight limitation.
Before boarding a plane, passengers are weighed, and Bangkok Airways is not the first airline to do this. Korean Air has been performing passenger weight checks at airports from September. Air New Zealand conducted a similar study earlier this year.
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Norse Atlantic Airways Partners with WebCargo by Freightos
Norse Atlantic Airways and WebCargo by Freightos, the top air cargo booking platform, today announced substantial cooperation to provide the European-based carrier’s capacity from the largest European Union cities for quick eBooking and payment on WebCargo.
For technology, perishables, and other shipments, Norse Atlantic will soon enable real-time booking for WebCargo’s thousands of forwarders on its flights to and from Europe to seven destinations in the US, including Los Angeles International. It is important to remember that Norse Atlantic operates out of Miami International, the entryway to South America, for forwarders making reservations to Latin America.
Norse intends to establish capacity later this year between London and Barbados and Jamaica as well as between Oslo and Thailand, substantially extending WebCargo’s reach in Asia and the Caribbean.
Norse Atlantic Airways unveils two new routes from the US to London(Opens in a new browser tab)
Norse Atlantic only flies Boeing 787 Dreamliners, which have a number of cutting-edge green features like 25% reduced CO2 emissions and 50% quieter operation than the aircraft of the previous generation still in service with several major airlines worldwide.
Freight forwarders looking to book capacity on Norse Atlantic Airways, visit https://www.webcargo.co/book-air-cargo-with-norse-atlantic-airways/
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Air India Cabin Crew Set To Get New Uniforms Designed by Manish Malhotra
A report claims that Air India may modify the attire for its female cabin crew members. The flight attendants of the airline have been wearing sarees for 60 years. However, this could be altered by November, when a more modern look could be implemented.
For the new clothing, the female attendants will wear churidars, and the male attendants will wear suits. According to the report, renowned fashion designer Manish Malhotra would create the uniform. He declined to comment on the same due to a non-disclosure agreement (NDA).
A second airline executive made a suggestion that sarees might still be an option for uniforms. According to the source, among the suggestions made for consideration were ready-to-wear sarees that mimic traditional ones without requiring complicated draping.
According to reports, the new uniforms will resemble Air India’s rich red, aubergine, and gold color scheme. Additionally, Vistara may use the same uniforms after the merger.
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The new appearance of Air India would be unveiled following the delivery of the brand-new Airbus A350 aircraft, according to CEO and Managing Director Campbell Wilson. In October or November, that is anticipated to occur. However, Air India hasn’t yet released a formal statement on this topic.
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