(Posted on November 18, 2018) In early 2017, Korean Air received its first Boeing 787-9. Currently, the airline operates eight of the type, and besides using the aircraft on long-haul routes from Seoul to Vancouver and Istanbul among others, it also…
(Posted on November 2, 2018) For quite some time, I wanted to fly on the longest domestic flight in Japan from Sapporo on the northernmost main island of Hokkaido to Naha on the southernmost main island of Okinawa. The ANA flight is operated by a Boeing 737-800…
(Posted on October 23, 2018) Japan Air Commuter is a Japan Airlines’ subsidiary based in Kagoshima that mainly operates short commuter flights within Kyushu. To do so, the airline uses a fleet of ATRs, Dash 8 Q400s, and Saab 340s. I used JAC’s services back in July when…
(Posted on October 7, 2018) Besides connecting Tokyo Haneda with Sydney, Qantas also connects Tokyo with Brisbane and Melbourne. These two daily routes are served from Narita airport and are operated by Airbus A330-300 aircraft. While making my way back from…
(Posted on September 29, 2018) With more than 70 of the type, the Boeing 737-800 makes up more than half of the Qantas fleet and its the sole narrow body aircraft operated by the airline. As such, it’s also the aircraft type you are most likely to encounter on Qantas…
(Posted on September 22, 2018) Qantas, the flag carrier of Australia and the third oldest airline in the world, operates a fleet of ten Boeing 747-400 (including 747-400ERs of which it is the sole operator) aircraft on some of its routes connecting Australia to the rest…
(Posted on September 2, 2018) Besides an extensive domestic network and a growing network of long-haul flights, Xiamen Air also has decently sized operations connecting China with the rest of Asia. Those routes are mostly operated by its fleet of Boeing 737s…
(Posted on August 25, 2018) While Xiamen Air has been around for more than 30 years, it wasn’t until about three years ago that the airline launched its first intercontinental service connecting its Xiamen base with Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Since then, using its fleet of…
(Posted on August 20, 2018) To get back to Vancouver from Vancouver Island after flying to Nanaimo with Seair Seaplanes and then taking a bus to Victoria, the capital of British Columbia, Philippe and I used Harbour Air. Harbour Air is world’s largest operator…
(Posted on August 16, 2018) As mentioned in my article about plane spotting at Vancouver Harbour Seaplane Base, Seair Seaplanes is one of the two major seaplane airlines based in Canada’s British Columbia. Using a fleet of Cessna Caravans mainly Cessna Caravans…
