How come no one is mentioning Qatar Airways? They hold a 25% stake at IAG, and I find it strange that IAG could be in any serious discussion with Etihad Airways without Qatar involvement. I believe that Etihad and Qatar Airways must have been sorting out their mutual affairs before any significant i...
Jump to postI wouldn't mind seeing the styled variation of the Greek flag on the tail, for example. . Only problem is its already been done and would not be good for the brand to get mixed up with this : https://en.ellinair.com/article/fleet @OA260 I am well aware of Ellinair, and I do remember that unfortunat...
Jump to postIf this turns to be the final livery, I would say they have achieved the impossible. Going from Non-Greek to even more Non-Greek (apart from the tiny little flag there) What would you say would make it “Greek”? The whole livery just the flag?, a picture of the Acropolis? Maybe even some Souvlaki? A...
Jump to postIf this turns to be the final livery, I would say they have achieved the impossible. Going from Non-Greek to even more Non-Greek (apart from the tiny little flag there)
Jump to postI usually do not comment on liveries as everyone is entitled to have an opinion, and I do respect different ideas and thoughts. I have my favorites, which may seem ludicrous to some. However, while following this topic, I can't avoid thinking that Greece has so many great symbols that a designer cou...
Jump to postFrom what I gather, this flight is targeted predominantly to Chinese visitors to Côte d'Azur. Therefore I imagine that 04:55 arrival to Beijing would not pose a problem. While one gets luggage and arrive home, it has plenty of time to arrange a day ahead or connect to other destinations in China and...
Jump to postI am very interested to learn about which cities they will be targeting when launching new 5th freedom routes to the U.S. Basically, EK can do whatever they want.
Jump to postWill they be reshuffling the flight numbers any time soon? Some oddities occurred lately. JU500 used for JFK should have been morning flight to Larnaca, JU240 to Zadar should have been JU242 as it is in the mid-day departure from Belgrade. Malta is also JU690, out of any order. Perhaps my OCD works ...
Jump to postIt appears that Turkish has recently updated the logo, from blue to black and introduced more contemporary font. Will that be reflected on the livery as well?
https://www.turkishairlines.com/en-us/p ... index.html
I guess the new livery would be standard Adria Airways livery. Swiss flag will go next to the registration of the aircraft. All white, ADRIA stickers and thats it > cheap and efficient. I assume they would operate under ADRIA brand and that concoction of Adria Airways Switzerland would be relegated ...
Jump to postAir Serbia is frequently using their remaining 733s throughout their European network (under Aviolet brand). Tonight, YU-ANK is operating an evening service from Belgrade to Amsterdam (JU364/365). YU-ANK was delivered in November 1987 to JAT Yugoslav Airlines.
Jump to postThank you for changing things once again. I actually stopped visiting the site frequently when the last makeover happened as it remained very difficult to navigate and the photo search kept providing unwanted results. The new change is a pleasant surprise. Keep up the good work.
Jump to postAir Serbia produced its own soundtrack, finding inspiration in Serbian tradition and combining elements of popular, modern and electronic sounds. Not bad, I'd say.
https://youtu.be/hN8Nivmu5DM
It is a partly politically ispired route, with anticipated break even point two years from now, aimed primarily at two things, connecting Serbia to US, directly, and enabling AirSerbia to develop its regional network better while the fuel prices are low. So, different rules apply, not just commercia...
Jump to postI have a feeling that Turkish Airlines has something to do with this, far more than other competitors. <acronym title="Turkish Airlines">TK</acronym> Asian network has grown significantly, they are flying to every possible city in Europe and the prices for Tokyo and Osaka have always been very compe...
Jump to postIn the past week or so they also announced opening Hamburg, Kiev and St Petersburg, in addition to New York. Timetables below: <a href="http://www.exyuaviation.com/2016/03/air-serbia-to-launch-st-petersburg.html" target="_blank">http://www.exyuaviation.com/2016/03/...erbia-to-launch-st-petersburg.ht...
Jump to postI still fail to understand "why?"... Replacing one state carrier with another for no aparent reason seems odd. What was so fundamentally rotten in PIA so that it needs to be shut down and the brand eliminated completely? And what novelties would Pakistan Airways bring to the table in Pakistani aviat...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/teahan" class="quote" target="_blank">teahan</a> (<a href="#15" class="quote">Reply 15</a>):<br/><i>Seems they won't be operating <acronym title...
Jump to postThose are just temporary/test schedules. Real one will be released soon.
Jump to postFlights to New York - <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym> (initially 5pw) are suppose to be operated by Jet Airways sourced A332 that has been flying for Etihad untill very recently (A6-EYC). It would be in full Air Serbia c...
Jump to postWhat happened to Swissair˙s <acronym title="Swissair">SR</acronym> code? I know Swiss started using SWR but they continued to use <acronym title="OLD: Crossair (Switzerland), NEW: Swiss International Airlines (Switzerland)">LX</acronym> which came from Crossair. Stil, <acronym title="Swissair">SR</a...
Jump to postAs long as news like this come from politicians and not from the airline itself, I would take statements like this with the grain of salt.
AirSerbia long haul services seems to be in the pipeline but the pace of its development is yet to be determined.
Ljubljana, Slovenia (then Yugoslavia) should also be added to the list. JAT Yugoslav Airlines had one weekly flight in mid eighties. JU508 Belgrade – Ljubljana – New York <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym> JU509 New York <a...
Jump to postDevelopments in Air Serbia will be directly linked to whatever will be happening in airberlin and Alitalia. The idea of this <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym> flight is purely political, and as such will probably happen (n...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/MAH4546" class="quote" target="_blank">MAH4546</a> (<a href="#10" class="quote">Reply 10</a>):<br/><i> which right there is probably about two-t...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Viscount724" class="quote" target="_blank">Viscount724</a> (<a href="#59" class="quote">Reply 59</a>):<br/><i>Swissair's former <acronym title="...
Jump to postWhy are they doing this? What kind of operational reasons are behind this?
Jump to postWhat happens to their JA code now? Can it be obtained for some other airline and reused? In the sea of alphanumerical ones, JA could be a desirable code to own.
Jump to postThey are an excellent airline on intra-Europe flights, but somehow, I have never considered them low-cost.
Jump to postI like it.
It is fresh, clean and the tail seems to be much more intricate, not in just two basic colors. They made it much more interesting with all the shades. Details can be visible at the website. I will miss the cheat line but the tail makes up for that.
I understand that the term "Malaysia" carries the unfortunate associations but how can they rebrand a national carrier and completely disregard the name of the country? To go along the lines of Brussels Airlines or Lufthansa...? In its history "Malaysia Airlines" had numerous positive brand attribut...
Jump to postEveryone is doing what they are doing best. Politicians are promissing the impossible while the airline is quietly dealing with feasibility studies and paperwork. Unlike service to <acronym title="Zagreb - Pleso (ZAG / LDZA), Croatia">ZAG</acronym> which came alive on really short notice, <acronym t...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/atal17" class="quote" target="_blank">atal17</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>Schedule:- EK092 DXB0845 - 1220BLQ 77W ...
Jump to postI am still wondering what was this livery change all about? Not many people would notice the difference, the word My has absolutely no value, as Austrian Airlines is not even Austrian, let alone ours... Added red would make sense, but it would require a lot more red, not just 1/2 an engine painted. ...
Jump to postThey could give Etihad a call.
On a serious note, what is the current financial situation in GOL?
I noticed something strange. On most days Montenegro Airlines has one flight from Tivat to Belgrade per day. The plane leaves Tivat at lunch time and returns to Tivat approx two hours later, and then... nothing... no additional flights from Tivat to anywhere else until the following day. It seems th...
Jump to postThis is so sad. I always felt the air transport in Europe should never be just about money. But it is just me... Many share different view.
Jump to postAleksandar, thank you for the great trip report! I hope TRs will become a regular column for you from now on. Welcome back to the flying public and may those horrible years never return, and may bad memories fade. My sole flight on <acronym title="JUST (Japan)">YU</acronym>-AKF was on <acronym title...
Jump to postI am sure Alitalia will not follow China Eastern or Finnair. All <acronym title="Etihad Airways (United Arab Emirates)">EY</acronym> partner airlines have decent liveries, some are perhaps not groundbreaking, but all are perfectly acceptable and reasonably. I quite like Etihad, Air Serbia and Air Se...
Jump to postI just dont get it, I dont understand the thoughts behind it.... China Eastern had easily recognizable livery, cheatline, decent colors, things were more or less okay... and now they are moving to "white with nothing". How can anyone see it a step forward? It is just beyond me. We can think of sever...
Jump to postI was wondering about them a lot lately... They lost their mojo and never managed to get it back. Can someone shed light to where <acronym title="Gulf Air (Bahrain/UAE/Oman/Qatar)">GF</acronym> is aiming at? Bare survival? With all the competitors from neighboring countries, can Gulf Air prosper aga...
Jump to postThanks for the lovely trip report. I hope you had an amazing time in Istanbul, it is such an impressive city. I was wondering (off-topic), why do most Americans call various airlines "..Air". You´ve came up with "Turkish Air" instead of "Turkish Airlines"... and I have heard "British Air" on so many...
Jump to postThe new <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> livery is rather impressive. The only drawback there is the grey generic "American" on the silver fuselage. I would like it in red... and it might appear better to use the old typeface, slightly refreshed. But, the livery as a whole is in...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/dhr" class="quote" target="_blank">dhr</a> (<a href="#2" class="quote">Reply 2</a>):<br/><i><acronym title="Croatia Airlines">OU</acronym> makes...
Jump to postI like the new logo and the livery. It is not the over-the-top and does not scream Serbia but the three color tail is there, the two headed eagles and the billboard name is spelled in the cool font. It is discreet and elegant. Jat Airways is in the process of being rebranded to Air Serbia. The offic...
Jump to postIt was interesting to see Belgrade and Athens surviving the cuts in all these turmoil (along with Yerevan). They will be keeping 3 pw to Belgrade during W13/14, it seems <acronym title="Belgrade - Nikola Tesla (Surcin) (BEG / LYBE), Serbia">BEG</acronym> turned out to be a good feeder after all. I r...
Jump to postI like the new colors. They are classy, clean and fresh. The tail looks event better than I hoped it would. The billboard titles are not too large and they are positioned a bit towards the middle section of the fuselage, so they wont be covered by the jetway on the gate stand. I like how designers m...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/PHX787" class="quote" target="_blank">PHX787</a> (<a href="#9" class="quote">Reply 9</a>):<br/><i> <acronym title="All-Nippon Airways (Japan)">N...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Azure" class="quote" target="_blank">Azure</a> (<a href="#8" class="quote">Reply 8</a>):<br/><i>Now I wonder why <acronym title="Air Tahiti Nui ...
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