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A
sia's fast-growing airlines
have been among the big
spenders at this week’s
Farnborough Air Show.
AirAsia X, the Malaysian longhaul low-cost carrier, yesterday
became the first airline customer
of the brand new Airbus A330neo
aircraft, which was officially
launched at Farnborough on
Monday.
Loyal Airbus customer Tony
Fernandes signed a deal for up
to 100 fuel-efficient A330neos,
including 50 firm orders and 50
options, in a deal worth US$13.8
billion at list prices. This deal
extends AirAsia's total Airbus orders
to more than 500 aircraft, including
A320s, A330s, A330neos and
A350s.
“We have been encouraging
Airbus to launch this new version of
the A330 for some time now,” said
Fernandes, co-founder of AirAsia X.
”I am pleased that they are offering
this choice and bringing us the
aircraft we truly need to develop
further our low-cost long-haul
model.”
China’s airlines also got in on the
action earlier this week, with both
Okay Airways and start-up Zheijang
Loong Airlines placing significant
orders on Monday.
Okay Airways, which is based in
Beijing, has purchased six Boeing
737 MAX 8s and four standard
Tony Fernandes
celebrates the AirAsia
X deal with officials
from Airbus and
AirAsia
Boeing 737-800s, valued at US$980
million at current list prices. The deal
will also see Okay Airways convert
five B737-800s from a previous
order into larger B737-900ER
model, making it the first Chinese
airline to order the B737-900ER.
Meanwhile, Hangzhou-based
Zhejiang Loong Airlines has signed
a Letter on Intent to acquire 20
CS100 aircraft from Bombardier,
worth US$1.3bn.
Other Asian airlines making
Costa Concordia raise commences
O
perations have started to
raise the Costa Concordia.
The ship is slowly being lifted by
pumping air into tanks attached
to its hull, having been resting
on platforms since being hauled
upright in September 2013. The
refloating is expected to take six
or seven days, following which
the ship will be towed to Genoa
where it will be scrapped. The
BBC reported that a search for
Russel Rebello, whose body was
not recovered from the wreckage,
will be carried out when it reaches
the dock.
headlines at Farnborough include
Kazakhstan's Bek Air and Japan's
Fuji Dream Airlines. Astana-based
Bek has signed an agreement to
purchase seven Sukhoi Superjet
100 aircraft, while Fuji Dream has
penned a contract for six Embraer
E175 regional jets, with options for
an additional three aircraft.
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Farnborough Air Show.
The Farnborough International Air
Show is taking place in the UK this
week, and Travel Daily will provide a
daily round-up of all the major deals
signed at the show. Here's a rundown
of the biggest deals from day two:
Japan's SMBC Aviation Capital has
placed a huge order for 115 Airbus
A320s, including 110 new A320neo
and five existing A320 aircraft.
AirAsia X has signed a contract
for 50 new Airbus A330neo aircraft,
with options for a further 50, in a deal
worth US$13.8 billion.
Brazilian carrier Azul has placed an
order for 30 new Embraer E195-E2
jets, with purchase rights for a further
20 of the same model.
BOC Aviation, the Bank of China's
aircraft leasing arm, has placed an
order for 43 Airbus A320s, comprising
seven A320neo and 36 standard
A320 aircraft
US-based Trans States Holdings,
which operates Trans States Airlines,
Compass Airlines and GoJet Airlines,
has ordered 50 Embraer E175-E2
jets, with options for a further 50.
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has signed a deal for 15 of Airbus’
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Intrepid Aviation has announced its
first direct Boeing order for six B777300ERs, valued at US$1.9 billion.
Japan's Fuji Dream Airlines has
penned a contract for six Embraer
E175 regional jets, with options for an
additional three aircraft.
Azerbaijan Airlines has signed
a firm order for two Embraer E190
regional jets in a deal worth US$95.4
million.
Leasing company CIT Group has
agreed to buy 15 Airbus A330900neo aircraft, five A321s and 10
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners.
US-based Air Lease Corporation
(ALC) has placed a firm order for 26
Boeing jets – six B777-300ERs and
20 B737 MAX 8 aircraft, valued at
US$3.9 billion.
Bek Air of Kazakhstan has placed an
order with Russia's Sukhoi for seven
Superjet 100 aircraft, to be delivered
in 2015 and 2016.
Abu Dhabi's Falcon Aviation
Services has agreed to purchase five
more Q400 turboprop aircraft from
Bombardier
US-based Horizon Air has signed a
firm order for one Bombardier Q400
turboprop aircraft
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udget hotel brand Tune is
continuing with its expansion
plans in Indonesia.
Through its Indonesian franchise
company, Red Planet, the company
recently opened its seventh hotel
in the country, located in Surabaya,
and has multiple new projects in the
pipeline.
"We are of the firm belief that
the value-for-money, or budget,
hotel sector in Indonesia has the
scope for the most growth with
rising domestic demand fuelling this
expansion," said Suwito, president
director of PT Red Planet Indonesia
Tbk. "Our in-depth research strongly
indicates this segment is also the
most resilient sector of the hotel
market in Indonesia and will remain
profitable through the normal ebbs
and flows of an emerging economy.
"Tune Hotels is without a
doubt the most iconic value-formoney brand in the region and
we look forward to building on the
international success the brand has
had," he added.
The 156-room Tune Hotel
Surabaya opened this week, taking
the company's total portfolio to
seven hotels with 1,063 rooms.
These include properties in Pasar
Baru (166 rooms), Pekanbaru
(140), Solo (153), Bekasi (157),
Palembang (147) and Makassar
(144).
But Red Planet said it is in "final
negotiations" for a minimum of four
more sites in the Jakarta region, with
formal announcements expected in
the coming weeks. These projects
Near miss at
Danang Airport
Upscale hotels drive Asian
development
A
n air traffic controller at Danang
Airport has had his licence
was revoked after two aircraft were
involved in a near miss. The incident
occurred in late June, when a
Jetstar Pacific aircraft was cleared
to take-off from a runway where a
Vietnam Airlines flight was coming
into land. The two aircraft were just
350 metres apart when the mistake
was spotted. A trainee air traffic
controller had been left in charge
at the time. Her supervisor has
now been suspended by the Civil
Aviation Administration of Vietnam
(CAAV), while the trainee will be
required to undergo additional
training.
Suwito
form a broader expansion plan that
will see the company announce "a
minimum of 20 more hotels" in the
next two years.
Tune Hotels, which was launched
by AirAsia boss Tony Fernandes,
now operates a global portfolio of 43
hotels in eight countries - Indonesia,
Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia,
Japan, India, Australia and the UK.
T
he upscale and luxury
segments of the market
are driving new hotel
development in Asia Pacific,
a new report has revealed.
In its pipeline report for June
2014, STR Global found
that new upscale hotels
accounted for the largest
proportion of rooms being
planned or constructed in
Asia Pacific, with 146,810
rooms, or 28.2% of total
pipeline. The upper upscale
segment accounted for a further
23.2%, with 120,666 rooms, while
the luxury segment was found
to contribute 16.0%, with 83,304
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Fiji Airways
blocked from
Solomons launch
F
iji Airways' planned services
to the Solomon Islands have
been suspended before they
even started. The airline said it
was informed by the Civil Aviation
Authority of the Solomon Islands
that it would not be allowed a
landing permit, less than 24 hours
before the start of its scheduled
Nadi-Honiara route on 5 July. The
airline apologised to passengers
and said it is hopeful that the
governments of Fiji and the
Solomon Islands can resolve
the issue.
New airport
opens in
Indonesia
A
rooms.
In total there are 2,313 new
hotels under contract across Asia
Pacific, comprising 519,718 rooms.
new airport has opened on
Indonesia's Madura Island, off
the coast of East Java. The Jakarta
Post reports that Trunojoyo Airport
will now handle short-haul flights
initially connecting the island with
Surabaya. The former air strip was
previously used as the training base
for the Merpati Pilot School, before
being upgraded.
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Norwegian Cruise Line orders
two new ships
Norwegian Getaway launched earlier this year
Anantara raises funds for
Thailand's elephants
As Anantara prepares to host
the 13th King's Cup Elephant Polo
Tournament in August, the resort
operator has unveiled a new
pledge to raise awareness and
money for Thailand's elephants.
N
orwegian Cruise Line has
ordered an additional two new
cruise ships. The new Breakawayclass cruise liners will be built
at the Meyer Werft shipyard in
Germany, and are expected to be
delivered in the second quarter
of 2018 and the fourth quarter of
2019.
Each ship will have 4,200
passenger berths, with the deal
worth EUR1.6 billion (US$2.2bn).
“Norwegian Breakaway and
Norwegian Getaway have proven
themselves as industry gamechangers and are extremely
popular with our guests,” said
Kevin Sheehan, Norwegian’s
chief executive officer. “It was
only natural that we build on their
success with this new ship order
that further solidifies our long-term
growth strategy.”
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Hainan Airlines to add
Guangzhou flights
H
ainan Airlines has launched
a series of new flights from
Guangzhou's Baiyun International
Airport.
On Tuesday 15 July, the Chinese
carrier commenced a new daily
service from Guangzhou to
Shanghai's Hongqiao International
Airport. Flights will now depart
Guangzhou at 0730 and arrive at
Shanghai at 1000.
And on the same day, Hainan
Airlines inaugurated a new service
from Guangzhou to Chengdu,
the capital of southwest China's
Sichuan province. Flights will
now operate three times a week,
departing Guangzhou at 1250
on every Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday, and arriving at Chengdu's
Shuangliu International Airport at
1510.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“The addition of
the new 737 MAX
airplanes will help
us explore new
regional markets.”
Liu Weining, president of
Okay Airways
In addition, Hainan Airlines will
add extra flights from Guangzhou
to Beijing, Hangzhou, Fuzhou
and Haikou during the peak
summer travel period. The new
flights to Beijing and Fuzhou will
operate every day, with a double
daily service added on route to
Hangzhou. The Haikou route will run
three times a week, every Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday.
Vietnam selects
new HCMC
tourist boats
A
new fleet of new high-speed
tourist boats will be launched
between Ho Chi Minh City and
the resort destination of Vung Tau,
Vietnam's Tuoi Tre newspaper has
reported. The old hydrofoil boats
that previous served the route were
banned early this year following
a fire, and Greenlines DP, which
operates the service, has now
revealed that it will launch a new
fleet of five boats in August. The new
vessels will come in various sizes,
seating 60, 80 or 150 passengers.
And following the initial launch, an
extra boat will be added each month
until the fleet reaches 10 vessels.
The locally-built boats will cost more
than US$1 million.
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The company has teamed up
with some of Thailand's most
famous TV stars, asking them to put their artistic skills to the
test by painting mini statues of elephants. These works of art
will then be auctioned off during the tournament. The funds
raised from the auction will go donated to local charity Elephant
Parade, to help its efforts to protect Thailand's elephants.
Thai celebrities taking part in the initiative include Woody
Milintachinda, Cindy Bishop, Tanya Engtrakul, Pip Rawich,
Mutmee Pimdao, Put Putthichai, View Wannarose, Poo
Anirut, Bee Matika, Paul Pattarapol, Data Daranratch, Jeab
Karnjanaporn, Kae Chollada and Took Chanokwanun.
Now in its 13th year, the King's Cup has so far raised
US$750,000 for Thailand's wild and domesticated elephant
population, including the creation of the first elephant hospital
in Krabi. A total of 50 street elephants will take part in this year's
tournament.
London's Savoy Hotel develops
wildflower walk
The Savoy Hotel in London
is developing a 'wildflower
walk', alongside the UK capital's
River Thames. As part of its
125th anniversary celebrations,
the Fairmont-managed hotel
is leading an initiative that will
create London’s first ever central
wildflower walk - a floral trail that will increase the amount of
native wildflowers in the city, as well as raising awareness of
green and floral spaces along the Thames. All along the river,
green spaces will be planted with wild flowers to create a
string of ‘pit-stops’ for bees and other pollinators.
The River of Flowers project will be unveiled in August
this year, and includes a map that plots the wild gardens,
meadows and groves of trees along the north and south
banks of the Thames.
Boeing preserves US wetlands
Boeing has launched a new
project that will lead to the
preservation of a huge area of
wetlands in South Carolina.
The US planemaker has
received approval for a plan
to preserve 1,600 hectares of
land, including more than 800
hectares of wetlands. Boeing said the project would lead
to "a substantial increase in public lands, public access, and
protections of land, water quality and several rare, threatened
and endangered wildlife species".
"This investment significantly advances a national effort
to protect and restore the fire dependent native longleaf
pine ecosystem," said Mark Robertson, executive director of
The Nature Conservancy in South Carolina. "Together, these
acquisitions represent one of the largest private conservation
investments in the Francis Marion National Forest and
surrounding region."
Boeing has purchased the land from South Carolina, and
will now lease plots to various bodies including Low Country
Open Land Trust (LOLT), the Open Space Institute (OSI) and
the Nature Conservancy.
Emirates adds Budapest to network
E
mirates has announced it
will fly between Dubai and
Budapest from October. The
carrier will launch daily services
to the Hungarian capital from 27
October 2014 using an Airbus
A330-200 aircraft. Budapest
Airport’s CEO Jost Lammers said
the route had taken five years of
negotiation.
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tourist arrivals
‫ ٭‬Air Canada to fly to Panama City
Air Canada has announced that it will
start a new direct flight between Toronto
and Panama City on 17 December 2014.
The new service will operate three times
a week, departing Toronto’s Pearson
International Airport every Wednesday,
Friday and Sunday at 0830. The return
leg leaves Panama City’s Tocumen
International Airport at 1505 the same day. The service will be operated
using an Airbus A319 aircraft with 120 seats. Air Canada will become the
first airline to operate direct flights on the route.
S
ri Lanka's tourism industry
continued on its steep upward
trajectory in the first six months of
2014, with international arrivals
surging almost 25%.
According to the latest data
from the Sri Lankan Tourism
Development Authority (SLTDA), the
country welcomed a total of 727,353
overseas tourists between January
and June this year, marking a 24.6%
increase compared to the 583,573
recorded in the corresponding
period of 2013.
And this growth was driven by
visitors from China. The number
of Chinese tourists to Sri Lanka
jumped 137.2% year-on-year to
52,230. Other emerging markets
also experienced strong growth,
including Russia and Indonesia.
Since the end of the country's
civil war in 2009, Sri Lanka's tourism
industry has experienced strong
growth. Visitor arrivals exceeded
1.2 million in 2013 and the country
is now targeting 2.5m international
tourists by 2016.
MAS adds holiday flights
M
alaysia Airlines is adding more
capacity for the upcoming
Hari Raya Puasa. From 24 July to
4 August 2014, the airline will offer
11,896 extra seats to cope with an
expected surge in demand. The
main sectors seeing capacity growth
will include routes from Kuala
Lumpur to Kota Bharu, Penang, Alor
Setar, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching and
Miri.
“We have increased capacity
on a number of demand sectors
to cater for travellers who wish to
enjoy the festive season with their
loved ones or even go for a short
holiday during this period,” said
MAS’ regional senior vice president,
Muzammil Mohamad. “Tickets
for this festive season are in high
demand. We urge those who wish to
travel during this festive season to
book as our seats are selling fast.”
MAS will also allow passengers
to carry more baggage during the
holiday season, with economy class
ticket-holders now able to check-in
two pieces of baggage weighing
up to 30kg. This allowance rises to
40kg for business class passengers.
Lux Resorts arrives in China
L
ux Resorts & Hotels has
unveiled its first hotel in
China. The Lux Tea Horse Road
is a 30-room luxury boutique hotel
in the UNESCO-listed
town of Lijiang, Yunnan province.
The first 10 rooms of the property
will open in September 2014,
with the remaining 20 rooms
following in mid-2015. This
second phase will also include the
launch of brand's Café Lux and
Lux Me spa.
Lux currently operates luxury
resorts in the Indian Ocean
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‫ ٭‬400 hotels to rise in Latin America
A total of 400 new hotels are either under
construction or being planning in Central
and South America. According to the latest
regional pipeline from STR Global, 65,479
new rooms are expected to come on line
in the coming years, led by Brazil which
continues to lead the region's growth with
44,100 new rooms under development. But
development is widespread, with four other countries reporting more than
2,000 rooms under contract: Colombia (4,893 rooms), Panama (3,631),
Argentina (2,771) and Chile (2,437).
‫ ٭‬Tour operator offers 'Paddington
Package' to Peru
Taking advantage of the upcoming
release of a new movie based on the
children's cartoon character Paddington
Bear, tour company Inkaterra is offering
a new tour package to Paddington's
home country, Peru. The Andean
Spectacled Bear Package will allow fans
to stay three nights at Inkaterra Machu
Picchu Pueblo Hotel and learn about the
life of a bear keeper at the Inkaterra Machu Picchu Andean Spectacled
Bear Project. The Paddington movie, starring Nicole Kidman, Julie
Waters and Hugh Bonneville, is due to be released this winter.
‫ ٭‬Starwood opens new Sheraton in Brazil
Starwood Hotels & Resorts has
launched a new Sheraton hotel near
the Brazilian city of Recife. The new
Sheraton Reserva do Paiva Hotel
& Convention Center is a new-build
hotel located in a planned beachfront
community approximately 30 minutes
from the centre of the city. The property
features 289 rooms, including 28 suites,
plus a spa, large fitness centre, restaurants, infinity-edged swimming pool
and a beach club. The property comes with an 850m² convention centre
able to accommodate up to 2,100 people.
‫ ٭‬Copa Air traffic surges in 2014
destinations of Mauritius, Reunion
and the Maldives, and has a
project in the pipeline in the UAE.
Tripoli airport
closes after
attack
L
ibya’s Tripoli Airport has been
closed after a rocket attack
on Sunday. The airport will be
closed until Tuesday at the earliest
after fighting broke out between
members of rebel forces from Zintan
and competing armed groups that
operate the hub.
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Copa Airlines has seen a strong doubledigit rise in passenger traffic in the first
half of the year. For the six month period
between January and June 2014, Copa's
traffic, measured in revenue passenger
miles (RPM), surged 11.8% compared
with the same period in 2013. Load
factors increased 1.6 percentage points
to 77.7%. And much of the airline's
growth was driven by domestic routes, which saw a 13.5% rise in RPM.
Domestic demand however, slumped 33.8% in line with a reduction of
capacity on domestic routes in Colombia.
SWISS adds ancillary options
S
WISS has launched a new
range of ancillary offerings
through its SWISS Choice range.
Passengers flying with the airline can
now reserve a preferred seat online
for a fee, with prices depending on
the duration of the flight and whether
it’s a standard or extra legroom
seat. Later this month the airline will
also introduce a ‘Special Surprise’
service, which allows passengers
can surprise fellow travellers with a
bottle of champagne, wine or cake
with a personal message. Customers
can also now pre-order duty-free
items before boarding.
“We’ll continue to steadily expand
the range of our extra services here,
in close alignment to our customers’
wishes and needs,” said the airline’s
chief commercial officer, Markus
Binkert.
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has unveiled 'Sky', its
new cliff-top wedding venue.
The new facility is designed
to "float" 35 metres above
the Indian Ocean, with a
cantilevered deck extending
3.5 metre over the edge of a
cliff, offering 180-degree views.
The facility forms part of a new
7,500m² multi-purpose event
venue, and becomes the latest
of eight wedding venues at the
90 hectare property. It has a
seating capacity of 80 people.
White Rose Kuta blooms after
rebranding
H
otel management company
Sun Island Bali has
rebranded its hotel in Kuta. The
former White Rose Hotel, Villas
& Spa has been renovated and
will now be known as the White
Rose Kuta Resort, Villas & Spa.
The revamp of the resort included
upgrades to all 150 rooms and the
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addition of five one-bedroom new
pool villas.
Ismullah, the general manager
of the upscale resort, said that
the change of name would "better
represent the property, following
its current development, and...
more effectively reach out to the
intended markets".
Cathay carries
more passengers
in 2014
C
athay Pacific has seen a steady
rise in its passenger traffic in the
first six months of the year. The Hong
Kong-based airline and its sister carrier
Dragonair boarded 15.44 million
passengers in the first six months of
the year, 6.5% more than the same
period last year. And this growth
outpaced the airline's expansion of
seat capacity, allowing Cathay to boost
its average cabin load factors by 2.3
percentage points to 83.6%.
The growth was driven by routes
to and from Northeast Asia (+11.7%)
and North America (+16.4%), while
traffic on mainland Chinese routes
increased 4.4%.
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