Hainan Airlines and long-standing cargo handling partner Worldwide Flight Services have inked a new ramp handling contract at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA). The Chinese airline, which has been a customer of WFS at SEA since 2013, has now appointed the ground handler to provide loading and unloading for the 3-5 passenger freighter services of its Boeing 787 aircraft connecting the US city with Shanghai Pudong (CVG) each week. The cargo-only flights using passenger aircraft were … [Read more...] about Hainan Airlines taps WFS for cargo-only B787 flights at SEA
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Hainan Airlines adopt Honeywell GoDirect maintenance service
Hainan Airlines will be the first airline in the world to use Honeywell’s groundbreaking GoDirect Maintenance Service program, which uses connectivity and data analytics to improve maintenance operations and reduce equipment downtime. Specifically, HNA’s current fleet of more than 50 Airbus A330s will be outfitted with Honeywell’s Connected Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) predictive maintenance service to improve fleet availability by identifying potential mechanical issues or failures … [Read more...] about Hainan Airlines adopt Honeywell GoDirect maintenance service
Hainan Airlines to begin direct flights from Brussels to Shanghai PVG
Chinese airline Hainan Airlines will launch direct flights between Brussels Airport and Shanghai Pudong International Airport in the course of 2017. The new direct flight will facilitate existing investment and export opportunities for both countries and also create new ones, Brussels Airport said. “The non-stop connection between Brussels and Shanghai gives additional growth opportunities to both economies. The distance between the two cities will become smaller, facilitating direct … [Read more...] about Hainan Airlines to begin direct flights from Brussels to Shanghai PVG
Virgin Australia shareholders become strange bedfellows
Chinese companies have upped their stake in Virgin Australia Holdings as a second mainland conglomerate bought a stake in the carrier. The Nanshan Group will buy about 20 per cent of Australia’s second-largest airline from Air New Zealand, the Auckland-based carrier said in a statement recently. Nanshan’s assets stretch from aluminium to property and include the two-year-old Qingdao Airlines. HNA Group, the owner of Hainan Airlines, last month said it plans to buy 13 per cent of Virgin … [Read more...] about Virgin Australia shareholders become strange bedfellows
Hainan Airlines makes maiden UK flight
China’s Hainan Airlines has touched down in the UK for the first time, following the launch of a new four times weekly service to Manchester. The new Beijing-Manchester route marks Hainan Airlines’ first flight to the UK and the inaugural flight on 10 June saw the A330-300 sporting a special 'Hai Manchester’ livery. … [Read more...] about Hainan Airlines makes maiden UK flight
Hainan becomes first China carrier to operate both B787-8 and -9
Boeing and Hainan Airlines today celebrated the delivery of the carrier's first B787-9 Dreamliner of 30 due to be delivered. Hainan becomes China's first operator of both the B787-8 and B787-9 variants of the Dreamliner family. The inaugural B787-9 flight will operate from Haikou to Beijing on 13 June, before commencing daily services from Beijing to Shenzhen and Guangzhou. Following the domestic introduction, the new Dreamliners will be deployed on transpacific routes to North … [Read more...] about Hainan becomes first China carrier to operate both B787-8 and -9