Showing posts with label A330. Show all posts
Showing posts with label A330. Show all posts

Thursday, 24 April 2014

Qatar Airways to increase seat capacity on Doha-Vienna route from Sept 1, 2014

In order to cater to the increasing passenger demand, Qatar Airways will upgrade its service on the Doha-Vienna route with the introduction of an A330 aircraft. The upgrade from an A320 to the A330 aircraft will commence on September 1, 2014, as per a release.


The switch from the A320 to an A330 will increase the total number of weekly seats servicing the route to 336 Business Class seats and 3,304 Economy Class seats, resulting in an increase of 168 and 1,624 seats, respectively.

Günter Saurwein, Country Manager Germany & Austria, Qatar Airways, said, “We recently celebrated the tenth anniversary of our first flight to Vienna; a milestone which is a testament to our commitment to not only the city, but to our customers as well. We are extremely pleased that we are now able to offer an increase in capacity by introducing the A330 to the route in order to help meet the growing needs of our passengers. It has been a pleasure to work with Vienna Airport in developing this route over the last decade and we look forward to many more successful years working together.”

Julian Jäger, Board Member, Vienna Airport, added, “Our cooperation with Qatar Airways has worked well for many years, and we see the sound development of traffic on this route as a very positive factor. We therefore welcome the changeover to a larger aircraft and the resulting expansion of capacity on these flights. This will further enhance the role of Vienna Airport as a gateway to the Middle East.”

On Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, flight QR183 departs Doha at 08:35 hrs to arrive in Vienna at 13:25 hrs. On the return leg, flight QR184 departs 16:15hrs to reach Doha at 22:35 hrs. On Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, flight QR181 departs Doha at 01:50 hrs to arrive in Vienna 06:40 hrs. On the return journey, flight QR182 departs Vienna at 11:45 hrs to reach Doha at 18:05 hrs.

Sunday, 23 March 2014

Why Airbus Desperately Needs an A330 NEO

In the competitive market for widebody airplanes -- typically used for longer routes -- Airbus and Boeing have adopted quite different strategies. Boeing first poured tens of billions of dollars into developing the 787 Dreamliner from scratch. Now it is embarking on a major update to its larger 777, which will include new engines and a new wing design.

By contrast, Airbus has concentrated all of its widebody development resources on its new A350. The A350 family already covers a large swath of the widebody market, and Airbus may ultimately launch an even larger version that would put the A350 in yet another market segment. Meanwhile, Airbus has made only token changes to the smaller A330.

Friday, 14 March 2014

Iberia strikes tentative ground staff deal

Iberia has hammered out an agreement in principle on a new ground staff deal for the period to 2017, joining tentative accords it has already struck with pilots and cabin crew.
Leaders from the CCOO and UGT unions—representing Iberia’s maintenance and airport handling staff—and Iberia’s senior