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One Air a UK based cargo airline is to start operations with two 744SF and plans later for 777F.

Aleena wrote: ↑12 Apr 2023, 22:02 Hi everyone
The unveiling of Vistara, a new airline from Tata SIA Airlines Ltd, is an exciting development for the Indian aviation industry. It will be interesting to see how it competes with other established airlines in the market..

Its shutting down in 2024, being merged into Air India.

sn26567 wrote: ↑16 Jan 2023, 21:13 Wizz Air Abu Dhabi schedules A320 operations from 01 August 2023 at earliest, flying from Abu Dhabi to Almaty (Kazakhstan) and Mattala/Hambantota (Sri Lanka).

Also plans to add Pakistan, permission was granted recently.

Service began in November operating every two weeks and in addition to Lahore, Neos is rhe first Euro carrier to serve Sialkot, flights route via Tbilisi both ways with an added stop in Rome as well, 737-max8 is being used, not 737-800 as was reported on aeroroutes.

Milan-Lahore was previously operated by Air Italy for a while in mid 2000s with 757. Alitalia operated scheduled passenger flights to Karachi till 1974 from Rome with DC8 or DC10, and cago fllghts from 2003 to 2005, from Rome or Milan with MD11CF and later 747-200F. "Italian Airline to Start Fl...

Air Samarkand plans to launch operations from Samarkand, Uzbekistan, to many destinations in Europe, Asia and Russia, with Airbus A320 and A330 aircraft. Air Tashkent has secured its Uzbekistan AOC and has acquired an A330, ahead of its launch. Also a new cargo airline called My Frieghter, it will ...

Vistara is merging with Air India, which will remain as the operating carrier.

Charter service is expected to end from sometime in November as bookings are not available and PIA returns to Istanbul after a decade long hiatus, with six weekly 777 fflights from Islamabad x4 and Lahore x2, offering onward connections to the west through Turkish Airlines.

Saudia has dropped plans to launch Moscow.

Afghan flag carrier Ariana relaunched its domestic brand Bakhtar Air in 2020, which it had merged in 1988, the latter operates a single 737-500 of Ariana in Bakhtar livery, also used for international flights by Ariana off and on. https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p4j43ntDC0M/YKonluNvs4I/AAAAAAAAAOw/1La7sj...

Saudi Gulf Airlines also shut down sometime after pandemic during which they had suspended operations.

Air Asia India is to be merged with Air India Express it seems.

PIA has dropped plans to resume Masshad in Iran.

Japan Airlines and ANA All Nippon Airways to cancel all flights to and from Europe on 03 March 2021, citing safety concerns amid heavy fighting in Ukraine. Over-reaction much, more so for Nippon cargo, as if the three cant take the southern route over India and onto Saudi Arabia, North Africa, then...

Air India, Air India Express and Go First are also operating repatriation flights for Indians who escaped Ukraine, its the first time Go and AIX are doing such a mission, Go has done so from Budapest as has AI, while AIX has from Bucharest. Indigo and Spicejet are also doing this, only Vistara is n...

Air Arabia's Pakistan JV Fly Jinnah reveals livery, more suited to JAL https://historyofpia.com/board/march_22/fj-mar10a.jpg

Air India, Air India Express and Go First are also operating repatriation flights for Indians who escaped Ukraine, its the first time Go and AIX are doing such a mission, Go has done so from Budapest as has AI, while AIX has from Bucharest.

PIA will operate a humanitarian charter to Warsaw on 3rd March to fly out Pakistani nationals evacuated from Ukraine, 777-200 will do the flight from Islamabad, must have recieved one time EASA clearence to do so.

British Airways ended Lahore service on 28th Feb, and will switch Islamabad ops to Gatwick from Heathrow effective summer schedule.

SV is to add Barcelona, Moscow, Amsterdam and Malaga this year, AMS is currently cargo only, passenger flights were to resume in summer 2020, after 30 years but cancelled due to covid. https://www.msn.com/en-ae/travel/news/saudia-to-launch-flights-to-10-new-destinations/ar-AATYJGd KU will begin Manc...

All cargo operations moved to new Istanbul airport last week, Ataturk airport is now used only for private jets and VIP flights. TK Cargo were thought to be the only carrier moving out initially.