Air Mauritius

flightglobal | April 17, 2019

The carrier will become both the first in the southern hemisphere to operate the A330neo and the first worldwide to operate it alongside the A350, notes Airbus. It adds that the first Air Mauritius A330-900 has been given the name Aapravasi Ghat, referencing a UNESCO World Heritage Centre located in the Indian Ocean island nation. Air Mauritius chief executive Somas Appavou hails the jet as "another milestone in our fleet modernisation programme". The airline has another A330-900 on or...

Simple Flying | July 25, 2019

Australia saw its first A330neo yesterday when Air Mauritius flew one of its brand new A330-900neos into Perth on its regular Port Louis Perth run.Air Mauritius flight MK440 landed in Perth, Western Australia, at 09:00 on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. The transindian flight went through the night, taking six and a half hours to reach Perth. The airline, based at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, flies into Perth twice a week. Perth is its only Australian destination and Air Mauritius ...

Simple Flying | January 13, 2020

Gulf Air has partnered up with Etihad to share benefits across both loyalty programs. Members of Etihad Guest, the loyalty program of Etihad, can now use their membership to redeem benefits across Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain. Likewise, those frequent flyer members of Gulf Air’s Falconflyer program can now use their points across Etihad’s vast network....

FlightGlobal | January 13, 2020

Airbus has started operating the first of the six BelugaXL high-capacity transports it is building to facilitate production ramp-up. The A330-based aircraft completed its first operational flight on 9 January, says the airframer. EASA certification was secured in November 2019, following a test campaign of more than 700h across some 200 flights since the first in July 2018. All six BelugaXL freighters will be operating by the end of 2023, Airbus indicates. The Rolls-Royce Trent 700-powered aircr...