Saudia Cargo

Saudia Cargo | March 30, 2016

Just a few months later, two more DC-3s were purchased, and these formed the nucleus of what in a few years would become one of the world’s largest airlines. By the following year, the airline was set up as an operating agency of the Ministry of Defense. The airline’s first airport and operating base was located at Kandara, close to what is today the downtown area of Jeddah. Haj pilgrims were flown to Jeddah from Lydda, Palestine, and other countries. That same year, the airline requ...

Saudia Cargo | March 01, 2016

Middle Eastern carrier Saudia’s first regional-variant Airbus A330-300 has entered final assembly at the airframer’s Toulouse plant. The Saudi flag-carrier ordered 20 of the type through International Airfinance Corporation last year. It is designed to operate on short- and medium-haul routes – up to 3,000nm – in a high-density configuration, with up to 400 passengers and a reduced weight of some 200t....

Simple Flying | January 17, 2020

Canadian operator WestJet is planning a new transatlantic service. The Boeing 737 operated flight would be used to connect Canada’s Halifax to Manchester in the United Kingdom. The seasonal flight is set to operate over the 2020 summer period. WestJet is launching its third route from Halifax to the United Kingdom this summer. Accompanying its existing routes to London and Glasgow, the new connection will be operated by a Boeing 737 aircraft. Launching in June, the route will remain in ope...

ch-aviation | January 16, 2020

Qatar Airways has announced a codeshare partnership with Deutsche Bahn (DB) the German railway operator, offering its passengers connections to and from eight key destinations in Germany, according to a press release issued by the airline. The Oneworld carrier currently operates 35 weekly flights between Doha Hamad Int'l and the German cities of Frankfurt Int'l (2x daily), Munich (2x daily), and Berlin Tegel (1x daily). Under the DB deal, Qatar Airways passengers will be able to connect ...