Today Continental Airlines announced the first route for a 787. The route will be from Houston to Auckland, New Zealand. Continental plans to operate the route starting Nov. 16, 2011 and they expect to receive their first 787 in August 2011.
You better believe it! Ryanair spokesman, Stephen McNamara, in an interview with the Irish Times, states the airline will proceed with plans to charge passengers for using toilets during short haul services of under 1 hour.
Japan Airlines (JAL) is expected to file for bankruptcy today, and announce drastic cuts to its workforce as the ailing carrier seeks to restructure.
Flight 737, operated by 737-300 N331UA, took off from Washington Dulles and made what amounted to a farewell tour with stops at all the carrier’s hubs – Chicago, Denver and Los Angeles, with the final touchdown at its San Francisco maintenance base. United – which alongside Lufthansa was a launch customer for Boeing’s narrowbody workhorse – introduced the 737-200 into revenue service on 28 April 1968, and added the -300 model in 1986 and the -500s in 1990.
Air France this morning took delivery of its first Airbus A380, the first European carrier to receive the type. … Registered F-HPJA, the aircraft will make the short delivery flight to Air France’s base at Paris Charles de Gaulle today before entering commercial service, on the route to New York JFK, on 23 November. 
Gulf Air is seeking takers for its Airbus A340s as its newly appointed chief executive begins a “comprehensive review” of the loss-making Bahraini flag carrier. … But the carrier, having flown the 777s for a few months, opted not to take the aircraft for the long-term dry-lease it had been considering.
British Airways says 800 workers have volunteered to work for nothing for up to a month, following its request to cut costs.
[From 800 BA workers set to work unpaid]
Malaysian long-haul low-cost carrier AirAsia X is considering destinations in North America and new destinations in Europe, possibly using Airbus A340-300s.
AirAsia X says the North American schedule is at least 1-2 years away once they can lease enough Airbus A340s.
The world’s airlines will lose $9 billion this year after shedding $10.4 billion in 2008, IATA DG and CEO Giovanni Bisignani said Monday.
If you are flying first class on Emirates you get to take a shower on board!
