Qatar Airways restores pre-pandemic Belgrade operations

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Air France readies for A220 delivery

Air France is continuing to renew its fleet. At the end of September, the airline will take delivery of the first of the 60 Airbus A220-300s it has ordered to replace its Airbus A318s and A319s on the short and medium-haul network. The first Airbus A220 designed for Air France recently left the Airbus paint shop in Mirabel, near Montreal. It sports the new Air France colours and notably features the winged seahorse, the airline’s historical symbol embodying its rich history, at the front of the fuselage. As it is made with lighter composite materials, the Airbus A220 uses 20% less fuel than previous generation aircraft, and has a 34% reduced noise footprint. It will play a decisive role in achieving Air France's sustainable development objectives, including a 50% reduction in CO2 emissions in absolute terms on the domestic network from Paris Orly and on inter-regional routes by 2024, and a 50% reduction in CO2 emissions per passenger/km by 2030. Before joining Paris to carry Air France customers, the aircraft will undergo a series of ground and in-flight tests. On its arrival, it will be used for more than a month to train the airline's flight crews, some of whom began the so-called "type rating" process last summer. As with every new type of aircraft entering the fleet, the company has set up two core groups, one made up of pilots and the other of flight attendants. These already qualified crew members will then be responsible for training their colleagues within the framework of in-house programmes validated by the authorities. Close to 700 Air France pilots will eventually be qualified on this aircraft. Two A220 door models have been installed at the Air France Crew Academy at Paray Vieille-Poste, near Paris Orly, to train some 2.500 flight attendants. The Air France Airbus A220 will be able to welcome 148 passengers in a 3-2 cabin configuration. Each seat will be equipped with type A and type C USB ports and all passengers will enjoy Wi-Fi access from their personal devices.
Source: Air France

Qatar Airways restores pre-pandemic Belgrade operations

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Qatar Airways will restore its pre-pandemic frequencies between Doha and Belgrade from July 1. The airline will maintain daily flights between the two cities, with services operated by a mix of Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft. Qatar Airways currently runs four weekly rotations on the route. Last week it deployed its 283-seat Airbus A350-900 aircraft between the two cities due to strong demand.

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Anonymous15:10
Wow this is great especially when you consider Bucharest/Sofia are still linked as one route, Skopje and Sarajevo are gone and Zagreb is 3 weekly.
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Anonymous16:54
Demand there is, no wonder that JU is thinking about deploying the big bird to Dubai and many calling for Air Arabia to join in.
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