Corporate Travel Analysis Reports

This report is a monthly digest on all things regarding start-up airlines. We endeavour to provide a concise overview of key and relevant stories within the start-up sphere. Our coverage is based on empirical research and the effortless monitoring of movements within the aviation industry.

Malaysia Airlines has updated its flight schedules and confirmed a January 2018 scheduled debut for its new Airbus A350-900 widebodies. As recently suggested by the airline, the type will replace the A380 on its Kuala Lumpur - London Heathrow route, initially on its MH004/MH001 rotation from January 15, 2018 and then also on its MH002/MH003 flight from March 5, 2018.

Cathay Pacific Airways has boosted capacity in the Adelaide market by 17% with the introduction of a fifth year-round frequency. The extra flight improves Cathay's position in the South Australia-China market, which is expanding rapidly but became more competitive following the late 2016 launch of services to Adelaide by China Southern Airlines.

Ryanair plans to acquire three Boeing 747 aircraft from Qantas Airways, sources confirmed today to the Blue Swan Daily. Ryanair has already repainted the livery of the first aircraft (VH-OMG; serial number 23455), a 747-400 retired in mid-2017, with an exclusive image pictured below:

Over the weekend it emerged that African carrier Air Tanzania is considering using its expanding regional Dash 8-Q400 turboprop fleet to introduce a new flight linking the tourist centres of Kilimanjaro and Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, via the Spice Island of Zanzibar. According to local sources, the four times weekly link could be inaugurated as early as the first quarter of 2018.

Qatar Airways has captured a 12% share of Adelaide's international market since launching services to South Australia in May-2016. The new Adelaide-Doha route has driven rapid international growth at Adelaide despite leading to a decline in traffic on the Adelaide-Dubai route.

Some may think that Australia sits in its own little corner of the world but we actually aren't as isolated as we have been led to believe. A love of travelling has forced more and more carriers throughout the years to invest in the Australian market and therefore opening up the world to us with a variety of destinations. Currently, we have access to 34 countries direct from Australia, and 65 different airports and destinations. Add in one stop and the world opens up with 1,082 possible destinations in 133 countries.

Operated by Adelaide Airport Limited, Adelaide International Airport was first established in 1955 with the new international and domestic terminal opening in 2006. The main airport for South Australia, Adelaide Airport hosts passenger and cargo traffic for a range of domestic, regional and international airlines.

Some may think that Australia sits in its own little corner of the world but we actually aren't as isolated as we have been led to believe. A love of travelling has forced more and more carriers throughout the years to invest in the Australian market and therefore opening up the world to us with a variety of destinations. Currently, we have access to 34 countries direct from Australia, and 65 different airports and destinations. Add in one stop and the world opens up with 1,082 possible destinations in 133 countries.

British Airways (BA) hasn't been afraid to expand into new US markets this decade using the efficiency of its new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft and the leverage of its American Airlines joint venture to successfully introduce flights to Austin and more recently New Orleans. Now Nashville, the capital and largest city of in the state of Tennessee, will join the UK carrier's network from May 2018 when a five times weekly service from London Heathrow is introduced.