China
W Guangzhou Opens in China
Starwood announced the opening of the W Guangzhou hotel in Guangzhou, China. Situated on the Pearl River, the hotel is the first W property located in mainland China, and the 44th worldwide.
The hotel has 317 guestrooms and suites, each with iPod docking stations, Blu-ray players, 46-inch LCD TVs, satellite, and safes. The rooms also have floor-to-ceiling windows and walk-in closets, while the bathrooms feature rainforest showerheads, separate bath and shower …
Milestone: China Receives 1,000th Aircraft from Boeing
With the delivery of a Boeing 737-800 Next Generation aircraft to China Eastern Yunnan Airlines, the People’s Republic China received its 1,000th aircraft from the airframe manufacturer on Thursday. China Eastern has the largest 737 fleet of any Chinese airline.
The historic delivery makes China the only country besides the United States to operate over 1,000 Boeing aircraft.
Boeing and China have worked closely for over four decades. As a result, most …
Frankfurt Airport Summer Schedule to Go Into Effect This Weekend
The Frankfurt Airport Summer Timetable 2013 will go into effect Sunday, March 31, 2013. The new schedule will include several new destinations and flights.
In Asia, Air China will add a new service to Chengdu, which will begin on May 19 and operate three times a week. In addition, Lufthansa will increase its service to Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, from four to five flights per week.
European flights changes include Lufthansa raising frequencies between …
Great Moments in Travel History – March 2013
On March 10, 1910, William Boeing bought Heath’s Shipyard in Seattle, Washington. The shipyard, located on the Duwamish River, would become Boeing’s first airplane factory.
Le Canard (the Duck), the first powered seaplane, made its debut flight at La Mède harbor in Martigues, France, on March 28, 1910. Invented by Henri Fabre, the aircraft flew a distance of about 1,600 feet at a maximum height of 7 feet over the water. …
Air China to Begin New Chengdu-Frankfurt Route
Air China announced that it will begin nonstop service between Chengdu and Frankfurt on May 19, 2013. The new service will operate three times a week, using an Airbus A330-200 aircraft.
Flights will depart from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport at 1:30 p.m. and arrive at Frankfurt International Airport at 6:10 p.m. the same day, on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. Flights from Frankfurt to Chengdu will depart at 2:00 p.m. and arrive …
Air China to Increase Flights, Upgrade Aircraft on New York-Beijing Route
Air China said it will increase the frequency of flights on its New York-Beijing service from seven to eleven per week effective March 31, 2013. In addition, the airline will also upgrade its aircraft to Boeing 777-300ERs on this route, starting on the same day.
The four additional flights will depart from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport at 2:50 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, and will arrive at …
