Air Algérie, the national airline of Algeria, has signed a firm order for seven widebody aircraft to support its commercial development.
This order will allow Air Algérie to take full advantage of the flexibility of the Airbus product range, strengthen its regional services and offer an ambitious plan for transcontinental destinations. By operating the A330neo alongside the A350-1000, Air Algérie will also benefit from operational savings such as a 25 percent lower fuel burn per seat and greater flexibility resulting from the unique commonality between members of the Airbus aircraft Family.
Condor Flugdienst Airbus A330-941 D-ANRA (msn 1966) (Condor Island) FRA (Bernhard Ross). Image: 959797.
Condor Airlines is increasing its presence across North America with more nonstop flights to Frankfurt. Condor’s planes are becoming easier to spot in the skies over the U.S. and Canada and at airports from New York to San Francisco thanks to its new, colorful, eye-catching striped Airbus A330neo flying more transatlantic routes this summer. From its Frankfurt hub, Condor offers easy connecting service to more than 100 destinations throughout Europe via a network of airline and rail partners including Lufthansa, SAS, Aegean Airlines and more. In addition, North American travelers can take advantage of Condor’s interline partners Alaska Airlines, JetBlue and WestJet and their network of feeder flights to Condor’s gateway markets.
New York (JFK): up to seven flights a week starts May 01
Los Angeles (LAX): up to seven flights a week starts May 01
Seattle/Tacoma (SEA): up to seven flights a week starts May 01
San Francisco (SFO): up to seven flights a weekstarts May 01
Toronto (YYZ): five times a week service starts May 01
Las Vegas (LAS): three times a week service starts May 02
Vancouver (YVR): five times a week service starts May 03
Anchorage (ANC): three times a week service starts May 18
Phoenix (PHX): three times a week service starts May 18
Portland/Oregon (PDX): three times a week service starts May 19
Baltimore-Washington (BWI): three times a week service starts May 20
Halifax (YHZ): three times a week service starts May 20
Boston (BOS): three times a week service starts May 22
Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP): three times a week service starts May 22
Edmonton/Jasper (YEG): twice a week service starts May 26
Whitehorse (YXY): one a week service starts May 28
Fairbanks (FAI): once a week service starts June 15
Overview of Condor’s North American 2023 timetable long-haul service to Frankfurt:
This summer will see the arrival of more of Condor’s recently introduced Airbus A330neo aircraft in the U.S. and Canada. By 2024, Condor will have an all A330neo long-haul fleet serving all gateways across North America. The A330neo is the new version of the popular A330 widebody. Incorporating the latest generation Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines, new wings and aerodynamic innovations, the aircraft reduces Condor’s fuel consumption and CO2emissions by 20 percent.
More Comfort Inflight This Summer
Condor’s A330neo will offer unrivalled inflight passenger comfort and will accommodate 310 passengers, featuring 30 seats in Business, 64 seats in Premium Economy and 216 seats in Economy class. The A330neo features an award-winning, whisper quiet Airspace cabin, providing passengers with a high level of comfort, ambience, and design. This includes offering more personal space, larger overhead bins, a new lighting system, and the ability to offer the latest in-flight entertainment systems and connectivity. The A330neo also features a state-of-the-art cabin air system, ensuring a clean and safe environment during the flight.
Best-in-Class, New Business and Premium Economy Class
The new Condor Business Class offers 30, lie-flat (180 degree) seats in a 1-2-1 configuration with direct aisle access for all guests. The seat conveniently converts to a 76-inch long by 19-inch-wide bed. Business Class guests have access to the latest movies, series, podcasts, and games, all accessible on a 17.3-inch screen in 4K mode, with touchscreen and remote control. The first row of Business Class will also feature four “Prime Seats”, with added space large enough to accommodate two guests who wish to dine together and an extra-large, 24-inch entertainment screen. The “Prime Seats” will feature added in-flight amenities including a premium travel kit, inflight pajamas, and a premium snack basket.
In Premium Economy Class, guests enjoy more personal space thanks to a generous extra seat pitch of 35 inches and a greater backrest angle of up to six inches. In addition, the multi-adjustable headrest and footrest at every seat ensure a significantly more comfortable flight experience. Both the Premium Economy Class and Economy Class seats have 13.3-inch in-seat 4K monitors with touchscreens, which can be used to enjoy the extensive in-flight-program. Condor’s A330neo features a 2-4-2 seating configuration in both classes.
A brand-new feature awaits guests in all three classes: Condor’s new A330neo offers high-speed broadband internet and onboard connectivity. The latest in-flight-entertainment technology provides a wide of films, series, and podcasts. Each seat has an extra holder for mobile device, so that streaming is also possible. In addition, personal Bluetooth headphones can be connected to the aircraft’s in-flight-entertainment system.
The cabin also features mood lighting in all three classes that can be individually adjusted to suit the time of day. This helps guests aboard to fall asleep easily and wake up more relaxed.
“Flex Plus” Fares Provides More Flexibility When Plans Change
Top Copyright Photo: Condor Flugdienst Airbus A330-941 D-ANRA (msn 1966) (Condor Island) FRA (Bernhard Ross). Image: 959797.
Air Mauritius Airbus A330-941 3B-NBU (msn 1884) LHR (SPA). Image: 949242.
Air Mauritius, the flagship carrier of Mauritius will resume its nonstop flights to and from Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi from May 3, 2023, with twice-weekly flights using its Airbus A330 aircraft in a Business and Economy class configuration with a capacity of 254 seats.
The duration of the flight is 7 hours and 30 minutes.
Air Mauritius currently operates six weekly direct flights to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai.
Top Copyright Photo: Air Mauritius Airbus A330-941 3B-NBU (msn 1884) LHR (SPA). Image: 949242.
TAP Portugal – Air Portugal Airbus A330-941 CS-TUB (msn 1836) MIA (Jay Selman). Image: 404274.
TAP closed 2022 with a net profit of €65.6 million, an increase of €1,664.7 million on the previous year.
EBIT, including non-recurring items of €19.4 million, was also positive at €268.2 million.
In 2022, TAP carried a total of 13.8 million passengers, an increase of 136.1% on the previous year and reaching 81% of 2019 levels.
In 2022, revenues reached €3,485.0 million, 151% above FY 2021, along with a higher level of activity (ASK increased 94.2%).
The number of flights operated also increased significantly by 74.9% last year, reaching 79% of pre-crisis levels.
Capacity reached 87% of pre-crisis levels, increasing 94.2% compared to the previous year.
Load Factor improved by 17 percentage points year-on-year to 80%, just 0.1 percentage points below the 2019 level.
PRASK in 2022 was 6.68 euro cents, an improvement of 48.2% compared to the previous year and 20.5% compared to 2019.
Recurring operating costs also increased by 73.4% to €3,236.2 million, resulting in a positive recurring EBIT of €248.8 million, an increase of €726.7 million, or 4.7 times the amount in fiscal 2019.
Fuel costs more than tripled, increasing by €756.2 million year-on-year to €1,096.7 million. Despite leading to a positive effect of €85.5 million, hedging only marginally reduced the effect of the increase in fuel prices, which alone contributed €458.4 million to the increase in fuel costs.
Year-to-date, the CASK of recurring operating costs decreased by 10.7% compared to the previous year, down to €7.04 cents. Excluding fuel, the reduction was 27.8%, taking unit costs without fuel to €4.66 cents, only 0.5% below the 2019 level of €4.68 cents.
Christine Ourmières-Widener, CEO of TAP stated in view of these results, that “during the fourth quarter of 2022 TAP was able to generate its highest quarterly revenues in its history and record profitability and this despite continuous operational challenges. For the first full year of the Restructuring Plan, TAP generated an operating profit that is an all-time record for the company. TAP also delivered a very strong positive net income despite its level of leverage.”
Top Copyright Photo: TAP Portugal – Air Portugal Airbus A330-941 CS-TUB (msn 1836) MIA (Jay Selman). Image: 404274.
Air Belgium (2nd) Airbus A330-941 OO-ABG (msn 1861) YYZ (TMK Photography). Image: 960297.
Air Belgium (2nd) is suspending its services to the Caribbean (Curacao, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe and Martinique) for the slow summer season.
Air Belgium celebrates 5 years of flying
Instead the company will concentrate on other regions, cargo flights and ACMI sub-service flights for other carriers.
Top Copyright Photo: Pictured at Toronto operating for Condor: Air Belgium (2nd) Airbus A330-941 OO-ABG (msn 1861) YYZ (TMK Photography). Image: 960297.
The first transAtlantic flights on Condor’s new Airbus A330neo begin this month with nonstop New York-JFK to Frankfurt service launching on February 13 followed by nonstop Seattle/Tacoma to Frankfurt service on February 16.
Top Copyright Photo: Condor Flugdienst Airbus A330-941 F-WWCX (D-ANRA) (msn 1966) (Condor Island) TLS (Eurospot). Image: 959502.
