AirAsia X To Drop Tianjin In Favour Of Beijing
Malaysian low cost carrier AirAsia X has revealed plans to launch services to Beijing next month, fulfilling a longtime goal to serve the Chinese capital. The airline has also decided to end flights between Kuala Lumpur and Tianjin, which it has touted as a gateway to Beijing. Kuala Lumpur – Beijing Nonstop from 22 … Read more
Singapore Airlines Retires Boeing 747s
Singapore Airlines has officially retired its Boeing 747 fleet, following the final commemorative flights by the iconic aircraft between Singapore and Hong Kong today. Flight SQ 748 landed at Singapore Changi International Airport at 1900 hrs, ending a 38-year relationship between the airline and the ‘Queen of the Skies’. Onboard the flight were company executives, media, invited guests and … Read more
New World Hospitality Opens Pentahotel Beijing, To Expand Brand
New World Hospitality has opened the latest outpost of its select-service Pentahotels brand in Beijing. The Hong Kong-based hotel operator also revealed plans to grow the brand’s presence around the world, with significant expansion in Asia. Pentahotel Beijing Located in the Chinese capital’s increasingly trendy Dongcheng district, the 309-room Pentahotel Beijing builds on the chain’s re-imagined … Read more
Japan Airlines Receives New B787 Dreamliners
Japan Airlines welcomed its new Boeing 787 Dreamliners home earlier this evening, when the state-of-the-art jets landed at Tokyo (Narita). The airline had taken delivery of the aircraft on Monday in a simple ceremony featuring the customary ribbon-cutting by company President Yoshiharu Ueki and Boeing’s Jim Albaugh, as well as traditional Japanese taiko drummers before both jets took off for their nonstop flight … Read more
Now Open: Conrad New York
Hilton Worldwide has opened the new all-suite Conrad New York yesterday in the Big Apple’s vibrant Battery Park City neighbourhood. Leading architects Monica Ponce de Leon, Marianne McKenna and members of the renowned Kohn Pederson Fox Associates created the stunning glass tower, with interiors by designers Jill Greaves, Peter Remedios, Herve Descottes of L’Observatoire and landscape architect Ken Smith. … Read more
