Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) plans to resume flights to New York and Toronto in June. Toronto will be served twice-weekly from 1 June, while four weekly flights to New York are scheduled to begin a day later, Kiev-based UIA says. Boeing 777-200ER’s will be deployed on the routes.

VietJet took delivery of its first widebody, an Airbus A330-300 aircraft. The Rolls-Royce Trent 700-powered jet is VietJet's first wide-body aircraft, the airline says. The aircraft will be deployed on medium-haul to long-range routes. The airline's existing fleet comprises of A320neo/ceo-family jets.

South Korea’s Jin Air has inducted one Boeing 737-900, which allows the airline to offer business-class seats. Eight of the aircraft's 188 seats are business-class seats, Jin Air says in a Korean-language statement dated 23 December. Starting 24 December, the aircraft will be deployed on Gimpo-Jeju and Gimpo-Busan services. Data shows Jin Air has 19 737-800 and four 777-200ER aircraft in its fleet. Apart from one 777-200ER that was remodelled for cargo-only operations, the aircraft are configured with one-class seating. Jin Air and flag carrier Korean Air are affiliates through Hanjin KAL. Korean Air has 12 737-900 jets in its fleet.