| - | '''June 15, 2001''' | + | The idea of International Airways Co. is brainstormed, followed by a series of hub, terminal, and fleet planning. CEO JF Peng (also having his birthday today) says he "is very excited about the starting of the airline and cannot wait to contribute a little bit to the aviation travel world." He plans to cut the ribbon on January 1, 1985, the start of a new year. |
| - | International Airways reaches its 50 aircraft fleet mark (not including orders). The fleet now (May 5, 2011 Real Time) consists of 3x ATR 72-200s, 1x Beechcraft 1900D, 1x McDonnell Douglas MD-11, 20x ATR 72-500s, 3x Boeing 737-800s, 1x Bombardier CRJ700, 20x Bombardier CRJ200LRs, 1x Ilyushin Il-114, 1x Bombardier Q400, 1x Yakovlev Yak-42, 10x Tupolev Tu-204-100s, 3x Tupolev Tu-334-100s, and 1x Tupolev Tu-204-300. | + | |
| - | Also, International Airways reaches its 80 destination mark, celebrating bases in cities such as London, Moscow, and Singapore. This will be an important milestone for the airline, enabling humongous growth in valuation up to more than $100,000,000 thanks to the high DOP profits.
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| - | International Airways operates a rather young and high-tech fleet including the famous ATR, Boeing, and McDonnell Douglas aircraft. In addition, lucrative and infamous Tupolev-manufactured aircraft were added to create a diversified collection of aircraft from makers of all continents.
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