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American Airlines and Boom Supersonic today announced the airline’s agreement to purchase up to 20 Overture aircraft, with an option for an additional 40. American has paid a non-refundable deposit on the initial 20 aircraft. Overture is expected to carry passengers at twice the speed of today’s fastest commercial aircraft. Boom Supersonic’s Overture would introduce …
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DALLAS – As the significant return of travel demand continues to cause disruptions to the aviation industry, Air New Zealand (NZ) is considering options to bolster its operations. One of the options being considered by the airline is a wet-lease contract for a widebody aircraft for the busy summer period. The airline is expecting to …
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DALLAS – Malaysia Airlines (MH) has announced an order for 20 Airbus A330-900 aircraft as part of its widebody fleet renewal program. The new aircraft are set to replace the airline’s aging fleet of 21 A330-200 and A330-300 aircraft, which are deployed on short to medium haul routes to cities in Asia, the Pacific, and …
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Passengers boarding the inaugural PA 707 flight at New York Idlewild Airport are serenaded by an Army band. Photo: Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Other Variants Pan Am also operated the -300 series, as well as the smaller 720. It introduced the 707-300 in 1959, and the jet helped the airline become the leader in …
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Malaysia Aviation Group, the parent company of Malaysia Airlines, has selected the A330neo for the carrier’s widebody fleet renewal programme. The initial agreements cover the acquisition of 20 A330-900 aircraft, with 10 to be purchased from Airbus and 10 to be leased from Dublin-based Avolon. The announcement was made at an event in Kuala Lumpur, …
Emirates has confirmed that it will reintroduce its flagship A380 superjumbo to Perth as part of the airline’s ramp-up of services to Australia. The dramatic up-gauge will increase Emirates’ seating capacity between its hub Dubai and Perth, with close to 500 seats available on each flight. The daily A380 service will replace the existing daily …
Qantas Freight is to acquire six Airbus A321 aircraft to meet the growing demand for e-commerce from its customers. Since the onset of COVID-19, Qantas’s freight division has seen a significant lift in cargo volumes driven partly by a structural shift to online shopping. The six A321 freighters, which are expected to progressively arrive between …
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The story, below, which happened some years back was written by poet and teacher Naomi Shihab Nye and has been published extensively. With all the chaos at airport terminals today it is a beautiful message about reaching out to help each other….. “Wandering around the Albuquerque Airport Terminal, after learning my flight had been delayed …
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DALLAS – Billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, co-founder of the brand-new low-cost airline Akasa Air (QP) in India, passed away at the age of 62. The airline debuted just one week ago, on August 7, 2022, to connect India’s tier 2 and 3 cities. QP ordered 72 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in November 2021 and took delivery …
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Miami Rick has posted a gorgeous video of descent to land skimming over clouds before entering sub-layers of clouds. One of my favorite things about a descent is skimming the top of the undercast layer and gradually dipping into it as you get a true sense of speed, fully immersing yourself in it and then …
Mike Holliday has posted a great video of his landing in Brisbane from Vancouver on a foggy morning. Our landing into foggy Brisbane this morning after a long flight from Canada. (It was much smoother than it looks in the video ) pic.twitter.com/ixLQ6RY1Oh — Mike Holliday (@mikeholliday1) August 13, 2022 READ: Tim Clark: I would …
DALLAS – As the pandemic transitions into an endemic, it seems things may finally be turning around for the global airline sector. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), industry losses are expected to drop to US$9.7bn—significantly less than the collective US$42.1bn loss of 2021. As an added bonus, the association believes the industry …
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DALLAS – 118 Airbus A380s, 80 actively flying, with the rest to join by the coming spring, and still, mega carrier Emirates (EK) says they’re just not enough. It’s hard to say that many of the world’s largest jets wouldn’t be enough, but upon hearing EK’s CEO, maybe it’ll convince you. Emirates is the true …
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DALLAS – After a lengthy 15 months, American Airlines (AA) received its first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner on Wednesday, August 10. With the delivery to AA, Boeing has started dispatching its venerable and well-liked Dreamliner planes once again, much to the delight of numerous airlines around the world. The newest Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner for AA arrived …
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DALLAS – Rapidly expanding, low-fare carrier Avelo Airlines (XP) carried its millionth passenger on Thursday, and Chairman and CEO Andrew Levy surprised the 160 passengers on board with a complimentary round-trip ticket on any future XP aircraft from Los Angeles to Boise, Idaho. The milestone was reached 16 months after the Houston, Texas-based airline, America’s …
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DALLAS – Today in Aviation, Swiss regional carrier Darwin Airline (F7) was founded in 2003. Management planned to take over several routes formerly flown by Crossair (LX) after the latter took over the assets of Swissair (SR) in 2002. Operations commenced on July 28, 2004 with services between Geneva (GVA) and its Lugano Airport (LUG) …
American Airlines has received its first Boeing 787-8 aircraft this year and its first since April 2021 as deliveries of the popular jet restart. The aircraft, with U.S. Registration No. N880BJ was delivered from Charleston, South Carolina, and is expected to enter commercial service in the coming weeks. Including this delivery, American currently has 47 …
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Lawson Aerial Transport C.1 or L-1 + Aerial shot of Lawson Aerial Transport C.2 or L-2 over Ohio. Image: Royal Aero Club of the UK – “The Lawson Aerial Transport”. Flight- the Aircraft Engineer & Airship Weekly. 37 XI (559): 1220-1222. Sept 11, 1919., DALLAS – Flying has become the transport of choice for business …
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DALLAS – Michael O’Leary, the somewhat outspoken boss of Europe’s biggest low-cost airline Ryanair (FR), has said that the era of €10 fares to Europe is now over, with soaring fuel prices set to see ticket prices rise. Mr. O’Leary was interviewed on BBC Radio 4‘s Today Programme, on which he said that he expects …
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DALLAS – Air India (AI) announced that it will increase the frequency of its flights between Delhi (DEL) and Vancouver (YVR) from three flights a week to a daily service. This increase in frequency will be effective starting August 31, and all flights will be operated using Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. According to airlinedata.com, this means …
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Air New Zealand is responding to high COVID sickness levels amongst its staff by reducing its seat capacity by 1.5 per cent meaning a change to some flights. Most customers who experience a flight change will be transferred to another flight on the same day for domestic travel, and for international travel, on the same …
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DALLAS – Emirates (EK) will spend US$2 billion to improve its inflight cabin experience. This will include a complete refresh of every cabin class on over 120 aircraft. The airline will retrofit the latest interiors to older cabins with upgraded seats, flooring, panelling and improvement of cabin features. Inflight Offering Upgrades The “extensive and record-breaking” …
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DALLAS – Despite losing out to JetBlue (B6) in the fight to acquire Spirit (NK), ultra-low-fare airline Frontier Airlines (F9) is still expanding. Beginning today, F9 is flying daily nonstop service from Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to Baltimore (BWI), Buffalo (BUF), Hartford (BDL) and Kansas City (MCI). Frontier currently serves 57 destinations …
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DALLAS – Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Group has announced that it has managed to reduce its losses for the first six months of 2022 to June 30. The group, which includes airlines Cathay Pacific (CX), HK Express (UO), and Air Hong Kong (LD), posted an operating loss of HK$1.3bn during the period. This compared to …
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An Icelandair Boeing 757 has taken off sideways in very strong crosswinds in Iceland. The spectacular video was posted by @AircraftYTube. Extreme takeoff of an airplane with a side wind #extreme #takeoff #airplane pic.twitter.com/2pdDrJjjJe — AircraftYTube (@AircraftYTube) August 10, 2022 READ: Tim Clark: I would build another A380 only twice the size. SEE: Geoffrey Thomas …
Emirates is investing over US$2 billion to enhance its inflight customer experience, including a massive programme to retrofit over 120 aircraft with the latest interiors, plus an array of other service improvements across all cabins starting in 2022. Sir Tim Clark, President Emirates Airline said: “While others respond to industry pressures with cost cuts, Emirates …
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DALLAS – Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Group has announced that it has managed to reduce its losses for the first six months of 2022 to June 30. The group, which includes airlines Cathay Pacific (CX), HK Express (UO) and Air Hong Kong (LD), posted an operating loss of HK$1.3 billion during the period. This compared …
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