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Up to 100 Airbus A320s for VietJet
VietJet will receive up to 100 Airbus A320 family aircraft in a new deal signed with the manufacturer and lessors. Vietnam’s VietJetAir has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for up to 92 A320 Family...
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First Asiana A380 taking shape
The first Airbus A380 for Asiana has entered the final assembly line at the manufacturer’s Toulouse facility. The main sections of the aircraft arrived in recent weeks from the various manufacturing...
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Museum of Aeronautical Science, Narita, Japan
Alec Wilson recently visited a little-known museum close to Tokyo’s Narita Airport in Japan and provided this report. The Museum of Aeronautical Science displays artefacts that are relevant to the...
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Japan Airlines places first Airbus order
Japan Airlines has placed its first ever order for Airbus aircraft, choosing the A350 to upgrade its fleet. The airline has signed a purchase agreement for 31 A350 XWBs (18 A350-900s and 13...
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Jetstar’s first Boeing 787 delivered
Jetstar‘s first Boeing 787 was delivered from Everett direct to Melbourne on 6th October. The aircraft, VH-VKA, will join the Qantas low-cost arm flying domestic flights initially, before being...
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6 airports that the CSeries will be a regular at
Bombardier’s new CSeries regional airliner made its first flight in September so we thought we’d take a look at which airports the type will be a regular sight at once deliveries take place. So far...
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Details of final Biman DC-10 flights
In an update to a previous report on the final operations of Biman Bangladesh’s DC-10 operations (see story here), and recent report on the excellent Austrian Wings site has uncovered some updated...
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Air China Cargo to add 757 and 777 aircraft
Air China Cargo has announced plans to introduce both Boeing 757 and 777 freighters to its operation. A total of five converted Air China 757s will join the fleet, with the first beginning domestic...
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Aerolineas Argentinas taking A340-500s
Aerolineas Argentinas will take delivery of former Singapore Airlines Airbus A340-500 9V-SGA soon. The aircraft was recently part of the fleet operating the world’s longest scheduled flights, from...
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Airlines who still fly the MD-80 series
Another aircraft I noticed that is starting to slip from the radar (SAS retired their last example last month after a long association with the type) is the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series. This...
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Air Seychelles eyes growth
Air Seychelles are expecting to take an Airbus A319 aircraft in late 2014 to allow growth from its Mahe base to destinations around the Indian Ocean. Destinations are likely to include Abu Dhabi,...
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Cathay Pacific Cargo switching to Dubai World Central
From 1st February 2014 Cathay Pacific will move its Cargo operations from Dubai International Airport to Dubai World Central (Al Maktoum) Airport. The airline’s passenger flights will remain at the...
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ANA to start 787 flights to Düsseldorf and Munich
ANA All Nippon Airways will begin daily Boeing 787 Dreamliner flights to Düsseldorf from 30 March 2014. The flights will link the German airport with Tokyo Haneda. In addition, ANA will add a second...
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AirAsia X orders 25 Airbus A330s
AirAsia X has ordered 25 more Airbus A330-300s. AirAsia X will start taking delivery of its newly-ordered A330-300s in 2015 as it begins a major expansion of its network across the Asia-Pacific region....
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Greatest Flights – World’s Longest Commercial Flight – Qantas
Continuing the Greatest Flights series when we look at some of the more interesting and noteworthy flights enthusiasts and travellers can take, in this post the world’s longest commercial flight is...
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Fly on the last Biman DC-10 flights
Full details of the final Biman Bangladesh DC-10 flights are now available, and tickets are for sale for enthusiasts to join in on exclusive special flights being laid on by the airline from Birmingham...
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Reborn HK Express reveals new logo and livery
HK Express, formerly Hong Kong Express, has revealed its new logo and aircraft livery. The airline, which flies Airbus A320s, has turned itself into a low cost carrier (LCC) operating from Hong Kong...
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Final ANA 747 flights planned
Following on from the previous report we made about the end of ANA All Nippon Airways Boeing 747 operations, details have now been announced of the date and routes to be flown by the final aircraft....
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A380 ban lifted in India
In a move that is likely to see airlines such as Emirates and Singapore Airlines reviewing their operations to India, the government there has agreed to lift a ban on Airbus A380 flights to the...
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Thai Boeing 787 routes planned
Thai Airways International have started loading their Boeing 787 flight schedules into the system according to Airlineroute.net. It looks like the airline will operate their new Dreamliners initially...
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