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ANA set to debut 787-9 on 4 August
ANA All Nippon Airways will take delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 aircraft on 28th July direct from Everett. The airline will be the first to operate the stretched model of the Dreamliner when it...
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Thai Airways – A300 retires and 787 arrives
It’s been an important couple of weeks for Thai Airways’ fleet. First of all, on 18th July their first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner arrived. Royally bestowed the name “ONGKHARAK”, with aircraft registration...
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Singapore A380s coming to Auckland
Auckland will soon receive another Airbus A380 operator in the form of Singapore Airlines. The airline will begin flying the superjumbo from Singapore to Auckland on its SQ285/286 service from 27th...
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Finnair A350 routes announced
Finnair has announced an initial batch of routes that it will fly with its Airbus A350 aircraft. The airline has opted for the A350-900 model, and will take delivery of the first of 11 aircraft on...
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Cathay Pacific plans last passenger Boeing 747 flight on 31 August
Creative Commons (c) Aero Icarus Cathay Pacific has signalled the end for its Boeing 747-400 passenger fleet by announcing the final flight of the type. On 31st August, the airline will operate the...
View ArticleBest of the Web – Airport Spotting Videos – Singapore Changi Time Lapse
Here’s a fantastic, atmospheric time lapse video of aircraft traffic at Singapore Changi Airport. It is mainly night time scenes, which really adds to the magic of the video as you see aircraft lights...
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Xiamen Airlines’ first 787 delivered
Hot on the heels of the first Boeing 787 delivery to Royal Jordanian, the Chinese carrier Xiamen Airlines has also received its first Dreamliner. B-2768 was delivered from Everett Paine Field on 29th...
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9air takes first 737-800
9air is a new airline based in Guangzhou, China. It has taken delivery of its first aircraft – Boeing 737-800 B-1715 – in an attractive and colourful livery. The aircraft is leased from Lion Airlines....
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Scoot’s 787 routes revealed
Scoot, the low cost carrier owned by Singapore Airlines, has revealed the routes to be flown by its new Boeing 787 Dreamliners. The first of these aircraft, a 787-9 model, is due to arrive in November...
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Iran Air retiring 747SP. Enthusiast flight planned
(c) Konstantin von Wedelstaedt Iran Air is the last commercial operator of the stumpy Boeing 747SP (Special Performance) model. It has announced it will retire the type in November or December The...
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Garuda large Boeing 737 MAX order
Garuda Indonesia has placed a large order for Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. The flag carrier of Indonesia will purchase 46 737 MAX 8s and will convert existing orders for four Next-Generation 737-800s to...
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Mitsubishi Regional Jet rolled out
The first new Japanese-built airliner in many years has been rolled out in a ceremony at the Komaki Minami Plant of MHI’s Nagoya Aerospace Systems Works in Aichi Prefecture. The Mitsubishi Regional...
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Air Leisure to revive Airbus A340-200s in Egypt
By Paul Spijkers [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia CommonsA new leisure carrier in Egypt, named (suitably) Air Leisure, is...
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9 top spotting airports to reach by budget airline
Spotting isn’t the cheapest hobby, especially if you want to do a lot of it. So I thought I’d look at a few of the best spotting airports that are easily accessible by budget airlines. Hopefully it’ll...
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Top 8 beach spotting locations
Many of the most enjoyable spotting trips are when you can relax in the sun or take photos in a stunning locations. A lot of the world’s airports and runways back onto beaches, which turn out to be...
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Lufthansa launching low-cost long-haul subsidiary
A new subsidiary will be launched by Lufthansa which will operate long-haul flights at low-cost prices. The carrier will operate seven of Airbus A330-300s from its base at Cologne/Bonn Airport. A name...
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Spotting at Kuala Lumpur KLIA2
Kuala Lumpur International Airport’s dedicated low-cost terminal, KLIA2, was opened in May 2014 and is the world’s largest dedicated low-cost terminal. It can handle up to 45 million passengers per...
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Singapore Seletar airport to be upgraded
Singapore’s historic Seletar Airport will be upgraded in 2015 to allow it to relieve some of the pressure on the busy Changi Airport. Built in 1928, Seletar once handled scheduled services, and has...
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2014’s most popular Airport Spotting posts
With 2014 coming to an end and lots to look forward to next year, I wanted to revisit some of our most popular articles from the past year. These have all had the most views, shares and comments. What...
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American Airlines Boeing 787 Routes
American Airlines is the latest US airline to take delivery of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. It has now announced the initial routes which the type will operate on. Like most airlines, American will...
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