British Airways’ second hand A320 fleet details
British Airways is taking on ten second-hand Airbus A320 aircraft to be based at London Gatwick airport. The aircraft are all due for delivery between October 2014 and June 2015. Here’s a lowdown on...
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Virgin Atlantic Little Red to close next year
Virgin Atlantic will close its Little Red domestic division early next year. The airline flies Airbus A320s leased from Aer Lingus on routes out of London Heathrow to Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Manchester, which link...
Airbus A350-900 receives type certification
Airbus flew five of its A350-900 aircraft in formation over France yesterday for some unique photographs. The display was to celebrate the new aircraft receiving its EASA type certification. The EASA A350-900 Type Certificate...
Etihad’s first 787 rolled out
It’s been a week of highs for Etihad Airways. On Thursday the airline unveiled its new livery at the roll out of its first Airbus A380 at Hamburg Finkenwerder. There has been a lot...
Etihad new livery on A380 reveal
Etihad Airways has used the completion of its first Airbus A380 aircraft to unveil a new livery. Keen eyed spotters had been speculating for weeks as the airline’s first superjumbo was seen being tested...
Airbus A320neo first flight on Thursday
Airbus is planning the first flight of its new A320neo (New Engine Option) aircraft on Thursday 25 September. Subject to weather and no last minute problems, the state-of-the-art replacement to the current A320 model...
Iran Air retiring 747SP. Enthusiast flight planned
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 final day of operations will be...
Spirit Airlines new livery
Spirit Airlines has followed Southwest Airlines and Frontier Airlines in unveiling a new livery. Spirit’s is probably the most extreme, looking more like a New York taxi than a plane. It reminds me of...
Three-way Embraer deal with Republic and Flybe
Republic Holdings and the UK’s Flybe have come to an agreement regarding orders for more Embraer aircraft to meet their fleet development needs. Flybe has arranged to transfer 20 of its 24 outstanding Embraer...
Qantas 767 retirement plans
Qantas will retire its fleet of Boeing 767-300s at the end of 2014 as it proceeds with fleet upgrades. Many 767s have already left the fleet, or been converted to cargo carriers. The final...
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