KLM Announces 747 Combi Retirement Date
Sadly it has been announced that there’s just one year left for another fleet of Boeing 747s, with KLM setting a January 2021 retirement date for its 747-400 Combi aircraft. These relatively rare types...
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News from the airlines which may affect aircraft spotters and aviation enthusiasts in their hobby.
Aeroflot Unveils New Livery on A350 – Coming Soon
Aeroflot Russian Airlines will unveil a new livery with the introduction of its first Airbus A350 aircraft later this year. A mockup image was revealed a while ago, but has now appeared on the...
New Airliners January 2020
Here’s our round-up of new airliner liveries and deliveries to see in our skies this month, January 2020. If you spot anything new or unusual this month, please email a picture of it to...
ZIPAIR – the new Japanese low-cost airline
ZIPAIR is a new low-cost airline due to begin flying this year from Japan. The airline has been set up by Japan Airlines and will operate some of its Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft in...
FedEx Retires Last A310
Yesterday marked the end of Airbus A310 operations for FedEx Express, the large freight carrier which has an extensive global network. N808FD made its final journey from the FedEx Memphis hub to Southern California...
Airlines That Celebrated Their 100th Anniversary in 2019
With 2020 around the corner, 2019 saw some incredible anniversaries and milestones for the world’s oldest airlines. A lot of publicity was evident for the #BA100 anniversary, celebrating British Airways’ anniversary. In addition there...
Delivery of the First Air Canada Airbus A220
Air Canada has joined the growing list of airlines flying the Airbus A220 with the delivery of its first example, C-GROV. The first aircraft out of an order of 45 will enter service in...
First Air Canada A220 Takes to the Sky
The first Airbus A220 for Air Canada has flown at Montreal Mirabel, wearing the carrier’s full livery. The first test flight occurred on 12 December ahead of the type’s delivery to the airline. Air...
New Airliners December 2019
Here’s our monthly roundup of new airliner liveries and deliveries flying around in our skies this month, December 2019. As always, if you spot something interesting or different this month, please email a picture...
100th Airbus A220 Delivered
Airbus has celebrated the 100th delivery of an A220 (formerly Bombardier CSeries) aircraft. This particular aircraft, registered YL-AAU, is an A220-300 variant for airBaltic, one of the largest operators of the type, who has...
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