Spotting news for aircraft enthusiasts
Slovenia’s national airline, Adria Airways, has filed for bankruptcy after it abruptly cancelled most of its flying last week. The airline has been struggling financially and has been searching for a solution to its...
An interesting option for me recently when looking to fly from Frankfurt, Germany to Lviv in Ukraine was with airBaltic, changing aircraft in Riga. The price was comparable with the alternative Lufthansa option, and...
Russia’s latest passenger airliner made its debut at the MAKS airshow in Russia last week and came away with a number of important orders. The Irkut MC-21-300 is a narrowbody airliner with a capacity...
New Bosnian airline FlyBosnia has announced its first route to the UK. It will begin 3x weekly flights between Sarajevo and London Luton from 24 September 2019 using Airbus A319 aircraft. Jonathan Pollard, Chief...
Some of the best airports in Europe for spotting are actually regional airports and not major hubs. Take a look at these examples which are all great for aircraft spotters! Toulouse Toulouse is...
Turkish Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, which will now begin scheduled services on the airline’s network. The aircraft is TC-LLA and was delivered from Seattle to Istanbul on...
Bul Air is a charter airline and a subsidiary of Bulgaria Air – the national airline of Bulgaria. It has recently acquired some additional aircraft to bolster its fleet – some of which are...
Having recently put together our updated Airport Spotting Guides Europe book – the third edition since it was first published in 2008 – it’s given me an insight into the good and the bad...
Last week the “Great Move” occurred in Istanbul. This saw Atatürk Airport finally closed to airline traffic as the new Istanbul Airport took over. Over the course of 33 hours, thousands of tonnes of...
The story of Olympic Airways is complex and at times frustrating. The national carrier of Greece was founded in 1957, but had a heritage of previous carriers dating back to the earliest days of...
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