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Dubai Air Show Daily Digest Day 3 – More Orders, More Commitments

19/11/2025 by Kevincm Leave a Comment

flydubai signs MoU for 75 Boeing 737 MAX Airplanes

We've come to Day 3 of the Dubai Air Show, with plenty of orders and announcements being made, with some orders going in as we head into the tail end of the show. Let's see what's be sold or memo'd to be sold Airbus Silk Way West Airlines signs for two A350F Silk Way West Airlines has signed a firm contract for an additional two A350F freighter aircraft. The agreement, … [Read more...]

TRIP REPORT: Elegantly Lounging Around Heathrow Terminal 3 – New Aircraft, Old Friends

19/11/2025 by Kevincm Leave a Comment

a bar with a counter and chairs

Elegantly Lounging Around Heathrow Terminal 3 featuring Cathay Pacific Business Class Lounge and American Airlines Business Class Lounge New Aircraft, Old Friends Time to lounge and make some good use of my British Airways Silver card, before the thing expires in March next year. … [Read more...]

Emirates and Safran to bring seat manufacturing to Dubai

18/11/2025 by Kevincm Leave a Comment

Emirates and Safran Signing a MoU to bring Seat Manfuaturing to Dubai - Image, Emirates/Safran Seating

Editor's note: The original article was seemingly swallowed by the publishing platform. We've re-posted it with a little update inside. With supply chains and delivery times having been less than optimal recently, Emirates and Safran have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to bring a manufacturing and seat assembly unit to Dubai. The joint industrial cooperation, … [Read more...]

Dubai Air Show Digest Day 2 – Revenge of Airbus

18/11/2025 by Kevincm Leave a Comment

Etihad orders Airbus A330-900neo, A350-1000 and A350F - Image, Airbus

If Day 1 of the Dubai Air Show was dominated by Boeing headlines, Airbus is biting back, hard, with a lot of commitments, orders, and even defections announced. Welcome to the Dubai Air Show Digest, Day 2.  Airbus It seems that Airbus remembered it was at an air show, with lots appearing in the order book. Time to dive in. flyDubai goes A321neo flydubai has signed a … [Read more...]

Iberia to connect Madrid and Toronto with an Airbus A321XLR

18/11/2025 by Kevincm Leave a Comment

The first Iberia Airbus A321XLR - Image, Airbus.

Iberia is adding a new destination to its network, with a new route between Madrid and Toronto. The airline is planning a five-times-a-week service to Toronto as it seeks to improve connectivity, utilising an Airbus A321XLR to lead the charge. Planned operations are as follows: IB367 DEPART MAD 12:00 ARRIVE YYZ 15:00 IB368 DEAPRT YYZ 17:00 ARRIVE MAD … [Read more...]

Dubai Air Show Airshow Order Digest Day 1 – The Day Boeing Roared

17/11/2025 by Kevincm Leave a Comment

Air Senegal's largest commitment to purchase nine 737-8 jets. Credit: Boeing.

It seems that with the Dubai Air Show here, multiple orders and announcements have made it out of  Dubai World Central. So welcome to the Dubai Air Show Digest.  For those new to an Airshow Digest by Economy Class and Beyond, this is a quick look at announcements in Commercial Aviation at the Air show. We go by Airframer first, then anything else that caught my eye.  … [Read more...]

TRIP REPORT: To Heathrow and Terminal 3 – New Aircraft, Old Friends

17/11/2025 by Kevincm Leave a Comment

a covered area with pink lights

To Heathrow and Terminal 3 with National Express New Aircraft, Old Friends Well, let's get this trip on the road. If I can remember where my passport is. Now, where did I place that thing...  … [Read more...]

Dubai Air Show: Emirates signs for further Boeing 777X aircraft

17/11/2025 by Kevincm Leave a Comment

Emirates Boeing 777X - Rendering Boeing/Emirates

Well, the Dubai Air Show is in full swing, with hometown airline Emirates starting things off with two announcements. We'll cover the fleet announcement, with the airline signing for additional Boeing 777X aircraft  The follow-on order will cover an additional 65 Boeing 777-9 aircraft, powered by GE 9X engines, worth US$38 billion at list prices, on the opening day of … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 787-8 on final approach to Chicago O’Hare

16/11/2025 by Kevincm Leave a Comment

LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 787-8 on final approach to Chicago O'Hare - Image, Economy Class and Beyond

It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have a LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 787-8 on final approach to Chicago O'Hare as it completes its journey from Warsaw. LOT Polish Airlines operates a fleet of eight Boeing 787-8 aircraft in its long-haul fleet. They share long-haul duties with the larger Boeing 787-9, which the airline also … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways passes over 100 installations of Starlink connectivity

16/11/2025 by Kevincm

Qatar Airways Boeing 777-300ER on approach to Chicago O'Hare - Image, Economy Class And Beyond

Qatar Airways' rollout of Starlink connectivity (by SpaceX) continues apace, with over 100 aircraft having the connectivity solution deployed. The rollout programme has so far enabled over 10o aircraft with the connectivity solution. Qatar Airways boasts that this achievement represents one of the most rapid and ambitious Starlink installation programmes in the aviation … [Read more...]

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