airBaltic of Latvia is pushing ahead with its fleet rationalisation plan, with it the airline planning to end its Boeing 737 operations in Autumn 2019 - one year ahead of the initial withdrawal plan. airBaltic Airbus A220-300 - Imge, airBaltic. Currently, airBaltic is operating six Boeing 737-300 and two Boeing 737-500 aircraft, with the airline removing three Boeing … [Read more...]

In news that should come in no shock, Airbus will cease the manufacturing of the A380 during 2021. Singapore Airlines - one of the first customers of the Airbus A380 - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Why?Simply put - orders are drying up for it, and no one wants to order a plane that large. Qantas recently dropped their last order for eight aircraft, whilst Emirates want to … [Read more...]

Yesterday Bombardier launched a new variant of its CRJ family - the CRJ-550. Bombardier CRJ-550 - Rendering, Bombardier. So. CRJ-550  The CRJ550 is a "new" CRJ Series aircraft model, with a new type certificate based on the CRJ700 - so yes - it's based on an existing aircraft. The plane is targeted at airlines who need to keep 50 seater aircraft flying, but need … [Read more...]

From the company that brought you the close down of Joon, Air France is making changes to its regional operation - HOP! with a re-brand. Welcome Air France HOP The new Air France HOP scheme - Image, Air France.  Notice that the airline has actually added its name at the front of the current name, added the Air France tail at the back, and deleted … [Read more...]

For those out of the loop, British Airways is celebrating its 100 year anniversary - and its chosen to kick off it's celebration with fare sale offering 1000 long haul fares for £100 each way - but also with re-painting planes. The first to have a celebratory repaint is G-BYGC, which is being painted into one of the predecessor liveries of British Airways - "British Overseas … [Read more...]

It seems United Airlines continue to be happy with Boeing equipment, with the airline putting in for a follow on-order of aircraft. United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 10 - Rendering - The Boeing Company The airline has ordered an 24 additional 737 MAX jets and four more 777-300ER aircraft, which will be added to the United Airlines fleet. The 737 MAX variant has not been … [Read more...]

... and well - here is the new Aer Lingus livery. I'll leave it here for you to mull over your thoughts. As announced at APEX Expo 2018, it's part of the new airline strategy as it continues to welcome passengers arriving, departing or connecting through its Irish Hubs. I'll spare you the fluff that was in the Periscope feed (because there was some marketing … [Read more...]

At a media event in Montreal today, Airbus announced that the smallest members of their aircraft family - the A220 family has been cleared for ETOP180 operation. ETOPS (Extended Operations) allows for a plane to operate with one engine degraded, and to flight times between diversion airports - in this case, rated for 180 minutes - or up to three hours. The … [Read more...]

It seems the battle for FlyBe is over, with Virgin Atlantic leading a consortium with Stobart Air and Cyprus Capital to take over the ailing airline for the sum of £2.2 Million. Flybe Dash8-Q400  - Image, Economy Class and Beyond It comes after a turbulent few months for Flybe after putting itself up for sale in October 2018, with both Virgin Group and IAG sniffing … [Read more...]