Economy Class & Beyond

Qatar Airways scales up – swaps to larger A350-1000’s

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It seems Qatar Airways needs capacity, with the airline swapping five of its upcoming Airbus A350-900 aircraft to the larger A350-1000 Qatar Airways A350-1000 in flight - Image, Airbus The A350-1000 is 7 meters longer than the A350-900, with space for 44 more seats in an A350-1000. In addition, the plane flies with the QSuite Business Class product. On the … [Read more...]

Lufthansa group goes shopping – comes out with more A320 family aircraft

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Lufthansa Group has been to the shops again, and have converted options into orders with Airbus - and Swiss International Airlines being a big beneficiary. Lufthansa Airbus A320neo - Image, Lufthansa Group The group is converting 24 A320neo and 3 A321neo's options into additional aircraft for the group fleet. This takes the number of A320neo family aircraft to 149, … [Read more...]

Airbus A330-900neo – Certified by EASA

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Yesterday, Airbus cleared a significant hurdle in the Airbus A330 neo project, with the Airbus A330-900 obtaining type certification by European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification is expected to follow shortly. Airbus A330-900 in flight - Image, Airbus With the type now cleared for entry into service, the type will … [Read more...]

APEX EXPO: Examining the Airbus A220 supplied interior.

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Airbus revealed its updates on the A220 at APEX Expo , and brought along its cabin mock-up for the A220. Those of you wish long memories might remember this cabin demonstrator from before... that's right. It's the one that was used by Bombardier when they came to AIX in 2017 for its CSeries Demonstration. But there are things to talk about. So let's kick off with the … [Read more...]

APEX EXPO: La Compagnie lines up its Airbus A321neos with Viasat Wi-Fi

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La Compagnie has been talking about its new product for some time, without much facts on the bone. That changed today, with the announcement from Airbus, Viasat and others. La Compagnie will switch from the existing Boeing 757-200s, to its own pair of Airbus A321neo aircraft, which are due for delivery in April 2019. They will be used on its Paris to New York … [Read more...]

First Delta Airbus A220-100 /CSeries CS100 breaks cover

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On Friday, the first pictures of the first Airbus A220-100 for Delta Air Lines were released, showing the plane for the first time in full Delta house colours. Delta Airbus A220-100 rolled out of the Bombardier paint shop at Mirabel - Images, Airbus. Fresh in Delta's house colours, the plane went into the paint shop for after being completed at the A220 final assembly … [Read more...]

Air Peace adds 10 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to its fleet

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Air Peace of Lagos, Nigera have been a bit busy recently - taking delivery of a Boeing 777, and now ordering 10 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft direct from Boeing. Air Peace Boeing 737 MAX - Rendering, The Boeing Company The order was signed in Lagos for 10 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. The airline currently uses a mixture of Boeing 737-300, Boeing 737-500, Embraer ERJ-145, as well as … [Read more...]

Flybe goes through another rebrand…

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Someone at Flybe has got the paint tins out to re-brand the fleet. Again. The airline revealed its new colours, painted onto a Bombardier Q400 series turboprop. FlyBe New livery on a Bombardier Q400 - Image, Flybe via Twitter According to the airline, this is being done in sync with the "close to you" re-brand the airline went through in January 2018.  The airline will be … [Read more...]

ANA’s first Airbus A380 breaks cover

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The latest Airbus A380 operator's plane broke cover. And it will be ANA (All Nippon Airways) who be taking delivery of their first A380. ANA's first Airbus A380 - Image, Airbus. The first plane has exited the final assembly line at Toulouse, pending ground tests. Once the ground tests are complete, the aircraft will have its first flight. Once this has been … [Read more...]