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 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...]

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...]

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...]

British Airways are continuing to boost their options at London City Airport, with its BA CityFlyer operation expanding by four aircraft for the 2019 season. The airline will add four Embraer E-190 aircraft to is 22 strong Embraer fleet. This will increase the fleet to 26 aircraft. British Airways - BA Cityflyer E-190 at Dublin Airport - Image, Economy Class and … [Read more...]

Bombardier have announced that its Q400 Series Turboprop has gained additional certification to operate in a 90 seater configuration Bombardier Q400 in house colours - Image, Bombardier The launch customer of this version of the Bombardier Q400 will be SpiceJet - who have partnered with Expliseat for the on-board seating for its 90 seat configuration. Expliseat for … [Read more...]

It's been a rather rapid march for the first Airbus A350-900URL (Ultra Long Range) for Singapore Airlines. Only a few months ago, it was flying in its base-coat. Now, the Singapore Airlines livery adorns the aircraft as it continues testing before being delivered to the airline. The first A350-900ULR painted in Singapore Airlines house livery - Image, Airbus. … [Read more...]

Yesterday, (and during Farnborough), Airbus took its newest plane to the skies - the Airbus BelugaXL. The Airbus BelugaXL in flight - Image, Airbus. The first of five BelugaXL aircraft to fly has landed at Toulouse-Blagnac,  after successfully completing its first flight lasting four hours and 11 minutes. The original Airbus Beluga on the left (based on the … [Read more...]

With Day four of the Farnborough Air show drawing to a close, and the commercial side of the show coming to an end, it's time to see who ordered big on the last day of the 2018 show. Boeing Boeing has been booking in some interesting orders towards the end of the show. Hawaiian Airlines have firmed up their Boeing 787-9 order (and almost killing the A330-800 at the same … [Read more...]

Time to dive back into the world of orders at the Farnborough Air Show - with the traditionally quiet day 3 of the show throwing up a few orders of interest. Boeing VietJet signed a Memorandum of Understanding for 100 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, split between the double-stretch Boeing 737 MAX 10 (80 frames) and the baseline 737 MAX 8 (20 frames). VietJet Boeing 737 MAX over … [Read more...]