Economy Class & Beyond

Air Austral takes delivery of its first Boeing 787

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There are the occasional new operator of the Boeing 787 - as deliveries to airlines continue apace. Today's new operator is Air Austral who have taken delivery of their first Boeing 787. Air Austral Boeing 787 -  Image (c) The Boeing Company. This is the first of two aircraft that are being delivered to Air Austral - which will join the 9 strong fleet that Air Austral … [Read more...]

Vietjet signs for the 737-MAX 200

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VietJet of Vietnam have signed an order for with Boeing for 100 Boeing 737 MAX 200 aircraft. Vietjet Boeing 737 MAX 200 - Rendering (c) The Boeing Company The order for 100 planes is valued at US$11.3 billion at Boeing list prices. The 737 MAX 200 is a development of the 737 MAX 8 that fit up to 200 passengers aboard it - as well as extra emergency escape doors. … [Read more...]

Air Serbia takes delivery of its first A330

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Air Serbia are ramping up preperations for their planned Belgrade to New York service, with the arrival of its first wide-body aircraft in its fleet - an Airbus A330-300. Air Serbia's first Airbus A330-300 arriving at Nikola Tesla Airport, Belgrade - Image, Air Serbia. The first of Air Serbia's A330s arrived at Nikola Tesla Airport last week. The flights between Belgrade … [Read more...]

Airbus scoops another Delta order

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It's been a busy few days for Delta. Apart from their large CSeries order yesterday, hosting the media in Atlanta (checks... hmm... seems my invite for that event was lost in the post), Delta has announced a follow-on order for more Airbus A321aicraft Delta Air Lines Airbus A321ceo - Rendering, Airbus Delta will be adding a further 37 Airbus A321s to their fleet. These … [Read more...]

So it finally happens – Delta opts for Bombadier CSeries

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There are many "when it will happen" questions in the airline industry - one of them has been answered today with Delta signing for up to 125 Bombardier CSeries aircraft. Delta Bombardier CSeries C100 - Rendering, Bombardier. There has been a lot of dancing around the subject over the past few months, but it seems Delta are putting their signature on the order. The … [Read more...]

Swiss pencil in their first Bombardier CSeries Destinations and Flights

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Swiss International Airlines have announced the launch date and first routes for their upcoming Bombardier CSeries CS100 Swiss International Airlines Bombardier CSeries CS100 - Image, Bombardier The details were revealed in a tweet today from Swiss: On July 15 at 12:30 pm our new Bombardier CS100 will take-off for its first commercial flight from Zurich to Paris. … [Read more...]

Garuda Indonesia signs for the Airbus A330neo

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Garuda Indonesia is set to grow its fleet with the airline signing with Airbus for 14 A330neos Garuda Indonesia have signed for 14 A330neo-900's for the airline to growth and expansion by using them for medium and long haul network work. These A330neo's will replace the an existing order for even A330-300s. Garuda will be getting their new A330neo-900s form 2019 … [Read more...]

Thai Airways first A350 leaves the paint shop

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Thai Airways first Airbus A350 moves closer to the flight line as the first plane left the Airbus paint shop in Toulouse. Thai Airways Airbus A350 - Image, Airbus via Twitter Thai Airways have four Airbus A350-900 planes on order - this being the first of them.  The A350s will replace some of the existing Boeing 777-200 fleet. And Thai Airways purple tail fin looks … [Read more...]

TAP Portugal announces cabin upgrade programme – expect dense seating

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TAP Portugal today announced plans with Airbus to refit their cabins, as well as sharing seat upgrade plans. Trey Urbhan (TAP) and Xavier Bertran (Airbus) TAP are planning to roll out a three cabin offering in regional and international service - as well a trying to compete against the EasyJets and Ryanairs of the aviation world. So get ready - because TAP is … [Read more...]

Cathay Pacific’s first A350 takes to the air

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Another day, and another A350 takes to the sky for a new customer. This time the customer is Cathay Pacific. Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-900, Image - Airbus Cathay Pacific has 48 Airbus A350 aircraft on order, split with 22 A350-900 and the 26 A350-1000. The A350-900s will be used to replace older A340-300s and Boeing 777-200s, replacing them on medium to long haul … [Read more...]