As Airbus A350 deliveries ramp up, more airlines will be queuing up to get their brand new aircraft. In the queue to get their new A350 is Asiana Airlines - whose first painted A350 broke cover today as revealed by the airline in a tweet Asiana Airbus A350 - Image, Asiana Airlines The first plane has been fitted with its engines, and looks ready to enter flight … [Read more...]

Editor's note: To say it's been one of those weeks would be akin to saying how would you like to spice your life up with Gastroenteritis and the side effects of it? I'm mostly recovered, but let's be honest, it's taken one heck of chunk out of me. We'll be back to normal next week... whatever passes for normal at Economy Class and Beyond.   It's been a busy week for … [Read more...]

EVA Air is at it again at it with the launch of a new livery. And it seems they're reaching into the list of Sanrio friends, with Bad Badtz-Maru getting his own plane And of course, there's a pretty painted Airbus A330-300 to go with it. The plane - Image, EVA Air via FaceBook So, who is Bad Badtz-Maru? Bad Badtz-Maru is a male penguin with spiky hair. He has many … [Read more...]

With All Nippon Airlines (ANA) taking delivery of its first Airbus A380 in 2019, the airline has decided it needs a special livery for it. Behold - The ANA Sea Turtle A380!  The Sea Turtle in flight - Image - ANA/ Airbus Above right view Image - ANA/ Airbus The Flying Honu (Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle) was selected from a completion run by ANA. a symbol … [Read more...]

10 Across seating on an Airbus A350. It seems one carrier has gone through with it and has chosen to install it on their brand new plane. Step forward Air Caraïbes Air Caraïbes A350-900 - Image, Airbus. The Airbus A350 - well, I think most of you know about. The story of this plane, however, is not on the outside - however, pretty the winglet … [Read more...]

Norwegian announced today it would be spinning up new services to the USA (more on that a bit later on...). But of course, that's not the story. The story is the ensuing handbag fight both Norwegian and Aer Lingus are engaging in on Twitter. Popcorn at the ready people. So it starts so simple... We are excited to launch our new non-stop routes from Dublin, Shannon … [Read more...]

The list of Airbus A320neo operators continues to grow, with Air India taking delivery of their first A320neo. Air India Airbus A320 neo - Image, Airbus Air India will be obtaining 14 its A320neo aircraft via a lease agreement with ALAFCO Aviation Lease And Finance Company of Kuwait. This A320neo is powered with CFM LEAP-1A engines - making Air India the first … [Read more...]

... Widerøe! Widerøe will launch the updated Embraer E-Jet - the E190-E2 in the first half of 2018. This will be the first member of the new series of the E-Jet family - the E2 family. Widerøe has a firm order for three E190-E2 aircraft, with options for twelve more E2 Family series E-jets. The airline will configure their E190-E2 with 114 … [Read more...]

Singapore Airlines is in the mood for more long-haul aircraft from Boeing - and has signed a letter of intent for a mixture of Boeing 777-9's and 787-10s Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner - Rendering, (c) The Boeing Company Singapore Airlines intends to purchase 20 Boeing 777-9 aircraft, and an additional 19 Boeing 787-10 aircraft. In addition, the airline re-confirmed its … [Read more...]