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Air France prepares to say Au Revoir to its Boeing 747 fleet

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Another operate is preparing to say goodbye to its Boeing 747 fleet, with Air France the latest airline to put the jumbo jet out to pasture. Air France Boeing 747 Arriving at CDG after its final International Flight - Image, Air France via Twitter Air France completed its long haul operations with a flight between Mexico City and Paris Charles De Gaulle. All that remains … [Read more...]

Virgin America goes for the A321neo

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Virgin America are to get larger planes in its fleet, with the airline planning to introduce Airbus A321neo aircraft from 2017 Virgin America Airbus A321neo - Image, Virgin America/Airbus The first of the ten-strong fleet will join Virgin America from March 2017, with deliveries through to 2018. The airline currently operate Airbus A319s and A320s family aircraft in its … [Read more...]

The Boeing 737 MAX rolls out for the first time

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With Airbus having their A320neo in the air (and now certified), Boeing are playing catch up with their Boeing 737 MAX programme. This programme took a step forward today with the roll-out of the first prototype - a Boeing 737 MAX 8. The Boeing 737 MAX 8 rolled out the paint shop - Note the logos of the airlines on the fuselage, the CFM Leap 1A engine - Image (c) The … [Read more...]

Emirates picks up its fleet renewal – 26 aircraft to leave in 2016

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Emirates is continuing to pursue its fleet renewal with gusto, with plans to withdraw 26 aircraft next year. Emirates Boeing 777-300ER landing at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Up for the chop are the following: 12 A330-300s 4 A340-300s 1 A340-500 6 Boeing 777-200ERs 2 Boeing 777-300s 1 Boeing 777-300ER In addition, Emirates have pencilled in 13 … [Read more...]

TAM’s first A350 takes flight

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The Airbus A350 is slowing becoming a common sight, with more operators taking delivery of aircraft. Speaking of new operators - TAM will be looking forward to delivery of their first A350. This took a step forward with TAM's first A350 taking to the skies. TAM will be the fourth operator of the Airbus A350, and the launch operator of the type in the Americas. TAM itself is … [Read more...]

Airbus A320neo with Pratt and Whitney Engines Certified for service

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Congratulations to Airbus and Pratt & Whitney, who have managed to get the new Airbus A320neo certified by European and US Authorities. Airbus A320neo with Pratt & Whitney Pure Power PW1100G-JM Engines - Image, Airbus This marks an important point in the development of the Airbus A320neo, being the first to be typed certified by both European Lets take a step back … [Read more...]

Bombardier’s CSeries completes flight certification testing

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Some good news for Bombardier today, as the CSeries (the CS100 subtype) completes its flight certification test programme. With the flight test programme wrapped up, it's now down to Transport Canada to review and issue a "type certificate" - allowing the CSeries to move from a development phase to a phase where they can deliver planes to customers. Bombardier in the … [Read more...]

TAP Portugal goes shopping, comes away with new aircraft

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TAP Portgual is in the midst of change. With a partial sale of the airline to a consortium comprising of Azul Linhas Aéreas and Barraqueiro group (known as Atlantic Gateway), the future aircraft orders were always up for review. Now the review is complete, TAP Portugal has been shopping for 53 new aircraft. TAP Portugal will be ordering a mixture of single aisle and … [Read more...]

Jet Airways goes to Boeing for up to 75 Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft

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News out of the Dubai Air Show has been... slow... to say the least with very few major orders announced in the past two days. The biggest order announced so far comes from Boeing who has gained an order for up to 75 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft Jet Airways Boeing 737 MAX 8 Rendering - Rendering, (c) The Boeing Company The order for the aircraft will be the for the 737 … [Read more...]