Brussels Airlines is preparing to bring its long-haul fleet up to full strength as its 10th Airbus A330-300 returns to the fleet. The 10th aircraft will become operational in the Summer of 2024, allowing it to launch further flights to Africa - a specialism of Brussels Airlines, with the extra aircraft enabling them to relaunch the Brussels - Nairobi Route. It marks … [Read more...]

Turkish Airlines is continuing to expand their fleet, with the airline firming up an order for 10 A350-900. Turkish Airlines Airbus A350-900 - Image, Airbus The move will take Turkish Airlines' total commitment to 40 Airbus A350-900. This latest agreement is in addition to one announced in August for four A350-900s, with the airline operating a fleet of 14 A350-900s … [Read more...]

Viasat announced that it has been selected as the inflight connectivity provider for Korean Air. Under the agreement, the Korean flag carrier has selected Viasat's inflight broadband solution for its fleet of Airbus A321neo aircraft. Korean Air will receive a total of 30 Airbus A321neos by 2027 as part of a fleet modernization plan, all of which will be delivered … [Read more...]

It's been a bit of a bad day if you've attempted to travel from, to, or over the UK today, as the NATS - who provide air traffic control and flow services  - today experienced an outage with some of their systems. A technical issue with the flight planning tools used that occurred this morning forced the cancellation and slowing of aircraft to airports in the United … [Read more...]

It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art.  This week, we have a Delta Air Lines Airbus A350-900 taking off from Dublin Airport begins the transatlantic flight to its home base of  Atlanta Hartsfield–Jackson International Airport.  Delta Air Lines operates a fleet of 27 active Airbus A350-900 aircraft in its widebody fleet, with a 28th aircraft … [Read more...]

Other airlines are getting in on the Summer 2024 planning game, with American Airlines planning a busy summer for its Transatlantic networ. The airline is planning to add three new European cities in 2024 — Copenhagen, Denmark; Nice, France; and Naples, Italy to its network from its Philadelphia hub, as well as expand its operation. In total, Philadelphia will be … [Read more...]

With Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-8 on-track. the airline has selected Viasat to provide the backbone of the IFE system.  As part of its connectivity strategy, Malaysia Airlines will also introduce high-quality internet connectivity on its Boeing 737-8 aircraft. The agreement encompasses factory installation of Viasat’s equipment on its aircraft, the first of which … [Read more...]

This launched last week - but it's an important step in Accessibility in the Air - with United Airlines rolling out add Braille to its aircraft interiors. The airline currently has equipped about a dozen aircraft with Braille markings for individual rows and seat numbers as well as inside and outside the lavatories. United expects to outfit its entire mainline fleet with … [Read more...]