It's Sunday, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, coming into land at Chicago O'Hare International airport is an US Airways Airbus A321. US Airways is one of the larger Airbus A321 operators in the world, with 140 of the type in the combined AA/US Airways fleet - with an additional 61 on order. More Airplane art next week! Welcome to … [Read more...]
Airplane Art – Alitalia Airbus A321
It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, it's an Alitalia Airbus A321 on preparing to land at London Heathrow Airport. The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you can keep them for your desktops! More airplane art next week! Want to keep up with me at GhettoIFE? Join me either by signing up … [Read more...]
Jetblue goes to Airbus for more aircraft
JetBlue are rather busy. As well as taking delivery of their first Airbus A321, they have placed an order for 35 new aircraft today. The order is split between: 15 A321ceo (current engine option) 20 A321neo (new engine option) In addition, the airline has also chosen to up-size some of its existing orders converting: 8 A320ceo to 8 A321ceo 10 A320neo to 10 … [Read more...]
EVA Air takes delivery of an A321… with Sharklets!
Continuing the theme of winglets on planes - or as Airbus calls them "Sharklets", EVA Air becomes the second operator to operate the Airbus A321 (the stretched A320) with new Sharklets. EVA Air A321 - Image: Airbus (also wearing testing registration and a German registry...) Those of you who have a keen eye will note this plane is not painted in EVA Air's normal … [Read more...]
Delta turns to Airbus for new aircraft
Airbus has scored a significant order today from one of the giants of the air - Delta. The order is for: 30 Airbus A321ceos (current engine option) 10 Airbus A330-300s Looking at the A321s, these will be based on current design with sharklets - not the A321neo that a lot of airlines are interested in. They will be configured in 20 First Class seats, 22 Economy … [Read more...]
Airplane Art – Lufthansa Retro Airbus A321
It's Sunday again, so it's time for some more airplane art. This week, it's a Lufthansa Airbus A321 (D-AIRX) painted in the retro Lufthansa colour scheme at Frankfurt Airport The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you can keep them for your desktops! More airplane art next week! … [Read more...]
Airplane Art – US Airways Airbus A321 (Now with a Poll!)
It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, sitting in the evening sun is a US Airways Airbus A321 (and not a Boeing 757) resting at New York John F Kennedy International Terminal 7. Ohhhhkay. We're all fighting what this is... so lets take a poll! The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you … [Read more...]
Etihad converts options – more A330’s and A321’s on the way
Whilst not buying bits of other airlines or forming deep codeshares, Etihad runs an airline as well. Etihad has signed a firm order with Airbus for new equipment. For longer range traffic, they have ordered two Airbus A330-200 passenger aircraft as part of the carrier’s continued growth plans (the A330-200 is range optimised as opposed to the A330-300 which is payload … [Read more...]
British Airways confirms A321’s to Cairo and Tel Aviv
In what will be a disappointment to some, British Airways will be moving some of the 747 fleet away from Cairo and Tel Aviv and switch them for Airbus A321's. But thankfully, not A321's configured in an EuroBusiness style. Instead, these routes will have the ex British Midland International Airbus A321's, with a reconfigured Club World Layout and an Economy Section. In … [Read more...]
Airplane Art – Air Canada Airbus A321
It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some Airplane Art. This week, it's an Air Canada Airbus A321 loading up on a sunny spring afternoon at Toronto Pearson International Airport The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you can keep them for your desktops! More Airplane Art of course next week! … [Read more...]