It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, we have a South African Airways Airbus A330-200 on tow at London Heathrow Airport, as it is towed away from the Central Terminal Area to the maintenance areas, in preparation for its return journey South African Airways operate a fleet of 11 Airbus A330s, split between 6 A330-200s (the range … [Read more...]
Delta adds A330 services from Atlanta to South America and Europe
Delta continues to expand its operations of its Airbus A330 fleet, with routes announced from Atlanta to Rio de Janeiro, San Paulo, Frankfurt and Munich. Delta Airbus A330-300, Image Airbus. The new operations are timed for the Winter 2015 season, with the majority of changes starting in October 2015, and the San Paulo service starting in December. In the majority of cases, … [Read more...]
Airplane Art – American Airines Airbus A330-200
It's Sunday again, and it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, sitting in the sun on a Frankfurt morning is an American Airlines Airbus A330-200 awaiting its next duty. Hold it? An American Airlines A330-200? As the merger continues, the new American is painting up its planes into the "new" American Airlines livery. This is but one of … [Read more...]
Airbus to develop an upgraded Beluga transporter
Airbus has a way of shifting stuff around its sites from its different engineering bases to its assembly plants - and that using a specially modified Airbus A300 - the A300-600ST... or as it became more commonly known, the Airbus Beluga The Airbus Beluga swallowing an Airbus A350 wing - Image, Airbus Airbus uses the Beluga fleet to transport large and outsized components … [Read more...]
Airbus begins assembly work on the heavyweight A330 for Delta
Another day, another A330 enters the assembly line. Nothing newsworthy about that is there? Well the one that has entered assembly at Toulouse is slightly different to the others. Airbus have developed an updated version of their A330 series with a maximum take off weight, with it raising the bar to 242 metric tonnes (238.17 long tonnes, 266.76 short tonnes). The … [Read more...]
Airplane Art – Qatar Airways Airbus A330
It's Sunday, so it's time for some more Airplane Art. This week, it's a Qatar Airways Airbus A330 coming into land at London Heathrow Airport on a sunny summer morning after a long trek over from Doha. 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 … [Read more...]
Azul get its first long haul aircraft
Azul has taken delivery of the first of its long haul fleet - an Airbus A330 today. America Azul represents the first of the Azul long haul fleet, initially to be made up of six Airbus A330s, with A350s to follow. The delivery is a bit early, as Azul is not due to ramp up A330 long haul services until December. This is due to aircraft reconfiguration as well as crew … [Read more...]
Airplane Art – Air Canada Airbus A330-300
It's Sunday again, and if all is well, it's time for some Airplane art. This week, in the morning sunshine is an Air Canada Airbus A330-300 resting at London Heathrow Terminal 3 awaiting its next turn back to Canada. 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 … [Read more...]
Virgin Atlantic tweaks its Newark services – goes fully A330
Virgin Atlantic is to tweak its operations between London Heathrow and Newark International Airport, with airline tweaking its operations during from the winter. The airline will swap out the existing Airbus A340-600 for Airbus A330-300s, converting the entire service between the service to the twin engined wide-body jet. Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 at London Heathrow - … [Read more...]
Dubai Airshow: The 777-9X launches, big orders land
With the Dubai Air Show under way, there has been a flurry of orders as Persian Gulf airlines swoop in to buy aircraft. Lets start with the big news of the Boeing 777X formally launching. With a splash of maroon paint, and a new design, you get these... Boeing 777Xs in formation flight, 777-9X in the foreground, 777-8X in the background. Rendering, The Boeing … [Read more...]
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