Alitalia To Cancel A321neo Order

Airbus A220 Receives ETOPS 180 Certification

Re: Official: Joon To Be Re-Absorbed Into Air France

Official: Joon To Be Re-Absorbed Into Air France

The Joon adventure is rapidly coming to an end. According to an internal memo from the UNAC syndicate, the low-cost spinoff that was conceived as a millennial-targeted airline will be reabsorbed into Air France. https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/joon-no-more-absorbed-into-air-france/ Way to go, Ben Sm...

LATAM Airlines Unveils Stunning New Cabin Product

At last! LATAM will upgrade its cabin products. The airline will spend +$400 million retrofitting old 767s and newer 777/787/A350s with the new product. https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/photos-latam-airlines-unveils-new-cabin-products/ This is a huge upgrade for Latin America's market. Can't wait to ...

Brussels Airlines A330 Suffers Dual Engine Failure

A Brussels Airlines Airbus A330-223, performing flight SN358 from Kinshasa to Brussels, suffered failures on both engines at different stages of its journey. As the aircraft reached its cruising altitude of 40,000ft over Algerian airspace, the number-one engine failed. The flight crew managed to re-...

Re: Green Africa Airways to order 100 B737 MAX8

Horton and Vahidi are both incredibly capable individuals. They steered American out of bankruptcy and it would have been viable as a standalone carrier. They also worked to transform the product, introducing an excellent new long-haul Business Class, a competitive First Class cabin about the 777-3...

Re: Green Africa Airways to order 100 B737 MAX8

I'm super impressed they recruited three industry heavyweights: Tom Horton, former Chairman/CEO of American Airlines; William Shaw, Founder and former CEO of VivaColombia; and Virasb Vahidi, former CCO of American Airlines. I respect Tom and Virasb dearly. Excellent people. I'm sure the project is s...

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La Compagnie Announces New York - Nice Flights

All Business Class airline La Compagnie will launch nonstop Newark - Nice flights next summer, right after it receives its new A321neos. This route is already served by Delta via JFK. Link: https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/la-compagnie-announces-nice-new-york-flights-summer-2019/ This is a very smart...

China Southern signs major codeshare agreement with American Airlines

This developed quickly! In what has been a very agitated post-Skyteam departure for Guangzhou-based China Southern (CZ), the much-expected codeshare agreement with American Airlines (AA) has been signed. Talk about a love affair! Link: https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/china-southern-american-airlines...

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Bombardier To Cut 490 Jobs In Northern Ireland

Bad news for the Northern Ireland economy and workers. Bombardier to cut 490 jobs in that country. The Canadian planemaker continues its progressive exit from the aviation sector by cutting +5,000 jobs. Northern Ireland has 4,000 employees, of which 25% work on the A220 wings program. Bombardier pla...

Re: United takes delivery of first Boeing 787-10

United has become the world's first operator of all three variants in the 787 Dreamliner family today after taking delivery of the first 787-10. According to the airline, it is the first of 14 Boeing 787-10s that will be joining United’s fleet in the next few years. They're now the 3rd operator of ...

Re: United takes delivery of first Boeing 787-10

ODwyerPW wrote:

I think it's great that it is scheduled for transcontinental service!!

United takes delivery of first Boeing 787-10

United has become the world's first operator of all three variants in the 787 Dreamliner family today after taking delivery of the first 787-10. According to the airline, it is the first of 14 Boeing 787-10s that will be joining United’s fleet in the next few years. They're now the 3rd operator of t...

First Cabin Photos of Delta's Airbus A220

Today in Atlanta, Delta invited a selected group of media to present its newest jet, the Bombairbus A220 :duck: The plane looks great. Much like any other Delta narrowbody, which is a testament to the airline's consistency on hard product. I love the fact that the plane kept the CSeries placard on t...

Re: Delta Takes Delivery Of First Airbus A220-100

PWMRamper wrote:

I'm on the inaugural.

Delta Takes Delivery Of First Airbus A220-100

At last! Delta Air Lines has taken delivery of its long-awaited Airbus A220-100, formerly known as Bombardier CSeries CS100. The Atlanta-based airline is the largest A220-100 customer, with a firm order for 75 aircraft. With this delivery, Delta becomes the first airline in America to operate the Ca...

Re: Has AA hit the limit for passenger discomfort?

Flying AA is a burden. I've struggled to retain my Gold status with them just to have the ability to choose a main cabin extra seat at no extra cost 24 hours before the trip. But other than that, it's a really crappy airline, tight seats, often hostile FAs... And God forbid I'll never come across on...

First Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000 Spotted in Toulouse

The first Airbus A350-1000 for Virgin Atlantic has seen the sunlight at the Airbus final assembly line in Toulouse, France. The engine-less aircraft, carrying the manufacturing serial number MSN274, will bear the registration G-VLUX when delivered to the British carrier. Virgin Atlantic will become ...

Qantas 787-9 Exceeding Expectations on Perth-London Route

The first direct flights between mainland Australia and the United Kingdom have been a major success, according to a report published by Geoffrey Thomas at The West Australian. The load factors have been splendid, with an average load of 92% per flight. I wonder how profitable it is? Full article he...

Air France Introduces New A330 Cabins

At last! Air France has unveiled to the world the looks of its new Airbus A330 Premium Economy and Coach cabins. The Business Class cabin will be presented to the world next month in a Fashion Show in Paris. This is superb news. Especially for those of us who fly this plane often. Also, the old plan...

Air Italy Reports 90% Load Factors During Summer

Looks like Air Italy has just closed a very successful first summer season. The airline launched in June with long-haul flights to JFK and MIA, following BKK and in October BOM and DEL. https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/air-italy-reports-90-load-factors-during-first-summer/ The airline reports 90% of ...

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First Delta Airbus A220-100 Rolls Out Of Paints Shop

The first Airbus A220-100 (former Bombardier CSeries CS100) for Delta Air Lines has rolled out of the paint shop at the Bombardier assembly line in Mirabel, Canada. https://airwaysmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/44623697892_91b7a51701_k.jpg The manufacturer claims that the plane will now move to ...

American Airlines Confirms 767 Retirement Date

In an internal memo, American Airlines (AA) confirmed that its fleet of 23 Boeing 767-300(ER)s will be phased out in 2021. Ryan Travis, Managing Director of Fleet Planning at AA, confirmed that “The 767 will retire in early 2021 as new 787s arrive.” Currently, AA operates 24 767-300(ER)s, the oldest...

Gatwick IT Outage: Whiteboards Used For Flight Information

Nice way to go vintage here... Gatwick's Flight Display Screens went offline after a Vodafone glitch caused them to go black. The airport's staff is updating all flight times through the use of a whiteboard. Flights are departing on time, so that says a lot about their efforts to keep the airport ru...

Iberia A340-600 Hard Landing in Quito (Video)

Iberia and Quito continue to have a troubled relationship. Last Saturday, one of the airline's A340-600s coming in from Madrid had a hard landing that resulted in damage to main landing gear. A video shows how the plane smashes onto the runway and then goes around. https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/ib...