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Virgin Australia’s Boeing 737 MAX order has gone through a number of changes since the time it was first placed. At one point, the airline even restructured the order in such a way that it would only receive 737-10s. That decision has since been reversed with the airline planning to operate both 737-8s and 737-10s. […]

While the number of Boeing 747s, especially in passenger service, has declined rapidly in the last few years, the aircraft is still a valuable workhorse in many cargo airlines’ fleets. One of those is Taiwan’s China Airlines. That said, as China Airlines continues to modernize its fleet, it mandated AMS Aircraft Services to sell five

In January 2022, Yamato Holdings and Japan Airlines announced that they would introduce scheduled cargo flights around Japan using Airbus A321P2Fs. The flights, operated by JAL’s low-cost subsidiary Spring Japan, will launch in April 2024. Earlier this month, the first Yamato Holdings A321P2F was ferried to Japan, and today, the aircraft started proving flights in

While Etihad Airways, unlike Emirates and flydubai, didn’t announce any new aircraft orders at Dubai Airshow 2023, it did present its vision for the next few years. As part of “Journey 2030” as the airline calls the plan, the airline plans to significantly grow its fleet and network. A couple of days ago, Etihad revealed

On November 19, 2023, Scandinavian Airlines operated its last Boeing 737 flight. The flight was not only the last 737 flight for SAS but also its last Boeing aircraft-operated flight. With the exception of its SAS Link subsidiary which uses Embraer E195s, the airline only operates Airbus aircraft starting from today. To commemorate the occasion,

Malaysia Airlines placed an order for Boeing 737 MAX back in 2016. After a number of delays and seven long years later, the airline welcomed the first airframe of the type in Kuala Lumpur. The aircraft is scheduled to enter into service later this month. Continue reading to learn more about the first Malaysia Airlines

Whether it’s inaugural and other special flights of regular airliners, flights by vintage airliners like the Buffalo Airways C-46, or research flights done by former airliners like the NASA DC-8, I love learning them. With that, I had to flip through the photos of Norse Atlantic Airways Boeing 787 visiting Antarctica a number of times.

Following action-packed day 1 and day 2 of Dubai Airshow 2023, day 3 was relatively slow. Day 4 was slow – at least on the new airliner orders front – as well. That said, it still saw an order for Airbus widebody aircraft by Emirates. Continue reading to learn more about that order as well

Qantas subsidiary Jetstar plans to expand its presence in Japan. On November 15, 2023, it announced plans to launch flights between Sydney and Osaka Kansai starting in April 2024. The route will be Jetstar’s third one to the largest city in western Japan. The announcement comes just a week after the airline announced plans to