At the end of this summer, Turkmenistan Airlines purchased a pair of second-hand Boeing 777-300ERs. Both of the aircraft are roughly 12-year-old ex-Cathay Pacific Airways airframes. The first of the two aircraft has now arrived in Turkmenistan’s capital Ashgabat, and the second one is expected to follow soon. Continue reading to learn more about Turkmenistan […]

At the beginning of October 2023, European Air Charter (formerly Bulgarian Air Charter) retired its last McDonnell Douglas MD-82 with what was Europe’s last scheduled flight of the type. Just a month later, Romania’s Carpatair operated its last scheduled Fokker 100 flight, bringing to an end the era of another T-tail type with rear fuselage-mounted

On December 3, 2023, Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Air announced that they would be combining, with the former acquiring the latter. Even post-acquisition, however, the two airlines will maintain separate brands. Continue reading to learn more about the acquisition. Alaska Airlines to Buy Hawaiian Air in a $1.9 Billion Deal To acquire Hawaiian Air, Alaska

Even as the number of CRJ-200s in service with airlines around the world dwindled over the last decade and a half or so, the type remained a critical component of US regional airlines. While not necessarily a passenger favorite, the type helped bring jet service to smaller towns that would have otherwise only seen turboprops.

Back in May 2023, JAL announced it would be converting three of its Boeing 767-300ERs into freighters and restarting dedicated cargo operations for the first time in over a decade. Today, the airline announced the routes it plans to operate in the reborn JAL Cargo’s early days. Continue reading to learn more about the airline’s