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Turkish Airlines reveals ten-year plan

AHEAD OF its centennial year in 2033, Turkish

Bigger aircraft to the Big Apple

AER LINGUS has ramped up capacity on its

Finnair swaps wings for wheels

FINNAIR IS poised to shake up its domestic

BA launches new safety video

BRITISH AIRWAYS has premiered its new safety video,

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Munich Airport has reported robust figures for the

Double Heathrow delight for Loganair

SCOTTISH REGIONAL airline Loganair has acquired additional slots

Icelandair confirms Airbus arrivals

ICELANDAIR HAS signed a memorandum of understanding for

Hopes fade for ‘Flybe 3.0’

ADMINISTRATORS OVERSEEING the closure of Flybe have placed

A rather colourful LOT

AIRTEAMIMAGES.COM/JAN OSTROWSKI Pictured at its Warsaw home is

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Birmingham Airport is set to regain one of

Aeroflot reviving stored aircraft?

REPORTS IN the Russian media have indicated Aeroflot

ATRs to Uzbekistan

JETCRAFT COMMERCIAL has delivered the first two of

Volga-Dnepr ordered to pay millions

RUSSIAN CARGO giant Volga-Dnepr has been ordered to

Presidential jet heads to Tajikistan

THE MEXICAN president has finally sold his unwanted

Moroccan double-destination reboot

QATAR AIRWAYS is due to resume an interesting

Ethiopian marks Chinese milestone

ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES is celebrating 50 years of flying

Zambia enhances connectivity

DIRECT FLIGHTS between Zambia and Durban have resumed

Vancouver wins first Middle Eastern link

AIR CANADA has announced plans for an ultra-long

Firefighting boost for Nigerian airports

THE FEDERAL Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has

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Christchurch in New Zealand has rejoined the Emirates

South Pacific push for United

UNITED AIRLINES has announced it will be increasing

Spirited Away

V1IMAGES/DIRK GROTHE Pictured at Airbus’ Finkenwerder facility near

Flybondi unveils ‘world-first’ ticket

ARGENTINIAN LOW-COST carrier Flybondi has claimed a world-first

Delta marks 14 million miler

ACCORDING TO the Atlanta-based airline, it takes an

US domestic fares rise

ACCORDING TO new figures by the US Department

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JetBlue has confirmed its latest European offering. The

China and Airbus ink new deals

AIRBUS IS aiming to strengthen its presence in

Vistara ramps up A320 fleet

INDIAN FULL-SERVICE airline Vistara has taken delivery of

More seaplanes for the Maldives

MANTA AIR, a domestic airline based in the

Post-pandemic flight boost

THE NORTH of England will see an increase

EVA doubles down on Dreamliners

TAIWANESE CARRIER EVA Air has ordered a further

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ASL Aviation Holdings has acquired freighter operator Pionair

Electric flight partnership announced

SWEDISH ELECTRIC aeroplane maker Heart Aerospace is collaborating

Upbeat assessment from ATR

REGIONAL AIRCRAFT manufacturer ATR has said it is

A330neo hits landmark delivery

AIRBUS MARKED the 100th delivery of an A330neo

Airports eye new technology solutions

AIRPORTS ARE increasing their investment in technology to

Regent ramps up prototype efforts

ELECTRIC SEAGLIDER developer Regent has unveiled a full-scale

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French manufacturer Liebherr-Aerospace is working on an air

Embraer smashes a century

EMBRAER’S EXECUTIVE Aviation division delivered 102 aircraft in

Gulfstream boosts American footprint

GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE has expanded its presence in North

KlasJet bases additional 737 in UAE

PRIVATE AND corporate jet charter company KlasJet has

AIR INDIA’S GLOBAL EXPANSION

In our monthly check-in with the Cirium team, we examine how India’s national carrier is about to embark on a period of radical transformation

Airliner deliveries

British leisure carrier Jet2.com has again leased in

Corendon extends engine deal

AIR FRANCE Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI

Milestone for Big Twin conversion

ISRAEL AEROSPACE Industries (IAI) has successfully completed the

Jet Aviation receives Swiss approval

SWITZERLAND’S FEDERAL Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) has

LTTS opens new repair facility

LUFTHANSA TECHNIK Turbine Shannon (LTTS) has unveiled a

China Airlines signs A321neo contract

CHINA AIRLINES and Liebherr Aerospace have signed a

JETMS eyes Kaunas expansion

MAINTENANCE PROVIDER and interior solutions company JETMS Holdings

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, In 1975, I had the good

A supersonic surprise

Dear Editor, On August 3, 1981, a Monday,

UK Visitors

We present a selection of images of visiting aircraft from airports around the UK. For the most part, they’re commercial jets, but almost all of them are unusual types, wearing new or unique liveries, or first visits by an airline or airliner to a particular airport. If you see something out of the ordinary while on your travels, please send in your pictures. Photos can be emailed to airlinerworld@keypublishing.com Please ensure you provide full details with the images, particularly the date, location, airline name and aircraft identity

NATS restarts recruitment drive

The latest training aids available for the aviation professional

New Greek training partnership

(Photo Airbus/Stefan Kruijer) AEGEAN AIRLINES and civil aviation

Training surge for new pilots

ALPHA AVIATION Group (AAG), one of the main

Iran turbulence report published

Reports and details of recent incidents

Dassault thinks BIG

The Dassault Falcon family has long been renowned for its elegance, matching performance with style. Now the company is looking to capitalise on that heritage with its most spacious jets yet, as James Ronayne explains

Seoul searching

The South Korean capital is home to two major airports – Gimpo, which primarily serves domestic traffic, and the newer Incheon facility which is the country’s premier hub. Peter Apsey shares some of his spotting highlights from a recent visit to this fascinating city

Can Paris pack a punch?

The global aerospace industry is preparing to descend on Le Bourget for the 2023 Paris Air Show. But with so many aircraft orders already announced, is the format still relevant? Richard Schuurman predicts the key themes for this year’s gathering

AVIATION’S POWER PLAYERS

Today’s commercial aero engine market has been shaped by a small group of manufacturers whose powerplants have accumulated billions of flight hours. In the first of a two-part report, Tom Batchelor surveys the state of play within this often overlooked sector

THE A-TEAM AIRBUS’ LATEST AND GREATEST IN PROFILE

Now production of the A380 has wound down, testing of the A321XLR project has been ramped up, while the A220 appears to be going from strength to strength. Dominic Ward takes a look at the state of play with Airbus’s current types in production

SWISS BLISS

As launch customer for the A220 and now with a burgeoning fleet of A320neo Family aircraft, Swiss International Air Lines is well placed to provide an operator’s perspective on Airbus’s latest generation narrowbodies. Airliner World’s Craig West spoke with short-haul fleet chief Daniel Rodmanis to get the carrier’s take on these aircraft

The Centre Spread

JUNE 2023 A special Airbus family formation flight

TRIED & TESTED Korean Air A321neo

The Seoul-based operator is the latest to bring widebody comfort to narrowbody flights. Gordon Smith joined the carrier on board its brand new Airbus A321neo to put it to the test

BUILDING ON HOLY GROUND

Production capacity that was previously used for the A380 is now dedicated to the A321neo. Richard Schuurman travelled to Toulouse to check out the refreshed assembly facility

PUSHING THE ENVELOPE

Airbus has plenty of experience when it comes to testing and approving new aircraft types, but that doesn’t make the process any less complex. Airliner World’s Craig West goes behind the scenes of the manufacturer’s A321XLR certifi cation campaign to fi nd out more

Flying the trofic thunderpig

Aviatsa’s 737 and its striking Bay Islands Honduras

Getting Technikal

Considered a bellwether for the state of the wider MRO sector, Lufthansa Technik recently published its latest annual results. Ian Harbison has crunched the numbers and provides his headline assessment of the data

Trouble in paradise

The story of Aloha Airlines Flight 243 is one of the most incredible in the history of commercial aviation. Stephen Skinner examines the events which led to a critical fuselage failure on a Boeing 737, before considering the legacy of the accident

TAAG REBORN

As an experienced pilot and long-time airline executive, there’s very little Eduardo Fairen Soria hasn’t done in the aviation industry. Today, he is at the helm of TAAG Angola Airlines and is charged with the challenging task of overhauling and modernising the Luanda-based flag carrier ahead of a potential privatisation. Matteo Legnani caught up with TAAG’s CEO to find out more...

FlySafair a Herculean journey

Now officially South Africa’s biggest domestic airline by the number of seats offered, FlySafair has proud roots as a ‘can do’ operator of Hercules freighters, as Andreas Spaeth reports from Johannesburg