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Helvetic Airways Embraer E195, HB-JVW (c/n 19000434), departs

Air France debuts La Première

(Photo Air France) AFTER MAKING a significant investment

Glasgow and Manchester go Global

THE UK’s newest carrier, Global Airlines, revealed special

History-making Helvetic

HELVETIC AIRWAYS made history on March 26 by

A350 arrives at Frankfurt

GERMAN FLAG carrier Lufthansa has transferred four Airbus

New customer focus for Wizz

WIZZ AIR has revealed a three-year €14bn transformation

EasyJet’s base boom

LOW-COST GIANT easyJet has opened three new bases

Profits return to Virgin Atlantic

VIRGIN ATLANTIC has reported full-year operating profits of

in brief

Icelandic carrier PLAY has begun moving aircraft to

No-confidence blow for airBaltic boss

MARTIN GAUSS, the long-serving CEO of airBaltic, has

Binter’s route boom

(Photo Binter Canarias) SPANISH REGIONAL carrier Binter Canarias

First new neo for Lufthansa City

Lufthansa City Airlines has taken delivery of its

Third Il-114-300 joins test programme

(Photo UAC) A THIRD prototype, Ilyushin Il-114300, has

Domestic gains for Aeroflot

THE CEO of the Aeroflot Group has told

Pobeda plots fleet growth

(Photo Pobeda) RUSSIAN LOW-COST carrier Pobeda looks set

Superjet safety recommendations

RUSSIA’S INTERSTATE Aviation Committee has requested that the

Riyadh Air receives AOC

(Photo Riyadh Air) SAUDI ARABIAN start-up carrier Riyadh

TAAG’s dream begins

LUANDA-BASED TAAG Angola Airlines pressed its first Boeing

Sudan Airways resumes ops

FLAG CARRIER Sudan Airways has restarted operations after

Gulf Air at Gatwick

BAHRAIN FLAG carrier Gulf Air strengthened its presence

NG Eagle soars again

AFTER HALTING operations in December 2024, Nigerian carrier

SolitAir secures AOC

(Photo SolitAir) DUBAI-BASED CARGO airline SolitAir has been

Green Africa ATR arrival

NIGERIAN AIRLINE Green Africa Airways has acquired its

SkyCargo 777 sports new scheme

The first Emirates SkyCargo aircraft to wear the

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Saudia has secured 14 additional weekly slots at

Republic and Mesa to merge

(Photo Republic Airways) US REGIONAL carriers Republic Airways

Spirit CEO steps down

TED CHRISTIE, the CEO of Spirit Airlines since

WestJet’s Sunwing integration begins

CANADA’S WESTJET has started the integration of Sunwing

United’s transpacific expansion

(Photo Vincenzo Pace) UNITED AIRLINES will expand its

GOL scores financial goal

BRAZILIAN LOW-COST carrier GOL has negotiated with US

Porter pushes summer schedule

BILLY BISHOP Toronto City Airport-based Porter Airlines is

End of an era for Alaska 737-900

(Photo AirTeamImages.com/Florent Lacressonniere) ALASKA AIRLINES has retired the

Delta could defer Airbus deliveries

THE CEO of Delta Air Lines, Ed Bastian,

in brief

(Photo Vincenzo Pace) LATAM Airlines launched a new

Virgin Australia, Qatar Airways tie-up given green light

THE AUSTRALIAN Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has

Cebu Pacific plots long-haul growth

PHILIPPINE LOW-COST carrier Cebu Pacific is contemplating expanding

Oneworld welcomes Fiji Airways

(Photo oneworld) FIJI AIRWAYS, the flag carrier of

Cathay’s Chinese network boost

HONG KONG-BASED Cathay Pacific Group has begun ramping

Airbus’ Taiwanese order book swells

TWO OF Taiwan’s major operators, China Airlines and

First C909 for Lao

(Photo Lao Airlines) LAO AIRLINES has become the

Cabin commitments for Thai Airways

THAI AIRWAYS International has formally signed a letter

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Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) has selected Recaro

Airbus ups production

(Photo Airbus) AIRBUS IS sticking to a goal

Embraer deliveries increase

SÃO PAULO-BASED Embraer delivered 30 aircraft in the

Archer’s Midnight to Ethiopian

(Photo Archer Aviation) ARCHER AVIATION has signed an

3D printing for P&W

PRATT & WHITNEY is rolling out a new

Intelsat Wi-Fi onboard E2s

(Photo Embraer) EMBRAER HAS finalised an agreement with

A220 Airspace cabin at Air Canada

(Photo Airbus) AIR CANADA will be the launch

ATR grows in Canada

(Photo ATR) ATR HAS signed a contract with

Developments at DHC

DE HAVILLAND Canada has acquired all of the

Boeing Deliveries

China Southern Airlines accepted delivery of Boeing 787-9

Heathrow boss quizzed over closure chaos

THE BOSS of Heathrow Airport, Thomas Woldbye, along

Luton’s lofty ambitions approved

(Photo London Luton Airport) EXPANSION PLANS submitted by

Boost for Birmingham

BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT is spending £10m to expand and

Zurich goes quiet

FLUGHAFEN ZURICH, which operates Zurich Airport, has announced

Sky View

Insights and opinions on the industry’s hottest topics

Airliner Deliveries

The latest commercial aircraft deliveries from manufacturers and lessors

Airliner Deliveries

The latest commercial aircraft deliveries from manufacturers and lessors

MRO

The latest news from maintenance, repair and overhaul providers

MRO

The latest news from maintenance, repair and overhaul providers

Departure Gate

Letters to the editor

Departure Gate

Samaritan’s DC-8 to be retired

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

Aviation Training

The latest training aids available for the aviation professional

L3Harris becomes Acron Aviation

(Photo Acron Aviation) L3Harris Commercial Aviation Solutions has

From cabin to cockpit

(Photo Vincenzo Pace) Two American Airlines flight attendants

EasyJet A320

landing incident report released

Awesome Avalon

The biennial Australian International Airshow made its highly anticipated return from March 25-30. Total attendance topped 200,000, including around 60,000 trade visitors. There were 902 exhibitors from 28 nations, and approximately 350 aircraft on display in the air or on the ground. Victor Pody brings us a few of the highlights from Avalon 2025

High altitude haulin’

In 2019, while in Bogotá, Daniel Johnston seized a rare chance to fly aboard a Boeing 727 – not once, but twice – with LAS Cargo, a true treat for any aviation aficionado

Postcards from Haneda

In search of a dry January, Martin Needham swapped his local pub for Tokyo’s Narita and Haneda hubs. This first of a two-part snapshot focuses on the latter, where – as evidenced – the Japanese weather obliged, much to the Maxonian photographer’s relief

PEGASUS

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LUFTHANSA’S SAGA

S UPER STAR

The Centre Spread

JUNE 2025

Transforming Teesside

Since coming back into public ownership in 2019, Teesside International Airport has been undergoing a major transformation. Thomas Haynes speaks to Phil Forster , the gateway’s managing director to find out more

THE AMERICAN DREAM

In the second of our two-part Braniff Concorde special, Chris Sloan chats to Captain John Baganz about touching the edge of space as a member of the airline’s elite Concorde crew

Copenhagen’s centenary

As Scandinavia’s largest airport celebrates its 100th birthday, Martyn Cartledge looks back at its historic past and ahead to its future

CORSICAN SURPRISE

While travelling to Ajaccio on the Mediterranean island of Corsica, Robert Veitch got to enjoy an unexpected upgrade that took his flight experience to another level

INTO THE BLUE

Our man in Italy, Matteo Legnani , considers what the future holds for ITA Airways now that it has joined Lufthansa Group

Next Month

The July 2025 issue of Airliner World includes:

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