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Airbus A350-941, 9M-MAG (c/n 213) was delivered to

XLR debuts at Aer Lingus

AER LINGUS welcomed its first two CFM International

Lufthansa increases A350 order

(Photo Airbus/Master Films/A Doumenjou) LUFTHANSA GROUP has ordered

MAX 10 for Pegasus

(Photo Boeing) ISTANBUL-BASED PEGASUS Airlines has placed the

AirBaltic slashes schedule

LATVIAN FLAG carrier airBaltic is cutting 19 routes

Ryanair loses pilot blacklisting appeal

(Photo Ryanair) LOW-COST GIANT Ryanair has lost an

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Scottish regional airline Loganair has adopted Avios as

Eurowings to become 737 MAX operator

AFTER PLACING an order for 100 Boeing 737

Avolon completes Castlelake purchase

(Photo Avolon) DUBLIN-BASED AVOLON has completed the purchase

All systems go at Global

Global Airlines has taken a step closer to

Did Russian air defences bring down Azerbaijan jet?

AN EMBRAER E190 belonging to Azerbaijan Airlines crashed

Aeroflot spreads its wings

(Photo Martin Needham) AEROFLOT HAS relaunched flights between

DAE acquires NAC

(Photo DAE) DUBAI AEROSPACE Enterprise (DAE) has agreed

Emirates SkyCargo uplift

EMIRATES SKYCARGO has enlarged its Boeing 747 freighter

SAA expands

(Photo Airbus/Hervé Goussé) SOUTH AFRICAN Airways has added

Kenya Airways suspension lifted

KENYA AIRWAYS returned to the Nairobi Stock Exchange

Arkia bound for Big Apple

ARKIA ISRAELI Airlines began thrice-weekly flights between Tel

First Dreamliner for TAAG

TAAG Angola Airlines is awaiting the imminent delivery

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Emirates began revenue services with its first Airbus

Delta soars into 2025

AS DELTA Air Lines heads towards its centenary,

Spirit secures future funding facility

(Photo Vincenzo Pace) ULTRA-LOW-COST CARRIER (ULCC) Spirit Airlines

Azul, Abra sign merger MoU

(Photo Boeing) BRAZILIAN CARRIER Azul Airlines and the

Mexicana hits turbulence

THE REINCARNATION of Mexico’s former flag carrier, Mexicana

Mesa sells Embraer jets to United

(Photo Mesa Airlines) MESA AIR Group will sell

US government sues Southwest

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES has been sued by the US

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US regional carrier Air Wisconsin has announced that

Starlux signs for additional A350Fs

TAIWANESE CARRIER Starlux Airlines has placed a firm

Aircalin discloses A350 order

(Photo Airbus) AIRCALIN, FLAG carrier of the South

China Airlines’ widebody shopping spree

(Photo Vincenzo Pace) TAIPEI-BASED CHINA Airlines has revealed

Korean Air completes Asiana acquisition

(Photo Vincenzo Pace) SEOUL-BASED KOREAN Air has completed

Jeju crash investigation continues

INVESTIGATIONS ARE continuing in South Korea into the

C919’s Hong Kong debut

(Photo China Eastern Airlines) CHINA’S DOMESTICALLY-PRODUCED COMAC C919

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Cambodia Angkor Air , flag carrier of the

Airbus trounces Boeing… again

LAST YEAR produced a mixed bag for the

Order uplift for Islander

(Photo Cranfield Aerospace Solutions) BRITTEN-NORMAN HAS signed a

Airbus Deliveries

China Eastern Airlines accepted delivery of Airbus A320neo,

EasyJet paints by numbers

EASYJET HAS become the first airline to trial

Boeing Deliveries

Shanghai Airlines accepted delivery of Boeing 787-9Dreamliner, B-220K

Boom goes supersonic

BOOM SUPERSONIC achieved supersonic flight with its XB-1demonstrator

End of the line for 777-300ER

(Photo Dominik Csordás) THE END of 2024 may

London calling

THE SEEMINGLY never-ending debate surrounding airport expansion in

Poland’s new airport hub site secured

(Photo CPK) PLANS FOR a new international hub

Newquay adds ACL partnership

CORNWALL AIRPORT Newquay has announced a partnership with

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Airliner Deliveries

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TAAG selects LHT

(Photo TAAG Angola Airlines) TAAG Angola Airlines has

AFI KLM E&M buys LEAP engines

(Photo AFI KLM E&M) Air France Industries KLM

Dreamliner decade for Collins, LHT

(Photo Collins Aerospace) Collins Aerospace and Lufthansa Technik

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Air India pilot training boost

(Photo Air India) As preparations continue for Air

FTE picks Piper

(Photo FTEJerez) Spanish flight school FTEJerez has signed

Tag, you’re it

(Photo Skyborne Airline Academy) Scottish regional airline Loganair

Wing panel falls off 747 at Heathrow

Location of missing wing panel (circled in red)

Missing tool found in Qantas A380 engine

VH-OQI flew for nearly 300 hours with the

A day to remember

After 42 years of British passenger operations, Jet2 had the honour of operating the Boeing 757’s final scheduled flights in January. Airliner World’s Lee Cross and Thomas Haynes were on board to experience the historic occasion

FLYING THE GOOSE

Andreas Rohde enjoys a memorable day out with Vancouver Island-based Wilderness Seaplanes onboard its venerable Grumman G-21 Goose

Delivering the goods

Thomas Haynes goes behind the scenes at the Airbus Delivery Centre in Toulouse to find out how the hand over process for an airliner works

STARWAYS LIVERPOOL'S BOUTIQUE AIRLINE

Bob O’Brien investigates the airline created for showbiz passengers which made its mark in the post-war era on Merseyside and beyond

FLIGHT DECK DIARY: JFK TO HKG BY A350

Take a seat alongside Cathay Pacific A350 captain Mawgan Grace as he reports from the cockpit on the airline’s longest flight, from New York to Hong Kong

Made in China

China’s history of airliner production has been marked by both setbacks and successes. From the early days of the Y-10 to the more recent C919, the country’s aviation industry has evolved significantly, as Thomas Haynes explains

Long live Manila

With airports in the Philippine capital of Manila having been numerous and varied over the years, Robert Veitch looks at the history of the longest serving of them all, Ninoy Aquino International Airport

malaysian makeover

Just over a decade from its annus horribilis, Malaysia Airlines is looking to the future, posting modest profits, welcoming new aircraft and rolling out new inflight products. However, it hasn’t all been smooth flying, as Lee Cross discovers