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Gol first to resume 737 MAX flights
After American Airlines last week operated the first Boeing 737 MAX flight with passengers since the type was grounded, Brazil’s Gol Linhas Aereas will become the first airline to actually put the type...
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Which Countries Still Have Airlines Flying Propliners?
Even as recently as the 1990s it was still quite common to see older propliner aircraft flying in most parts of the world. While modern jets and turboprops have long since replaced propliners in the...
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South America’s Best Airports for Plane Spotting
South America is home to some of the world’s most interesting airlines, airports and landscapes. In the most part, South America is a safe place to travel to (Covid excepted!), is easy to get around,...
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The Hijacking of VASP Flight 375
Diogo Monteiro looks back at an often forgotten hijacking in Brazil which is thought to have inspired the September 11, 2001 Al-Qaeda attacks in the United States. The year of 1988 was marked by...
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Preserving Boeing 727 PP-VLD and a Part of VARIG History
Diogo Monteiro writes about an important icon of Brazilian aviation and the attempts to save a vintage airliner. Main image (c) Douglas Germano Brazil, a country extremely rich in aeronautical...
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Airlines from Past – South America
Diogo Montteiro takes a look at some of South America’s airlines from the past which are no longer with us. How many do you remember? Which did you fly on? Leave a comment below. Nuevo Continente –...
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Former Mahan Air 747-300 Flying in Venezuela
One of the two Boeing 747-300s flown by Mahan Air has been sold as a freighter in Venezuela. EP-MND had been grounded for a number of years, while stablemate EP-MNE was brought back to passenger...
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Avianca Commemorates TACA with new Retro Jet
Avianca, the national airline of Colombia, has commemorated a former airline from the region with a new retro livery jet. TACA Airlines was formed in 1931 and became a well-known and respected carrier...
View ArticleLATAM to Introduce Aircraft in Flag Liveries
LATAM Airlines is to celebrate the various South American countries it represents by painting a selection of its aircraft in special liveries. The liveries will represent the national flag colours of...
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Which Airlines Still Fly the Fokker 70?
Dutch regional jet, the Fokker 70, was developed in the late 1980s as a shortened version of the popular Fokker 100. These quiet airliners found favour among the regional feeder networks of airlines...
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