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GOL orders 60 737MAX aircraft
In South America’s biggest single aircraft order ever (at list prices), GOL Linhas Aereas has announced its intention to purchase 60 Boeing 737MAX. At list prices, Boeing says the order is worth $6bn,...
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Catching the last DC-9-20
The Douglas DC-9-20 was one of the rarer variants of the type, and only ten were ever built. It was developed for Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) and their requirements for short-field takeoffs in...
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Where can you fly on a Shorts SD360? Last Chance to Fly
The Shorts SD-360 was a funny-looking commuter plane. Built alongside its twin Shorts SD-330 type, the 360 can be recognised for having a single fin (compared to the twin fins on the 330). The aircraft...
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Brazil proposes building 800 new airports
I admit, I had to do a double-take when I first read this headline. Brazil’s President, Dilma Rousseff, has announced that she wants to build 800 new airports in the country to tackle its economic...
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Best airports to see active Boeing 727s
The Boeing 727 is becoming quite a rare aircraft to see in action these days. Thankfully there are still a number stored and preserved around the world. Most of the active examples are flown in cargo...
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Ethiopian Dreamliners to Brazil
Ethiopian Airlines will commence Boeing 787 Dreamliner service to Brazil from July. The fairly complex service will route Addis Ababa – Lome – Rio de Janeiro – Sao Paulo This will be the first...
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Skywest orders up to 200 Embraer jets
Skywest Airlines has signed a deal with Embraer to order 40 E-175 jets. These will be operated on behalf of United Airlines. The deal also includes another 60 firm orders which are reconfirmable, and...
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Etihad Cargo round-the-world with 747-8
Etihad Cargo is to commence a round-the-world route taking in new destinations, and using a Boeing 747-8 freighter. The aircraft will be leased from Atlas Air under an Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and...
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FedEx announces end of 727 operations
FedEx Express has announced the final flying dates of its Boeing 727 freighter fleet, ending a long association with the type. The final two domestic routes will be from both Lafayette Regional Airport...
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Venezuela to ban older generation airliners
Venezuela is set to ban all older generation jet airliners in the country, presumably in a bid to improve safety standards and the quality of its air travel offering compared to other countries....
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Iberia increasing Quito flights
Iberia will add three weekly Madrid-Quito return flights from 26 October. Flights will operate with Airbus A340-600 aircraft into the city’s new Tababela Airport. Iberia will continue to operate on the...
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National Airlines – where are they now?
The best-know National Airlines (there was a later one in the 1990s) was founded in 1934 as a Florida based carrier operating along the Gulf Coast from bases at Jacksonville and St Petersburg. It soon...
View ArticleBest of the Web – Airport Spotting Videos – Bolivia MD-10 low fly-past
It’s been a few weeks since I posted a video, so it will take something pretty spectacular to make up for that. Well, how about this video of an incredibly low and fast fly-past of a MD-10 freighter at...
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Aerolineas Argentinas taking A340-500s
Aerolineas Argentinas will take delivery of former Singapore Airlines Airbus A340-500 9V-SGA soon. The aircraft was recently part of the fleet operating the world’s longest scheduled flights, from...
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Airlines who still fly the MD-80 series
Another aircraft I noticed that is starting to slip from the radar (SAS retired their last example last month after a long association with the type) is the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series. This...
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VivaColombia to start Bogota base
VivaColombia will establish its second base in 2014 at Bogota Airport. It will begin Airbus A320 operations from the capital to Bucaramanga, Cucuta, Monteria, Pereira, San Andres, Santa Marta. The...
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Where to still see DC-10s
This month sees the final passenger flights to be operated by a Douglas DC-10, with Biman Bangladesh operating a number of enthusiast flights from Birmingham, UK, ahead of the retirement of their last...
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TAAG Angola aims to develop Luanda into large hub
TAAG Angola Airlines is planning to turn its Luanda Airport base into a hub to link Central Africa with worldwide destinations in association with Emirates Airline. TAAG is currently on the EU banned...
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10 Boeing 707s you can go inside today
It seems the days of being able to fly on a Boeing 707 are finally over, with Saha Air in Iran grounding their fleet in favour of modern types. So the next best thing is to at least get inside one of...
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AeroLap Paraguay planning Madrid service
Startup airline AeroLap Paraguay are planning to start a new service from Asuncion to Madrid Barajas according to latest reports. The airline is investing $180 million in starting operations using a...
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