A321XLR First Flight – Flying Xtra Long Range
Hamburg, 15 June 2022 – Airbus’ first A321XLR (Xtra Long Range) has successfully accomplished its first flight. The aircraft, MSN 11000, took off from Hamburg-Finkenwerder…
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The Fokker 100 Dominance In Western Australia
Perth, Australia, 24 October 2021 – The Fokker 100, a Dutch workhorse from the 1980s with a seating capacity of 109 seats. The aircraft is…
Alice Springs Storage Facility
Alice Springs, Australia, 23 October 2021 – Alice Springs is a small town with a population of approximately 30,000 people located in the Red Centre…
What aircraft are stored at Teruel Airport?
Teruel, 24 October 2020 – Teruel Airport in Spain has seen a large number of aircraft arrive since March 2020 as the COVID-19 crisis hit…
What aircraft are stored at Kemble?
Kemble, 11 October 2020 – Costwold Airport, formerly Kemble Airfield, is synonymous with aircraft scrapping as the operating base of Air Salvage International. Air Salvage…
Virgin Atlantic files for Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection in the US amidst growing pressure to finalise a rescue plan
New York, 4 August 2020 – This morning Virgin Atlantic Airways filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy in the US – staving off debtors whilst the…
First Vistara Airbus A321neo Delivered Feature Flat Bed Business Class
Delhi, 25 July 2020 – Vistara is raising the service bar by introducing flat-bed seats in Business Class onboard its new Airbus A321neo fleet. Vistara,…
First of Twelve Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners Delivered to British Airways
London, 28 June 2020 – British Airways took delivery of it’s first of twelve 787-10s which landed at the airline’s main base of operation shortly…
The French Farewell: Corsair Retires Boeing 747 Fleet After 29 Years!
Kemble – 15 June 2020 – Corsair, France’s largest long-haul leisure airline, today officially ended Boeing 747 operations after 29 years by flying its sole…
Air France to phase-out entire Airbus A380 fleet with immediate effect
Paris, 20 May 2020 – In the context of the current COVID-19 crisis and its impact on anticipated activity levels, the Air France-KLM Group announces…
Delta Air Lines to retire Boeing 777 fleet by the end of 2020
Atlanta, 14 May 2020 – A recent announcement from Delta Airlines tells us that the end of their Flagship Boeing 777 operations is near. The…
Colombia’s Avianca Applies for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
Bogota, 10 May 2020 – The second-largest airline of Latin America, Avianca, has today applied for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection through its New York Stock…
Miami Air International Closes its Doors
Miami, 8 May 2020 – The president and CEO of Miami Air International, Kurt Kamrad, today wrote a personal letter to all employees of Miami…
Virgin Atlantic to axe 3,150 jobs and close London Gatwick base
London, 5 May 2020 – Virgin Atlantic has today announced extreme measures to reshape and resize its business in response to the current ongoing COVID-19…
Inside Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport during the COVID-19 crisis
Paris, 15 April 2020 – These incredible scenes were captured by one of the v1images Aviation Media team at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport on…
Virgin Australia on the brink after government bailout rejected
Canberra, 2 April 2020 – Virgin Australia could be one of the largest victims of the COVID-19 pandemic and global travel downturn after the Australian…
Aeroflot takes delivery of its first A350-900
Toulouse, 28 February 2020 – Aeroflot, the Russian flag carrier and member of the SkyTeam alliance, has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-900, becoming…
Turkey’s AtlasGlobal Files for Bankruptcy
February 2020 has claimed another victim of the Airline Industry to bankruptcy just a day after Air Italy. This time it is Turkey’s AtlasGlobal, who…
Air Italy Ceases Operation and is Liquidated
Air Italy today announced it had ceased operations with immediate affect following a shareholder meeting in which Alisarda and Qatar Airways, through AQA Holding spa,…
Indian Government places national airline, Air India, up for sale – again!
Indian authorities are once again trying to sell their stake in struggling national carrier Air India. Following years of financial dismay the Indian Government have…
ANA to Receive Third FLYING HONU A380 from Airbus
TOKYO, Jan. 9, 2020 – All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest and 5-Star airline for seven consecutive years, will be launching the third of its…
WestJet adds Halifax to Manchester from June 2020
WestJet Airlines (WS/WJA) have today announced they will commence direct scheduled flights between Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ/CYHZ) in Canada and Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) in…
Primera Air Ceases Operations
Primera Air Ceases Operation After 14 years of operation, Primera Air today announced it would cease operations with immediate effect on the 2nd October 2018.…
Lion Air Recommence Boeing 747 Operations
Lion Air of Indonesia have recently recommenced Boeing 747-400 operations. The last remaining aircraft in their fleet is PK-LHG. This aircraft entered storage at Kualanamu…
Air Belgium Practice Flight Coverage
Air Belgium Air Belgium is a new airline which aims to launch commercial flights out of Charleroi Airport in Belgium. Once dubbed ‘South’ Brussels by…
New Saudia Arabian Airlines Riyadh to Manchester Service
New Saudia Arabian Airlines Riyadh to Manchester service is due to begin on the 23rd June 2017. We understand that the aircraft type assigned to the route will…
A350 Flights Begin into Manchester Airport in the UK
A350 flights begin into Manchester Airport in the UK. Singapore Airlines scheduled equipment change on the SIN-MAN-IAH route from a 77W to the A350 began…