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 of Australia. This isolated town is situated in an arid desert environment resulting in hot, dry weather with temperatures reaching up to 40 degrees celsius. These weather conditions are perfect…
Chennault International Airport, 30 October 2020 – Images recently shared over Twitter have shown that a Boeing 747-SP owned by Las Vegas Sands Corporation, registered VQ-BMS, was severely damaged while undergoing a heavy maintenance check at Chennault International Airport in Alabama, United States. The incident is said to have taken place on 27th August 2020…
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 before midday today. Delivery of the first aircraft, G-ZBLA, had been delayed a number of times since it’s original delivery date pencilled in for January 2020. The aviation world has…
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 remaining 747-400 from Paris Orly International Airport, France to Kemble Cotswolds Airport in the United Kingdom. The aircraft in question, F-GTUI, was rolled off the production line in 1992 as…
Atlanta, 14 May 2020 – A recent announcement from Delta Airlines tells us that the end of their Flagship Boeing 777 operations is near. The current fleet comprises of 10 Long Rangers (LR) powered by the General Electric GE90-110B1 engines and the Rolls Royce made RR Trent 895 powered Extended Range (ER) 777s. All 18…
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 crisis which is having a devastating effect on the global aviation industry. The carrier had asked for a £500m loan from the UK government, however in March, Chancellor Rishi Sunak…
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 finally decided to try their luck at selling the struggling flag carrier again, following a previous attempt in 2018 to sell 76% of the government’s stake which resulted in unfruitful…
Boeing took a huge leap forward with their 777X project yesterday with the completion of the 777-9’s first flight. Originally scheduled for Friday 24th January 2020, this was later postponed due to inclement weather. As the world waited in anticipation on Friday following live streams online, it was maybe no surprise to anybody watching that…
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 International Airport (KNO/WIMM), Indonesia in March 2017. In November 2017 PK-LHG was transferred to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK/WIII) until May 2018 when the airframe returned to the sky operating to…