Cebu Pacific new livery

First Airbus A330-200 for Iberia

Picture of Iberia´s first Airbus A330-202 (msn 1694) 242 tonne version MTOW, Reg. F-WWCH named "Oaxaca". Will be EC-MIL. International Airlines Group (IAG) has ordered 13 Airbus A330-200, 8 Airbus A330-300 and 16 Airbus A350-900 for Iberia.

Lufthansa first NEO

First Airbus A320-271N (msn 6801) Reg. D-AXAQ. Lufthansa order 100 Neos (60 A320 and 40 A321).

First Boeing 737-8 MAX

First Boeing 737-8 MAX  "Spirit of Renton" - N8701Q (cn 42554/5602) Renton-Municipal, Washington, USA.

TAM - Airbus A350XWB first flight

Brazilian airline TAM, first of 27 Airbus A350-941(msn 024) Reg. F-WZFS departing from Toulouse-Blagnac.

Qatar Airways first Airbus A320neo

Picture of Qatar Airways first of 36 Airbus A320-271N ordered, Reg. D-AXAN (msn 6772). Will be A7-AJB.

Edelweiss new revised livery

Swiss airline, Edelweiss Air has introduced a new revised livery to celebrate its 20th anniversary. In this picture we can see the basic change in an Airbus A330 tail with a larger Edelweiss flower.

TAP Portugal orders 53 NEOs

TAP, Portugal´s national carrier is buying 53 new aircraft (14 Airbus A330-900neos, 15 Airbus A320neos, 24 Airbus A321neos) contract valued around $8.5 billion. As part of the agreement, TAP is replacing a previous order of 12 Airbus A350-900s. The Airbus A330neo is powered by Rolls-Royce´s new Trent 7000 engines.

Qantas celebrates 95 years

Australian airline Qantas celebrates 95th birthday painting a Boeing 737-800 in vintage 1960s retro-livery.

Asiana Airlines order 25 Airbus A321neo

South Korea´s Asiana Airlines has placed a firm order with Airbus for 25 A321neo aircraft. Asiana choose a 180 seats configuration in a two class layout. The new A321neo will bring a 20 per cent reduction in fuel consumption with the lowest operating costs on flights of up to six hours.

Jet Airways order 75 Boeing´s 737-8 MAX

India´s carrier Jet Airways and BoeingCo signed an order for 75 new version 737s MAX 8, valued at around $8 billion at current list prices, during the Dubai Air Show.

IndiGo Airbus A320NEO

Test flight of the newest Airbus A320-271NEO (msn 6720) for Indian low-cost carrier, IndiGo Airlines.

Estonian Air ceases operations

Estonian Air ceased all operations after the European Union accused the airline from receiving illegal government subsidies, ordering it to recover $91.3 million. Estonian operates at least seven aircraft, 3 Bombardier CRJ-900 and 4 Embraer´s E-170. The flag carrier was based at Tallinn Airport.

Korean Air new 737 MAXs customer

Boeing Commercial Airplanes and Korean Air finalize an order for 30 B737-8 MAXs and two additional B777-300ER (Extended Range) valued at nearly $ 3.9 billion at current list prices.

EVA Air revised livery

EVA Air of Taiwan new look presented in this Boeing 777-300ER, Reg. B-16725 at Everett, Paine Field.

Cathay Pacific new livery

On November 1, 2015 Cathay Pacific Airways unveils their new modified livery at Hong Kong International Airport (Chek Lap Kok) in this Boeing 777-367ER, Reg. B-KPM.

Turkish Airlines Airbus A330 "RetroJet"

Picture of Turkish Airlines, Airbus A330-203 (msn 742) Reg. TC-JNC with retro paint scheme in Istanbul.

China signs deal to buy 130 Airbus

China has signed a $17bn contract to buy 100 A320s and 30 A330s from the European aerospace consortium Airbus. The deal was announced during German Chancellor Angela Merkel visit to Beijing.

Norwegian orders 19 additional 787-9

Norwegian Air Shuttle has signed an agreement to purchase 19 additional Boeing´s 787-9 Dreamliners totaling 30 units on order. Norwegian currently operates 8 B787-8 and by 2020 the airline will operate 38 Dreamliners. The Norwegian´s 787-9 will have 344 seats, 35 in premium class and 309 in economy class.

Air Canada Rouge first Airbus A321

Picture of Air Canada Rouge, first of five Airbus A321-211(WL), Reg. D-AVXF (msn 6844). Will be C-FJOK.

Air Europa new livery

Spanish airline Air Europa new "blue" livery applied in this artistic impresion of an Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.

Conviasa first Boeing 747-400

Picture of Venezuelan airline Conviasa, first Boeing 747-400 (EC-LNA) leased from Wamos Air of Spain.

Embraer E190-E2 first prototype

Lion Air first Airbus A330-300

Indonesian low-cost carrier first Airbus A330-343 (msn 1675) replacing Boeing 747-400. Will be PK-LEF. Lion Air order three A330-300 with 440 seats. 

Oman Air first Boeing 787-8

Test flight of the first Oman Air "Dreamliner" (msn 340) Reg. A4O-SA. Oman order six B787-8.

SOL first CRJ-200ER

Argentine regional airline SOL received its first of six Bombardier CRJ-200ER to replace SAAB 340 fleet. The aircraft is an ex Spanish carrier Air Nostrum (msn 7915) Reg. EC-IVH, manufactured in 2004. SOL will be an Aerolineas Argentinas feeder in domestic routes by mid-October.

KLM first Boeing 787-9

Picture of KLM - Royal Dutch Airlines, first Dreamliner (PH-BHA) at Paine Field Airport, Washington.

New Libyan airline

Picture of Libyan Wings, first Airbus A319 (msn 2878) Reg. 5A-WLA. Libyan is owned by businessman Wissam Al-Masri. The new airline operates from Tripoli´s Mitiga Airport to Istanbul since September 22.

SAS first Airbus A330-300 242 tonne

Scandinavian Airlines is the first European airline to receive the new version of the Airbus A330-300, 242 tonne Maximum Take-Off Weight (MTOW). SAS has selected Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines to power its new aircraft. This new variant of the A330-300 allows an extended range of up to 6,100 nautical miles while offering up to 2 percent less fuel burn. SAS operates four A330-300 and ordered another three.

Binter Canarias first ATR 72-600

Picture of Spanish airline Binter Canarias, first of twelve ATR 72-600 (msn 1278) Reg. EC-MIF.

United 737-700 with scimitar winglets

United Airlines has one of there B737-700NG with split scimitar winglets, Reg. N21723.

Finnair - First Airbus A350 with engines

Picture provided by master films/AIRBUS

British Airways first Boeing 787-9

Picture of British Airways, first Boeing 787-9 "Dreamliner" (G-ZBKA) at Paine Field Airport. British orders 22 B787-9.

American to end flights to Israel

American Airlines announced that it will close its direct flight from Philadelphia to Tel Aviv since January 4,2016. American argued that they losted more than $20 million in the past year alone on the route.

Jet2 orders 27 Boeing 737-800s

British budget airline Jet2.com has finalized an order for 27 Boeing´s 737-800 Next Generation, valued at $2.6 billion at current list prices. Jet2 operates 60 Boeing´s 737-300, 737-800 and 757-200. Deliveries of the 27 new aircraft´s will take place between September 2016 and April 2018.

Finnair & Singapore Airbus A350

Picture of Finnair´s second Airbus A350-941(msn 019) Reg. F-WZFN, will be OH-LWB. Below Singapore Airlines, first Airbus A350-900(msn 026) Reg. F-WZFU, will be 9V-SUA.

First Boeing 737MAX fuselage completed

Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, Kansas rolled out the first fuselage for the Boeing 737MAX series. The fuselage will be transported to Boeing´s Renton. Assembly is scheduled to be complete by the end of the year and the first delivery to Southwest Airlines is scheduled for the third quarter of 2017.

Goodbye LAN,TAM - Hello "LATAM"

Israeli airline Sun d´Or new look

EL AL subsidiary airline, Sun d´Or International (Sundor) - Boeing 737-800(WL) Reg. 4X-EKR revised livery.

Myanmar Airlines new livery

Picture of Myanmar National Airline, first Boeing 737-800 with its new image.

LAN will use Boeing 787 to Milan

LAN Airlines will introduce the new Boeing 787 on the Santiago de Chile to Milan, Italy route on March 2, 2016.

Azul to start Sao Paulo-Orlando route

Brazilian airline Azul Linhas Aereas will launch a new daily route connecting Sao Paulo with Orlando, Florida starting on December 15. The another new route, Belo Horizonte-Orlando due to start on November 16. Azul will operate both destinations using Airbus A330-200.

New african airline

Congo Airways is the name of a new start-up airline based at Kinshasa´s N´djili Airport in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The airline plans to start operations on 20 August, serving eight domestic destinations with two ex-Alitalia´s Airbus A320. The first one (Reg. 9Q-CLU) is awaiting delivery in Dublin, Ireland.

AC to launch non-stop service to India

Air Canada will begin non-stop service from Toronto to Delhi since November 2015. The new route will be served with the Boeing 787-9 "Dreamliner". Air Canada received its first unit in July (Reg.C-FNOE / msn 323). The new flight AC050 will depart from Toronto, Mondays and Wednesdays at 20:55 and arrive in Delhi 21:15 (+1day).

First A319 for Ellinair

Greek airline Ellinair, first Airbus A319 (msn 3705) Reg. SX-EMB at Thessaloniki International Airport.