Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Viasa retro tribute

Transcarga International Airways painted one of it´s aircraft with the colors of the defunct Venezuelan airline Viasa. The plane is an Airbus A300B4-203 Freighter (msn 274) - Reg. YV562T.

Monday, June 29, 2015

Vintage Airplanes

Vicker Viscount (BEA-British European Airways), Caravelle (SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System), Comet IV (Dan-Air London), DC-8 (World Airways), VC-10 (BOAC-British Overseas Airways Corporation).

Sunday, June 28, 2015

The World´s Top 10 Airlines in 2015

In the World Airline Awards ceremony at Paris Airshow in Le Bourget, Skytrax announced the world´s Top 10 Airlines in 2015, voted for by airline customers around the globe. Below is the 2015 rating.    1)Qatar Airways, 2)Singapore Airlines, 3)Cathay Pacific Airways, 4)Turkish Airlines, 5)Emirates, 6)Etihad Airways, 7)All Nippon Airways, 8)Garuda Indonesia, 9)Eva Air, 10) Qantas. Another positions: Asiana (11), Lufthansa (12), Austrian (13), Swiss (14), Air France (15), British Airways (20), Japan Airlines (21), Air Canada (27), KLM (28), Finnair (31), Delta Air Lines (45), Aeroflot (46) Jet Blue (50), China Airlines (52), Iberia (56) , SAS (57), United Airlines (60), Alaska (65), Southwest (67), Alitalia (74) , American Airlines (79), Hawaiian (82), Saudi Arabian (84).

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

PIA Pakistan - retrojet

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) retro-painted an Airbus A320-214 (msn 3031) reg. AP-BLA in 1960s livery to celebrate 60 years of service (1955-2015). Congratulations PIA.

Sunday, June 21, 2015

Spirit Airlines first Airbus A321

Picture of Spirit´s Airlines first Airbus A321-231(WL) reg. D-AVZF (msn 6672) in Hamburg. Will be N657NK.

Saturday, June 20, 2015

Fly Baghdad - New Iraqi Airline

Fly Baghdad takes delivery of its first aircraft, an ex Spain´s Air Nostrum (EC-JCO) Bombardier CRJ200 (msn 7984) Iraqi reg. YI-BAH. The airline is planning to start operations from Baghdad to Basra, Najaf, and Erbil.

Wizz Air order 110 Airbus A321neo

Hungarian low-cost airline, Wizz Air has signed at the Paris Air Show an order for purchase 110 units of the newest version of the Airbus A321.The deal signed (U$S 13.684 millon) is one of the biggest contract´s signed by Airbus at Le Bourget. The Wizz Air A321neo are configurated with 239 seats.

Aeroflot cancels 787 order

The chairman and CEO of Aeroflot, Vitaly Savelyev confirms in an interview at the Paris Air Show that the airline has cancelled its order for 22 Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners posted in 2007 due to delays in the deliveries, but some experts argued that the decision has political reasons as the U.S. sanction´s against Russia.

Friday, June 19, 2015

Blue Air first 737NG with new livery

Romanian low-cost airline Blue Air first Boeing 737-700NG (YR-BMA) with it´s new colour scheme.

New Bombardier CSeries interior

New Bombardier CSeries - (cockpit, business & economy seats).

Thursday, June 18, 2015

Satena first ATR 42-600

Satena (Colombia) first unit of five ATR 42-600 ordered (F-WWLD) with new tail design. Will be HK-5114.

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Middle East Airlines 70 Anniversary

Lebanese national carrier, Middle East Airlines (MEA) is celebrating their 70th birthday painting this Airbus A321-231 (OD-RMI) with it´s 1960s livery.

Saturday, June 13, 2015

Swiss first Bombardier CS100

Swiss International Air Lines first Bombardier CS100 in Paris, Le Bourget. Swiss orders 30 CS100 jets.

Friday, June 12, 2015

UT air first Boeing 737-900ER

Picture of Russia´s airline UT air first Boeing 737-900ER (WL) VQ-BGK in Paine Field Airport, Everett.

Thursday, June 11, 2015

Vietnam Airlines first Airbus A350

Vietnam Airlines first Airbus A350-941 (msn 014) F-WZFI in Toulouse-Blagnac, will be VN-A886.

Sunday, June 7, 2015

Air Horizont, new spanish airline

Air Horizont is a new spanish airline based in Zaragoza´s International Airport. The airline plans to launch charters flights to two domestic destinations (Alicante-Seville) starting in 39 euros and two international routes (Rome-Munich) starting in 59 euros with two frequencies per week, using a Boeing 737-400 with 162 passenger seats. Air Horizont will receive a second unit during the european summer. - (Aircraft details : Boeing 737-400 (msn 25349, Line number 2156) delivered in 1991 (23.6 years) registered in Malta (9H-ZAZ) , named "Corona de Aragon".)

Friday, June 5, 2015

Boeing 777- Twenty years in service

The Boeing 777 will celebrate twenty years of passenger service. On June 7, 1995 a United Airlines Boeing 777-222 (N777UA) enter in service on the route from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to London Heathrow (LHR). Actually this particular aircraft is operative in United Airlines fleet.

Thursday, June 4, 2015

Alitalia new image

Alitalia unveils in Rome it´s new corporate image in this Airbus A330-200 (I-EJGA) with the new livery.

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Alaska Airlines first Embraer

Picture of Alaska Airlines first Embraer ERJ-175LR (N170SY) in San Juan, Puerto Rico on delivery flight.

Vueling first Airbus A321

Spanish low-cost carrier Vueling Airlines, first Airbus A321-231(WL) in Hamburg. Will be EC-MGY.