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Air Force One: how Boeing 747 became the VC-25A
This article was originally published on AeroTime News on August 23, 2019. Just recently, the United States Air…
End of her majesty: is this the end of the Boeing 747 production?
This article was originally published on AeroTime News on April 15, 2020.Ever since the dawn of the jet age…
OTD: Iran Air A300 mistakenly shot down by US Navy, 290 dead
On July 3, 1988, Iran Air flight 655 from Bandar Abbas, Iran, to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates,…
Aviation and its elusive chase of sustainability
Sustainability is seemingly becoming the name of the consumption game. Businesses are moving towards more sustainable practices in…
More work is needed to maintain a parked aircraft than a flying
In the middle of April, airlines around the globe had put 62% of worldwide aircraft fleet into storage,…
Haji-Ioannou shares in Easyjet fall below 30%
Easyjet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou family’s shares in the company fell under 30%, the low cost carrier revealed on…
SAS announces recapitalization plan; to raise $1.5 billion
Despite earlier measures to keep the company intact, Scandinavian Airlines Systems (SAS) announced a recapitalization plan in order…
China’s COMAC begins high-temperature testing of C919
The Chinese answer to the Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus A320 families, the COMAC C919 narrow-body aircraft, has…
Emirates July 2020 network grows to 52 destinations
Emirates plans to restart flights to Cairo, Tunis, Glasgow, and Malé, bringing its network to 52 destinations in…
Multinational Air Group (MAG) days – “MAGDAYs Exercise”
For the second year, the Deutsche Luftwaffe – German Air Force (GAF), has committed itself to organizing the…
Just In: Last Air France A380 takes off for final journey
Air France flight AF380 carries a special meaning. On June 26, 2020, the airlines’ final A380 takes off…
High-density MC-21 to resume certification flights
The Russian answer to Boeing 737 and Airbus A320, the MC-21, continues certification flights, the manufacturer UAC said.…
Air France-KLM to receive €3.4 billion in Dutch aid
Two months after France decided to grant €7 billion to the airline group, the Netherlands comes to the…
Qantas to retire 747 fleet immediately and lay off 6000 employees
Australian flag carrier Qantas has announced that it will be retiring its whole fleet of 747 aircraft and…
Emirates flagship A380 to return to Europe
As Dubai is reopening for foreign visitors, Emirates airline is planning to bring back its flagship Airbus A380…
Dynasty, Dragon or Rednose: creative airline callsigns [Quiz]
When choosing callsigns to identify themselves on the radio, most airlines tend to be rather prosaic and stick…
Fingermind gives MRO providers fast and reliable data access
With the increase in traffic and aircraft becoming more technologically demanding with each new generation, the maintenance, repair,…