A320
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Austrian Airlines Receives its Fifth Airbus A320neo
Just as 2023 was coming to a close Austrian Airlines announced the arrival of a new aircraft. The Austrian national carrier is in the midst of the process of renovating its somewhat aging fleet. This new arrival is a further step on this path. So here’s which aircraft type, its configuration and when it arrived…
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Swiss Fleet Back to Full Ranks as Last Stored Plane Pulled Out Of Storage
Swiss International Air Lines, part of the Lufthansa Group, as many airlines around the world found itself forced to ground planes in the wake of the 2020 events. However now, with air travel demand surpassing in many cases, the moment has come to bring back these planes from their parking and get them generating revenue…
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Flynas Expands Europe Presence With Third Flight
Saudi airlines are undergoing a rapid and ambitious expansion process. The country has huge ambitions which will bring airlines to power up their services massively in coming years. It’s not only the luxurious full service airlines which will drive these ambitions but also the low cost carriers that cater to more price sensitive clients. This…
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SWISS Has Its Red Nose Planes For Christmas
We all know about Rudolph the red nose reindeer, but have you head of the red nose aircraft? Well to give a more festive touch to its fleet ahead of the Christmas festivities, this is exactly what you might happen to see in Zurich International Airport (ZRH). Let’s talk about what SWISS calls LXmas. The…
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Leasing Firm SMBC Aviation Capital Orders 60 New A320neo Jets
Something that everyone picked up on following the Dubai Air Show was the 0 orders racked up by Airbus for its A320 family jets. However just days after the airshow wrapped up in the UAE Airbus has announced a large order for the aircraft type. It won’t be an airline taking direct delivery as they…
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Aviation Capital Group Delivers Third A320neo to Air Astana and FlyArystan
Air Astana and its low cost subsidiary FlyAristan have been working on streamlining their fleet for quite some time now. A further step in this direction though was made in the past days with the delivery of a third leased A320neo. The plane arrived in Kazakhstan directly from the assembly line in Hamburg, Germany. However…
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ITA Airways Ready To Receive Its First Ever Airbus A321neo
Not too long left at all before ITA Airways receives a new aircraft type to incorporate into its growing fleet. The Italian flag carrier will further expand the planes at its disposal with a new high efficiency new generation Airbus model. Soon the carrier will receive its first ever Airbus A321neo. Let’s find out all…
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British Airways Resumes Flights to Riga After 15 Year Absence
Touchdown of Airbus A320-200 G-EUUE on October 29th 2023 marked the first British Airways flight between London and Riga in over 15 years. An important moment for the British flag carrier and the airport of the Latvian capital. Why is it important for the airline and the airport and how will the flight operate in…
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Why Do Low Cost Airlines Use One Aircraft Type?
You’ve certainly noticed before that low cost airlines, around the world, have a common practice. Generally have a fleet comprised of only 1 aircraft type. For instance in Europe Ryanair operates an all 737 fleet or EasyJet uses an all A320 fleet. What is the Reason Behind This Practice By Airlines? The answer to this…
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New Air India Kolkata to Bangkok Flight Ready to Takeoff
Things are starting to move quite quickly with Air India. After having announced one of the world’s biggest plane orders at the Paris air show, the airline finalized the acquisition of its first A350 and is opening up new routes. That last point is exactly what we’ll be talking about in this post today as…