British Airways to resume Boeing 747-400 service on the London...
British Airways (London) will resume Boeing 747-400 service on the London (Heathrow)-Denver route on March 29, 2015, replacing a Boeing 777-200 ER according to Airline Route. BA last operated the...
View ArticlePolar Air Cargo to operate two additional Boeing 747s for DHL Express
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (New York) today announced the placement of two incremental Boeing 747 freighters into ACMI service with DHL Express. The two aircraft, a Boeing 747-800F and a...
View ArticleUPS reports its third quarter operating profit increased 7.8% to $1.3...
UPS (United Parcel Service) (UPS Airlines) (Atlanta and Louisville) issued this financial statement: UPS has announced diluted earnings per share of $1.32 for the third quarter 2014, a 13.8%...
View ArticleAtlas Air Worldwide Holdings reports adjusted net income of $27.4 million for...
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo) (New York) has issued this financial statement for the third quarter: Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. announced adjusted net...
View ArticleUPS pilots picket the UPS investor conference
The Independent Pilots Association, representing the pilots of UPS-United Parcel Service (UPS Airlines) (Atlanta and Louisville) provided an informational picket line yesterday (November 13) at the...
View ArticleBritish Airways fits ZEUS, a volcanic ash detector, on a Boeing 747-400
British Airways (London) has issued this statement concerning its part in volcanic ash detection research: In response to the Icelandic volcanic eruption in 2010 which caused widespread flight...
View ArticleMalaysia Airlines’ third quarter loss widens to $167.4 million
Malaysia Airlines (Kuala Lumpur) reported its third quarter loss expanded to MYR 576.1 million ($167.4 million) for the three months ending on September 30, deepened from a deficit of MYR 375.4...
View ArticlePullmantur Air rebrands as Wamos Air
Pullmantur Air (Madrid) on December 17 was rebranded as Wamos Air while repainted one of its Boeing 747-400s. Copyright Photo: José Luis Celada Euba. Boeing 747-412 EC-KSM (msn 27178) pictured at the...
View ArticleVirgin Atlantic flight VS 43 to Las Vegas returns safely to London Gatwick...
Virgin Atlantic Airways (London) flight VS 43 from London (Gatwick) to Las Vegas today encountered a technical problem after departure with its main landing gear. After dumping fuel over the Atlantic...
View ArticleEVA Air retires its last Boeing 747-400 Combi
EVA Air (Taipei) today (January 5) operated its last Boeing 747-400 Combi revenue flight. Flight BR 868 operated from Taipei (Taoyuan) to Macau with the pictured Boeing 747-45E (M) B-16409 (msn...
View ArticleReuters: 13 former United Airlines flight attendants file a complaint because...
United Airlines (Chicago) says it will fight the litigation “vigorously”. Flight UA 869 on July 14, 2014 from San Francisco to Hong Kong was cancelled because the 13 flight attendants refused to fly...
View ArticleDelta to bring the Boeing 717 to the West Coast, will resume Atlanta-Honolulu...
Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) is bringing its leased Boeing 717-200s to the U.S. West Coast on four routes. Los Angeles-Las Vegas, Los Angeles-Portland, Oregon, Salt Lake City-Kansas City and Salt Lake...
View ArticleCenturion Cargo to return to Amsterdam
Centurion Cargo (Miami) will restore the Miami-Amsterdam route on February 19 with Boeing 747-400F freighters per Cargo Facts. The carrier dropped its only European route last year. The company is...
View ArticleQANTAS Airways to preserve its first Boeing 747-400 in Australia
QANTAS Airways (Sydney) has saved historic Boeing 747-438 VH-OJA (msn 24354) from a Victorville scraping. Instead, the first QANTAS Jumbo will be preserved with the Historical Aviation Restoration...
View ArticleQANTAS Airways to return to Vancouver with seasonal services
QANTAS Airways (Sydney) has announced it will return to Vancouver for the northern hemisphere summer season on the Sydney-Vancouver route starting on June 20. The restored route will be operated three...
View ArticleSouthern Air retires its last Boeing 747
Southern Air (2nd) (Cincinnati) has retired its last Boeing 747 freighter. According to ch-aviation, the former World Airways Boeing 747-412 (F) N743WA (msn 26562) was retired to Marana, Arizona on...
View ArticleTUI AG to sell Corsair to Groupe Dubreuil, the owner of Air Caraibes
Corsair International (Paris-Orly), the French airline unit of TUI AG, will be sold to Groupe Dubreuil, the owner of Air Caraibes. Both carriers will be operated separately according to this report by...
View ArticleThe final flight of QANTAS’ historic Boeing 747-438 VH-OJA will be on March 8
QANTAS Airways (Sydney) has confirmed its plans to ferry its first Boeing 747-400, the pictured 747-438 VH-OJA (msn 24354), on Sunday, March 8 to the Historical Aviation Restoration Society (HARS)...
View ArticleQANTAS Airways delivers its first Boeing 747-400 to its final resting spot
QANTAS Airways (Sydney) yesterday (March 7) flew the pictured Boeing 747-438 VH-OJA (msn 24354) to its final resting spot in Australia. VH-OJA was delivered on August 11, 1989. The airline issued this...
View ArticleAir France-KLM outlines the changes and strategies for their Summer Schedule
Air France (Paris) and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Amsterdam) have outlines the changes for its upcoming Summer Schedule effective from March 29 through October 24, 2015. Overall the Air France-KLM...
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