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Turkish Airlines new route

22nd May 2013, 08:10 CET, Spain, 218 views

On Tuesday May 21 Turkish Airlines, the best European company for second consecutive year, opened the route Istanbul-Santiago de Compostela. A historic day for...

Etihad - Abu Dhabi - Amsterdam service

15th May 2013, 22:16 CET, Netherlands, 873 views

Flight EY77, carrying the KL code of Dutch national carrier, KLM, departed Abu Dhabi airport on schedule at 9.30am local time today, Wednesday 15 May.

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First Czech Airlines A330 delivery flight

14th May 2013, 21:57 CET, Czech Republic, 1069 views

The historically first Airbus A330 aircraft, registration OK-YBA, landed in Václav Havel Airport in Prague after the delivery flight from Seoul. The aircraft...

SAS to sell Widerøe

3rd May 2013, 21:31 CET, Norway, 553 views

SAS is selling Widerøe.

"SAS sells Widerøe to an investor group led by Torghatten

SAS Group (“SAS”) has today signed an...

First An-158 for Cubana de Aviacion

17th April 2013, 01:25 CET, Cuba, 985 views

The first An-158 for Cubana de Aviacion - the first flight in Cubana livery...

End of the line and lease for Gulfair Airbuses

10th March 2013, 08:29 CET, Denmark, 879 views

Two Gulfair Airbuses passed through Copenhagen recently on the way back to the company that leased them to Gulfair.

In 2008, these two...

First Embraer 190 for JetAir Fly

1st March 2013, 11:48 CET, , 1581 views

JetAir Fly receives its first Embraer 190 aircraft.

Photos by A-P.net member Cesar Novaes ...

LAN launches 787 flights to LAX

3rd January 2013, 09:38 CET, USA - California, 2329 views

LAN Airlines becomes the first carrier to offer international service on the 787 Dreamliner at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Starting today, the LAN...

Alitalia's MD-82 swansong

18th December 2012, 06:27 CET, Italy, 2165 views

The last flight of an MD82 in Alitalia's livery took place 17th December.

The first "Mad Dog" entered service 29 years ago with...

Lufthansa's first Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental flight to LAX

17th December 2012, 08:08 CET, USA - California, 2850 views

On December 10th Lufthansa initiated commercial service of the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental along the airline’s Frankfurt (FRA) to Los Angeles (LAX) route....

First commercial flight of Polish Dreamliner - Prague visit

14th December 2012, 16:03 CET, Czech Republic, 2281 views

Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by LOT - Polish Airlines performed a first commercial flight with passengers on the 14th of December 2012. The Dreamliner took...

Malaysia Airlines retro scheme rolled out

13th December 2012, 19:30 CET, Malaysia, 1787 views

Malaysia Airlines 9M-MXA 1972 retro colour scheme has been rolled out to celebrate 40 years of Malaysian Hospitality to air travelers. This retro livery...

Russia's Kuban Airlines cease operations

11th December 2012, 21:37 CET, Russia, 1631 views

Russia’s Krasnodar-based Kuban Airlines will cease operations on the 11the of December 2012 due to financial issues and the inability to comply with new...

Antonov An-2 65th anniversary celebrations

8th December 2012, 14:47 CET, Russia, 2641 views

A UT Air Antonov An-2 has set out on the 5th of December from Plekhanovo airport (Tyumen) to the Republic of South Africa (SA) within “From ocean to ocean”...

JAL Narita to San Diego route launch

3rd December 2012, 11:11 CET, USA - California, 2418 views

On Sunday 02DEC Japan Airline launched its all new route Narita to San Diego taking advantage of the 787 Dreamliner capabilities to take international long...