Alaska Airlines says it will “retire” the Virgin America brand in 2019 after the two carriers merge – but will retain many of the brand elements popular among Virgin America passengers, including enhanced in-flight entertainment, mood lighting and music. Brad…
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Korean Dream Begins
Korean Air has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner from an order for ten placed on May 31, 2005. The jet, HL 8081 (c/n 34810), will initially be flown on domestic services from Seoul/Gimpo to Jeju for around…
Lebanese A-29 pilots begin training
The first new Lebanese Air Force A-29 Super Tucano trainee pilot started live flying with the 81st Fighter Squadron at Moody AFB, Georgia, on 22 March. “It was his first flight in the aircraft so it was a great [opportunity]…
Navigraph to Introduce Jeppesen Charts
In the next version of Navigraph Charts, all chart data will be provided by Jeppesen! According to Navigraph, the new Jeppesen charts format will add many benefits and enable additional functionality requested by users to the Navigraph Charts software. First…
Wizz Air Expands its Fleet
Low-cost carrier Wizz Air has agreed to lease two new Airbus A321s and two A320s from Vermillion Aviation Holdings Ireland. The jets, which are powered by International Aero Engine V2500 engines, are due to be delivered between July and March…
HIA Joins the Elite
Doha’s Hamad International Airport (HIA) has become just the sixth facility in the world to receive Skytrax’s ‘5-Star Airport’ ranking. The rating is awarded by the London-based aviation institute to airports providing first class facilities for its passengers combined with…
BOC Aviation Adds More MAX 8s
BOC Aviation has placed an order for 13 additional Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. The latest purchase agreement takes the lessor’s commitment to 209 aircraft from the Boeing Next-Generation 737 Family including 74 MAX 8s. “Airlines are attracted by the…
Helicopter gunships in AFM
Helicopter gunships were all the rage in the latter part of the Cold War. On each side of the Iron Curtain, huge numbers of NATO and Warsaw Pact gunships prepared for a conflict that never came. Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany,…
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Rotate MD-80 1.3 Pro Released
The updated MD-80 is a accurate replica of the MD-88 variation featuring more advanced systems simulation . The new version is compatible with X-Plane 11 beta and has lots of new features, including HOLD and PROGRESS MCDU pages and mousewheel…
AFM at LIMA: Singaporean ‘bombtruck’
AFM correspondent Alan Warnes caught this F-15SG in the static display at LIMA 17 at Langkawi International Airport in Malaysia. Assigned to the Republic of Singapore Air Force’s 149 Squadron ‘Shikras’ at Paya Lebar Air Base, 8319 was loaded with several types of…
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