When you don’t have a towbar…
In August CityJet flew an SSJ into Bodø Airport, Norway. Which would be normal, you’d think. Except Bodø had no towbar for the SSJ. So, with a schedule to keep, and a ground crew not willing to let the schedule…
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Delta’s 787 decision
Yesterday’s 787 decision by Delta was not unexpected. The original 787 order was from Northwest Airlines. Once Northwest merged with Delta, it was Delta’s fleet plan that took precedence. As of 3Q16 Delta’s fleet looked like this. Boeing represented 58%…
Flying on Finnair’s A350-900
Impressions of Finnair’s A350 Business Class The A350 XWB has been touted by Airbus and its operating airlines as representing a significant step forward when it comes to the passenger experience. Does it live up to the expectations? With nearly…
Last Fokker 100 flight heralds new era for TAP
On November 29th Portuguese flag carrier TAP retired its last Fokker 100. When flight TP1937 from Porto, operated by “Albatroz” (CS-TPA), touched down at Lisbon Portela airport, it brought a quarter of a century of Fokker 100 service in Portugal to…
CS300 Successfully Enters Revenue Service with AirBaltic
Bombardier’s CS300, the larger of the two CSeries variants, successfully entered revenue service with airBaltic earlier today. The first flight was from Riga to Amsterdam, and carried 120 passengers. AirBaltic has configured its aircraft in a 145 seat two-class configuration.…
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