Flydubai to add Khartoum on November 18
Flydubai Boeing 737-8KN A6-FDD (msn 40234) DXB, originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery. Flydubai (Dubai) will add Khartoum (Sudan) and the Dubai-Khartoum route on November 18. Copyright Photo: Paul...
View ArticleSeawings starts sightseeing flights from Dubai Creek
Copyright Photo: Paul Denton. Please click on photo for full view, information and other photos. Seawings (Dubai) launched Cessna Caravan seaplane sightseeing flights from Dubai Creek on October 1,...
View ArticleRoyal Falcon’s ex-Air Canada Boeing 767-233 JY-JRF
Copyright Photo: Paul Denton. Royal Falcon’s (Amman) ex-Air Canada/Iraqi Airways Boeing 767-233 JY-JRF (msn 22526) is not often photographed. Although it was received on June 30, 2007 it did not...
View ArticleVictims of AF 447 were not given any warning of crash
Air France Airbus A330-203 F-GZCP (msn 660) DXB (tragically crashed June 1, 2009), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery. News link:...
View ArticleTaban Air Tupolev Tu-154M RA-85787 crashes and burns in Mashhad, Iran
Copyright Photo: Paul Denton. RA-85787 approaches Dubai for landing prior to the accident. The airliner is painted in the Kolavia color scheme. Taban Air’s (Tehran) Tupolev Tu-154M RA-85787 (msn...
View ArticleEthiopian Airlines Boeing 737-8AS ET-ANB crashes into the sea off of Lebabnon
Copyright Photo: Jay Selman. ET-ANB arrives at Dubai before the crash. Ethiopian Airlines (Addis Ababa) tragically lost its ex-Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS ET-ANB (msn 29935, ex EI-CSW) this morning...
View ArticleEthiopian pilot was unable to follow ATC directions, made a sharp turn and...
Copyright Photo: Antony J. Best. Another picture of the ill-fated ex-Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS ET-ANB (msn 29935) landing at Dubai right before sunset in the desert. Ethiopian Airlines’ (Addis Ababa)...
View ArticleEthiopian Airlines officials are not happy with ET-ANB crash investigation
Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-8AS WL ET-ANB (msn 29935) DXB (crashed January 25, 2010 near Beirut), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery. Ethiopian Airlines’ (Addis Ababa) according to Jimma Times...
View ArticleIraqi Airways leases Boeing 737-4B7 EY-537 from East Air
Iraqi Airways (East Air) Boeing 737-4B7 EY-537 (msn 24550) DXB (Reiner Geerdts), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery. Iraqi Airways (Baghdad) has leased this ex-US Airways Boeing 737-4B7...
View ArticleKish Air is operating this McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 with a picture of Kish...
Kish Air McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 (MD-83) UR-BXO (msn 53149) (picture of Kish Island) DXB (Reiner Geerdts), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery. Kish Air (Tehran) is operating this McDonnell...
View ArticleTransaero Airlines to fly to New York and Miami, will add 14 Boeing 777-200s...
Transaero Airlines Boeing 777-222 EI-UNZ (msn 26925) DXB (Konstantin von Wedelstaedt), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery. Transaero Airlines (Moscow-Domodedovo) is planning to add new scheduled...
View ArticleHainan Airlines returns to the black for 2009 with a net profit of $49 million
Hainan Airlines 767-334P B-2490 (msn 33047) DXB (Paul Denton), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery. Hainan Airlines (Haikou) also returned to profitability in 2009 when it posted a net profit of...
View ArticleATW raises a question: Did Afriqiyah mistake the road for the runway?
Copyright Photo: Antony J. Best. The doomed Airbus A330-202 5A-ONG (msn 1024) is seen at Dubai before the crash in similar desert conditions it would have encountered at Tripoli. ATW has raised this...
View ArticleDid the smaller width of the Mangalore runway contribute to the Air India...
Copyright Photo: Rainer Bexten. Please click on photo for full view, information and other photos. Air India Express (Mumbai) flight IX 812 on May 22, 2010 operated with Boeing 737-8HG VT-AXV (msn...
View ArticleInvestigators call off search for missing Air France Flight Data Recorders
Air France Airbus A330-203 F-GZCP (msn 660) DXB (tragically crashed June 1, 2009), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery. Air France’s Airbus A330-203 F-GZCP (msn 660), which crashed tragically on...
View ArticleWataniya Airways adds new service to Vienna
Wataniya Airways Airbus A320-214 9K-EAA (msn 3739) DXB, originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery. Wataniya Airways (Kuwait City) on June 2 added Vienna and the Kuwait City-VIE route with Airbus A320s....
View ArticleTransaero Airlines to lease a Boeing 777-200 from ALAFCO for 96 months
Transaero Airlines Boeing 777-222 EI-UNZ (msn 26925) DXB (Konstantin von Wedelstaedt), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery. Transaero Airlines (Moscow) is leasing a used Boeing 777-200 from...
View ArticleQatar Airways to add Belgrade in September via Ankara
Qatar Airways (Doha) is planning to add Belgrade as an extension of the Doha-Ankara route in September following a new bilateral agreement between Qatar and Serbia. Read the full report from...
View ArticleThe final accident report for AF 447 is issued
Air France‘s (Paris) tragic flight AF 447 will soon be put to rest but the safety implications are bound to last longer. The final French accident report has been issued blaming pilot error, defective...
View ArticleEthiopian Airlines orders an additional Boeing 777-200 LR (Longer Range)
Ethiopian Airlines (Addis Ababa) has announced it has placed an order for one additional 777-200 LR (Longer Range) Worldliner, adding to the airline’s fleet of five 777-200 LRs. The order is valued at...
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