SPECIAL SCHEME - Seattle Mariners Special Aircraft

- Our newest specially designed aircraft celebrating the Seattle Mariners is a home run

We’re thrilled to unveil our new Seattle Mariners-themed aircraft, ready to hit the skies on Friday, Sept. 

27 just in time for Mariners Fan Appreciation Day. 

This plane is sure to be a home run with fans!

We’re proud to unveil the Seattle Mariners aircraft that will take to the skies on Friday, Sept. 27, just in time for the Mariners Fan Appreciation Day.

The design features the Seattle Mariners logo, Mariner Moose, and the famous line “Fly, Fly Away” commemorating longtime Mariners broadcaster and Hall of Famer Dave Niehaus.
This is the second iteration of a Mariners-themed aircraft (tail number #N710AL), and the new design will fly throughout our network until 2026.

It’s not time to hang up the mitts just yet, because we’re announcing a new aircraft that hits it out of the park!

Celebrating our longstanding partnership (since 2001) with our favorite Major League Baseball team, we’re proud to unveil the Seattle Mariners aircraft that will take to the skies on Friday, Sept. 27, just in time for the Mariners Fan Appreciation Day.

The design, displayed on a Boeing 737-9 MAX, features the Seattle Mariners logo, Mariner Moose, and the famous line “Fly, Fly Away” commemorating longtime Mariners broadcaster and Hall of Famer Dave Niehaus.

This is the second iteration of a Mariners-themed aircraft, and the new design will fly throughout our network until 2026. The plane’s tail number, #N710AL, is also a nod to the Official Radio Station of the team, Seattle Sports 710, who broadcasts all Mariners games throughout the Pacific Northwest.
“As Seattle’s hometown airline, we’re excited to launch one of the most requested custom livery designs we’ve had over the past few years– a new Seattle Mariners Boeing 737. This aircraft represents an exciting opportunity to show our Seattle spirit and celebrate our baseball team not only during the season but year-round,” said Eric Edge, managing director of Marketing and Advertising, Alaska Airlines.

Our partnership with the Seattle Mariners also includes:

Interactive moments and promotions with fans during home games.

Every Friday game at T-Mobile Park, we present “Fly, Fly Away Fridays.” This recurring event provides fans the chance to win First Class tickets and MVP status from Alaska when the Mariners hit a 5th-inning home run.

Fans can also earn 5x miles when using their Alaska Airlines Visa® card on eligible in-stadium concession and retail purchases during Fly, Fly Away Friday games.

Community partnerships with the Mariners
We also have other community partnerships with the Mariners, including a Home Runs for UNCF program where we donate 10,000 miles for every Mariners home run at T-Mobile Park and 40,000 miles for a Grand Slam to UNCF. In 2023, we provided one million miles to UNCF for travel through the Home Runs for UNCF program, and this season, there have been 82 home runs to date! Miles donated help students fly to college tours, travel back and forth between school and home, and participate in a variety of leadership development programs and other programming offered by UNCF.

FLEET - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Desert Wings) HZ-101/ B737-8DP(WL)

Paul Bannwarth
 

ROUTES - Breeze Airways continues to add more routes to Florida

Breeze Airways is adding four new routes to Florida this winter:

Provo – Orlando (starts December 21, 2024)
Erie – Tampa (starts January 8, 2025)
Gulfport – Orlando (starts February 6, 2025)
Ogdensburg – Orlando (starts February 13, 2025)

Photo: Ton Jochems / YUL

ROUTES / FLEET - BBN Airlines Indonesia launches scheduled passenger ops

BBN Airlines Indonesia (7B, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta) has commenced scheduled passenger flights, launching what will be daily Jakarta Soekarno Hatta-Surabaya roundtrips on September 27, 2024. Despite obtaining its air operator's certificate (AOC) for commercial passenger flights from Indonesia's civil aviation authority (Direktorat Jenderal Perhubungan Udara - DJPU) in March, until now, the Avia Solutions Group subsidiary has only operated as an ACMI carrier.
ADS-B data shows B737-800 PK-BBH (msn 36121) operated the first scheduled services as flight 7B763/764. Beginning September 30, the airline will start daily Jakarta-Balikpapan roundtrips, to be followed by the start of daily Jakarta-Denpasar roundtrips on October 2.
BBN Airlines Indonesia has three B737-800s, which until mid-September were all operating for SpiceJet (SG, Delhi International). PK-BBF (msn 29676), PK-BBG (msn 39390), and PK-BBH all ferried from Delhi to Jakarta on September 10. The operator also has a pair of B737-800(BCF)s and is expecting a B737-400(SF).
Speaking to ch-aviation earlier this year, BBN Airlines Indonesia chairman Martynas Grigas flagged the arrival of the three passenger-configured aircraft, noting that three aircraft was the minimum requirement to secure an Indonesian passenger AOC. However, at the time he also suggested that the passenger aircraft were more likely to be used for ACMI services than scheduled services. According to ch-aviation PRO airlines data, BBN Airlines Indonesia becomes the country's 14th scheduled passenger operator.
Grigas said there were considerable untapped ACMI opportunities in Australia and Southeast Asia. Since then, BBN Airlines Indonesia has obtained a foreign air operator's certificate (FAOC) from Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority and similar authorisations from the relevant agencies in the Philippines and Singapore.

CH Aviation

Images: BBN Indonesia

FLEET - C919 flies to Lhasa for the first time, China-made commercial aircraft meet in Qinghai-Xizang Plateau

An C919 aircraft of Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) took off from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport of Sichuan on September 19th, 2024, and landed smoothly at Lhasa Kongga International Airport of Xizang after a flight of 2 hours and 8 minutes. This is the first time that the C919 aircraft has flown to Lhasa and meet with the ARJ21 aircraft which is carrying out demonstration flight in Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, the "roof of the world".

Lhasa Kongga International Airport is located in the Yarlung Zangbo River valley, with an elevation of 3,569 meters. The surrounding mountains are numerous, and the meteorological environment is complex and changeable, which has high requirements for the plateau operation performance of aircraft. Flying to Lhasa this time, the C919 aircraft will carry out development flight tests of systems critical to high plateau operation, such as the environmental control system, the avionics system and the power plant system, as well as high plateau airport adaptability checks, thus to lay a foundation for subsequently meeting the operational requirements of high plateau routes and the development of plateau versions of aircraft.



ARJ21 aircraft has taken Chengdu of Sichuan, Xining of Qinghai and Lhasa of Xizang as the operation bases to carry out demonstration flight around Qinghai-Xizang Plateau since August 21st, 2024. Up to now, it has completed flight tasks in 25 routes and 55 flight segments for 62 hours, covering 11 high plateau airports, and has flown 4 sorties at Daocheng Yading Airport, the highest civil airport in the world, which fully verifies the adaptability of ARJ21 aircraft to high plateau operation.
COMAC

ROUTES - ETIHAD SCHEDULES A321NEO LR FIRST CLASS PHUKET LAUNCH IN AUG 2025

Etihad Airways earlier this month opened reservations for its Airbus A321neo LR aircraft, configured in 3-class cabin. The 160-seater aircraft will be configured in F2J14Y144, currently listed on Abu Dhabi – Phuket EY414/415 service from 01AUG25, replacing 787-9. With this aircraft change, First Class cabin and fares will be offered for Phuket.

The carrier overall operates 3 daily flights from the launch of Northern winter 2024/25 season. Following schedule is effective 01AUG25 – 18SEP25.


EY412 AUH0845 – 1825HKT 781 D

EY414 AUH1430 – 0015+1HKT 32Q D

EY410 AUH2155 – 0740+1HKT 781 D


EY415 HKT0250 – 0615AUH 32Q D

EY411 HKT0855 – 1220AUH 781 D

EY413 HKT2055 – 0015+1AUH 781 D

Photo: Etihad 

ROUTES / FLEET - IBERIA SCHEDULES A321XLR LONDON / PARIS LATE-OCT 2024 LAUNCH

Iberia in the last few days filed revised service launch to its Airbus A321XLR aircraft. The A321XLR aircraft will now operate service within Europe from 26OCT24, ahead of planned US service from 14NOV24.

Planned A321XLR European operations as of 15SEP24 as follows, further changes remains possible.


Madrid – London Heathrow 
26OCT24 IB3170/3163 (A321XLR inaugural)
27OCT24 – 31OCT24 IB711/712

Madrid – Paris Charles de Gaulle
26OCT24 IB3398/3425
27OCT24 – 13NOV24 IB589/590
01NOV24 – 13NOV24 IB585/586

 Planned A321XLR service debut on Madrid – Boston from 14NOV24 and Madrid – Washington Dulles from 15JAN25 remains unchanged.

ROUTES - DELTA NS25 INTERCONTINENTAL NETWORK CHANGES – 20SEP24

Delta during the weekend of 20SEP24’s schedule update filed new changes to its intercontinental operation for Northern summer 2025 season, effective 29MAR25. This weekend’s update includes the airline’s announcement of 7 new European routes, including 2 service resumptions.

Atlanta – Brussels eff 10JUN25 3 weekly 767-300ER (Last served until March 2020)

DL140 ATL1755 – 0840+1BRU 76W 246
DL141 BRU1045 – 1450ATL 76W 357

Atlanta – Naples eff 23MAY25 4 weekly A330-200

DL278 ATL1550 – 0730+1NAP 332 x247
DL279 NAP0930 – 1500ATL 332 x135

Boston – Barcelona eff 22MAY25 3 weekly 767-300ER

DL250 BOS1750 – 0715+1BCN 76W 246
DL251 BCN0930 – 1155BOS 76W 357

Boston – Milan Malpensa eff 23MAY25 4 weekly 767-300ER

DL186 BOS1720 – 0705+1MXP 76W x246
DL187 MXP0920 – 1155BOS 76W x357

Detroit – Dublin eff 07MAY25 4 weekly A330-200

DL292 DTW2115 – 0930+1DUB 332 x246
DL293 DUB1130 – 1430DTW 332 x357

Minneapolis/St. Paul – Rome Fiumicino eff 23MAY25 4 weekly A330-300 (Last served June – Sep 2016)

DL298 MSP1925 – 1200+1FCO 333 x246
DL299 FCO1230 – 1615MSP 333 x246

New York JFK – Catania eff 22MAY25 1 daily 767-300ER

DL244 JFK1725 – 0835+1CTA 76W D
DL245 CTA1035 – 1445JFK 76W D

Other service changes:

Atlanta – Athens 
eff 29MAR25 A330-900neo replaces 339-seater A350

eff 14JUN25 Increase from 7 to 11 weekly, A330-900neo
DL296 ATL1555 – 1010+1ATH 339 x357
DL222 ATL1705 – 1050+1ATH 339 D

DL223 ATH1030 – 1605ATL 339 D
DL297 ATH1220 – 1740ATL 339 x146

Atlanta – Barcelona 
eff 29MAR25 1 daily A330-300 service maintained, instead of previously filed 339-seater A350

eff 13JUN25 Increase from 7 to 10 weekly. Additional service operated by A330-900neo
DL270 ATL1620 – 0715+1BCN 339 357
DL194 ATL1825 – 0920+1BCN 333 D

DL271 BCN0930 – 1355ATL 339 146
DL195 BCN1135 – 1600ATL 333 D

Atlanta – Buenos Aires Ezeiza eff 29MAR25 1 daily A330-900neo service maintained, instead of previously filed 767-400ER
Atlanta – Dublin eff 29MAR25 A330-300 replaces previously filed 339-seater A350, 1 daily

Atlanta – Edinburgh 15APR25 – 25MAY25 Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly, 767-300ER (Planned 1 daily service now begins from 26MAY25 instead of 09JUN25)

Atlanta – Rome Fiumicino 
* DL214/215 29MAR25 – 01JUL25 339-seater A350 replaces A330-900neoeff 02JUL25 Increase from 14 to 17 weekly, additional service operated by A330-300

DL214 ATL1600 – 0735+1FCO 339 D
DL066 ATL1850 – 1035+1FCO 339 D
DL276 ATL2100 – 1220+1FCO 333 357

DL215 FCO0945 – 1450ATL 339 D
DL067 FCO1135 – 1655ATL 339 D
DL277 FCO1430 – 1920ATL 333 146

Atlanta – Rio de Janeiro Galeao eff 29MAR25 Northern summer frequency increases from 3 in 2024 to 4 weekly, 767-300ER operating

Atlanta – Santiago de Chile eff 01AUG25 275-seater A350-900XWB replaces 339-seater (Premium Economy Class not available for reservations)
Atlanta – Venice Marco Polo 
* DL192/193 Seasonal 3 weekly service from 22MAY25 operated by A330-200, instead of 767-300ER

* DL138/139 eff 29MAR25 1 daily 767-300ER service maintained, instead of previously filed -400ER
eff 22MAY25 Planned increase from 10 to 14 weekly removed, 767-300ER/-400ER operating


Boston – Amsterdam eff 29MAR25 A330-900neo replaces -300, 2 daily

Boston – Athens Seasonal 1 daily A330-900neo in 2025 operates from 14APR25 instead of 29MAR25
Cincinnati – Paris Charles de Gaulle 
29MAR25 – 22MAY25 A330-300 replaces 767-400ER, 3 weekly (Planned 5 weekly during the period of 09MAY25 – 25MAY24 removed)

eff 23MAY25 1 daily 767-400ER service unchanged


Detroit – Amsterdam eff 29MAR25 1 of 3 daily DL132/133 A350-900XWB replaces A330-300 (1 daily each A330-300, A330-900neo, A350-900XWB)

Detroit – London Heathrow eff 29MAR25 A330-200 service maintained, instead of previously filed -900neo, 1 daily

Detroit – Munich eff 14APR25 Seasonal service operates 2 weeks later than previously planned. 767-400ER replaces A330-200, 1 daily (Planned increase to daily has been filed prior to this weekend’s schedule update)

Detroit – Paris Charles de Gaulle eff 29MAR25 A330-900neo service maintained, instead of previously filed -300, 1 daily (Seasonal 2nd daily from 08JUN25 remains unchanged with A330-300)
Minneapolis/St. Paul – Amsterdam eff 29MAR25 1 of 3 daily DL160/161 A350-900XWB replace A330-300

New York JFK – Berlin
eff 15APR25 Seasonal service resumes with 5 weekly 767-300ER (Previous: eff 07MAY25)

eff 07MAY25 A330-300 replaces 767-300ER. Previously planned increase from 5 to 7 weekly instead of eff 10JUN25 unchanged

New York JFK – Brussels eff 29MAR25 Reduce from 7 to 4 weekly. 767-300ER service maintained, instead of previously filed -400ER

New York JFK – Copenhagen 
eff 14APR25 Seasonal service resumptions begins 2 weeks later than planned (previous: eff 29MAR25), 5 weekly 767-300ER

eff 07MAY25 Increase from 5 to 7 weekly (Previous: eff 12JUN25; Initially scheduled as 5 weekly for peak season)

New York JFK – Geneva eff 14APR25 Seasonal service resumptions begins 2 weeks later than planned (previous: eff 29MAR25), 767-300ER replaces -400ER, 1 daily

New York JFK – London Gatwick eff 07MAY25 Seasonal service resumptions begins 5 weeks later than planned (previous: eff 29MAR25), 1 daily 767-300ER

New York JFK – Madrid eff 29MAR25 A330-900neo replaces 767-400ER, 1 daily

New York JFK – Milan Malpensa 
* DL286/287 eff 29MAR25 767-400ER replaces A330-300

* DL184/185 eff 29MAR25 A330-300 replaces 767-400ER

New York JFK – Munich eff 30MAR25 Seasonal 3 weekly 767-300ER service cancelled

New York JFK – Naples eff 07MAY25 A330-200 replaces 767-300ER, 1 daily

New York JFK – Rome Fiumicino 
eff 29MAR25 2 daily A330-300 replaces -900neo

eff 22MAY25 Seasonal 3rd daily operated by A330-300, replacing previously filed 767-400ER

 

New York JFK – Sao Paulo Guarulhos eff 29MAR25 A330-900neo replaces 767-400ER, 1 daily

New York JFK – Venice Marco Polo eff 29MAR25 767-300ER service maintained, replacing -400ER. 1 daily

Salt Lake City – London Heathrow eff 29MAR25 A330-200 service maintained, instead of previously filed -900neo. 5 weekly

Previously reported changes:


Atlanta – Stuttgart eff 30MAR25 Planned 4 weekly 767-300ER service resumption cancelled

Atlanta – Zurich eff 08MAY25 Increase from 4 to 7 weekly, 767-300ER

Detroit – Rome Fiumicino eff 07MAY25 Seasonal service resumes with A330-900neo, replacing -300

Minneapolis/St. Paul – Dublin 15APR25 – 06MAY25 Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly, 767-300ER (Planned 1 daily service begins from 07MAY25 instead of 14APR25)

New York JFK – Paris Charles de Gaulle eff 29MAR25 Morning hours departure from JFK cancelled, moving to late-night hours

New York JFK – Shannon eff 22MAY25 Seasonal service resumes with 1 daily 767-300ER
New York JFK – Stockholm Arlanda eff 07MAY25 Increase from 5 to 7 weekly, 767-300ER (Previous: eff 09JUN25. Initially scheduled as 6 weekly for peak season)


Photos: Duncan Stewart