Zhengzhou Xinzheng Airport - ZHCC, China
Photo: : Lei Cheung Jyu
sábado, 21 de março de 2026
VINTAGE Aircraft - SU-BNN is a McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 aircraft operated by Egypt-based charter airline AMC Airlines (later AMC Aviation) during the early 2000s, specifically active around 2000-2001
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N303EV - Delta Air Lines
B-17921 - UNI Air
VINTAGE Special Colours - Air Europa / Boeing 737-3Y0 / EC-GEQ - Martini special livery
Flyingphotos - Lisboa
sexta-feira, 20 de março de 2026
FLEET - KLM Cityhopper (Netherlands) expects all four of its grounded E195-E2s to be back into operation during 2026, as GTF issues ease
The carrier also has a good supply of spare engines available. As for the E190s, they will exit by 2031, and be likely replaced with more E195-E2s. The E175s will remain for now.
Aviator / Photo: Ton Jochems - AMS
FLEET - Amazon fleet of A330 converted freighters transferred to IAT Leasing
Amazon Air first A330P2F (CVG Airport)
Widebody cargo jets were introduced in 2023 and are now flown by Alaska Airlines
The aircraft are operated by Alaska Air Group – which acquired them through Hawaiian Airlines – on behalf of Amazon Air.IAT Leasing claims to have acquired the portfolio of twin-engine aircraft from funds managed by asset manager Altavair, adding that the acquisition was made on behalf of funds managed by Blue Owl Capital of the USA and financed by MUFG of Japan.
The A330 freighters covered by the transaction are equipped with Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines.
A First Leg Toward Sustainability: Mandarin Airlines Chooses SAF
Regional airlines are increasingly looking for practical solutions to reduce their environmental impact and ATR is committed to meeting their expectations, in particular by offering a SAF option for the first leg of their ferry flight.
Last week, Mandarin Airlines reached an important milestone in its partnership with ATR by completing the ferry flight of its ATR 72-600 using a blend of 30% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) on the first leg of the journey between Toulouse and Taipei. This newly delivered ATR 72-600 will join a fleet of 11 aircraft to provide essential connectivity across Taiwan, mainly from Taipei Songshan Airport. This initiative embodies the increasing commitment of the airline to more sustainable operations in its region.
This flight forms part of ATR’s broader efforts to drive the entire regional aviation sector towards ever-lower emissions levels. While the ATR 72-600 equipped with PW127XT engines is already highly efficient and certified to operate with up to 50% SAF, ATR is also multiplying initiatives to accelerate SAF adoption, working closely with industrial partners, lessors and airlines worldwide:
For several years, ATR has been collaborating with Braathens Regional Airlines (BRA) and Neste to accelerate 100% SAF compatibility across the ATR family. This partnership has already enabled a historic world-first flight in 2022, operated with 100% SAF in both engines of an ATR 72‑600. This landmark flight proved that the use of neat SAF can reduce up to 80% of CO₂ emissions across the full fuel lifecycle.
Regional airlines are increasingly adopting SAF options whenever possible. NAC had already opted for SAF blends back in 2023, saving tonnes of CO2. In 2021, Hokkaido Air System (HAC) had pioneered SAF use in Asia on the first leg of a ferry flight with an ATR 42‑600.
These successive milestones, underpinned by our long-standing 100% SAF capability target by 2030, are further reinforced by our participation in programmes such as Clean Aviation. They demonstrate that integrating SAF into regional aviation is not a futuristic concept, but a transformation that is already underway.
FLEET - Air India Restores Its Final Grounded Aircraft: Vt-All Returns To The Skies
When Air India returned to the Tata Group in 2022, one of the airline’s biggest priorities was rebuilding its fleet and restoring world‑class operational capability. Among the inherited legacy fleet of 113 aircraft were 30 widebody and narrowbody aircraft that had remained long‑grounded and untouched for years. Post-privatisation, Air India committed significant resources to revive each of them.
With the return of VT‑ALL, the last of the 30 grounded aircraft, a Boeing 777‑300ER, the final chapter of this massive revival effort is now complete. In the next phase, VT-ALL and the other B777 aircraft in our fleet will undergo a full retrofit, starting 2027. With the retrofit, the aircraft will offer the new Air India experience with new seats and modern amenities while sporting our new livery.
Air India
quinta-feira, 19 de março de 2026
NEW AIRLINE - Nigeria’s Binani Air Cleared For Scheduled Operations After Aoc Upgrade
Operating a small fleet of 2 aircraft, including Embraer E170s.
NEW AIRLINE - Skåne Aviation was launched in 2026, focused on fast, direct flights connecting southern Sweden (Skåne) to Stockholm
Start-up Skåne Aviation hopes to launch scheduled passenger flights on April 12, 2026, with an up to 4x daily Stockholm Bromma-Malmö route operated by FROST with its Saab 2000 aircraft.
The aircraft expected to operate the service is OY-FSC, leased from Danish charter operator Frost.
Images: Skane
AIRCRAFT - Airbus starts assembly of 2nd test A350F
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