Copyright Photo: Rainer Bexten. Ex-VARIGlog McDonnell Douglas MD-11F Z-BVT (msn 48410, ex N575SH/PR-LGE) departed Miami on delivery January 27. It is pictured arriving at the European base of Liege the following day.
Avient Aviation (Harare and Liege) has taken delivery of its second McDonnell Douglas MD-11F freighter. Tragically the company lost the first (Z-BAV, msn 48408) on November 28, 2009 on takeoff at Shanghai.
Turkish Airlines (Istanbul) is adding “Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture” stickers to its fleet.
Copyright Photo: Pedro Batista/Flyingphotos. A close-up of Boeing 737-8F2 TC-JGV (msn 34419) at Lisbon. The sticker is by the forward door.
Copyright Photo: Malcolm Bezzina. DHC-8-402 C-FZGL (msn 4289) passed through Malta en route to Singapore for the Singapore Air Show. It will become YL-BAE on delivery.
airBaltic (airBalti.com) (Riga) is taking delivery of its first (of eight) Bombardier DHC-8-402 (Q400). The Q400s will replace the Fokker F.27 Mk. 050s (Fokker 50s).
Please click on the AG icon for a direct link to the FedEx photo gallery.
FedEx Express (Memphis)ย is donating its logistical services to transport two giant pandas from the United States to China on February 4, 2010. Working in conjunction with the Smithsonianโs National Zoo in Washington, D.C. and Zoo Atlanta, FedEx Express will fly the pandas non-stop from Washingtonโs Dulles International Airport to Chengdu, China.
Tai Shan, a 4-and-a-half-year-old male panda born at the National Zoo, and Mei Lan, a 3-year-old female panda born at Zoo Atlanta, will travel onboard a custom-decaled FedEx Express 777 Freighter (777F) โ known as the โFedEx Panda Express.โ
FedEx Express will fly Mei Lan from Atlanta to Washington, D.C., where she will join Tai Shan in preparation for the trans-Atlantic flight. Onboard the 777F aircraft โ which is solely dedicated to the pandasโ journey โ Tai Shan and Mei Lan will travel in two custom-built transport containers provided by FedEx Express. The pandas will depart Washington, D.C. late morning on February 4 and arrive in Chengdu late afternoon on February 5, approximately 14 ยฝ hours between take-off and landing.
Boeing 777-FS2 N850FD (msn 37721) has been selected as the aircraft to wear the special “Panda Express” markings.
Please click on the AG icon for a direct link to the AirTran photo gallery.
AirTran Airways (Orlando and Atlanta) announced that it will begin new nonstop service between Gerald R. Ford International Airport inย Grand Rapids, MI, and two of AirTran’s largest operations, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport andย Orlandoย International Airport staring on May 4.
Austrian Airlines Boeing 737-8Z9 WL OE-LNS (msn 34262) INN (first painted Austrian 737-800), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Austrian Airlines (Vienna) has painted its first Boeing 737-800 in the full 2003 livery.
Copyright Photo: Manuel Ladinig. Ex-Lauda Air Boeing OE-LNS (msn 34262) departs from runway 26 at beautiful Innsbruck bound for Copenhagen.
Please click on the AG icon for a direct link to the Jetstar photo gallery.
Jetstar Airways (Melbourne) is planning to base some Airbus A330-200s in Singapore as it will increase its presence in SIN.
News link:
www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_singapore_business/view/
Copyright Photo: Keith Burton. G-BZAW is pictured at Southend with the special tail markings.
Cobham Aviation Services (Australia) (formerly National Jet Systems) (Adelaide) is ready to import this ex-BA CityFlyer BAe RJ100 registered G-BZAW (msn E3354). It will be the first RJ100 registered in Australia.
Please click on the AG icon for a direct link to the Ethiopian photo gallery.
Ethiopian Airlines’ (Addis Ababa) crashed Boeing 737-8AS ET-ANB (msn 29935) Flight Data Recorder has been located by the U.S. Navy off the coast of Lebanon.
New link:
Copyright Photo: Paul Bannwarth. Boeing 717-23S EC-HUZ (msn 55066) is pictured on final approach to Barcelona.
Quantum Air (La Compania Quantum Air S.A.) (Madrid) on January 26 ceased all operations. The company originallyย started operations on July 4, 2000 withย an initial fleet of three Boeing 717-200s under the AeBal (Aerolineas Baleares) brand. It was initially owned by Spanair (51 percent) and the GAS Group )(49 percent). However AeBal (Spanair Link)ย ceased operations on September 16, 2008 as part of the Spanair restructuring plan. SAS sold the company in January 2009 to Proturin, a Spanish investment company. Inย March 2009, AeBal was reorganized as Quantum Air.
You must be logged in to post a comment.