Video: Thomas Cook Airlines.ย Cabin refurbishment of Thomas Cook Airlinesโ Airbus A330, carried out at Monarch Aircraft Engineeringโs hangar facility at Manchester Airport.
Video: Flying “First Class Apartment” on Etihad Airways Airbus A380
Video: Sam Chui.ย First Class Apartment experience on board Etihad Airways from London to Abu Dhabi on its brand new Airbus A380.
Video: Airberlin’s Airbus A320 “Polar Night Flight” to Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen
Video: Sam Chui. The first airline outside of Norway to land during the Polar Night at Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen (Svalbard) in complete darkness at 2 pm in the afternoon. Event was organized by Airevents to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Spitsbergen.
Video: British pilots flying into remote airports in Indonesia
Video: Worst Place to be a Pilot by Felipe Chavez Jimenez.
Virgin Australia to close out the Virgin Blue era
Virgin Australia Airlines (formerly Virgin Blue Airlines) (Brisbane) is getting ready to close out the Virgin Blue brand. The last aircraft to be repainted, the pictured Boeing 737-8FE VH-VUL (msn 36603), will enter the paint shop shortly to be repainted. Virgin Blue became the current Virgin Australia on May 3, 2011.
Why did Virgin Blueย Airlines painted their aircraft mainlyย red?ย The Virgin Blue name was selected as a result of a naming contest. The selected name was an unique and clever play on the predominantly red livery and the Australian slang expression of calling a red-headed male “Blue” or “Bluey”. Today Virgin Australia continues to use the red color.
Top Copyright Photo: Rob Finlayson/AirlinersGallery.com. VH-VUL departs from the Brisbane base.
Bottom Copyright Photo: John Adlard/AirlinersGallery.com. VH-VUL once wore the promotional Avatar livery.
Virgin Blue aircraft slide show:
http://airlinersgallery.smugmug.com/Airlines-Australia/Airlines-Australia-AZ/Virgin-Blue-Airlines
Video: Virgin Blue Airlines.
American Airlines to introduce Embraer ERJ 175 service between Los Angeles and San Francisco
American Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth) will introduce Embraer ERJ 175 American Eagle service between Los Angeles and San Francisco starting on April 14. Compass Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul) will operate the twice-daily service per Airline Route.
Compass Airlines will operate 20 ERJ 175s as a new American Eagle carrier. The first delivery is due in March.
Currently Envoy Air (CRJ700s), Mesa Airlines (CRJ900s) and SkyWest Airlines (CRJ200s) operate American Eagle regional routes from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
Copyright Photo: Jay Selman/AirlinersGallery.com. Republic Airlines (2nd) (call sign “Brickyard”) currently operates the type as an American Eagle carrier. Embraer ERJ 170-200LR (ERJ 175) N136HQ (msn 17000226) approaches the runway at Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
American Eagle-Republic aircraft slide show:
Will Aer Lingus now accept IAG’s new raised cash bid to acquire the Irish carrier?
Aer Lingus (Dublin) is now expected to recommend a takeover by the International Airlines Group-IAG (London) (British Airways, Iberia and Vueling Airlines) according to a report today by The Irish Times. This change of heart comes after the IAG raised its bid for the flag carrier to aย โฌ2.50 ($2.80) a share cash bid. The offer could face opposition from the Irish government. If accepted and approved, Aer Lingus would join the Oneworld alliance.
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Copyright Photo: SPA/AirlinersGallery.com. Aer Lingus controls valuable slots at London’s Heathrow Airport. Airbus A320-214 EI-DEF (msn 2256) completes its final approach to Heathrow.
Aer Lingus aircraft slide show:
http://airlinersgallery.smugmug.com/Airlines-Europe-1/Airlines-Europe-1/Aer-Lingus
Wow Air will now start flights from Baltimore-Washington (BWI) on May 8
Wow Air (Keflavik) has moved forward its start of service fromย Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) to Keflavik (KEF) (near Reykjavik) from June 4 to May 8. Initially the new route will operate four days a week with Airbus A320s. On June 11 this will expand to five days a week. The carrier will also operate to Boston starting on March 27.
Copyright Photo: Robbie Shaw/AirlinersGallery.com.ย Wow Air (operated by Air VIA) Airbus A320-232 LZ-MDD (msn 4305) approaches the runway at London’s Gatwick Airport.
Wow Air aircraft slide show:
http://airlinersgallery.smugmug.com/Airlines-Europe-3/Airlines-Europe3-QZ/Wow-Air-Avion-Express
Route Map for the 2015 summer season:
Summit Air to operate its Avro (BAe) RJ85s on two routes for First Air and to the Rio Tinto Diavik Diamond Mine
Summit Air (Yellowknife) will begin operating its 90-seat Avro (BAe) RJ85s on two routes for First Air (Ottawa). On January 27 the company will begin operating on the Yellowknife – Edmonton route and on February 2 it will begin operating on the Yellowknife – Norman Wells – Inuvik route.
On January 20ย Summit Air announced the purchase of a second Avro RJ85 jet to meet market demand for remote destination crew movements and ACMI (aircraft, crew maintenance and insurance) contracts.
Summit Air is part of the Ledcor Group of Companies and operates a fleet of helicopters and fixed wing aircraft throughout Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest and Yukon Territories.
According to the company release, “The Avro RJ85 is a 100-seat high performance, short-haul passenger jet, offering modern, efficient operations on flights up to 1500 nautical miles (2,800 kilometers). Rugged and versatile, its high wing design is capable of operations on both paved and gravel runways and is equipped with self-contained boarding air stair and auxiliary power unit to provide independence at remote airfields.”
โIn partnership with the Detโon Cho Logistics, our Avro RJ85 operations will service the Rio Tinto Diavik Diamond Mine from Edmonton,โ said Rob Mauracher. โWe have also inked a partnership agreement with First Air, flying commercial passenger services for them under a long term ACMI contract from Edmonton and Yellowknife.โ
Summit Airโs second AVRO RJ85 is scheduled to be delivered in late April 2015.
Summitโs AVRO RJ85 is a UK-built aircraft equipped with auto throttle, EFIS flight deck, WAAS/LPV capable and is the only next generation jet certified in Canada for operations onto gravel runways. With a long-range cruising speed of 720 km/hr (450 mph), and a maximum operating speed of 763 km/hr (475 mph), the Avro has a 43,000 kg (97,000 lbs.) maximum takeoff weight.
The aircraft is powered by four Honeywell LF507-1F high bypass FADEC engines capable of 7000 lbs of thrust each. The engines feature low noise levels and low emissions, making it one of the quietest and greenest aircraft in its class.
Copyright Photo: Keith Burton/AirlinersGallery.com. The firstย Summit Air BAe (Avro) RJ85 is pictured as G-CHKP (msn E2302) at Southend which became C-FLRJ on delivery.
First Air aircraft slide show:ย 
Summit Air aircraft slide show:
Routes to be operated by Summit Air:
Delta to start seasonal service between Los Angeles and Managua
Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) will begin Saturday seasonal service between Los Angeles and Managua on June 5, 2015. The additional service will complement the current daily nonstop service from the Nicaraguan capital city to Atlanta, and will operate using a 160-seat Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
With flights to 13 cities including San Josรฉ, Costa Rica; Liberia, Costa Rica; San Salvador; Guatemala City; Belize City; Cancรบn; Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo; Manzanillo; Guadalajara; Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan, Monterrey; and now Managua, Delta serves more destinations in Latin America from Los Angeles than any carrier.
From Los Angeles, Delta currently operates 154 peak-day departures to 48 destinations and has continued expanding both international and domestic service over the past few months, including London-Heathrow in October; Dallas* and Austin, Texas* in November; and Vancouver, Canada* in December.
Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 737-832 N377DA (msn 29625) departs from Los Angeles International Airport.
Delta Air Lines aircraft slide show (current livery):
http://airlinersgallery.smugmug.com/Airlines-UnitedStates-1/Airlines-UnitedStates-1/Delta-air-lines
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