Today, the pictured Boeing 747-436 G-CIVB (msn 25811) of British Airways departed the paint shop at Dublin bound for London’s Heathrow Airport and regular service.
The Jumbo is painted in the 1973 Negus and Negus livery which was the first livery for British Airways in 1974 when BOAC and BEA merged to form BA. G-CIVB is also the fourth (and final) historic livery in the BA 100 celebrations.
This livery was unveiled in September 1973 on Boeing 707 G-AXXY.
Copyright Photo: Greenwing.
Atran Airlines, the Russian air express carrier within Volga-Dnepr Group, has enlarged its fleet with the delivery of its first Boeing 737-800BCF (VQ-BFS), increasing its total number of freighters to five.ย
Having successfully completed certification of the Boeing 737-800BCF in Russia, the airline will be the first to operate this type of freighter, enabling Atranโs customers to benefit from its enhanced operational capabilities and more solutions for cargo deliveries.ย
The additional airplane will boost the carrierโs capacity and guarantee a wider choice of logistics solutions for its customers linking routes between Russia, the CIS and Europe. The freighter has already operated its first flights from Moscow (Vnukovo) to Norilsk and Yakutsk carrying much-needed essential consumer goods for the population of the Siberian and Far Eastern parts of Russia, including perishables, general cargo and e-commerce shipments.ย
In addition to accommodating 11 standard aviation pallets (2235ร3175 mm) and containers in the cargo compartment, the Boeing 737-800BCF incorporates a reconfigurable cargo handling system which can be easily adjusted for various types of ULDs. Its advanced technical characteristics, together with ICAO Stage 4 noise certification, make it an ideal aircraft for European short and medium-haul cargo operations, enabling easy and seamless deliveries of express and mail consignments.
The Boeing 737-800BCF is a newcomer to Volga-Dnepr Group and complements its existing fleet of An-124-100, Il-76TD-90VD, Boeing 747F and Boeing 737-400F, therefore expanding the Groupโs airfreight solutions.
Photo: Atman Airlines.
Route Map: Currently, the Atranโs regular service route network includes such major hub airports asย Cologne/Bonn, Liege, Stockholm (Arlanda) and Moscow (Vnukovo) providing daily scheduled flights five times aย week, with the timeliness ofย more than 98%.
For the 2019 summer season (March 31 to October 27, 2019), Air France-KLM is increasing capacity by 2% compared to the previous summer season1 and offering 58 new routes3. This growth is broken down as follows –
–ย ย ย ย ย ย ย +1.3% for long-haul passenger operations,
–ย ย ย ย ย ย ย +1.2% for medium and short-haul passenger operations,
–ย ย ย ย ย ย ย +9.3% for Transaviaโs low-cost operations.
LONG-HAUL: +1.3%
On its long-haul network, Air France-KLM will operate 4 new routes3 –
–ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 2 destinations on departure from Paris-Charles de Gaulle: Dallas (USA) and Quito (Ecuador) with Air France.
–ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 2 destinations on departure from Amsterdam-Schiphol – Boston and Las Vegas (USA) with KLM.
In the United States, Air France will inaugurate the Dallas/Fort Worth service with the completely redesigned Airbus A330 from March 31 to the end of the season with 5 weekly flights. KLM will launch a new service to Boston and Las Vegas, starting from March 31 and June 6 respectively. The company will also increase its flight frequencies to San Francisco as from July with an additional weekly flight (6 flights per week).
In Canada, Air France is adapting to demand by increasing its service to Toronto with 3 additional weekly flights operated by Boeing 777-200 equipped with the latest travel cabins (10 flights per week).
In Brazil, since launching a new service to Fortaleza in May of last year, Air France and KLM confirm the popularity of this destination by respectively operating an additional frequency to Fortaleza. 3 weekly flights will thus connect Paris to Fortaleza and 4 weekly flights will connect Amsterdam to Fortaleza. Moreover, Joon will operate the service from France until June 26, after which the service will be entrusted to Air France.
In Columbia, KLM will increase service to Bogota and Cartagena with an additional flight (5 flights per week).
In Costa Rica, Air France will offer 3 weekly flights, i.e. 1 additional frequency.
In Ecuador, Air France will inaugurate the Paris โ Quito route by Airbus A340 with 3 weekly flights.ย Operated by Joon to begin with, the service will be resumed by Air France as of June 26.
In Suriname, KLM will add a frequency to Paramaribo as from July 1, increasing its capacity to 5 flights per week.
In the Caribbean, Air France will gradually resume its service to St Martin and increase its capacity with one additional weekly flight (3 fights per week). KLM will support this dynamic by introducing an additional frequency on the circle flights between St Martin and Curaรงao (3 flights per week) as from July 5, 2019.
In Peru, Air France will operate an additional weekly flight to Lima, representing 7 flights per week.
In Panama, Air France customers will also benefit from an additional weekly flight between Paris and Panama (7 flights per week).
In Japan, the Air France-KLM group is significantly increasing its service to Tokyo โ 2 additional flights to Tokyo-Haneda on departure from Paris with Air France (14 weekly flights) and 3 additional flights to Tokyo-Narita on departure from Amsterdam with KLM (10 weekly flights). With these increased frequencies, the group is increasing capacity by +12% to Japan.
In China: KLM supports this dynamic in Asia with an additional weekly flight to Shanghai (12 weekly flights).
In India, Air France customers will enjoy a new travel experience on board the Airbus A330 to Bangalore and Delhi thanks to the new cabins in Business (36 seats), Premium Economy (21 seats) and Economy (167 seats). 15 aircraft will be completely redesigned by 2020.
In Kenya, Air France will offer 2 additional weekly flights to Nairobi, representing 5 weekly flights. The route will be operated by the redesigned Airbus A330.
In Cรดte dโIvoire, customers will enjoy 3 additional frequencies to Abidjan (17 weekly flights).
MEDIUM AND SHORT-HAUL: +1.2%
On its medium and short-haul network, the group is expanding its offer of destinations and connections with 26 new routes2.
Throughout the 2019 summer season, the Air France-KLM group will offer 7 new routes2 on departure from the main hubs and regions:
–ย ย ย ย ย ย ย On departure from Paris-Charles de Gaulle with Air France: Belgrade (Serbia), Tbilissi (Georgia) and Lorient (France) as from March 31.
–ย ย ย ย ย ย ย On departure from Amsterdam-Schiphol with KLM: Wroclaw (Poland) as from May 6 and Naples (Italy) as from April 21.
–ย ย ย ย ย ย ย On departure from the French regionsย with Air France HOP:
oย ย On departure from Lyon – Lorient (France),
oย ย On departure from Brest – Amsterdam (Netherlands),
During the peak summer period, the Air France-KLM group will offer 19 new routes2:
–ย ย ย ย ย ย On departure from Paris-Charles de Gaulleย – Heraklion (Crete, Greece), Olbia (Sardinia, Italy), Palermo (Sicily, Italy) and Split (Croatia) with Air France.
–ย ย ย ย ย ย On departure from the French regions with Air France HOP:
oย ย On departure from Bordeauxย โ Athens (Greece),
oย ย On departure from Toulouseย – Copenhagen (Denmark) and Minorca (Spain),
oย ย On departure from Marseilleย – Heraklion (Greece) and La Rochelle (France),
oย ย On departure from Brestย – Bastia (France) and Nice (France),
oย ย On departure from Caenย – Calvi (France),
oย ย On departure from Niceย – La Rochelle (France) and Pau (France),
oย ย On departure from Rouenย – Figari (France),
oย ย On departure from Nantesย – Toulon (France),
oย ย On departure from Metzย – Figari (France),
oย ย On departure from Perpignanย – Strasbourg (France),
oย ย On departure from Rennesย – Calvi (France).
TRANSAVIA: +9.3%
Transavia will develop its network from all its bases in France (Orly, Lyon and Nantes) and the Netherlands (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Eindhoven) with 28 new routes3 –
–ย ย ย ย ย ย ย From Eindhovenย – Krakow (Poland) in continuation of the winter season and Zakynthos (Greece).
–ย ย ย ย ย ย ย From Rotterdamย – Nador (Morocco) and Lanzarote (Spain) in continuation of the winter season, Nice (France), Brindisi (Italy), Tangiers (Morocco), Corfu (Greece), Kos (Greece) and Zadar (Croatia).
–ย ย ย ย ย ย ย From Amsterdamย – Beirut (Lebanon) in continuation of the winter season.
–ย ย ย ย ย ย ย From Groningenย – Tenerife (Spain) in continuation of the winter season.
–ย ย ย ย ย ย ย From Paris-Orly: Extension of service to Tenerife (Spain) in continuation of the winter season, Brindisi (Italy), Nador (Morocco), Minorca (Spain), Kos (Greece), Rhodes (Greece) and Zakynthos (Greece).
–ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย From Nantes – Tel Aviv (Israel) in continuation of the winter season, Budapest (Hungary), Mykonos (Greece), Santorini (Greece), Palermo (Italy), Copenhagen (Denmark) and Tunis (Tunisia).
–ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย From Lyon – Beirut (Lebanon) and Casablanca (Morocco).
On departure from the Netherlands, the Groupโs low-cost company will increase its capacity by 4.5%.
On departure from France, total growth in capacity will amount to 16%.
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CABINS HARMONIZATION AND SIMPLIFICATION FOR AN ENHANCED TRAVEL EXPERIENCE
The Air France-KLM group is harmonizing the distribution of its cabins on its long-haul network in order to guarantee its customers a clearer, simpler and more consistent travel experience.
In this way, the Air France La Premiรจre cabin will be available at least once a day to San Francisco, New York, Washington, Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Sao Paulo, Abidjan, Dubai, Beirut, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tokyo-Haneda and Singapore. The company is standardizing its routes by mainly assigning its Airbus A380s to the United States.
Finally, Air France is harmonizing its products and services by constantly operating the same type of aircraft to a destination such as Tokyo-Haneda, which is operated daily by Boeing 777-200, Santiago de Chile by Boeing 777-300 and Toronto by Boeing 777-300.
KLM will be offering its new World Business Class on all its long-haul destinations. Its new Economy cabin will also be available on all Boeing 777, 787 and Airbus A330 aircraft.
AN ENHANCED AND MODERNIZED FLEET
Air France will welcome its first Airbus A350 (324 seats) in September 2019. Another 6 aircraft will be added to the fleet by the end of 2020. In addition, Air France will receive two Dreamliner 787-9 for the summer season, to operate a total fleet of 9 Dreamliner 787-9.
On July 1, KLM will launch the latest version of the Dreamliner: the Boeing 787-10 (344 seats). This latest generation aircraft is in addition to the company’s 13 Boeing 787-9 aircraft. Another 7 Boeing 787-10 aircraft will be added to the fleet by the end of 2020.
Transavia will fly its customers on board its 79 Boeing 737s throughout the 2019 summer season.
STRENGTHENED AGREEMENTS BETWEEN AIR FRANCE, KLM AND VIRGIN ATLANTIC
On March 4, Air France, KLM and Virgin Atlantic announced their first code-share agreement, offering their respective customers new travel options to and from North America and more opportunities to earn miles with their frequent flyer programmes. Thanks to this partnership, customers of the three airlines can create their own tailor-made transatlantic trip by choosing from the many flight options operated by Air France, KLM, Virgin Atlantic and Delta.
As a result, Air France and KLM customers will have access to a wide choice of additional flights with 24 new routes available between the United Kingdom and North America via London-Heathrow and Manchester. They will have access to more frequent flights on certain routes such as Amsterdam – Miami via London-Heathrow, as well as additional options between Paris and New York via Manchester.
1Capacity measured in available seat-km compared to the 2018 summer season forecasts.
2Compared to the 2018 summer season.
3Air traffic route โ service connecting an airport to another.
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About Air France-KLM
Air France-KLM is the leading group in terms of international traffic on departure from Europe. It offers its customers access to a network covering 314 destinations in 116 countries thanks to Air France, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Transavia. With a fleet of 548 aircraft in operation and 101.4 million passengers carried in 2018, Air France-KLM operates up to 2,300 daily flights, mainly from its hubs at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam-Schiphol.
Its Flying Blue frequent flyer program is one of the leaders in Europe with over 15 million members.
Together with its partners Delta Air Lines and Alitalia, Air France-KLM operates the largest transatlantic joint venture with more than 275 daily flights.
The Group also offers cargo transport and aeronautical maintenance solutions.
Air France-KLM is a member of the SkyTeam alliance which has 19 member airlines, offering customers access to a global network of over 14,500 daily flights to more than 1,150 destinations in more than 175 countries.
JetBlue Airways ย today announced that its newest cabin experience has entered into service, bringing to the skies the widest seats available for this aircraft, custom-designed seatback inflight entertainment (IFE) with 100+ channels of DIRECTV and hundreds of free movies and shows, ability to pair your mobile device to the screen, easy-to-reach power sources at every seat, and expanded coverage of free Wi-Fi connectivity almost everywhere JetBlue flies.
JetBlueโs Airbus A320 aircraft, which make up the majority of the airlineโs fleet, are being updated for the first time since the airline disrupted the industry with onboard live television and all-leather seats in 2000.
The restyling effort has been several years in the making, with the latest aircraft marking the first to receive this all-new 2019 design. The aircraft, named โIf You Can Read This, You’re Blue Close,โ re-joins JetBlueโs fleet today, with roughly a third of JetBlueโs A320 aircraft scheduled for restyling completion by the end of the year.
For most of the airlines 100+ destinations the A320 restyling will bring the upgraded JetBlue experience to their city for the first time.
A major focus of the restyling is keeping customers connected throughout their flight, including a new inflight entertainment system, high-definition seatback televisions, in-seat power outlets with USB ports and continued free gate-to-gate Fly-Fi high-speed internet with an expanded coverage area โ including throughout the Caribbean and Latin America where Fly-Fi had not been available until now.
The Widest Seat Available For the A320
In 2019, JetBlue will outfit its A320 aircraft with the Collins Meridian seat, customized for the airlineโs needs and featuring a number of design elements with customer comfort in mind:
IFE
Also in 2019, JetBlue will build on its reputation as an industry leader in inflight entertainment options with Thales AVANT and ViaSat-2 connectivity. With this system, JetBlue will offer customers aboard its restyled A320s expanded entertainment choices in nearly every region the airline flies (b). JetBlue is the only major U.S. airline with seatback entertainment screens at every seat on every aircraft.
Completing The 2018 Phase
The first phase of JetBlueโs A320 interior cabin restyle began in spring 2018 and modernized the airlineโs so-called โclassic interiorsโ with products that matched those found on the airlineโs newer A321 aircraft โ features such as more modern seats and larger seatback TVs. More than a dozen A320 aircraft have been restyled with these products so far and several more are scheduled for completion in the coming weeks. This spring the restyling will fully transition to the 2019 version of onboard products for all aircraft going forward.
All photos by jetBlue.
From Airbus:
Come watch with us the official delivery ceremony of the first Airbus A380 to All Nippon Airways (ANA). ANA has firm orders for three A380s, becoming the first customer for the superjumbo in Japan. The airline will operate the aircraft on the popular leisure Narita-Honolulu route. The three ANA A380s will be painted in a special livery depicting sea turtles which are native to Hawaii. This particular livery is one of the most elaborate ever painted by Airbus. It took 21 days for the Airbus team to paint a surface of 3,600m2 using 16 different shades of color.
Wizz Air todayย announced 7 new routes from and to Poland and the third aircraft at the Krakow base:
Wizz Air willย fly from Gdansk to London Gatwick, and from Krakow to:
Rome Fiumicino
Tel-Aviv
Eindhoven
Birmingham
Keflavik (Reykjavik)
Turin
StarLuxย Airlines of Taiwan has signed a firm order with Airbus for 17 wide body aircraft, comprising 12 A350-1000s and five A350-900s.
The new airline plans to deploy these aircraft on its premier long-haul services from Taipei to Europe and North America, as well as selected destinations within the Asia-Pacific region.
At the end of February 2019, the A350 XWB Family had received 852 firm orders from 48 customers worldwide, making it one of the most successful widebody aircraft ever.
Photo: Airbus.
Emirates on March 19 revealed its ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 themed Emirates A380 livery on A6-EOH in the build up to one of the worldโs most anticipated sporting events this year.
Above Photo: Former India cricketer and ICC Menโs Cricket World Cup 2011 winner, Virender Sehwag (middle), and Emirates sponsored Lancashire team players Saqib Mahmood (right) and Tom Bailey (left) helped to marshal the newly emblazoned aircraft out of the Emirates Engineering hangar.
Former India cricketer and ICC Menโs Cricket World Cup 2011 winner, Virender Sehwag, and Emirates sponsored Lancashire team players Saqib Mahmood and Tom Bailey helped to marshal the newly emblazoned aircraft out of the Emirates Engineering hangar.ย The cricket players were accompanied by Emirates Engineering staff who had worked on installing the decal, and who were later treated to a game of mini-cricket by the aircraft. The ICC Menโs Cricket World Cup trophy also made its debut at Emirates Engineering earlier this morning, and excited employees got the chance to take photos with the iconic trophy.
The attention-grabbing ICC Menโs Cricket World Cup 2019 decal covers a substantial area of 694sqm on the Emirates A380 fuselage and includes player silhouettes batting and bowling against a backdrop of vibrant shades of purple and pink. The decal was installed on A6-EOH, which is scheduled to fly today to London Heathrow in the UK, the host nation of the ICC Menโs Cricket World Cup 2019. Over the next few months, the aircraft is expected to fly to other UK points including Manchester and London Gatwick. Cricket fans and aviation enthusiasts alike can also look out for the aircraft landing and taking off in Johannesburg, Mumbai, as well as Emirates destinations served by the A380 in both Australia and New Zealand.
Emirates will also be flying most of the national teams to the event as they get ready to compete for the trophy and title of world champions of the ICC Menโs Cricket World Cup 2019 in England and Wales. The tournament will run from 30 May to 14 July 2019, with teams competing from England, South Africa, Pakistan, India, West Indies, Afghanistan, Australia, New Zealand, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Emirates has been a Global Partner of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 2002, and is a sponsor of both the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, and the eventโs match officials selected from the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of ICC Umpires, the Emirates ICC International Panel of Umpires and the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees, which also sees Emirates featured on their official kit.ย Emirates also supports other ICC events including the ICC Menโs and Womenโs T20 World Cups and the ICC Womenโs Cricket World Cup.
In the UK, Emirates is also the official sponsor of Durham County Cricket Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club, including naming rights to both clubsโ playing grounds and their respective T20 representative teams.
All by Emirates.
WestJet made this announcement:
In celebration of International Day of Happiness, WestJet and WestJet Cares for Kidsย charity partner, Make-A-Wishยฎ Canada, share a new video that is bound to bring a smile.
A very special group of Make-A-Wishยฎ alumni came together alongside WestJet and one of its longtime charity partners, to surprise WestJetter and volunteer wish granter, Karl, to say thanks for the happiness he’s brought to Make-A-Wish recipients. Since 2016, Karl has volunteered with Make-A-Wish and has helped grant five wishes, spreading joy and making life-long connections along the way.
“In honour of International Day of Happiness we’re thrilled to be able to celebrate the joy that Karl and the countless WestJetters and volunteers like Karl bring to the lives of Make-A-Wish recipients,” said Richard Bartrem, WestJet’s Vice-President Marketing Communications. “Through the caring culture of all WestJetters, we’re delighted to be able to share in the hope, strength and joy wishes bring to recipients and their families and we hope that this special reunion encourages Canadians to share happiness with each other today.”
“Research shows children who have wishes granted can build the physical and emotional strength they need to fight their illness,” says Jennifer Klotz-Ritter, President and CEO, Make-A-Wish Canada. “Thanks to the incredible support of dedicated volunteers like Karl and generous partners like WestJet, together we are able to create life-changing experiences for children at a time when they’re needed most. When a wish is granted, a child replaces fear with confidence, sadness with joy and anxiety with hope โ a powerful combination that may lead to better health outcomes. Such transformative moments are shared by wish families, Make-A-Wish staff, volunteers, and everyone involved.”
Since 2007, WestJet and Make-A-Wish Canada have worked together to help thousands of travel wishes take flight. WestJet and WestJetters create a unique guest experience to ensure that the ultimate wish experience is had by all Make-A-Wish children and their families travelling via WestJet.
Iran Air flight 215 from Qeshm to Tehran on March 19 with Fokker F.28 Mk. 0100 (Fokker 100) EP-IDG (msn 11302) crash landed at Tehran after the main gear could not be lowered. All passengers and crew members were able to safely evacuate the aircraft.
Reuters is reporting a fire broke out but was contained.
Here is the report by Reuters:
An airliner caught fire on landing at Tehranโs Mehrabad airport on Tuesday but all 100 passengers were evacuated without injury, the head of Iranโs emergency department said on state television.
A video posted by the Islamic Republic News Agency showed flames and sparks shooting out from the back of the plane at the moment of landing.
The fire broke out after the aircraftโs landing gear did not open properly, and was later brought under control, emergency department head Pir-Hossein Kolivand said.
The pilot was unable to open the back wheels of the plane and circled the airport attempting to open all the wheels before landing the plane on its body, according to Fars news agency.
The plane was a Fokker 100 belonging to Iran Air, Fars reported. Other agency reports said it was flying from an Iranian island in the Gulf to the capital.
IRIB news agency quoted Reza Jafarzadeh, the head of public relations at Iranโs Civil Aviation Organisation as saying the plane had 24 passengers and nine crew. It did not give any explanation for the discrepancy in the figures.
Iran has suffered a string of plane and helicopter crashes over the past few decades. Tehran says U.S. sanctions have long prevented it from buying new aircraft or spare parts from the West to modernize its fleet.
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Video of the crash landing:
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