INFORMATIONALMay 01, 2024How Emirates Makes the A380 WorkThe Airbus A380 has not been the financial success that Airbus hoped it would be. Many airlines have retired their A380s and others consistently consider doing so. However, Emirates is the clear exception in this case, so how does Emirates make the A380 work to its benefit?Read More →
TRIP REPORTSMar 26, 2024Travis AFB Bids Farewell to the KC-10 Extender at Wings Over Solano 2024A visit to Travis Air Force Base (KSUU) to document the farewell flights of the McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender from the USAF fleet. The aircraft is expected to be retired by the end of this year.Read More →
NEWSMar 01, 2024Asiana Airlines to Retire Its Last Boeing 747-400 Aircraft After 25 YearsThe COVID-19 pandemic has seen several aircraft being retired earlier than expected. It was expected that Asiana Airlines would retire their Boeing 747-400s permanently. One sole aircraft, HL7428, made it through the pandemic and is still flying for Asiana. However, with HL7428 nearing 25 years of operation, Asiana has announced that the aircraft will retire on March 25.Read More →
INFORMATIONALDec 01, 2023The Boneyard: Where Planes Go to Die?Plane boneyards, also known as aircraft graveyards, are massive landscapes littered with once-mighty planes that are now mere skeletons of their past. But this process is of utmost importance to the aviation industry. Read More →
NEWSSep 22, 2023Edelweiss Confirms A340 RetirementThe era of four-engined aircraft is quickly drawing to a close, with another airline confirming the imminent retirement of its quad jets. That airline is Edelweiss and the aircraft concerned is the Airbus A340-300.Read More →
NEWSSep 04, 2023Paying Homage to JetBlue’s Very First A320Major North American hybrid airline JetBlue Airways has retired its first Airbus A320 aircraft. In February 2000, JetBlue commenced operations out of New York John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) with a sole brand-new Airbus A320-200, registered N503JB which has now been put to rest.Read More →
NEWSJun 18, 2023Pilot Unions Oppose Retirement Age Increment in Latest Bill By House PanelSeveral pilot unions in the United States (US) have opposed a new bill that proposes raising the mandatory pilot retirement age from 65 to 67. The unions are voicing concerns about the potential impact of this change on the aviation industry.Read More →
NEWSApr 07, 2023Icelandair to Replace Boeing 757 Fleet with up to 25 Airbus A321XLR AircraftIcelandair and Airbus have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the acquisition of 13 Airbus A321XLR aircraft, along with purchase rights for an additional 12 planes. The deliveries of these planes are expected to start in 2029.Read More →
NEWSMay 21, 2021Frontier Airlines Accelerates A319 RetirementFrontier Airlines is accelerating the retirement of its older and smaller Airbus A319s. These airplanes were initially scheduled to depart the fleet by the end of 2021; however, Frontier will remove those aircraft early in favor of the Airbus A320neo aircraft. Read More →
NEWSApr 29, 2021Etihad to Retire Entire Boeing 777-300ER FleetEtihad to retire their Boeing 777-300ER fleet.Read More →
