A selection of images from Editor Craig West’s recent visit to Swedish cargo carrier Amapola Flyg.
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The Japanese carrier (JAL) has signed a purchase agreement for 31 A350 XWBs valued at $9.5 billion list price. The order consist of 18 A350-900s and 13 A350-1000s, plus options for a further 25 aircraft. This is JAL’s first ever…
Painting of the first A350 XWB MSN001 was completed as it emerged in its Airbus livery out from the paintshop in Toulouse. This latest milestone brings MSN001 one step closer to its first flight. The aircraft painting was completed in…
The Air Lease Corporation has signed a contract for 25 A350 XWB’s consisting of 20 A350-900’s and five A350-1000’s The company also has options for five additional A350-1000’s. Concurrently, ALC has signed a purchase order for 14 A321neo´s following an…
May 2019In the May edition of Airliner World don’t miss our exclusive behind the scenes access with the easyJet operations team as they prepare to introduce the Airbus A321neo into the fleet. We’ll hear from key players involved in the project and learn more about the challenges and opportunities related to a new aircraft type. Elsewhere in the issue, we embark on the first leg of a Trans-Siberian adventure across Russia, visiting Soviet wrecks and relics and taking to the sky onboard more modern models. Also, we’re granted special permission to join the recruits at Virgin Atlantic as they are put through their paces before finally earning their ‘wings’, and we reflect on the enormous logistical feat involved in moving a Boeing 747-400 to its new home at a hotel in the Netherlands. Other highlights include a comprehensive journey report from Quebec’s remote ‘milk run’ routes, we visit the Middle East to grill the management team at Kuwait Airways and we offer an insight into the growing threat of drones at airports. Finally, we bring you our comprehensive coverage of worldwide news, including a new business class product for British Airways, a first look at two of Africa’s newest Airbus widebodies and Rolls-Royce’s UltraFan engine takes a step closer. We also have all our regular sections covering the latest commercial aircraft acquisitions, up-to-date accident reports and developments from the world of aviation training and MROs.
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