One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 6, 2025

Maldivian, the Maldives government owned airline, has just acquired a wide body jet, representing a pretty significant expansion Maldivian takes delivery of first Airbus A330 Maldivian is the national airline of the Maldives. For quite some time, weve known that the airline was planning on acquiring some wide body jets.

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Wide-Body Aircraft Cargo Jet Airline 112

Aerotime

JULY 24, 2024

Predictions indicate that most new aviation crews will operate single aisle aircraft. Meanwhile, wide-body aircraft will be the primary choice for flying operations in Africa and the Middle East. The company forecasts that, within 20 years, the global air cargo fleet will have increased by two thirds to support 4.1%

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Wide-Body Aircraft Cabin Crew Cargo Airplanes 274

One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Alaska Airlines recently acquired Hawaiian Airlines , fueling speculation as to whether the combined carrier might launch long haul flights from Seattle. Alaska is so committed to long haul flying out of Seattle that the airline plans to introduce a new flagship international lounge at the airport by 2027.

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Wide-Body Aircraft Airline Airlines Cargo 113

One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 18, 2024

While taxiing to its arrival gate at Terminal 5, the aircraft somehow ingested a cargo container into its number two (right side) engine, destroying the container, and damaging the aircraft. It would appear the the container sucked into the engine was a standard unit load device, commonly used to transport cargo, bags, etc.

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Cargo Wide-Body Aircraft Thrust Jet 128

One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 25, 2024

However, if you’re a passenger, you’re out of luck… Virgin Atlantic adds London to Brussels cargo flights For the upcoming winter season, Virgin Atlantic plans to operate dedicated cargo flights between London (LHR) and Brussels (BRU). This is exclusively a cargo service, which we don’t otherwise see Virgin Atlantic do a whole lot of.

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Cargo Wide-Body Aircraft Airline Airlines 111

Aviation Bussiness News

APRIL 1, 2025

MASkargo, the cargo arm of Malaysia Airlines, has resumed its cargo handling partnership with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in Paris to support returning daily flights to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. This latest expansion follows the arrival of additional wide-bodied aircraft to Malaysia Airlines’ fleet.

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Cargo Wide-Body Aircraft Airline Airlines 40

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Welcome to my trip report on Japan Airlines 2024 edition! This is Japan Airlines A350-900 (JA15XJ) in the oneworld special livery being prepared for departure to Osaka at Okinawa Airport. I flew with this airline's 767 before (JA604J and JA607J) on the SIN-KUL-SIN many years ago so it wasn't necessary for me to fly on this bird.

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Airline Airlines Cabin Crew Turbulence 59