Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 10, 2025

This Korean War-era aircraft now joins a prestigious collection that includes the iconic Douglas DC-3 Western Airlines , the combat-veteran C-47 The Wabbit Express , and the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk Skeeter. 135178 (N62466). Photo by Carmelo Turdo The Skyraiders journey to its new home is a personal one.

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Ferry Flight Checkride Descent Airplanes 119

Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

TAAG Angola Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A220 twinjet aircraft at a ceremony held at Airbus’ Mirabel assembly plant in Canada. The delivery marks the start of the incorporation of the A220 into the TAAG Angola Airlines fleet.

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Airlines Airline Ferry Flight Cargo 152

Aerotime

JUNE 14, 2024

In a surprise to many, the aircraft seems to have escaped retirement and is already back flying commercial flights for BA on domestic routes across the UK as well as internationally.

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Ferry Flight Runway Airlines Airline 258

Aerotime

APRIL 29, 2024

The finished C-check on a LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (registered SP-LSC) follows just months after the company announced in late 2023 that LTM would expand its product portfolio to include MRO (maintenance, repair, and overhaul) services on the Boeing widebodied twinjet.

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Ferry Flight Hangar Airlines Airline 258

World Airline News

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

A6-EXA is the first of 65 A350 aircraft to be delivered to the airline over the course of the next few years. The aircraft was officially handed over this morning to Emirates and will soon embark on its ferry flight from Toulouse (TLS) to Dubai today at 1600hrs local time.

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Ferry Flight Jet Airlines Airline 59

Aerotime

MAY 15, 2024

The first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner for Austrian Airlines has arrived at Vienna Airport (VIE). The first aircraft (carrying registration OE-LPL) was delivered to the airline in an all-white livery on May 14, 2024, following a ferry flight from Teruel Airport in Spain where the aircraft has been in storage.

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Airlines Airline Ferry Flight 141

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The airline has announced it will be partnering with Hong Kongs new state-of-the-art Kai Tak Sports Park (KTSP) located at the site of the previous international airport as its exclusive Founding Travel Partner. Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific is returning to its roots at the former site of its spiritual home the citys Kai Tak Park.

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Ferry Flight Runway Airlines Airline 211

Simple Flying

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

on November 28, the Chinese self-developed Comac C919 , bearing the registration number B-657T, successfully completed ferry flight MU9002 from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA). At 9:47 a.m.

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Ferry Flight Airline Airlines 111

Simple Flying

AUGUST 6, 2024

It is always exciting when an airline receives a new aircraft type, usually attracting lots of attention starting with the handover and the ferry flight home to its new base. It is also heartening to see when the aircraft settles into its work and delivers its expected promise, mainly as the fleet grows.

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Ferry Flight Airlines Airline 94

World Airline News

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The Airline Continues To Pioneer Change, Setting A New Benchmark For The Industry With Industry-Leading Seat Pitch TAIPEI, TAIWAN (February 17, 2025) – EVA Air unveiled its fourth-generation Premium Economy Class seats with an industry-leading seat pitch of 42 inches. EVA Air Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner B-17808 (msn 63515) NRT (Michael B.

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Narrow-Body Aircraft Wide-Body Aircraft Ferry Flight Aviation Technology 52

Aviation Bussiness News

JANUARY 13, 2025

The B777-300ER is one of the largest twin-engine passenger aircraft in the world and was retired by Japan Airlines. “We all worked tirelessly to conduct the technical acceptance work in Japan, organise the ferry flight to the US and then efficiently tear down the airframe for its parts to be re-used.

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Ferry Flight Airlines Airline 40

AV Web

JULY 24, 2024

According to local authorities, the Saurya Airlines plane was on a ferry flight for maintenance when it crashed a few seconds after it took off. The reports said 17 of those killed were maintenance technicians traveling to Pohkara Airport where the airline has a maintenance hub.

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Ferry Flight Runway Airlines Airline 52

Simple Flying

JULY 26, 2024

At the time of writing, an Emirates Airbus A380 is being ferried from Teruel in Spain to the airline's home base in Dubai. What makes this flight all the more interesting is that Teruel is not an Emirates destination and that this is the aircraft's first flight in nearly three months.

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Ferry Flight Airlines Airline 122

World Airline News

MAY 21, 2024

Sun Country Airlines Boeing 737-83N WL N830SY (msn 30706) (40 Years of Flight) MIA (Antony J. Sun Country Airlines is planning to expand at Milwaukee with two new international routes to the Caribbean next winter. On financial side, Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc. Image: 963339. during the first quarter.

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Airlines Airline Cargo Ferry Flight 59

Simple Flying

APRIL 30, 2024

After all, there are airlines all around the world that have turboprop aircraft in their fleets. Increasingly, single-aisle jetliners also have longer-range capabilities. But what about delivering regional jets and turboprop aircraft to far-flung customers?

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Jet Ferry Flight Airlines Airline 105

Flightworx

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Flightworx Aviation , with its expertise in flight planning, overflight and landing permits, fuel comparisons, commercial operations, and ferry flight & delivery, emerges as a pivotal ally for dispatch teams and crew members. Any airlines or airports reluctant to embrace cutting-edge AI capabilities will be left behind.

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General Aviation Ferry Flight Cargo Clearance 52

Aviation Bussiness News

JUNE 24, 2024

On Duglas’ point regarding line maintenance, Kotka attributes the surge in demand to airline traffic having fully rebounded and new routes being established across Europe, coinciding with the beginning of the high season for line maintenance. “It’s no secret that, at present, all MROs are fully booked and increasingly busy with heavy checks.

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Approach Ferry Flight Airlines Airline 45

Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

The aircraft… — Air India (@airindia) July 18, 2024 In a post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), the airline explained that, since it does not have its own staff at Krasnoyarsk Airport, it dealt with a third party which could assist its passengers, including overnight arrangements.

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Cargo Ferry Flight Cockpit Airlines 278

Professional Pilot

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

In 1992, he started work for Transairco, a Beechcraft dealership, as an assistant aircraft salesman and demo/ferry pilot. One such customer was Breitling, and it was during a ferry flight that Albinati first met Breitling CEO Théodore Schneider. When I was 20, I joined Crossair (the Swiss regional airline) and flew Saab 340s.

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Pilot Weight-Shift-Control Flight Plan Airplanes 52

Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 19, 2024

With its military service having ended, 42-68738 was acquired by Trans World Airlines and became a DC-3A with the airline number 303 and the registration NC86558. Our factory DC-3 seats have been fabricated and upholstered to give the feel of a military transport but with the comfort of an airliner.

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Ferry Flight Aileron Pilot Airlines 105

Aerotime

JANUARY 15, 2025

RELATED Pure power: The worlds largest aircraft engine manufacturers General Electric uses a Boeing 747-400 registered N747GF, a 30-year-old airframe originally delivered to Japan Airlines in 1994. N747GE was acquired by the company in 1992, taking it directly from the fleet of iconic airline Pan Am.

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Cargo Ferry Flight Tail Horizontal Stabilizer 267

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 1, 2025

This example, with its own Facebook page , was built in 1962, and as FM1066 served with the Royal Federation of Malaya Air Force (renamed Royal Malaysian Air Force) used for clandestine missions in Laos & Cambodia during the Vietnam War for a subsidiary of Continental Airlines.

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Ferry Flight Pilot Airlines Airline 52

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 1, 2025

This example, with its own Facebook page , was built in 1962, and as FM1066 served with the Royal Federation of Malaya Air Force (renamed Royal Malaysian Air Force) used for clandestine missions in Laos & Cambodia during the Vietnam War for a subsidiary of Continental Airlines.

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Ferry Flight Pilot Airlines Airline 98

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 14, 2024

A young Art Lacey before the ferry flight. This aircraft type was first flown in June 1945 and saw service as both military transports/trainers and short-haul civilian airliners from the late 1940s to the 1960s, when turbojet and turboprop airliners began to gradually replace the old piston-engined Vikings. 106 Comet.

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Airplanes Cockpit Pilot Runway 119

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 1, 2025

This example, with its own Facebook page , was built in 1962, and as FM1066 served with the Royal Federation of Malaya Air Force (renamed Royal Malaysian Air Force) used for clandestine missions in Laos & Cambodia during the Vietnam War for a subsidiary of Continental Airlines.

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Ferry Flight Pilot Airlines Airline 52

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 12, 2024

Destined for Eastern Airlines, the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) stepped in and drafted the aircraft into military service on January 24, 1941. In January 1945, the aircraft was released back to Eastern Airlines, restored to an airline passenger configuration and remained in service with Eastern until 1952.

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Cargo Hangar Ferry Flight Weather 116

One Mile at a Time

JULY 18, 2024

hours after the flight departed Delhi, it landed at Krasnoyarsk International Airport in Russia (KJA), where it landed shortly before 12AM local time. The plane is still on the ground, and the airline plans to ferry an aircraft to Russia to transport passengers for the rest of their journey.

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Ferry Flight Cargo Cockpit Weather 126