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. Despite the airline already having this aircraft, none of these routes are on sale yet.

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One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Last year, Lufthansa Group placed an order for 10 Airbus A350-1000s, in addition to some other wide body aircraft. The airline group has just increased that aircraft order by 50%, to 15 jets. Some of these jets will be going to Austrian and SWISS. billion at list prices.

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One Mile at a Time

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Thai Airways will be updating the interiors of its narrow body jets, which should give the airline a lot more flexibility with fleet planning. When Thai Smile was still in operation, Thai Airways only had wide body aircraft in its mainline fleet. I’d say that’s a win-win for both the airline and consumers.

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One Mile at a Time

JULY 25, 2024

For those not familiar, Abra Group is the parent company of both avianca and GOL, which are two of Latin America’s biggest airlines. Given the size of avianca’s network between places like Bogota and Madrid, the airline should have no problems filling these aircraft. The airline argued it was just too big of a plane.

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One Mile at a Time

JULY 22, 2024

Korean Air is on quite the wide body aircraft shopping spree. The airline recently placed an order for 33 Airbus A350s , and has now placed an order for two of Boeing’s wide body aircraft variants… Korean Air orders up to 50 Boeing wide body jets Korean Air has just placed an order for up to 50 Boeing jets.

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Wide-Body Aircraft Jet Airlines Airline 117

One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Riyadh Air is Saudi Arabia’s ambitious new airline , which will launch flights in 2025. Back in 2023, the airline placed an order for up to 72 Boeing 787-9s , as this will be the carrier’s primary wide body aircraft. Riyadh Air expected to take delivery of its first jet in the second half of 2026.

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One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Saudi Arabia is in the process of launching an ambitious new airline, which is expected to launch operations in the coming year, and then grow at a very fast pace. What to expect from airline startup Riyadh Air Riyadh Air is the name of Saudi Arabia’s new national airline, owned by the country’s Public Investment Fund.

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One Mile at a Time

APRIL 29, 2024

In April 2023, Austrian Airlines revealed plans to refresh its long haul fleet, replacing its existing wide body aircraft with Boeing 787s. Austrian replacing 767s & 777s with 787s Austrian’s active long haul fleet currently consists of nine aircraft, including three Boeing 767-300ERs and six Boeing 777-200ERs.

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One Mile at a Time

MAY 7, 2024

Riyadh Air is Saudi Arabia’s ambitious new airline , which will launch flights in the summer of 2025. So far, the airline has publicly confirmed an order for Boeing 787s. We’ve known for some time that Riyadh Air intends to acquire narrow body jets. Douglas states that the new wide body order will be placed by 2025.

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One Mile at a Time

AUGUST 21, 2024

Discover Airlines ( formerly known as Eurowings Discover ) has announced plans to grow its fleet, and to also introduce a new passenger experience. Discover Airlines growing fleet to 33 aircraft by 2027 Discover Airlines is planning on expanding its fleet in the coming years.

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One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 25, 2024

In September 2022, American Airlines revealed its new business class seats, which will be known as Flagship Suites. American’s new Flagship Suite business class seats As of 2025, American Airlines will be installing new business class seats, which will be called Flagship Suites. Let’s take a look at the details.

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One Mile at a Time

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

Brussels Airlines, which is part of Lufthansa Group, has announced plans to expand and improve its long haul service. Brussels Airlines acquiring more Airbus A330s Brussels Airlines’ long haul fleet currently consists of 10 Airbus A330-300s. Heck, the airline even has a lounge in Brussels that’s dedicated to Africa flights.

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One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 26, 2024

It looks like Indias largest airline, IndiGo, has plans to launch long haul flights earlier than initially planned. IndiGo nears deal for Norse Atlantic Boeing 787s IndiGo is a powerhouse in Indian aviation, but up until now, the airline has almost exclusively operated narrow body jets, and hasnt operated long haul flights.

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One Mile at a Time

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Ethiopian Airlines is Africa’s largest airline, offering a significant amount of both short haul and long haul capacity. Ethiopian Airlines business class seats by aircraft type Ethiopian Airlines’ long haul fleet currently consists of 60 wide body aircraft, including Airbus A350s, Boeing 777s, and Boeing 787s.

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One Mile at a Time

JUNE 3, 2024

Qatar Airways is reportedly nearing a massive aircraft order, which would take the carrier’s capacity to the next level… Qatar Airways to order 200 Airbus & Boeing jets Reuters reports that Qatar Airways is nearing a decision on a major wide body aircraft order, which is expected to be split between both Airbus and Boeing.

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One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The 777X is Boeing’s new flagship aircraft. While the jet was initially supposed to enter commercial service in 2020, that timeline has been pushed back considerably. Emirates is the single biggest customer for the 777X , as the airline has 205 of these jets on order, and is using these to replace Airbus A380s, as those jets retire.

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One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Aircalin, the international airline of the South Pacific French territory of New Caledonia, has placed a fascinating aircraft order. The airline plans to configure the planes with more than 320 seats each, spread across three cabins (business, premium economy, and economy). Im not sure I can fully make sense of the logic.

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One Mile at a Time

JUNE 7, 2024

The 777X is Boeing’s new flagship aircraft, which is badly delayed. The jet was supposed to enter service in 2020, but has been delayed until at least 2025, due to certification issues. While Boeing is still officially hoping that the plane will enter service in 2025, it seems many airline executives now think 2026 is more realistic.

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One Mile at a Time

MAY 20, 2024

Saudia Group has just placed a massive narrow body aircraft order , which is described as the largest aircraft order in Saudi Arabian aviation history. Saudia Group has ordered a lot of Airbus jets! Saudia currently has 21 Boeing 787s, with an additional 38 on order (split between the 787-9 and 787-10).

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One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 18, 2024

While I imagine an investigation will be performed, the current theory is that this might partly come down to jet blast from another aircraft. According to reports, a vehicle may have driven between the two taxiing aircraft, with the belief being that the jet blast from the A350 caused the cargo container to fly into the 787’s engine.

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One Mile at a Time

MAY 29, 2024

After losing many billions of dollars, the airline changed course, and tried to shrink into profitability. Now that this has been accomplished, the airline is instead trying to grow, but in a more sustainable way. That’s in addition to the six former Bamboo Airways jets joining the carrier’s fleet.

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One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 23, 2024

In October 2022, Air Côte d’Ivoire placed a fascinating wide body aircraft order, and the airline even plans to introduce a first class product. I wanted to take an updated look at this, as the first jet is expected to be delivered in the near future. This new A330-900neo order seems to be part of a swap.

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One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Alaska Airlines recently acquired Hawaiian Airlines, and Alaska Air Group is wasting no time with making changes. Thats kind of unprecedented, because with virtually every airline merger weve seen of domestic carriers, one brand survives. On the back end and internally, the two airlines will be one. Well, now we know.

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One Mile at a Time

JUNE 7, 2024

British Airways 787-8s & 787-9s getting Club Suites As far as British Airways’ Club Suites rollout schedule goes, the airline has been taking delivery of Airbus A350-1000s and Boeing 787-10s with the new business class product. The jet has the registration code G-ZBJA , and has been in the “shop” since late March.

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One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 6, 2024

We know some of the major changes that the airline plans to make, like adding preferred and extra legroom seating , and introducing redeye flights. Specifically, the airline wants to reduce turn times by five minutes, and claims that will free up the equivalent of 16 aircraft.

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One Mile at a Time

JULY 26, 2024

United Airlines is significantly reducing capacity to Australia for this upcoming peak season… for a second time (thanks to @IshrionA and @xJonNYC for flagging this). The airline is also more willing to experiment with new routes than American and Delta, and I really respect that.

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One Mile at a Time

JUNE 10, 2024

Delta adds premium economy on transcon route Delta primarily flies wide body aircraft between New York (JFK) and Los Angeles (LAX), given what a competitive market it is. On most frequencies, Delta uses Boeing 767s, which aren’t exactly modern jets, but at least offer a pleasant economy experience.

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One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 11, 2024

I was looking forward to this flight, as the A321neo is Korean Air’s first narrow body jet to have flat beds, and it’s a fairly new addition to the fleet. So while I could have flown on a wide body jet, I instead decided to give this a try. It’s a contrast to so many other airlines in the region.

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One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Alaska Airlines has announced plans to turn Seattle into a global gateway , by launching long haul flights from the airport, using jets that were acquired through the takeover of Hawaiian. Between 2014 and 2017 we saw the two airlines greatly scale back their partnership, before ultimately discontinuing it. Its our hub.

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One Mile at a Time

MAY 31, 2024

There’s often some confusion about which American Airlines wide body jets have which business class seats. American’s three business class seats American has three different kinds of business class seats on its wide body aircraft, with the fleet comprised of Boeing 777s and Boeing 787s.

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Universal Weather

MARCH 29, 2023

As a result, business jet operators have plenty of choices for service providers at the city’s airports. LFPG allows General Aviation (GA) operations for passengers with airline connections only, and aircraft may only stay on the ground for a few hours. hours, depending on traffic conditions.

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Aerotime

JULY 9, 2024

In terms of new orders, Airbus saw 327 orders for new aircraft during the first half of 2024, although after cancellations, this figure bottoms out at 310 new firm orders. The figure of 310 includes 192 A320neo family aircraft with the balance being made up of wide-bodied aircraft.

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One Mile at a Time

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Move over, all other airlines! I’ve just found the single aircraft I’m most interested in flying… thanks to reader Chris for bringing this to my attention. The airline has a fleet of just five aircraft, and each is unique. But this is where it gets super interesting. I think I figured out what’s going on here.

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One Mile at a Time

JUNE 10, 2024

It looks like United Airlines may launch a second route to Dubai this winter. While nothing is official yet, it seems probable to me that this will happen… United secures second daily slot for Dubai Airport (DXB) In early 2023, United Airlines and Emirates Airline launched a partnership.

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One Mile at a Time

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

I actually think I might prefer ITA’s A321neo to the wide body jets in the fleet, including the A330-900neo and A350-900 (both of which I very much enjoy as well). If you have the chance, FLY ITA AIRWAYS ON THIS JET IN BUSINESS CLASS. This also reinforces what a high quality airline ITA Airways is.

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Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 20, 2024

This wide-body aircraft boasts two full-length passenger decks that can comfortably seat between 525 and 853 people, depending on the seating arrangement. This enormous capacity makes it the worlds largest passenger airliner. The An-124, nicknamed Ruslan, is one of the heaviest aircraft ever mass-produced.

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