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Riyadh Air’s Secret Narrow Body Aircraft Order

One Mile at a Time

FlyDubai’s new Boeing 737 MAX business class Riyadh Air plans another wide body aircraft order Riyadh Air is now reportedly working toward placing its third aircraft order. Suffice it to say that this is an incredible pace of growth, especially when you consider that many of these will be wide body aircraft.

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First KLM A321neo performs maiden flight ahead of delivery 

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KLM’s first Airbus A321neo aircraft performed its maiden flight on August 1, 2024. In a post on its social media channels , the Dutch flag carrier announced that its first ever Airbus narrow-body aircraft had conducted a test flight out of the manufacturer’s facilities at Finkenwerder airport (XFW), near Hamburg.

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Why Does Qatar Airways Operate Near-Empty Flights Between Adelaide & Melbourne?

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With an extensive network across all inhabited continents around the world and a fleet of wideand narrow-body aircraft, Qatar Airways offers a unique service that only those with eagle eyes at Melbourne Tullamarine International Airport (MEL) may be able to spot, and we are going to explain why.

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Emirates entices pilots with improved benefits, higher salaries and better perks

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Accelerated Command Programme for Boeing 777s Emirates has now extended its Accelerated Command Programme (ACP) to its fleet of Boeing 777s – which so far was reserved for its signature A380 aircraft. This is an opportunity for captains flying narrow-body aircraft to graduate to wide-body on Emirates’ fast track promotion program.

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Turkish Airlines to lease ten Airbus A321neos from leasing firm AerCap  

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Adding the new narrow-bodied aircraft to its fleet will allow the Istanbul-based carrier to expand into new markets and increase frequencies in others while it awaits the delivery of the 194 A321neos it has on order direct from Airbus.

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Etihad Plans Airbus A321s With Flat Bed Business Class

One Mile at a Time

That’s exciting, since currently Etihad doesn’t have flat beds on any narrow body aircraft. Much like on JetBlue, I imagine that Etihad will select the Thompson Aero VantageSOLO product in business class, which is a herringbone seat with a door, and is proving popular for premium narrow body aircraft.

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Riyadh Air to begin flights towards certification in September 2024  

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Riyadh Air The next major announcement from the airline is expected to be for narrow-bodied aircraft, which is widely expected to follow in the next few weeks. But [Riyadh Air] has ten years’ worth of catching up to do to give Saudi citizens the connectivity they deserve,” Douglas added.