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Riyadh Air’s Secret Narrow Body Aircraft Order

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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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Air Astana to fly nonstop A321LR route from London Heathrow to Almaty 

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Air Astana has announced that its Almaty (ALA) to London Heathrow (LHR) route will be operated nonstop with Airbus A321LR aircraft as from October 4, 2024. This 3,500-mile route will thus become one of the longest being operated by this model of Airbus narrow-body aircraft anywhere in the World.

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Maintenance work causes disruptions in Max Air operations

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However, Ch-aviation.com data reveals that only two aircraft remain active at the moment: one Boeing 737-400 and the Embraer ERJ-135NJ configured for VIP operations. The rest of the fleet, including three Boeing 737-300 narrow-body aircraft, two Boeing 747-400s, and the sole Boeing 777-200, are currently in storage.

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Air Astana completes first 12-year C-check, builds MRO capabilities: pictures 

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This has allowed Air Astana to extend the range of this aircraft enough to be able to operate its key Almaty (ALA) to London Heathrow (LHR) route nonstop. At 9 hours and 45 minutes, this 3,500-mile route is, as of November 2024, one of the longest ever to have been flown by a narrow body aircraft anywhere in the world.

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Collins Aerospace and Philippine Airlines mark first seating collaboration

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The milestone collaboration was marked by Collins Aerospace hosting the Philippine flag carrier for the First Article Inspection (FAI) of aircraft seats at its facility in Tanauan City, two hours away from Manila.

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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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