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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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Why American Loses Money Flying 777s & 787s Domestically

One Mile at a Time

I don’t think this should surprise most people, though it’s always interesting to hear an airline executive provide some insights… American SVP explains carrier’s domestic wide body strategy All of the “big three” US carriers operate wide body aircraft on some domestic flights.

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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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Saudia Group Orders 105 Airbus A320neo Family Aircraft

One Mile at a Time

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 currently has 21 Boeing 787s, with an additional 38 on order (split between the 787-9 and 787-10).

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OMG: Lufthansa Unveils New Safety Video

One Mile at a Time

Lufthansa will progressively be rolling out this safety video on its wide body aircraft (there’s no safety video on narrow body aircraft, as those planes don’t have screens, so instead have a manual safety demonstration). The new safety video is roughly seven minutes long.

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Qatar Airways Plans Massive Aircraft Order With Airbus & Boeing

One Mile at a Time

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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Flight Review: Turkish Airlines Economy Class Airbus A321neo

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Our Take Great product for a narrow-body aircraft, with many of the features that you would normally expect to find on long-haul, wide-body aircraft! In addition to the IFE system, this A321neo was also equipped with inflight wifi (economy class passengers must purchase a data plan, though).