Aerotime

MARCH 11, 2025

The airline’s Taegeuk (yin yang) logo appeared on the tail in the traditional colors of red, white, and navy blue, while also appearing as the O in the airline titles on the forward fuselage in what is now an old fashioned font style. The word Air’ has also been dropped, with the airlines name simply presented as Korean.

Tail 282

Tail Approach Airline Airlines 282

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Dirk Grothe Examining photos posted online, the livery incorporates midnight blue and metallic royal blue rear fuselage bands, highlighted in silver, which sweep up the tail. The mid-fuselage area features similar colored bands, facing rearwards toward the tail.

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Tail Stability Airplanes Hangar 252

Aerotime

APRIL 17, 2025

According to the Auckland-based carrier, the aircraft, ZK-NZH, is the first in the airline’s 7879 fleet to undergo this world-first, full nose-to-tail retrofit. Air New Zealand’s first retrofitted Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner officially touched down in Auckland, New Zealand, on April 16, 2025, the airline announced in a statement.

Tail 242

Tail Airline Airlines 242

Aerotime

MARCH 27, 2025

The design would revitalize the design created by Dutch designer Thijs Postma who proposed the green scheme in 1966, which included a lime green window line and tail, with a large black T on the tail and forward fuselage with Transavia Holland titles also in black on the forward fuselage above the window line.

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Jet Tail Airline Airlines 172

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

A Linkedin post shared by members of the airlines communications team shows the aircraft, already with its tail showing the carriers distinctive national flag emblem, taking shape at the Airbus final assembly line (FAL). SWISS will receive ten A350-900s between the summer of 2025 and 2031, in order to renew and expand its long-haul fleet.

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Tail Pilot Airline Airlines 306

Aerotime

DECEMBER 27, 2024

RELATED J-35, stealth drones and Sci-Fi fighters: China prepares for Zhuhai 2022 Chinas new heavy stealth fighter First to break cover was the larger warplane, with images appearing to show three engines and a diamond-shaped wing with no vertical tails. Three it is.

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Jet Tail Cockpit 274

Aerotime

MARCH 26, 2025

Images of the same American Airlines aircraft were captured in 2024, when only the had been tail painted in the carriers distinctive colors. In a significant development, the new Airbus A321XLR , currently registered as D-AZAB, was also spotted with its two CFM International LEAP-1A engines fitted.

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Airline Airlines Runway Tail 291

Aerotime

MARCH 28, 2025

What should have been a routine flight turned into a tragedy after a part of the tail assembly failed. Investigators were already suspecting that some fault in the tail of the airplane had contributed to the crash, so as well as the black boxes they were anxious to retrieve the rear empennage assembly.

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Horizontal Stabilizer Stability Airline Airlines 284

Aerotime

JANUARY 8, 2025

The design features retro branding by Dutch designer Thijs Postma, creator of the green color design and large black T on the new aircrafts body and tail. While at the same time looking ahead to a quieter future thanks to our fleet renewal. The new Transavias branding style will be featured on the new Airbus A321neo.

Tail 284

Tail Airline Airlines 284

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 19, 2025

As Ive already covered, Air France will be debuting a new La Premiere first class product , available exclusively on a subfleet of Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. This is an exciting development, as it really takes the carriers incredible first class to the next level.

Tail 99

Tail Airline Airlines Jet 99

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

And in March 2024, the completed plane was photographed with just its tail painted in the Emirates colors. The new Emirates Airbus A350-900 was seen publicly for the first time emblazoned with full fuselage colors in April 2024, and in January 2024, the fuselage of the same aircraft was spotted in parts during the production process.

Ferry Flight 274

Ferry Flight Airline Airlines Tail 274

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Parts that have been salvaged in the last 48 hours include the right wing, center fuselage, part of the left wing and left fuselage, significant portions of the forward cabin and cockpit, vertical and horizontal stabilizers, tail cone, rudder, elevators, TCAS computer and quick access recorder.

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Air Traffic Control Horizontal Stabilizer Quick Access Recorder Cockpit 293

Aerotime

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The move marks another step forward for the Qantas Group’s fleet renewal program, and sees the aircraft’s major airframe components, including the forward and rear fuselage, wings and iconic Flying Kangaroo tail, coming together.

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Flight Deck Tail Pilot Airline 274

Aerotime

MARCH 31, 2025

Its interior and exterior identifications and placards are in Laotian, the exterior paint is custom-designed, and the tail is printed with a Champa flower, which is the national flower of Laos and the airlines logo. The aircraft features a 90-seat all-economy class layout.

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Airline Airlines Cabin Crew Tail 235

Aerotime

JANUARY 31, 2025

RELATED Air Busan Airbus A321 bursts into flames after tail catches fire before takeoff The incident took place less than a month after a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 crashed at Muan International Airport (MWX), killing all but two of the 181 people on board.

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Tarmac Tail 275

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The very oldest plane in Deltas fleet is a Boeing 757 with tail number N649DL, at 35 years old. Eddie Maloney / Wikimedia The oldest widebody in Deltas fleet is a Boeing 767 with tail number N171DN, which is considered to be one of the highest flight-hour 767s in existence. The oldest Airbus A330 is an A330-300 with tail number N801NW.

Tail 169

Tail Jet Airline Airlines 169

Aerotime

JANUARY 31, 2025

According to the airline, the Boeing B787-9 features a rebranded livery which embodies Angola’s heritage, with the visibility of the Palanca displayed on the aircraft’s tail and engine fuselage.

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Airline Airlines Tail Airplanes 284

Aerotime

MARCH 10, 2025

New LED exterior lighting, including pulse landing and taxi lights, tail rotor lighting, scene lighting, and entry lights, further enhance safety. Other standard safety features include an inlet barrier filter and impact-resistant windshields certified to Part 29 transport helicopter requirements.

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Payload Cockpit Cargo Clearance 285

One Mile at a Time

JULY 11, 2024

A LATAM jet departing Italy for Brazil suffered a tail strike on takeoff, in what can only be described as a rather strange incident, as reported by The Aviation Herald. However, while rotating, the jet struck its tail on the runway. CCTV shows LATAM Brasil 777-300 tail strike incident while departing Milan Malpensa Airport on Tuesday.

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Tail Runway UTC Clearance 120

Aerotime

MARCH 10, 2025

Air India Express described the arrival, which features Karnatakas Chittara tail art, as a new milestone in our incredible journey. The 18-year-old airline announced its new addition on March 10, 2025, as staff posed for photos with the Boeing 737 MAX 8 , registered VT-BWI, while waving flags to celebrate the occasion.

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Tail Approach Airline Airlines 280

Simple Flying

DECEMBER 28, 2024

American Airlines has recently taken delivery of a new Boeing 737 MAX 8 , registered as N315UA a tail number once used by United Airlines.

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Tail Airline Airlines 128

Simple Flying

JANUARY 5, 2025

The 717s have played a vital role in Australian aviation for over twenty years, but sadly the day has come when this reliable little T-tail will no longer grace Australias skies.

Tail 130

Tail Airline Airlines 130

One Mile at a Time

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

the wing of an Airbus A350 taxiing out as DL295 from Atlanta to Tokyo-Haneda made contact with the tail of an Endeavor Air CRJ-900, DL5526 to LaFayette, Louisiana, on an adjacent taxiway, resulting in damage to the tail of the regional jet and the wing of the A350. The pictures of the damage to the CRJ-900 are kind of wild.

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Tail Jet Air Traffic Control Clearance 117

Simple Flying

JULY 24, 2024

A LATAM Airlines Boeing 777-300ER suffered a significant tail strike incident at Milans largest airport on July 9th with a video of the incident showing the aircraft scraping the tail against the surface of the runway for a significant distance as it attempted to climb out of its departure airport.

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Tail Runway Airline Airlines 119

Aerotime

OCTOBER 10, 2024

As part of the collaboration, one of AirAsia X’s A330 aircraft, with tail number 9M-XXU, has been adorned with designs featuring Sonic the Hedgehog and his friends Tails, Knuckles, Shadow, and Amy Rose. Another aircraft, AirAsia’s Airbus A320 with tail number 9M-AFF, has been decorated with Persona 5 characters Joker and Morgana.

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Tail Airline Airlines 317

Vintage Aviation News

MARCH 19, 2025

Eventually, the 99th was joined by the 100th, 301st, and 302nd Fighter Squadrons to form the 332nd Fighter Group, famously known as the Red Tails. This unit would later become an integral part of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen. Clarence P. ” Just as they had in the Mediterranean, they excelled in the bomber escort role.

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Tail Pilot 105

Simple Flying

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

During its 50-year history, the United Kingdom national flag carrier British Airways has had three liveries: Negus, Landor, Utopia, and World Tails and World Image tailfins.

Tail 105

Tail 105

Aerotime

JANUARY 20, 2025

The larger of the aircraft components, including the fuselage sections, wings, and the types iconic triple tail structure arrived at Lufthansa Technik in October 2023 accompanied by 292 crates of smaller parts. The re-assembly process in the hangar in Hamburg was always destined to be a painstaking and lengthy process.

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Rudder Airplanes Tail Hangar 274

Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

A Boeing C-17 Globemaster III based out of South Carolinas Joint Base Charleston lost part of its tail. Luckily for all involved, the tail cone also known as the aft radome landed in a parking lot without causing harm.

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Tail 122

Aerotime

JULY 11, 2024

Having taken off from Milan’s runway 35L at 13:26 local time, the aircraft’s tail made contact with the runway surface as the aircraft rotated. Images posted on social media show the aircraft climbing out leaving a large cloud of dust behind it where the underside of the tail struck the runway surface.

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Tail UTC Runway Airline 326

Simple Flying

OCTOBER 28, 2024

On October 21, a China Southern Airlines Boeing 787-9 , flight CZ3534 from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN), encountered a tail strike incident upon landing.

Tail 111

Tail Airline Airlines 111

Simple Flying

DECEMBER 16, 2024

With its four powerful engines, massive wing, double-deck fuselage, and tail towering 24.1 The Airbus A380 was an engineering marvel when it first rolled out in Toulouse, France almost twenty years ago. meters, the A380 is most certainly an impressive sight. It commands attention at destination airports around the world.

Tail 116

Tail Airline Airlines 116

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 12, 2025

Many years ago, while working my way through college pumping avgas at the local airport, I discovered that one of our university deans owned a diminutive two-seat, twin-tailed airplanean Ercoupe. ERCO), Weick refined the design into the low-wing, twin-tailed beauty whose distinctive looks are unmistakable.

Rudder 105

Rudder Tail Crosswind Airplanes 105

Simple Flying

DECEMBER 1, 2024

An avianca Ecuador A320 suffered a tail strike while landing in Bogotá last week and would go on to perform three more flights before damage to the plane's water drain mast was discovered the next day.

Tail 105

Tail 105

Aerotime

MARCH 17, 2025

The aircraft originally featured the carriers sunrise livery featuring a predominately white fuselage with a thin red stripe merging into a red tail with the carriers sun logo emerging from the leading edge of the vertical stabilizer. VT-EXN was originally delivered to Air India in January 2019 making it just over six years old.

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Wide-Body Aircraft Stability Tail Airline 251

Simple Flying

JANUARY 4, 2025

Towards the tail end of the year, the world saw some of its deadliest plane crashes in years. Now that the New Year has passed, the aviation community - professionals, enthusiasts, and travelers alike - is looking back on 2024 as quite the oddity in terms of aviation safety.

Tail 119

Tail Airline Airlines 119

AV Web

APRIL 14, 2025

Videos and photos show those parts separated from the helicopter before the cabin and part of the tail boom fell into the water off Jersey City, killing a Spanish family and the pilot. They also recovered the tail rotor system.The evidence will be taken to a secure location for further examination.

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Tail Pilot 82