World Airline News

JANUARY 7, 2025

Ibrahim Iyas, emphasised the significance of the new aircraft in the companys growth strategy and its impact on the Maldives tourism industry.

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One Mile at a Time

JUNE 9, 2024

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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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Others prefer aisle seats, and a few like the middle seats between aisles and window seats in wide-body aircraft. Many people prefer the window seats to enjoy the view as they fly across the world. Here are three arguments in favor of selecting the aisle seat.

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Simple Flying

MAY 20, 2024

This wide-body aircraft was developed in the 1970s and has been popular with many carriers, such as Delta Air Lines, Cathay Pacific, and Turkish Airlines. However, the most prominent airline in Canada that operates this aircraft is Air Canada , which has a sizable fleet of Airbus A330s.

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Simple Flying

JULY 22, 2024

Travelers can experience the comfort and convenience of flying on the Boeing 777 aircraft that service these routes. This wide-bodied aircraft is known for its spacious cabin, offering passengers a more comfortable and enjoyable flight experience across the Atlantic.

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Simple Flying

JULY 23, 2024

The Airbus A350 is a popular long-range, wide-body aircraft several airlines use worldwide. With over 500 aircraft providing services worldwide, the Airbus A350 is operated by major airlines such as Singapore Airlines, Qatar Airways, Cathay Pacific, British Airways, Delta Air Lines , and more.

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Simple Flying

AUGUST 12, 2024

The Boeing 777 is one of the most popular wide-bodied aircraft ever made. Since its first flight in 1994, it has amassed some 1,734 deliveries, and with the newer 777X in the process of being certified and deliveries starting shortly after that, this number is set to grow.

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One Mile at a Time

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

When Thai Smile was still in operation, Thai Airways only had wide body aircraft in its mainline fleet. Once these planes have more premium interiors, Thai Airways will be able to fly these aircraft to all kinds of destinations, including premium ones, where it’s important for the airline to have high frequencies.

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One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 6, 2025

Its my understanding that Maldivian still plans to acquire further wide body jets, though well see how that materializes. Maldivian plans to fly Airbus A330 to China What does Maldivian plan to do with its first wide body aircraft? The wide-body aircraft can carry over 10 tonnes of cargo on each flight.

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One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Could the plan include some of Hawaiian’s wide body aircraft being transfered to Alaska, and being flown out of Seattle? Alaska historically hasn’t operated any wide body aircraft. Alaska Air Group hasn’t announced plans for wide body jets to be transfered from Hawaiian to Alaska.

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World Airline News

JULY 24, 2024

All wide-body aircraft are planned to be upgraded by the end of 2026. WestJet aircraft photo gallery: Screenshot This new platform will take flight before the end of 2024, with plans to complete the installation on WestJet’s modern narrowbody fleet by the end of 2025.

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Cranky Flier

JULY 2, 2024

Well, the press release from Abra included a statement from CEO Adrian Neuhauser which included this rationale: And third, because this partnership will allow us to participate in long-haul markets with wide-body aircraft in other countries beyond our current Colombia operation.

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World Airline News

OCTOBER 10, 2024

All flights will be operated with modern wide-body aircraft, ensuring passengers maximum comfort on long-haul flights. Vietnam Airlines aircraft photo gallery: Starting in December 2024, additional frequencies will depart from Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesdays and from Munich on Thursdays.

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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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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. In total, Lufthansa now has nearly 100 new wide body aircraft on order, including the A350-900, A350-1000, 787-9, and 777-9.

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One Mile at a Time

MAY 7, 2024

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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One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 30, 2024

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. Then earlier in 2024, we learned that Riyadh Air had placed a narrow body aircraft order, though the details weren’t initially revealed.

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One Mile at a Time

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

I’m sure the Austin route would have survived if it could be operated by a narrow body jet with better economics, but it just doesn’t make much sense with wide body aircraft. I don’t think it will happen soon, but I’d be shocked if Hawaiian’s 787s don’t eventually fly out of the Pacific Northwest.

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One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A330 business class While Tokyo Narita will be the first destination for Alaska Air Group from Seattle, the plan is for there to be a dozen long haul routes by 2030, so there is an area where the company sees huge growth, and over time, we can expect most of Hawaiians wide body aircraft to fly from the Pacific Northwest.

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One Mile at a Time

JULY 25, 2024

If avianca wanted a higher capacity aircraft than the 787-8s, it could’ve gone with the 787-9 or 787-10. Assuming this is all as I expect it is, I wonder what made avianca make the switch to Airbus jets for wide body aircraft. There’s no shortage of demand for the A350, so I can’t imagine avianca got some amazing deal.

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One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Historically, Aircalin has operated its wide body aircraft primarily between Noumea (NOU) and Japan, including Osaka (KIX) and Tokyo Narita (NRT). As its described, this is intended to enable Aircalin to support fleet adaptation, and the carriers long haul network expansion.

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One Mile at a Time

AUGUST 10, 2024

Ethiopian Airlines does have considerable growth plans, particularly with wide body aircraft, as the airline has recently ordered more Airbus A350s , Boeing 777Xs , and more. So the goal is for Ethiopia’s new airport to have the same capacity as the current primary airport in Dubai.

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One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Air Indias Airbus order is now comprised of 350 jets, including 105 Airbus A320neos, 195 A321neos, 25 A350-900s, and 25 A350-1000s The evolution of this order is quite interesting: When it comes to narrow body aircraft, Air India has heavily modified its A320neo-family order to be more focused on the larger A321neo variant than the smaller A320neo (..)

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One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 26, 2024

So in this situation, why is Delta replacing its joint venture partner LATAM, which almost certainly has a lower cost structure?

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One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Regardless, given American’s shortage of wide body aircraft, this isn’t ideal. Then again, at least this is happening going into the winter season, rather than going into the peak summer season, where American desperately needs every one of its long haul aircraft.

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One Mile at a Time

AUGUST 21, 2024

Furthermore, with this development, Discover Airlines will fully retire the A330-200, and will exclusively operate A330-300s for wide body aircraft, leading to more fleet commonality.

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One Mile at a Time

MAY 18, 2024

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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One Mile at a Time

AUGUST 12, 2024

Delta international flights will have free Wi-Fi by late 2025 Delta has slowly started introducing free Wi-Fi on international, wide body aircraft that are equipped with a Viasat system. The airline has now provided an updated timeline for offering free Wi-Fi on international flights, so let’s go over the details.

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One Mile at a Time

APRIL 28, 2024

New American Boeing 787 business class Bottom line American will soon start flying 787s out of New York, meaning 777s will no longer be the carrier’s only wide body aircraft based out of the airport.

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One Mile at a Time

MAY 26, 2024

Turkish Airlines A321neo business class However, I’m particularly a fan of sitting in the back of business class on wide body aircraft with two business class cabins. The rear cabin almost always remains emptier, and feels more private anyway, since there are usually just a few rows at most.

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One Mile at a Time

JUNE 7, 2024

With the 787s now starting to get new cabins, the only wide body aircraft we’re still waiting on are the A380s, as those planes should get new cabins around 2026. The updated schedule was that the first 787-8 should enter service with new cabins as of 2023, but that also didn’t stick.

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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

JUNE 7, 2024

Now the airline is severely capacity constrained, not just due to a shortage of aircraft, but also due to a shortage of pilots. The reason I think Cathay Pacific is more in need of 777Xs than any other airline is because these are the only wide body aircraft the airline has on order.

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One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 26, 2024

IndiGo has Airbus A350-900s on order It now looks like IndiGo may want to spread its wings with wide body aircraft a bit earlier than initially planned. On top of that, IndiGo has 69 Airbus A321XLRs on order , which will be delivered starting in 2025, and will open up all kinds of new markets.

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One Mile at a Time

AUGUST 7, 2024

While details remain limited as of now, Cathay Pacific has reiterated plans to introduce a new flat bed business class product on its regional wide body aircraft… Cathay Pacific overhauling regional business class in 2026 Cathay Pacific has just announced a variety of new initiatives , including one that regional passengers on the airline will no doubt (..)

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One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Most of the initial changes involve updates to service between the mainland and Hawaii: Alaska Air Group will offer 20% more seats between Seattle and Honolulu, with three of six daily flights being operated by Hawaiian wide body aircraft In Portland, there will be three daily nonstop flights to Honolulu, with staggered departure times, and a 25% increase (..)

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One Mile at a Time

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

While Lufthansa has dozens of new wide body aircraft on order, as you can tell, Brussels Airlines isn’t getting any of those. Heck, the airline even has a lounge in Brussels that’s dedicated to Africa flights. Otherwise the carrier has a rather odd position within Lufthansa Group.

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