Airline News

[Charter]

Tupolev unveiled the Tu-454

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I imagine that we will return on this news to understand, first of all, if this ambitious Russian project will be realized and when.
Don't forget that the Yakovlev MS-21 performed the first flight in 2017 and still did not enter in service!

In the meanwhile something more concrete and of the planet Earth: K5 Aviation A350-900.
Not a livery but elegant.
K5 Aviation Is a German charter airline offering ACMI and charter high-level short ABC long haul flights with a fleet of A319WL (ACJ), A330-200 and a single A350-900.

 

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[GoLithuania]

#iykyk
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The A350s are s**t compared to the A340s. I'm so damn glad I got a chance to fly on a LH A343 last summer.

 

[Critical Aviator]

Air France has set a retirement date for its remaining A330-200s

Adieu, A330: Air France Sets Retirement Date After Quarter Century Of Service

The few remaining A330s will be retired by next summer, and their flights are set to be replaced by Airbus A350-900s and Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners.

simpleflying.com

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

The A350s are s**t compared to the A340s. I'm so damn glad I got a chance to fly on a LH A343 last summer.

The A340s are a class in themselves.
Untouchable. Sad they're being retired.
The A346 will always remain my fav quadjet. So damn effing beautiful.
The closest parallel out there amongst the new generation aircraft, perhaps, imo is the A35K.

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

Air France has set a retirement date for its remaining A330-200s

Adieu, A330: Air France Sets Retirement Date After Quarter Century Of Service

The few remaining A330s will be retired by next summer, and their flights are set to be replaced by Airbus A350-900s and Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners.

simpleflying.com

This is sad
A330s are leaving many fleets - KLMs would be suffering the same fate

 

[nxther]

This is sad
A330s are leaving many fleets - KLMs would be suffering the same fate

The A330-200s will be out of the fleet by the end of the year. Rumour is that the -300s will follow in 2027 although it depends on KLM's future plans

 

[The_SingingAvgeek]

Some news regarding Qantas's Airbus A350-1000ULRs:

MSN 707 (350 no.1 for QF) has had its engines fitted and is assumed to be the testbed for the A350-1000ULR, MSN 814 (no.2 for QF) has a painted vertical stabiliser and is assumed to be the first to be delivered to Qantas towards the end of the year.

It is looking very likely that they will carry the VH-OJx rego series, the same series that was worn by Qantas's 747-438s.

And finally from the Australian Financial Review:

Qantas's A350s will be named after celestial bodies, i.e. stars, constellations, planets etc. as an homage to the names worn by Qantas Empire Airways' Catalina flying boats in the 1940s that operated the Double Sunrise route (hence Project Sunrise).

Qantas’ new star-themed, record-breaking planes can skip the Mid-East

The airline will evoke the spirit of its Double Sunrise wartime flights to the UK in naming the aircraft to service new non-stop routes to London and New York.

www.afr.com

 

[jkim1123]

Delta officially announced new D1 suites that will be featured on the A350-1000 coming early next year:

The Suite Spot

Delta will debut its next generation Delta One® suite for A350-1000s and expands its suite offering to the A330-200/300 fleet, extending its lead with the most business class suites of any U.S. airline |

news.delta.com

 

[777-300ER]

Some news regarding Qantas's Airbus A350-1000ULRs:

MSN 707 (350 no.1 for QF) has had its engines fitted and is assumed to be the testbed for the A350-1000ULR, MSN 814 (no.2 for QF) has a painted vertical stabiliser and is assumed to be the first to be delivered to Qantas towards the end of the year.

It is looking very likely that they will carry the VH-OJx rego series, the same series that was worn by Qantas's 747-438s.

And finally from the Australian Financial Review:

Qantas's A350s will be named after celestial bodies, i.e. stars, constellations, planets etc. as an homage to the names worn by Qantas Empire Airways' Catalina flying boats in the 1940s that operated the Double Sunrise route (hence Project Sunrise).

Qantas’ new star-themed, record-breaking planes can skip the Mid-East

The airline will evoke the spirit of its Double Sunrise wartime flights to the UK in naming the aircraft to service new non-stop routes to London and New York.

www.afr.com

Are the engines still the XWB-97 or did they make a new variant for the A350-1000ULR?

 

[jkim1123]

Are the engines still the XWB-97 or did they make a new variant for the A350-1000ULR?

Equipped with XWB-97s:

Powering new horizons, the Trent XWB-97 joins Ultra Long Range operations

Powering new horizons, the Trent XWB-97 joins Ultra Long Range operations

www.rolls-royce.com

 

[Charter]

Lufthansa plans to cut costs and retire the A340-600s and B747-400s. Sad.

 

[LeoMuse747]

Lufthansa plans to cut costs and retire the A340-600s and B747-400s. Sad.

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Ultra sad but not a surprise... with so many 787s and A350s coming in

 

[OllieBHaas25]

Ultra sad but not a surprise... with so many 787s and A350s coming in

Probably the best way anyone’s gonna say it leo. Well said

 

[GoLithuania]

Spirit Airlines could liquidate "as early as this week," per CNBC

Spirit Airlines could liquidate as early as this week, sources say

The carrier is facing the added challenge of a spike in the price of fuel. Fuel is airlines' biggest expense after labor.

www.cnbc.com

 

[qweyrhgf]

Lufthansa also said that the Lufthansa Cityline to cease operations immediately (4/18)
(The decision comes after evaluating the current geopolitical situation and the costs associated with the recent strikes, which apparently was the icing on the cake.)

Germany's Lufthansa to shut CityLine unit amid fuel costs and strikes

Closing the regional subsidiary is part of a strategic plan that Lufthansa has accelerated, citing higher jet fuel prices and escalating labour strikes.

www.euronews.com

 

[BubblesAviation]

Lufthansa also said that the Lufthansa Cityline to cease operations immediately
(The decision comes after evaluating the current geopolitical situation and the costs associated with the recent strikes, which apparently was the icing on the cake.)

Germany's Lufthansa to shut CityLine unit amid fuel costs and strikes

Closing the regional subsidiary is part of a strategic plan that Lufthansa has accelerated, citing higher jet fuel prices and escalating labour strikes.

www.euronews.com

Will the A319’s go to the Lufthansa fleet?

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

Lufthansa also said that the Lufthansa Cityline to cease operations immediately (4/18)
(The decision comes after evaluating the current geopolitical situation and the costs associated with the recent strikes, which apparently was the icing on the cake.)

Germany's Lufthansa to shut CityLine unit amid fuel costs and strikes

Closing the regional subsidiary is part of a strategic plan that Lufthansa has accelerated, citing higher jet fuel prices and escalating labour strikes.

www.euronews.com

Didn't the staff call for strike action to protest the layoffs? Couple of months ago?
Hopefully they get absorbed into other LH group carriers. Planes are fine, people suffer.

 

[Charter]

Lufthansa also said that the Lufthansa Cityline to cease operations immediately (4/18)
(The decision comes after evaluating the current geopolitical situation and the costs associated with the recent strikes, which apparently was the icing on the cake.)

Germany's Lufthansa to shut CityLine unit amid fuel costs and strikes

Closing the regional subsidiary is part of a strategic plan that Lufthansa has accelerated, citing higher jet fuel prices and escalating labour strikes.

www.euronews.com

The largest European regional airline, hard to believe Lufthansa is closing it! Very sad.
About the A319s in fleet they remember me the short life of Lufthansa Italia and its A319s, from 2008 to 2011, one of the few Lufthansa Group mistakes and just a single dogma: impossible to compete with Ryanair, easyJet and Wizzair on the low cost sector.