Airline News

[SIGWX]

She’s been active — ex-TK bird. It could very well be a retro livery, if so I believe this will be the candidate. It has a tail logo similar to the current one.
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Even just going back to this livery would be a massive improvement. This was perfection IMO

 

[Charter]

Biman Bangladesh order

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

Biman Bangladesh order

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Hadn't they already done so last year?
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EDIT: ohhhhh the new Govt is led by the US puppet, right.
Reportedly the previous government had informally closed the Airbus deal before the government fell.
Regime change successfully completed.

Bangladesh seals Boeing jet deal, shifts from Airbus

Bangladesh ‌signed a deal on Thursday to buy 14 aircraft from U.S. planemaker Boeing , officials said, a move that marks a shift away from Europe's Airbus amid trade pressure from Washington.

www.reuters.com

 

[Charter]

Don't remember if already shared, few days ago Boeing presented the first B777-8F for Cargolux, a real rollout. Qatar Airways is the launch customer while Cargolux will be the workhorse for the cargo airplane, replacing the B747-400F.

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

Don't remember if already shared, few days ago Boeing presented the first B777-8F for Cargolux, a real rollout. Qatar Airways is the launch customer while Cargolux will be the workhorse for the cargo airplane, replacing the B747-400F.

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This is the test airframe?

 

[Critical Aviator]

This is the test airframe?

Yes.

 

[SIGWX]

Spirit Airlines could cease operations within hours.

I know this is the millionth time this has been said, but with the collapse of the Fed bailout, NK truly seems to have reached the end of the line.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2050308977481728428

 

[GoLithuania]

Spirit could shut down 3 AM (ET) tomorrow morning per WSJ

https://www.wsj.com/business/airlines/spirit-airlines-prepares-to-shut-down-as-rescue-deal-falls-apart-5a2d5936

 

[M Billy]

RIP Spirt

 

[Charter]

Spirit Airlines could cease operations within hours.

I know this is the millionth time this has been said, but with the collapse of the Fed bailout, NK truly seems to have reached the end of the line.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2050308977481728428

What a sad, sad news for the employees, for civil aviation, for the market, for everyone.

 

[SIGWX]

The last Spirit flight has landed in DFW as NK1833.

ZERO Spirit flights are airborne now. What a surreal sight.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2050449992578453696

 

[SIGWX]

It's official now. Spirit's official website now redirects to https://www.spiritrestructuring.com, which was their Chapter 11 website.

They have also announced their shutdown on Twitter (which, fittingly, is just a screenshot of Word/Notes):

https://twitter.com/x/status/2050464195444121893

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

It's unfortunate considering their recent upbeat and tongue-in-cheek ad

Is this temporary?

 

[qweyrhgf]

According to various news sources, Spirit has shut down, ending 34 years of operation.....

 

[Lokian777]

Saudia have a new 80th anniversary livery

 

[qweyrhgf]

Cathay Pacific have put "80 Years Together" sticke in B-HNF (773) and B-KPO (77W)

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

Cathay Pacific have put "80 Years Together" sticke in B-HNF (773) and B-KPO (77W)
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Considering they've increased the size of their titles (presumably because people were having difficulty reading it ) , this sticker could have been larger too