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Qatar boosts Thailand flights while upgrading their services

Qatar Airways has increased frequency for their Doha – Bangkok route, which boosts their passenger capacity to Thailand's capital to 5...

Hot and High

By Shihal Sapry We use the term "Hot and High" to indicate an airfield that is at a rather high elevation above sea level and that has...

Unexpected Jumbo order from Emirates

Emirates became a lifesaver of Airbus as they ordered 36 extra Airbus A380s, allowing Airbus' flagship jetliner to survive. However, it...

Airbus officially prepares to shut down A380 Production

Days are counting down before we see Airbus stopping to produce their jumbo. The jetliner giant admitted that their flagship aircraft...

Delta forced to keep MD88s flying due to Bombardier delay

With the ongoing delay for the Bombardier C Series aircraft, Delta announces that they will keep their 108 McDonnell Douglas MD-88s in...

Two Asian Prestigious carriers arms up to upgrade services

Hong Kong flagship carrier Cathay Pacific had announced to upgrade it's Tel Aviv route with their latest Airbus A350-1000 while Singapore...

Ethiopian upgrades Cape Town route to Boeing 777-300ER

Ethiopian Airlines has changed equipment for their flight from Addis Ababa to Cape Town. This flight was flown by Boeing 737-800...

Is there overcapacity at Lufthansa? Part B

By Shihal Sapry Continuing from Part A. Part B involves the 747-400 and 747-8I. Again, we STRONGLY recommend you to read this analysis on...

Air India replaces Queen with presidential 77W

Air India will introduce two Boeing 777-300ER into their presidential fleet, also known as the Air India One, this month These two 77Ws...

Lufthansa desperately needs A350 to reduce loss

Lufthansa is trying to increase its competitiveness on medium haul, monopoly flight to America by replacing aging 15 years old Airbus...