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Airbus A320

Eurowings Borussia Dortmund Airbus A320 special livery

6th May 2025

German carrier Eurowings has unveiled its latest special-livery honouring Borussia Dortmund.

Airbus

Etihad Airways to offer long-haul style first class on its Airbus A321LRs

6th May 2025

Etihad Airways will introduce a first-class cabin on its new Airbus A321LR (Long Range) aircraft.

Aeroplane May 2025

Royal Air Force Museum seeks more disposals

1st May 2025

The Royal Air Force Museum has released its latest list of airframe disposals, which includes several significant machines currently displayed at the RAF Museum Midlands at Cosford.

Lockheed Martin

Norway receives its last F-35A Lightning II

29th April 2025

The last Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning IIs ordered by Norway have been delivered.

Basler BT-67

Basler completes 70th DC-3 conversion

29th April 2025

The 70th Douglas DC-3/C-47 variant to be upgraded by Basler Turbo Conversions has been completed

Saudia Arabia

Virgin Atlantic launches first service to Saudia Arabia

29th April 2025

Virgin Atlantic Airways has launched a new daily service from London/Heathrow to Riyadh in Saudi Arabia using Airbus A330-900neo aircraft.

Air Safety

AAIB details 787 ‘minimum fuel’ incident

28th April 2025

The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has released its report into a serious incident that left a TUI Airways UK Boeing 787 Dreamliner within minutes of running out of fuel.

Airliner World May 2025

Gatwick’s pier expansion plans unveiled

28th April 2025

London/Gatwick has revealed updated plans regarding its £140m extension to its mid-airfield pier.

Istanbul Airport

Istanbul Airport introduces simultaneous triple runway operations

28th April 2025

iGA Istanbul Airport in Turkey can now undertake simultaneous take-off and landing operations on three runways at the same time.

Dassault Rafale

Greek airpower on show during Independence Day flypast

25th April 2025

An impressive flypast of 54 aircraft over Athens formed the aerial part of Greece’s Independence Day celebrations.

FlyPast June 2025

Me 262 returns to flight in Virginia

24th April 2025

The Military Aviation Museum’s Messerschmitt Me 262 reproduction recently made its first flight in over a decade

Aeroplane May 2025

US Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier inducted to Pima Air and Space Museum

24th April 2025

McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II+ BuNo 165574 has been inducted into the Pima Air & Space Museum at Tucson, Arizona.

Dassault

France declares upgraded Mirage 2000D operational

23rd April 2025

An operational commissioning event was staged at Base Aérienne (BA) 133 Nancy-Ochey on April 9, 2025, to welcome the upgraded Dassault Mirage 2000D RMV into service with the Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace (French Air and Space Force, FASF).