Air France has just joined the unofficial “Creative Air Safety Video” movement by producing their very own, very French version of the short video that most of us have seen hundreds of times...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2015/04/07/new-air-france-safety-video-sooo-french-and-sooo-chic/
One of the Bolivian national flag carriers, the state owned Boliviana de Aviacion (also known as simply “BoA”) has sponsored Andrea Cornejo Vargas and her mother to fly to Europe to particip...
It has been a week. A full week since the now famous Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 en route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur, has disappeared. It disappeared from radars, from air traffic control, f...
Funny and innovative safety videos for airlines are now a very trendy tool for marketing, especially as items for viral and social marketing. Air New Zealand seems to be in the front line here, ...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2014/02/25/air-new-zealand-marketing-videos/
We covered the original “story”, of the US Airways Airbus crash landing into the Hudson River back in January 2009. We also shared the Pilot’s blog post about the miraculous event. We even ...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2013/12/04/thoughts-during-a-crash-landing/
I believe all of us – who are at least a little bit interested in either cars/trucks or aviation – have watched the special airport vehicles from the airport terminals or the taxiing airplane...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2013/11/08/friday-fun-racing-airport-vehicles/
There have been many tries to make the boring, before-flight Safety Demonstration/Video a little bit more enjoyable than the average, simple, talking version. There have been ad-hoc Rappers on So...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2013/11/04/creative-flight-safety-video-at-virgin-america/
With the bankruptcy of oneworld member Malév Hungarian Airlines on 03 February, 2012, Hungary was left without a national air carrier. About 18 months later, this (temporary) status seems to com...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2013/08/01/solyom-hungarian-airways-preparing-for-launch/
Ever wondered what’s going on in a cockpit during landing? Is it hard for you to understand the conversations over the radio? This video covers a full-length landing procedure of an A380 at San...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2013/07/19/lufthansa-a380-landing-full-video/
The brand new Airbus A350 aircraft has taken to the skies for the first time ever on June 14, 2013 (earlier today). A very much awaited moment for the aviation world – and the 33 customers who ...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2013/06/14/first-flight-of-the-airbus-a350/
American Airlines is undergoing changes. Not only due to Chapter 11 procedures and a possible (more and more likely) merger with US Airways, but also due to technical reasons. Like the new livery...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/new-livery-for-american-airlines/
Air India took its first Boeing 787-800 Dreamliner earlier this year and joined the elite club of 787 operators as the fifth member back in early September. Air India’s turnaround plan is highl...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2012/12/20/first-boeing-787-for-air-india/
LAN Airlines, member of the oneworld alliance and part of the LATAM Airline group (and one of my personal favorite airlines) took its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner at the end of August. It was a fe...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2012/12/19/first-boeing-787-for-lan-airlines/
Air New Zealand has “always” been the official “Airline of Middle-earth”, and this is no different in case of the release of the latest Tolkien Movie, “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2012/12/18/the-hobbit-flies-with-air-new-zealand/
Ethiopian Airlines is the first non-Japanese carrier to receive the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and demonstrate its forward looking strategy – even as an African airline. As the third overall operato...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2012/09/07/first-boeing-787-for-ethiopian-airilnes/
Lufthansa has conducted the first scheduled flight from Frankfurt, Germany to Washington, DC, USA with the brand new Boeing 747-8Intercontinental, which is the latest, and most advanced version ...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2012/06/08/first-boeing-747-8-intercontinental-for-lufthansa/
A Russian built Sukhoi Superjet 100 passenger plane with at least 44 people aboard has gone missing on a demonstration flight in Indonesia, on 9th May, 2012 – and confirmed the next morning to ...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2012/05/09/sukhoi-superjet-100-missing-in-indonesia/
Oneworld member Japan Airlines (JAL) took delivery of its first two Boeing 787 Dreamliners at the end of March, and have added the new plane type quickly into its operating fleet. JAL is the seco...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2012/05/02/boeing-787-dreamliner-at-japan-airlines/
Today’s free Metropol ‘newspaper’ – distributed in public areas across Hungary – features the last Ad by Malév Hungarian Airlines on its last page – featuring portraits of current an...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2012/02/10/the-last-malev-ad/
2012 is supposed to be the end of the world – according to the Mayas. I do not believe in that. But 2012 actually turns out to be the end, for at least a part of the world: for those of us who ...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2012/02/05/r-i-p-malev-by-balint01/
“This is the end Beautiful friend This is the end My only friend, the end Of our elaborate plans, the end Of everything that stands, the end No safety or surprise, the end I’ll never look int...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2012/02/04/r-i-p-malev-by-szafi/
Aeroflot, the first Russian operator of the latest Russian passenger jetliner, the Sukhoi Superjet is introducing the plane to international routes after the initial domestic routes. SkyTeam memb...
A Boeing 767 operated by LOT Polish Airlines made a successful emergency landing in Warsaw, Poland on Tuesday, 1 November, after a hydraulic failure led to the landing gears not opening before la...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2011/11/02/lot-boeing-767-emergency-landing/
SkyTeam member China Southern Airlines took delivery of its first Airbus A380 superjumbo in Tolouse, France in mid-October – adding it to service just four days later – becoming the seventh a...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2011/11/01/first-china-southern-airbus-a380/
Star Alliance Member All Nippon Airways (ANA) has finally conducted the first commercial flight of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner on October 26, 2011. This historic milestone charter flight was delaye...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2011/10/31/first-boeing-787-commercial-flight-at-ana/
SkyTeam member Korean Air took delivery of its first Airbus A380 superjumbo in Tolouse, France, becoming the sixth airlines in the world to operate the largest bird in the skies today. Classified...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2011/05/29/first-korean-air-airbus-a380/
Armavia – the private Armenian carrier – took delivery of the first production Sukhoi Superjet 100 (registration number EK95015 for Armavia), at Zvartnots International Airpot in Yerevan on A...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2011/04/21/first-sukhoi-superjet-delivered-to-armavia/
Here is what you’ve been waiting for! Choose your sexiest Flight Attendant and vote for her or him! Wizzair, Central and Eastern Europe’s most popular low-cost airline has kicked off an inter...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2011/04/02/the-sexiest-wizzair-flight-attendants/
More than a year after the successful first flight of the Boeing 747-8 Freighter version, the passenger version of the updated JumboJet has taken to the skies for the first time as well. On Mar...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2011/03/28/boeing-747-8i-first-flight/
It is not a classical joke or typical Friday Fun edition, instead this is a classical video from classical times, when airplanes were slower and allowed such a special acrobatic achievement. I ho...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2011/03/25/friday-fun-changing-landing-gear-in-the-air/
Budapest International Airport (BUD) has opened its new SkyCourt area, that links the existing terminals 2A and 2B. As part of the opening ceremony, the airport has been officially renamed to be ...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2011/03/19/budapest-airport-skycourt/
In the light of the Egyptian civil unrest and rioting over the last few days, the situation at Cairo International Airport has been described as chaotic, as thousands of stranded people are waiti...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2011/02/01/chaotic-cairo-international-airport/
Have you ever wondered: why some airlines can be found on online travel sites, while others can’t? why some airlines provide their cheapest fares only on their own websites? why all airlines ar...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2011/01/31/airlines-vs-gds-vs-online-travel-agencies/
Most probably a suicide bomber has caused an explosion at Moscow’s largest International Airport, Domodedovo. First reports claimed 31 people dead and more than 130 injured, but by the evening ...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/explosion-at-moscow-domodedovo-international-airport/
Seoul-based Star Alliance member Asiana Airlines placed an order for six Airbus A380 superjumbos, with deliveries starting in 2014. Asiana has not yet decided about the configuration of the cabin...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2011/01/10/korean-asiana-orders-6-airbus-a380s/
Dubai based Emirates has placed a firm order for 32 Airbus A380 super-jumbos – the largest single order for the type. With the already ordered 58, the Middle-Eastern airline will operate a flee...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2010/06/09/emirates-orders-32-more-airbus-a380s/
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has started testing à la carte meal service in Economy Class, on a number of selected flights. When traveling on First or on Business Class, passengers can usually choos...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2010/06/08/a-la-carte-meals-on-klm-economy-class/
Lufthansa flew the German National Football Team, the Nationalelf to the South African WorldCup on board their brand new flagship, the Airbus A380 super-jumbo. They titled this special flight as ...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2010/06/07/lufthansa-a380-flies-to-johannesburg/
Lufthansa has taken delivery of their first Airbus A380. The German airline will first use it to transport the German National Team (“Nationalelf”) to the Football (soccer) World Cup in South...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2010/05/31/first-lufthansa-airbus-a380/
An Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A330 has crashed at the Tripoli International Airport while trying to land. There were 104 people on board, the lives of all but one are believed to have been lost. Th...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2010/05/12/afriqiyah-airways-crash-in-tripoli-lybia/
After a long period of speculation, that included reported merger talks between US airlines in practically all combinations, it became official today: United Airlines and Continental Airlines are...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2010/05/04/united-airlines-to-merge-with-continental-airlines/
Following almost 6 days of Flight Feast in Europe, Airports have been reopening since yesterday across the continent, and close to 90% of the flights are back to normal by today. The live air tra...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2010/04/22/european-airports-reopen-european-flights-resume/
Most of the European airspace – that of 19 European countries in particular – have been closed for three days by now, since the Icelandic Volcano, located below the Eyjafjallajoekull Glacier�...
Strange days for us in Europe. We can’t see planes in the sky. Trains, buses and other transportation networks are overloaded, people got stuck at airports and businesses loose a lot of money d...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2010/04/17/volcanic-ash-why-is-it-dangerous/
Emirates Airlines is going to fly their Airbus A380 superjumbo to Manchester, UK from the first of September. The Dubai based carrier will be replacing one of their two daily flights between Duba...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2010/04/01/9th-emirates-a380-destination-manchester/
All Nippon Airways (ANA) is rolling out a new service targeted for women passengers aboard its international routes: A dedicated, Women Only Lavatory at the back of each airplane. Beginning Monda...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2010/02/27/women-only-lavatories-aboard-ana-flights/
Following a very long wait for the first flight of the Dreamliner, the Boeing 787 Flight Test Program is finally progressing in full swing. Boeing plans to complete the Flight Test Schedule of th...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2010/02/26/boeing-787-dreamliner-flight-test-news/
Finnair completed its last scheduled passenger flight with the MD-11 aircraft type today (February 22, 2010) – a type that was first launched at the Finnish flag carrier in 1990. Finnair Flight...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2010/02/23/finnairs-last-md-11-passenger-flight/
It’s time to write some words about the discriminative policy of some airlines who decided to charge double price for oversized people as – according to their beliefs – one seat is not enou...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2010/02/16/why-was-kevin-smith-booted-from-a-fligh/
Have You ever wondered what may happen if you get an (over) cautious pilot on your flight whose mind immediately goes into “yellow alert” based on a reported nail file and a can of grape juic...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2010/02/12/friday-fun-terrourist/
Steven Udvar-Hazy, the Hungarian born founder and long time Chairman and CEO of ILFC (International Lease Finance Corporation) has retired from the company after being unable to close a deal for ...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2010/02/10/steven-udvar-hazy-retires-from-ilfc/
The Boeing 747-8 Freighter version took its first flight.
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/boeing-747-8f-first-flight/
Singapore Airlines will be flying the Airbus A380 to Zürich, Switzerland daily, starting with the 2010 Summer Timetable – from March 28, 2010. The Singapore Airlines news release states: “Da...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2010/02/08/airbus-a380-flights-to-zurich/
Northwest Airlines as a brand, website and flight number (NW) indicator disappears forever on January 31, 2009 when completing its merger with Delta Air Lines - whose brand will be retained going...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/northwest-airlines-rip/
Colombian Avianca and El Salvador based TACA Airlines are merging into a single joint holding company to form one of Latin America's largest airline group.
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2010/02/03/avianca-merges-with-taca/
One day after Ethiopian Airlines flight 409 crashed into the Mediterranean Sea near Lebanon with 90 people aboard, rescue teams found 21 bodies in the water. Unfortunately so far it seems there a...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2010/01/26/ethiopian-airlines-crash-bodies-were-found/
Turkish Airlines announces major sponsorship deals with two of Europe's biggest and most successful Football clubs: FC Barcelona and Manchester United, as Turkish Airlines will now be the officia...
Air China launches Hotel and Accomodation booking services on airchina.com - in partnership with Expedia's Expedia Affiliate Network.
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2010/01/23/expedia-hotels-on-air-china-website/
I was recommended a nice post. It was published by The designed blog and it collects really very cool interior designs – naturally all illustrated with photos. We are also big fans of fancy jet...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2010/01/21/top-7-business-jet-interiors/
Aeroflot, the largest Russian national carrier has announced the retirement of the last Tupolev TU-154 from its fleet. The aircraft type has been in operation for almost 40 years, since 1972. The...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2010/01/15/aeroflot-retires-last-tupolev-tu-154/
Malaysia based Air Asia and Australian Jetstar low cost airlines have started a new alliance that focuses on cost savings based on joint operations, fleet procurement and will help specify the ne...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/air-asia-and-jetstar-form-new-alliance/
Slovakian Authorities tried a very unusual and extremely dangerous way of testing their own airport security operations – which actually failed during the test, very dangerously… Slovakian Ai...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2010/01/07/slovakians-send-explosives-aboard-airpanes/
Mesa Airlines Group a Regional airline operating on behalf of major US carriers has filed for Bankruptcy protection on January 5, 2010.
Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, a major hub for oneworld member Finnair has been rebranded as Helsinki Airport in late 2009. The new logo shows Helsinki Airport - for smooth Traveling.
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2010/01/05/helsinki-vantaa-is-now-helsinki-airport/
Boeing 787 Dreamliner's second test flight took place on December 22, 2009 - where the plane was already painted in launch customer ANA (All Nippon Airways) livery.
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2010/01/04/boeing-dreamliner-flies-in-ana-livery/
Air Berlin Boeing 737-800 has overran the runway after aborting take-off on January 3, 2009 at Dortmund Airport in Germany.
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2010/01/03/air-berlin-plane-slides-off-runway-at-dortmund/
Air Comet shuts down on December 22, 2009.
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2010/01/03/air-comet-shuts-down/
Even though we are passed the Christian Christmas period as well as the Jewish Hanukah, we are before the Orthodox Christmas as well as all the New Year celebrations around the world, thus we wou...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2009/12/28/holiday-wishes/
American Airlines flight AA 331 on December 22, originating out of Washington Ronald Reagan International Airport, stopping in Miami and then heading into Kingston, Jamaica overran the runway at ...
The new Boeing 787 Dreamliner has flown for the first time on December 15, 2009, after more than a two year delay. Original maiden flight was planned for September 2007, but it has been delayed s...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2009/12/15/dreamliner-first-flight/
Air France is the first European airline to receive and operate the new Airbus A380 double-decker superjumbo.
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/the-air-france-airbus-a380/
About a month ago I wrote a post about a designer company creating fantastic furniture pieces of plane parts they collect in plane cemeteries. But what are these exactly? Well, it’s pretty much...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/plane-cemetery-in-the-desert/
Article about the highly successful Etihad Airways Formula-1 marketing campaign around the Abu Dhabi Formula-1 Grand Prix 2009 from on-car advertisement through track-side advertisement to aircra...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/formula-1-in-abu-dhabi-with-etihad-airways/
Details about the Qantas operated Scenic Sightseeing Flight over Antarctica in 2009 and 2010 - organized by Croydon Travel.
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/airbus-a380-sightseeing-flights-over-antarctica/
This probably the most exciting interior decorating idea related to aviation. The folowing bar counter was made of a real Pratt & Whitney Boeing 747 jet engine. Each custom fabricated piece inclu...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2009/10/17/bar-made-of-jet-engine/
After all the bad news we read earlier about Bombardier’s Q400 – also called Dash 8, now there’s some fun about them. Malev, the Hungarian airline company initiated an aircraft livery desig...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/vote-for-malevs-new-q400-livery/
Again a year passed and it is 9/11 again, the black day of civil aviation. I will not repeat myself. It’s a sad day. Let’s light a candle for them! By Szafi
SkyEurope Airlines went bankrupt on September 01, 2009.
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2009/09/01/skyeurope-goes-bankrupt/
US Michael Goulian Wins Red Bull Air Race in Budapest, Hungary in 2009. This is Goulian's first ever Red Bull Air Race victory.
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2009/08/20/michael-goulian-wins-red-bull-air-race-2009-budapest/
Troubled SkyEurope Airlines moves all of its Vienna bound flights to Bratislava on August 15, 2009 - for a not yet defined time-period.
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/skyeurope-airlines-moves-vienna-flights-to-bratislava/
A song was written about the negligence of United Airlines. The band Son of Maxwell was on a tour and flew United from Halifax to Nebraska. They changed flights in Chicago, where musician Dave Ca...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2009/08/11/united-breaks-guitars/
Nine people were killed in New York when a small plane hit a helicopter over the Hudson river and both of them crashed into the water around noon yesterday (08/08/2009). Five Italian tourist and ...
I was recommended a blog post today: somebody took a photo of an Uzbekistan Airways’ billboard that shows a plane that is disappearing in a bunch of clouds. The slogan of the commercial says: G...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2009/08/05/an-honest-ailrine-commercial/
Japan Airlines has retired its last Boeing 747 Classic Jumbo Jet on July 30, 2009, after 26 years of service with the Airline. The last flying airplane was a Boeing 747-300
Following a leak of information earlier this week, yesterday British Airways has confirmed that it will remove onboard catering in economy class (Euro Traveller) on flights shorter than 2.5 hr. f...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2009/07/31/british-airways-removes-inflight-meals/
List of top 5 airlines in 2008 - based on passenger numbers and passenger kilometres flown - for international and global traffic separately.
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2009/07/29/top-5-airlines-in-2008/
Latest news about the testing and first flight of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Also revealing new, test livery for the aircraft.
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2009/07/24/boeing-787-dreamliner-news/
Ryanair's findings from its online survey about standing passengers. 80,000 passengers voted in favor of standing on a short flight of less than one hour, if such "seats" are sold in a "fare-free...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2009/07/22/ryanair-passengers-willing-to-stand-for-free/
Latest news about the Airbus A380, from Singapore Airlines, Emirates, Qantas and Air France.
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2009/07/21/airbus-a380-news/
Iran-based Caspian Air flight 7908 has crashed on July 15th, 2009 near Qazvin, Iran, with 168 people on board. Article includes the full passenger list of Caspian Flight 7908, operated by a Tuplo...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2009/07/15/168-feared-dead-in-caspian-air-crash/
According to the Daily Mail, Her Majesty might recieve her own private jet for 3 million British pounds. There are two planes used by the royal family, but these are quite old and unreliable. She...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2009/07/10/new-private-jet-for-the-queen/
Boeing has put off the time of the first maiden flight of its B 787 Dreamliner. The new plane was due to fly first on 30 June. the company delayed the maiden flight because of "a need to reinforc...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2009/06/23/boeing-to-further-delay-787-dreamliner-program/
An Indonesian passenger plane slided off the runway during landing at Tanah Merah Airport, Papua. The pilot lost control over the plane after a dog ran cross the runway. Noone was hurt during the...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2009/06/15/commercial-plane-slides-off-runway-as-dog-crosses/
Malev Hungarian Airlines orders 30 Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft at the Paris Le Bourget Air Show 2009.
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2009/06/15/malev-hungarian-airlines-order-sukhoi-superjets/
These days are not the best for European plane manufacturer Airbus. Shortly after the accident of Air France flight 447, more news are coming from around the world about different Airbus plane ty...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2009/06/11/3-airbus-emergency-landings-in-2-days/
An Italian couple missed their flight Air France 447 on 31 May heading from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. We thought to ourselves: these people are really lucky. Some days later the German-Italian cou...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/survivor-of-air-france-tragedy-dies-in-car-accident/
Air France flight AF447 was lost above the Atlantic Ocean on June 1, 2009. Contact was lost with the aircraft that went missing with 228 people on board after heavy turbulance in stormy weather a...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2009/06/01/air-france-flight-af447-missing/
This year’s financial crisis hits airlines hard. The past years were quite a bad period for most commercial airlines, but in 2009 it is not just tourists who try to save money on holiday trips,...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2009/05/24/matchmaking-onboard/
I found the following news today on an Australian news portal: EUROPE’S largest low-cost airline Ryanair is looking at the possibility of getting passengers to carry their luggage all the way t...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2009/05/11/would-you-carry-your-luggage-to-the-plane/
American Airlines is the first to fly the Boeing 767-300ER airplane with blended winglets. LAN Airlines, Delta Airlines and Austrian Airlines followed very shortly. Article includes links to phot...
https://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2009/04/25/boeing-767-flies-with-blended-winglets/