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The airline was created in 2016 to replace Senegal Airlines, the former national airline of the West African country. Flights commenced two years later, in 2018, initially with ATR-72 turboprops. With the arrival of the first of two A330-900neo aircraft,...

With the acquisition of US Airways in 1998, the number of predecessors that formed today's American Airlines also grew. Founded in 1949 in San Diego, California, Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) called itself the “friendliest airline in the...

With the introduction of the Boeing Dreamliner, the Austrian airline is modernizing its long-haul fleet in one swoop. Initially, the three remaining Boeing 767s, which are now on average 25 years old, are to leave the fleet by 2026. The six Boeing Triple...

In 1967, Texas-based Braniff International revolutionized commercial aviation with its radical new color scheme – or rather color schemes: no less than 15 different colors were to attract attention and create more excitement for passengers. The...

Lime green was the last “solid” color created by design agency Harper & Green for Braniff and was introduced in September 1967. Only one BAC 1-11, DC-8 and Boeing 707 each received the bright and friendly color, but no less than six...

Soon after the first examples of the Antonov AN-24 were imported from the Soviet Union in the 1960s, the plan arose to manufacture the robust aircraft locally within China. The first AN-24 assembled in Xi'an by the factory of the same name left the...

Chair Airlines was initially founded in 2014 as a subsidiary of the German Germania airline and Swiss investors as Germania Flug. After Germania's insolvency in 2019, flight operations could be continued with the help of new investors. The company name...

The “flying beach towels” are no longer a rarity in European skies and can also increasingly be seen overseas. This A330neo in a blue stripe design is now also spreading vacation vibes. Whether as a memento of a summer vacation or as part of...

Between 1984 and 2002, Crossair operated no fewer than 34 of the Swedish-built turboprops. HB-AKN was the only Saab 340 in the fleet to receive the new livery introduced in March 2000, which was ultimately to remain the last Crossair livery: Following...

The Soviet Union’s long haul jet remained in production for over thirty-two years starting from 1963. Almost over 300 planes were manufactured during that time, being delivered to over thirty countries. The trade embargo against socialist Cuba,...

Delta mainly utilizes the latest version of the Airbus A330 on routes across the Atlantic. A further nine aircraft have been ordered from Airbus which, together with the 30 already in service, will replace all Boeing 767s by 2030. This new edition...

Initially established in 2021 as Eurowings Discover, the Eurowings spin-off served long-haul tourist destinations in North America, the Caribbean and Africa with a fleet of Airbus A330s. Shortly afterwards, further vacation destinations, for example to...

Originally produced in 2011 for Deutsche Lufthansa, the Boeing 747-8 with the registration D-ABYE was never taken over by the airline, but instead flown to the Mojave Desert for long-term storage. Ten years later, the aircraft found a new owner through...

With this bright livery, Emirates proudly celebrates its home city, inviting the world to “be part of the magic” and visit Dubai. © 2024 Emirates Group Length: 14.54 cm

Originally founded in 2011 as a joint venture between Finnair and the British FlyBe, FlyBe was renamed Nordic Regional Airlines, or Norra for short, after being taken over by Finnair in 2015. Its twelve ATR-72s have been flying in the livery of its...

Finnaviation was formed in 1979 following the merger of the two Finnish domestic airlines Nordair and Finnwings. Just in time for the holiday season, this special Saab 340 is released as a one-time-only limited edition. OH-AKN sadly sported the special...

Herpa Miniaturmodelle GmbH, founded in 1949 by Wilhelm Hergenröther, has developed into the market leader for true-to-the-original miniature models in recent decades. While the focus was initially on diorama landscaping, car and truck models were...

Initially established for charter services, the “Gesellschaft für internationalen Flugverkehr mbH” (“Company for international Air Transportation, Limited”), better known as Interflug, became the sole national airline of the...

With the entry into service of this first A321neo in September 2024, the Dutch airline has begun modernizing its medium-haul fleet. All Boeing 737s are to be gradually replaced by more efficient aircraft of the Airbus A320neo family. This first of...

 In addition to the new PH-NXM designation, this new edition in the unmistakable blue of the Dutch KLM distinguishes itself with another special feature: It is the 1700th E-Jet delivered by the Brazilian manufacturer Embraer. This E195 of the...

This specially equipped Boeing 747-8 replaced an older jumbo jet of the 400 series in 2013. 9K-GAA, along with two Airbus A340-500s, is used by the Emir of Kuwait and his family, as well as high-ranking state officials. Kuwait is one of several countries...

LOT operated a fleet of 12 Q400 turboprops from 2015 to 2023. They were purchased to replace the slowly aging ATR-72s which had been operated since back in 1991 after the end of the Cold War resulted in a boost in regional and Trans-European travel that...

With a maximum speed of 960 km/h, the Soviet-designed TU-154 was for a time the fastest subsonic commercial airliner in service worldwide. The modernized TU-154M variant, introduced in 1982, among others following requests from LOT, sported new engines...

The first of these small and nimble Yakovlev-designed trijets arrived in Poland in 1972, several entering the LOT fleet from 1981. Configured for 24 passengers, LOT’s Yak-40 fleet operated flights to almost all European ports, even including...