Germania files for insolvency and ceases operations with immediate effect
Germania Fluggesellschaft mbH, its sister maintenance company Germania Technik Brandenburg GmbH as well as Germania Flugdienste GmbH filed for insolvency at Amtsgericht Berlin-Charlottenburg on...
A snow-covered stored Olympic Airways Boeing 747-200 tail tips
A snow blizzard has paralyzed a large part of Greece and Turkey. A rare occurrence in that part of Europe. Alex Filippopoulos, a Greek...
These ten airlines already went bankrupt in 2019
Though times for passengers, airlines and its employees as already in September alone the wings of four airlines have been clipped. Unfortunately, airline bankruptcies and...
[Pictures] Exclusive visit of Sabena Boeing 747-300 OO-SGC, currently stored at Pinal Airpark, Arizona
Old lady Sabena (Société Anonyme Belge d’Exploitation de la Navigation Aérienne) has left a remarkable history behind, the defunct airline was an internationally renowned...
Primera Air Nordic and Primera Air Scandinavia will file for bankruptcy tomorrow 2 October
Pilots and cabin crew of Primera Air have received a terrible e-mail this afternoon:Dear colleagues,It is with great regret I am reaching out...
Adria Airways suspends flights on Tuesday and Wednesday and is desperately looking for additional funds
From this evening 23:30 (UTC +2), Adria Airways will suspend its operations. The next two days (Tuesday 24 September and Wednesday 25 September), the...
Air France has launched Joon, the low-cost airline “with a new generation travel experience”
Today Joon, the new airline by Air France has presented its newly painted Airbus A320 (video below). From tomorrow the French airline will start...
Do you remember? 42 years ago, a Sabena Boeing 707 crashed during landing at Tenerife North Airport
On 15 February 1978, a Sabena Boeing 707 (OO-SJE and leased to Sobelair) operated a flight between Brussels Airport, Belgium and Tenerife North Airport,...
Do you remember? a Sabena Airbus A330 collides with a Sobelair 737
On 1 September 1998, a Sabena Airbus A330-301 was being towed from a gate to a maintenance facility at Brussels Airport when the driver...
[Hidden Gem] Hewa Bora Airways’ Lockheed L-1011 TriStar – Parc de la Vallée de la Nsele, Congo-Kinshasa
Hewa Bora Airways, Swahili for "Fresh Air", was the national airline of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The entire fleet of the airline...
Who’s behind that flight deck door ? 10 pilots you must follow on Instagram
Did you ever wonder, when traveling, who’s behind that flight deck door? Or what’s it like inside? Sometimes you’re able to catch a glimpse...
flybmi ceases operations and is filing for administration; all flights cancelled
On Saturday, flybmi cancelled several flights and repositioned aircraft back to the United Kingdom. Several passengers reported going through security to learn that their...
Final flight for Air France’s subsidiary JOON, the airline for millenials
This evening, JOON, an Air France subsidiary, will operate its final commercial flight before the brand and operations are being transferred back to Air...
[April Fool’s day story] Equatorial Congo Airlines (EC Air) next to the runway at Brussels Airport!!!
An exceptional phenomenon was identified at Brussels Airport this Sunday morning: a Boeing 757 from Equatorial Congo Airlines (EC Air) ended up next to...
A new airline in the Belgian sky: Air Antwerp
On 19 May 2019, Travel Magazine revealed the name of a new airline in development: Air Antwerp, which hopes to fly from the 2nd...
[Trip report] Here’s JOON, Air France’s younger airline
Flight: AF1435 (Operated by JOON)
Date: 01 December 2017
Aircraft: Airbus A320-200 F-HEPC
From-To: Berlin Tegel - Paris Charles de Gaulle (TXL-CDG)
Seat: 12E
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Air Antwerp receives its first aircraft: a Fokker F-50 in a striking red and white livery
On 27 July, the latest Belgian airline Air Antwerp has unveiled its first aircraft, a Fokker F-50.Air Antwerp, the Belgian regional airline (a joint...
Sixty years ago: crash of Sabena flight SN548 (Boeing 707) in Berg, Belgium, killing 73 people
On 15 February 1961, a Sabena Belgian World Airlines Boeing 707-329 aircraft registered OO-SJB operating flight SN548 crashed en route from New York City...
After 25 years of commercial service, Brussels Airlines’ OO-SFN is leaving for Pinal Airpark
This morning (13 November), one of the oldest Airbus A330 aircraft left Brussels Airport for her final destination. On 28 October 2018, the 25-year-old...
Dutch Carribean carrier Insel Air ceases operations
By dronepicr - Insel Air Curacao Bonaire, CC BY 2.0, LinkOn 16 February, Dutch Caribbean carrier Insel Air - serving as the national airline...