Real World Aviation News

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Just heard about that, probably a cartel.

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That’s a nice one too fs

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:laughing: I don’t think Concorde is coming back. But they don’t say anything about the overture.

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Feel free to slander me, but i hate that livery, the blue is too dark and the logo on the fuselage is way too big (more of a copy and paste instead of designing it properly) it for sure dose not fit in with nearly all the aircraft (with the exception of the A320NEO which looks ok). If they used a lighter blue (like on the old livery) i could be ok with it, but because of the dark blue and they used the copy and pasted logo on the fuselage its is one of the worst special livery i have ever seen.

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Cathay’s new “New Hong Kong Spirit” 777-300ER (B-KQU)

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McLaren Racing today announced that Etihad, the national airline of the UAE, will become an Official Partner of the McLaren Mastercard Formula 1 Team and the McLaren United Autosports WEC Hypercar Team for the 2026 season and beyond.

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Surely Emirates are the Nation airline/flag carrier, they might both be but pretty sure Emirates is owned by the Government or Royals.

They’re both considered flag carrier of the UAE (afaik the only other country with two such airlines is Japan with ANA + JAL), Etihad is owned by the government of the Abu Dhabi Emirate, Emirates is owned by the government of the Dubai Emirate (through ICD corporation).

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Etihad A380 to BKK confirmed for October 2026 :eyes: Would be great if we could operate the A380 on this route in the game as well. Hopefully it can be added in a future update!

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Yeah this is hell of lie I have been just scrolling the news from the google app thing anyways I have seen so many thing that are so fake! So if you where thinking this is real… well sorry to burst your bubble but it’s fake.

The first A321 XLR for Air Canada C-GXLR did its double rto-test today at Airbus Hamburg.

Air Canada has a total order of 30 XLR and announced Montréal to Palma de Mallorca as its first brand new route to be operated by its Airbus A321 extra-long range (XLR) aircraft starting in June 2026.

The A321XLR is the first narrow-body in Air Canada’s fleet that will feature lie-flat seats in the Business Class cabin, bringing a wide-body experience on a narrow-body jet. It will accommodate 182 passengers in a configuration of 14 Signature Class seats and 168 Economy Class seats. The A321XLR will also mark the beginning of the next era in Air Canada’s cabin interiors with the introduction of a new design standard.

Photo: Dirk Grothe

Need the latest livery’s of XLRs in the next update, AA, Indigo and Air Canada.

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It looks EPIC!! I can’t wait to see this new chapter for air Canada!

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Suparna Airlines is closing routes to Warsaw.

Only B747 regulary flying to WAW.

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BA Fleet update for Gatwick

British Airways CEO Sean Doyle has confirmed that the airline’s first Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner part of an order for 32 aircraft placed last year will be delivered to the London Gatwick Airport base.

The arrival of the new-generation widebody will mark the beginning of the planned replacement of Gatwick’s Boeing 777-200ER fleet, bringing improved efficiency and a more modern onboard product for passengers.

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Gonna miss waking up to the sound of RR Trent 800s and GE90s

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All flights in and out of Jordan, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, and Bahrain have been cancelled or diverted. Its an odd sight seeing the airspace so empty.

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Why was it closed?

Not exactly the kind of place you want your airliners flying over lol

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Iranian airstrikes on US bases within those countries

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