Real World Aviation News

Wizz Air Have announced a new route from TRS (Trieste) to NAP (Naples), the route will start from the 14th of December, the ticket will be purchable from today, there will be 4 flight a week (monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, the price of the ticket will all start from 19.99€

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TAP Air Portugal will be introducing a retro livery, seen on its new Airbus A330-900 (msn 2158, to be registered CS-TUT), which broke cover at Toulouse while awaiting completion.

Photo: Euro Spot

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Mammoth Freighters’s N703DN, a Boeing 777-20OLRMF (DHL) on display at the Farnborough Airshow.

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Philippine Airlines have ordered twenty 787-10s:

Riyadh Air has exercised 28 Dreamliners options, and converted 20 options to the 787-10 variant:

They also firmed orders for further six A350-1000s:

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Apart from the 777 does Philippine Airlines operate any Boeings?

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I don’t think so

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A bit of an odd order then considering the A350s they’ve been buying unless they’re after a replacement for the A330s?

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Apparently, GE Aerospace flew a hybrid-electric Saab 340B across the Atlantic and to altitudes of over 30,000 feet.

According to the Seattle Times,
“Mohamed Ali, president and CEO of GE Aerospace Commercial Engines and Services, told reporters at a press briefing Monday that “this is not a lab experiment or a one-off prototype.” The flight tests “help validate hybrid electric technology as a credible path for next-generation engine systems,” he said.”

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Political maybe but aviation regardless

Palm Beach International Airport has been renamed to President Donald J. Trump International Airport after a Florida law was passed for such to happen back in March, the name change took place on July 9th.

The IATA code with remain as PBI until August 18th where it’ll be changed to DJT.

Highway signs have already been changed…

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I was just thinking about that. Like why go for the 787s, this is the first boeing aircraft they have gone for not including the 777. like they air all airbus mostly airline. Besides when they flew the 747 back in the day

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Embraer E195-E2 / Royal Jordanian / JY-REH

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Stunning.

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really good design

Alaska Airlines will replace Hawaiian Airlines’ Boeing 717 fleet with Hawaiian-branded Boeing 737-800s for Neighbor Island services from 2028. Based in Honolulu and crewed locally, these aircraft will operate out of Terminal 1 at Honolulu’s International Airport.

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Ah, sad to see the Embraer plans didn’t go through. Still gives me a fixed date to try and fly one of those 717s.

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BermudAir has ordered up to 10 Airbus A220-300s at the Farnborough Airshow 2026 via affiliate Odyssey, with deliveries starting Q4 2027. Aircraft will be configured at 135 seats across three classes. The carrier targets fleet of up to 20 A220s by 2030.

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They never were planned. Crew contracts prohibit Alaska from operating interisland flights using regional jets

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Boooooooooooooo nothing can and will replace the 717 :frowning:

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Project Sunrise’s A350-1000"ULR" is apparently getting ready for a test flight from TLS all the way to Melbourne:

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currently flying over lower Italy and has 7K watchers on FR24

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