Air Berlin Airbus A320-214 D-ALTL

Take off at MUC-EDDM "Franz Joseph Strauss"
Air Berlin Airbus A320-214 D-ALTL

Air Jamaica Airbus A340-313X 6Y-JMM

Short finals at LHR-EGLL "London Heathrow"
Air Jamaica Airbus A340-313X 6Y-JMM

American Airlines Boeing B777-223ER N755AN

Short finals at LHR-EGLL "London Heathrow"
American Airlines Boeing B777-223ER N755AN

Aegean Airlines Boeing 737-3YO SX-BGK

Short finals at SKG-LGTS "Makedonia Airport"
Aegean Airlines Boeing 737-3YO SX-BGK

United Airlines Boeing 777-222 N778UA

Take off at MUC-EDDM "Franz Josef Strauss"
United Airlines Boeing 777-222 N778UA

Emirates Airbus A340-541 A6-ERG

Take off at ZRH-LSZH "Zürich-Kloten"
Emirates Airbus A340-541 A6-ERG

Reliance Industries Bombardier BD-700-1A10 GE VT-DHA

Taxiing at ZRH-LSZH "Zürich-Kloten"
Reliance Industries Bombardier BD-700-1A10 GE VT-DHA

Lufthansa Airbus A330-343 D-AIKJ

Take off at MUC-EDDM "Franz Josef Strauss"
Lufthansa Airbus A330-343 D-AIKJ

Dornier Do31-E3 D-9531 (Prototype)

Deutsches Museum Flugwerft Oberschleißheim
Dornier Do31-E3 D-9531 (Prototype)

Varig McDonnell Douglas MD-11 PP-VTJ

Touch down in MUC-EDDM "Franz Josef Strauss"
Varig McDonnell Douglas MD-11 PP-VTJ

Olympic Airlines Boeing B737-484 SX-BKF

Taxiing at SKG-LGTS "Makedonia Airport"
Olympic Airlines Boeing B737-484 SX-BKF

Lufthansa Junkers Ju52/3m D-ANOY (fake reg)

Displayed at visitor's park MUC-EDDM "Franzt Josef Strauss"
Lufthansa Junkers Ju52/3m D-ANOY (fake reg)

Germanwings Airbus A329-112 D-AKNO

Take off at MUC-EDDM "Franz Josef Strauss"
Germanwings Airbus A329-112 D-AKNO

Transavia routes update


New: Heraklion, N. Kazantzakis Apt. (HER) to Lyon, Satolas (LYS)
New: Nantes, Atlantique (NTE) to Palma Mallorca, Palma Mallorca (PMI)

source: TheAirDB

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Delta Airlines route update


 
 
Cancelled: Amsterdam, schiphol (AMS) to Mumbai, Chhatrapati Shivaji (BOM)
Cancelled: Amsterdam, schiphol (AMS) to Boston, Logan International (BOS)
Cancelled: Amsterdam, schiphol (AMS) to Detroit, Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW)
Cancelled: Amsterdam, schiphol (AMS) to Newark, Liberty International (EWR)
Cancelled: Amsterdam, schiphol (AMS) to Memphis, International (MEM)
Cancelled: Amsterdam, schiphol (AMS) to Minneapolis, - St. Paul Intl (MSP)
Cancelled: Amsterdam, schiphol (AMS) to Portland, International (PDX)
Cancelled: Amsterdam, schiphol (AMS) to Seattle, tacoma International (SEA)
Cancelled: Detroit, Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW) to Rome, Leonardo Da Vinci (Fiumicino) (FCO)
Cancelled: Detroit, Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW) to Frankfurt, International (Rhein-Main) (FRA)
Cancelled: Detroit, Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW) to Georgetown, Owen Roberts International (GCM)
Cancelled: Detroit, Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW) to Seoul, (Incheon) (ICN)
Cancelled: Detroit, Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW) to London, Heathrow (LHR)
Cancelled: Detroit, Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW) to Nassau, Intl (NAS)
Cancelled: Detroit, Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW) to Punta Cana (PUJ)
Cancelled: Grenada, Point Saline Intl (GND) to New York, John F Kennedy Intl (JFK)
Cancelled: Tamuning, Antonio B. Won Pat (GUM) to Osaka, Kansai International (KIX)
Cancelled: Minneapolis, - St. Paul Intl (MSP) to Paris, Charles De Gaulle (CDG)
Cancelled: Minneapolis, - St. Paul Intl (MSP) to Georgetown, Owen Roberts International (GCM
Cancelled: Minneapolis, - St. Paul Intl (MSP) to London, Heathrow (LHR)
Cancelled: Minneapolis, - St. Paul Intl (MSP) to Punta Cana (PUJ)
Cancelled: Nagoya, Central Japan International (NGO) to Tamuning, Antonio B. Won Pat (GUM)
Cancelled: Nagoya, Central Japan International (NGO) to Manila, Ninoy Aquino Intl (MNL)
Cancelled: Nagoya, Central Japan International (NGO) to Saipan, International (SPN)
Cancelled: Tokyo, Narita International (NRT) to Bangkok, International (BKK)
Cancelled: Tokyo, Narita International (NRT) to Seoul, (Incheon) (ICN)
Cancelled: Tokyo, Narita International (NRT) to Manila, Ninoy Aquino Intl (MNL)
Cancelled: Tokyo, Narita International (NRT) to Beijing, Capital (PEK)
Cancelled: Tokyo, Narita International (NRT) to Busan, Gimhae (PUS)
Cancelled: Tokyo, Narita International (NRT) to Shanghai, Pu Dong (PVG)
Cancelled: Tokyo, Narita International (NRT) to Singapore, Changi (SIN)
Cancelled: Tokyo, Narita International (NRT) to Saipan, International (SPN)
Cancelled: Tokyo, Narita International (NRT) to Taipei, Chiang Kai Shek (TPE)

source: TheAirDB

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Thai International Airways route update

Per 21JAN10 GDS timetable display, THAI’s Bangkok – Athens service is to be operated by Boeing 777-300, starting 28MAR10, replacing Airbus A340-500.
Service is operating 4 weekly, increase from 3 weekly.

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Croatia Airlines route update

Croatia Airlines from 01JUN10 launches 3 weekly Seasonal service on the Zagreb – Athens service with Airbus A319/320. Schedule as follows:




OU300 ZAG1525 – 1815ATH 32S 247
OU301 ATH1905 – 2005ZAG 32S 247 
319 Day 27 
320 Day 4

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Viking Hellas Aviation route update

Viking Hellas Aviation launches operation on 01FEB10. The Athens-based carrier is offering service on following routes:



Athens – Baghdad 1 weekly eff 01FEB10
Athens – Manchester 3 weekly eff 01FEB10
Athens – Sulaymaniyah 1 weekly eff 03FEB10
Athens – Erbil 1 weekly eff 05FEB10
Service operates with Boeing 737-300, airline code is VQ

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International aviation phonetic alphabet (ICAO)



A = Alpha
B = Bravo
C = Charlie
D = Delta
E = Echo
F = Foxtrot
G = Golf
H = Hotel
I = India
J = Juliet
K = Kilo
L = Lima
M = Mike
N = November
O = Oscar
P = Papa
Q = Quebec
R = Romeo
S = Sierra
T = Tango
U = Uniform
V = Victor
W = Whiskey
X = X-Ray
Y = Yankee
Z = Zulu

1= Wun
2= Too
3= Tree
4= Fow-er
5= Fife
6= Six
7= Seven
8= Ait
9= Nin-er
0= Ze-ro


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Embraer 2009 deliveries



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Route news: TRANSAVIA


Restarted: Amsterdam, schiphol (AMS) to Argostoli, Kefallinia (EFL)
New: Amsterdam, schiphol (AMS) to Jerez De La Frontera (XRY)
New: Bodrum., Milas (BJV) to Eindhoven (EIN)
New: Eindhoven (EIN) to Palma Mallorca, Palma Mallorca (PMI)
New: Palma Mallorca, Palma Mallorca (PMI) to Groningen, Eelde (GRQ)
New: Rotterdam (RTM) to Antalya (AYT)
New: Rotterdam (RTM) to Bodrum., Milas (BJV)
New: Rotterdam (RTM) to Rhodes, Diagoras (RHO)

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ATR 2009 deliveries - orders - etc




FIGURE 1 – New aircraft orders in 2009

 AIRLINE ATR 42-500 ATR 42-600 ATR 72-500 ATR 72-600
 Afrijet (Nigeria) 4
 Air Algérie 4
 Air Nostrum (Spain) 10
 Alenia (for Italian Navy) 4
 Arkia (Israel) 1
 Belle Air (Albania) 1
 Golden Air (Sweden) 1
 Libyan Airlines  2
 Lion Air / Wings Air  (Indonesia) 5
 Royal Air Maroc 2 4
 Vietnam Airlines 2
 TOTAL ORDERS  2 ATR 42-500 2 ATR 42-600 18 ATR 72-500 18 ATR 72-600

FIGURE 2 – New aircraft delivered in 2009

 AIRLINE  COUNTRY  ATR 42-500  ATR 72-500 
 Air Austral Réunion (France) 1
 Air Botswana Botswana 2
 Air Caraibes French Caribbean 1
 Air Guyane French Guyana 1
 Air Saint Pierre Saint Pierre et Miquelon (France) 1
 Air Tahiti French Polynesia 1
 Air Vanuatu Vanuatu 1
 Alenia Aeronautica Italy 1
 Arkia Israel 1
 Aurigny Air Services Channel Islands (United Kingdom) 2
 Belle Air Albania 1
 Berjaya Air Malaysia 2
 Buquebus Uruguay 1
 Capitaneria di Porto Italy 1
 Cebu Pacific Philippines 2
 Firefly Malaysia 2
 Finncomm Airlines Finland 2
 Golden Air Sweden 1
 Lao Airlines Laos 2
 Libyan Airlines Libya 2
 Lion Air / Wings Air Indonesia 3
 MASwings Malaysia 6
 NAYSA Canary Islands (Spain) 2
 Precision Air Services Tanzania 2
 Royal Thai Air Force Thailand 4
 Tarom Romania 2
 TRIP Brazil 2
 Vietnam Airlines Vietnam 5
 TOTAL DELIVERIES 6 48

FIGURE 3 – ATR – Turnover

 ATR  31/12/05 31/12/06  31/12/07  31/12/08  31/12/09 
 Turnover(US $ billion) 0.54 0.70 1.10 1.30 1.40


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Boeing 2009 deliveries


Current Year Deliveries
Through December 2009
737 747 767 777 Total
Total 2009 Deliveries 372 8 13 88 481
Air Berlin 7


7
Air Canada


1 1
Air China 9


9
Air Europa 3


3
Air France


7 7
Air India 5

7 12
AirTran Airways 2


2
Alaska Airlines 10


10
All Nippon Airways 7
1 1 9
American Airlines 31


31
Arik Air 1


1
Aviation Capital Group 3


3
BOC Aviation 9


9
British Airways


4 4
Business Jet / VIP Customer(s) 5
1 1 7
Cathay Pacific Airways
4
5 9
China Eastern Airlines 11


11
China Southern Airlines 8

2 10
Continental Airlines 13


13
COPA Airlines 1


1
Delta Air Lines 16

6 22
Deucalion Capital VII Limited


4 4
DHL International

3
3
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise


2 2
Egyptair 7


7
Emirates


10 10
Etihad Airways


1 1
EVA Air


3 3
FedEx


3 3
flydubai 6


6
Garuda Indonesia 5


5
GECAS 25

7 32
GOL Airlines 14


14
Guggenheim Aviation Partners


1 1
Hainan Airlines 11


11
ILFC 12

4 16
Integrated Defense Systems 2


2
JAL International 9
4 3 16
Jet Lite 1


1
KLM – Royal Dutch Airlines 2

2 4
Korean Air


2 2
LAN Airlines

2
2
Lion Air 13


13
LoadAir Cargo
2

2
Nippon Cargo Airlines
1

1
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA 2


2
Pegasus Airlines 3


3
Qantas 3


3
Qatar Airways


8 8
Royal Air Maroc 2


2
Ryanair 54


54
SAS 3


3
Shandong Airlines 6


6
Shanghai Airlines 6


6
Shenzhen Airlines 5


5
Singapore Airlines


1 1
Sky Airlines 2


2
Southwest Airlines 13


13
SpiceJet 2


2
Transavia Airlines 1


1
TUI Travel PLC 6


6
Turkmenistan Airlines 3


3
United States Navy 3


3
UPS
1 2
3
V Australia


3 3
Virgin Blue Airlines 3


3
Xiamen Airlines 5


5
Total 2009 Deliveries 372 8 13 88 481
Current Year Deliveries
through December 2009
737 747 767 777 Total

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United Airlines A319 at Newark on Jan 10th 2010, right main gear did not deploy

A United Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration N816UA performing flight UA634 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to Newark,NJ (USA) with 48 passengers and 5 crew, aborted the approach to Newark's runway 04R when the crew received an unsafe indication for the right hand main gear. The airplane entered a holding for troubleshooting, performed a low approach to runway 11 for a visual inspection of the landing gear and subsequently landed on runway 04L without the right main gear being locked about 35 minutes after aborting the first approach. The airplane came to a stop on the left main and nose gear and the right hand engine, the passengers were evacuated via slides. No injuries occured.
United Airlines said, that the right hand main gear failed to deploy in full.
 The FAA reported, that the right hand main gear did not extend.

source: avherald.com

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Ryanair fees draw fire from regulators

The head of the U.K.’s consumer protection office, the Office of Fair Trading, has attacked Ryanair pricing plans and says some of the bank charges the low-fare airline imposes are barely legal. The airline rejected the comments by Office of Fare Trading CEO John Fingleton, arguing that it had no hidden fees and that extra banking charges cold be avoided if customers use a specific debit card recommended by Ryanair.
Fingleton, in an interview with the British newspaper, The Independent, in particular attacked surcharges imposed when customer pay for online transactions using standard debit cards. Fingleton also raised questions about airlines that automatically add travel insurance to an itinerary, forcing passengers to opt out. Ryanair countered its insurance scheme is already operated on an opt-in basis.
source: aviationweek.com

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JAL may drop international routes

Japan Airlines may lose its entire international operation under a plan that would reduce the mighty but profitless airline, Asia’s largest, to a mere domestic carrier. All Nippon Airways would take over all of Japan Airlines’ international services under the plan that the government is considering. Government and Japan Airlines’ sources apparently leaked the details to the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is opposed to the proposal, but the Mainichi cites some Japan Airlines executives as saying it is not a bad idea.
The rules governing state-directed rescues are forcing consideration of such a radical move. A restructuring agency, the Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corp. of Japan is working on a bailout plan for the struggling airline but can help companies only if they can be turned around within three years. The government is evidently concerned that a profit within three years would be unachievable if Japan Airlines kept its international network.
The loss of foreign services would greatly diminish the stakes in the ongoing tussle over Japan Airlines’ alliance membership. The giant carrier is a prized partner in Oneworld, whose leading member American Airlines has been trying to ward off attempts by Delta to lure Japan Airlines to Skyteam. But if All Nippon gets the international operations, the big winners will be that carrier’s partners in the Star Alliance. While restructuring Japan Airlines is a pressing issue, keeping it afloat by warding off a cash crunch is the immediate problem. To do that, the Development Bank of Japan has agreed to increase its unsecured lending to the company, reports Jiji news agency. The state bank had previously agreed to extend ¥100 billion without security to the airline, which has taken up ¥55 billion. The increase followed a meeting between the bank and two ministers, including Transport Minister Seiji Maehara. The restructuring agency has raised the possibility of bankruptcy and court-directed reorganization of Japan Airlines with creditors. That move has increased pressure on the company’s 8,800 retirees to accept a 30% cut in benefits. It also raises the risk that shareholdings in the business would be wiped out. The stock fell to a record low this week.
source: aviationweek.com

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