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On November 6, 2024, the Spain’s flag carrier operated the world's first passenger flight with an Airbus A321XLR. Iberia currently mainly operates the long-haul version of the A321neo on routes...

The new 737 Max compliments a fleet of no less than currently 303 Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by American Airlines. 74 of the current order of 100 737 Max 8 aircraft are already in service with...

The Croatian airline received its first of a total of 14 Airbus A220s on order in July 2024. The first scheduled flight led – for historical reasons – from the Croatian capital Zagreb to...

With an extraordinary design chosen by the public from more than 800 submissions coming from all over the world, airBaltic celebrates the milestone of the 50th Airbus A220-300 joining the...

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 intended to attract...

In 1967, Texas-based Braniff International revolutionized commercial aviation with its radical new color scheme – or rather, color schemes. After the Braniff lettering on the fuselage of the...

The BelugaXL is based on the A330 and has a 30% higher freight capacity than its predecessor, the A300-600ST, allowing it to transport, for example, two A350 wings at the same time, compared to the...

At the end of 1958, Pan Am took delivery of the modernized and upgraded Boeing 707-320 “Intercontinental”. It enabled Pan Am to fly non-stop from New York to Frankfurt and Rome. This was...

With its official entry into service on March 28, 1960, the Ilyushin IL-18 registered as DM-STA was the first of a total of 16 of this type in the German Democratic Republic. It was operated by...

Manufacturer: AirbusScale: 1/200Material: MetalLength: 22.9 cm

Strategic bombers are regularly transferred from the continental U.S. to foreign countries in order to show presence and to practice interoperability with air forces of allied countries. One such...

For 100 years, the iconic Goodyear Blimp has been soaring through the skies and captivating audiences worldwide. It all started back in 1925 with the “Pilgrim”. She was the first...

The AN-72, NATO code name “Coaler”, was developed in the late 1970s as a replacement for the widely used Antonov AN-26 turboprop transport aircraft. The positioning of the engines forward...

Originally designed as a commercial freighter to transport heavy machinery to remote places inside the Soviet Union without any infrastructure, the IL-76 developed into a large family of aircraft for...

Denmark is one of several European Nations that have chosen to replace their F-16 fighters with the state-of-the-art F-35 Lightning stealth fighter jet. 27 are currently on order. The first six will...

The 302nd Fighter Squadron was formed on October 1, 1974 and equipped with the F-4 Phantom. In 2019 it retired its Phantoms and converted to the new F-35. To celebrate its 50th anniversary, this F-35...

Tactical Air Force Wing 33 in Büchel, in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, is one of two remaining active squadrons of the German Air Force equipped with the Tornado fighter-bomber. In...

The U-2 has been a valuable reconnaissance platform since its introduction back in 1956 – almost 70 years ago. In its current variant, the U-2 remains an important part of information gathering...

On May 9, 2024, the A320neo with the registration D-ANCZ took off on its first commercial flight from Frankfurt to Heraklion in Crete, sporting Condor’s unmistakable stripes, in this case in...

To emphasize its affiliation with the world’s largest aviation alliance, one of the 19 A330neo long-haul aircraft in the Portuguese airline's fleet bears the distinctive star on a black...