Dozens of jet airliners are retired every year, but few have followed a path quite as unusual as the regional jets sitting idle at Mexico’s Toluca International Airport(TLC). Once intended to play a major role in a growing airline’s network, these aircraft became part of one of the most distinctive fleet stories in modern commercial […]

Icelandair is bringing forward the end of one of the most important aircraft chapters in its history. The Icelandic flag carrier, long associated with the Boeing 757 and its ability to connect smaller European and North American markets through Keflavik Airport, now plans to retire the type this coming winter rather than keep it flying […]

How many hours can the Airbus A380 fly nonstop without refueling? It’s a question that continues to fascinate aviation enthusiasts, passengers, and airline planners, even as production of the world’s largest passenger jet has ended. Apart from being the largest commercial jet, it can fly long-haul, covering an impressive distance of 8,000 nautical miles (14,800 […]

Everyone knows that Emirates is overwhelmingly the world’s largest Airbus A380 operator. Ch-aviation shows it has 116 superjumbos, of which 27 are grounded for regular maintenance, reconfiguration into the new 569-seat layout, or parked as an ongoing consequence of the war in Iran.

German carrier Condor is set to deploy the Embraer E190 on a surprisingly long intercontinental route this summer. Clocking in at almost four-and-a-half hours, Condor will begin flying the E190 between Frankfurt Airport (FRA) and Cairo International Airport (CAI) starting June 26.

The Lockheed F-117 Night Hawk is a later Cold War icon and is famous for being one of the most closely guarded black box projects. It was the first operational stealth, or more accurately, low-observable, combat aircraft. The F-117 was a harbinger of things to come.

Today we turn our attention to the former, and look at the 66 or so aircraft in service – from the Embraer E195 up to the 777-200ER. The carrier is also one of the few remaining European airlines still operating the 767!

Philippine Airlines (PAL) has announced it will join oneworld, becoming the airline alliance’s 16th member. The decision was revealed at the IATA AGM in Rio de Janeiro on June 6, 2026. But why did PAL choose to join oneworld over the other two major airline alliances, Star Alliance and SkyTeam?

LOT Polish Airlines has started the summer in style by launching a new route from its main hub at Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) to Almaty (ALA) in Kazakhstan. Robert Ludera, LOT’s Chief Commercial Officer, said at the time of the launch that the new route highlights “the growing importance of the Central Asian region in […]

Singapore Airlines has indicated it will be increasing its Airbus A380 services to the Australasia region this winter, as the aircraft type is set to return to Auckland, New Zealand later this year. The airline last operated on this route from January to March this year, but Auckland has seen the carrier’s A380 for over […]