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IndiGo’s plans: in it for the long haul

IndiGo (6E/IGO) operated its first regular flight with a wide body aircraft on February 1st, 2023, marking the inauguration of its new and first route to Europe, Delhi (DEL/VIDP) – Istanbul (IST/LTFM). The aircraft used was a Turkish Airlines (TK/THY) Boeing 777-300(ER) registered TC-LKA, under a damp lease agreement. Initially, this agreement was scheduled to run until May 2025, but the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) granted IndiGo a final three-month extension. As you can see through our database, on February 1st, 2023…

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July routes roundup: Gulf Air launches its first route to the US in almost three decades

Gulf Air has announced that it will launch its first intercontinental route on October 1st, with the new Bahrain-New York service. The airline will…

July routes roundup: Gulf Air launches its first route to the US in almost three decades

Gulf Air has announced that it will launch its first intercontinental route on October 1st, with the new Bahrain-New York service. The airline will operate three times a week to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City with Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, configured for 282 passengers in two classes (26 seats in Business and 256 seats in Economy). For the first time in 28 years, Gulf Air will have flights to America, which will join Africa, Asia,…

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Delta Air Lines flight 56 from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam diverted to Minneapolis on 30 July after encountering what the airline calls “significant…

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Landing Aeromexico Connect E190 overflies Delta 737 in Mexico City

A landing Aeromexico Connect E190 overflew a Delta 737 preparing to depart in Mexico City, passing over the plane at just a few hundred…

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Seconds too soon: night curfew forces ANA flight to go around

Arriving seconds too early forces an ANA flight from Tokyo to go around in Frankfurt due to the night curfew….

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Ryanair’s rapid expansion in Morocco

On March 31st, 2024 at 05:27 local time, Ryanair’s first domestic flight in Morocco departed Marrakech, which was performed by the Boeing 737-8AS with…

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Singapore Airlines (SQ/SIA) currently has the longest commercial flight in the world, which is operated by an Ultra-Long Range version of the Airbus A350….

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Tell us about your experiences on the A321LR and A321XLR

With the rise of long-range single-aisle aircraft, the Airbus A321LR and A321XLR have become game-changers in medium to long-haul travel. Airlines are using these…

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Top 8 best fictional aircraft in movies, TV and games (ranked)

From mind-controlled fighter jets to invisible planes and nuclear-powered airliners, this countdown celebrates the most iconic fictional aircraft to ever grace screens, pages, and…

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Condor flight misses Munich curfew by seconds

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São Paulo Congonhas – Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont, in Brazil, is the busiest domestic route in Latin America, with more than 375 weekly…

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Saudi overflights double with Iran-Iraq airspace closure

With the closure of the skies above Iran and Iraq this week, overflights have shifted to Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan. Overflights over Saudi Arabia…

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Airbus marked a significant milestone with the first intercontinental flight of its A321XLR, the latest addition to its narrowbody family. On Thursday, November 14, 2024, the aircraft, EC-OIL, operated flight IB347 from Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suárez Airport (MAD) in Spain

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UAT is an alternative to 1090ES ADS-B out UAT is mainly used by smaller aircraft operating at lower altitudes Learn how you can share UAT data with Flightradar24 Most aircraft seen on Flightradar24 are tracked with ADS-B operating on 1090 MHz.