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Qantas 787-9, VH-ZNJ. 13JAN21 A visit from Qantas last week with VH-ZNJ in the 100th anniversary special livery, operating QF9 PER-LHR and the return QF110 LHR-...DRW. Darwin is used as a first point of entry into Australia where passengers must use the international arrivals quarantine facility located there. Photo by Sam Jennings See more

SAVE THE DATE / The longest passenger flight in Lufthansa history will take place on February 1st. On behalf of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre f...or Polar and Marine Research (AWI), an Airbus A350-900 will be flying 13,700 kilometers non-stop from Hamburg to Mount Pleasant in the Falkland Islands. The flight time is calculated at around 15:00 hours. There are 92 passengers booked for this charter flight LH2574, half of which are scientists and the other half, the ship crew for the upcoming expedition with the Polarstern research vessel. Photos: LH. #a350xwb Star Alliance

737 MAX / Transport Canada (TC) introduces additional requirements to allow for the return to service of Boeing's #737MAX from January 20th. https://wwwapps.tc....gc.ca/Saf-Sec-/2/cawis-swimn/AD_dl.aspx Today, January 18th, TC issued an Airworthiness Directive for the 737 MAX which outlines the required modifications to be made to the aircraft prior to a return to service in Canadian airspace. This concludes the department’s review of the MAX. TC has spent over 15,000 review hours on the MAX. Air Canada will resume MAX revenue flights on February 1st: https://aeronewsglobal.com/boeing-737-max-air-canada-resum/

Congratulations Air India on the inaugural flight! We are pleased to welcome Air India’s first-ever nonstop flight between San Francisco and Kempegowda Inter...national Airport Bengaluru (Bangalore), India! The new service represents the only nonstop flights between the United States and Bengaluru. See more

787-ONLY FLEET? Air New Zealand is evaluating a plan to replace its Boeing 777s with 787. The strategic change would see Air New Zealand exit its 15 777s (seven... 777-300ERs and a likely phase out of eight 777-200ERs). The 15 777 withdrawals won’t be fully replaced as ANZ has orders for eight 787-10s. The airline now has 14 787s. In a world where we don’t need the 777-200s, if that’s the way it plays out, we can essentially use that new 787 order as 777-300 replacements, CFO Jeff McDowall said during a results presentation. The 787-10s are due for delivery between 2023-2028. www.forbes.com//air-new-zealand-mulls-dreamliner-only-fle/

BIG DADDY and his little son #Lufthansa #Airbus #A380 #A321 #widebody #narrowbody #AirbusLovers Lukasz Jagodzinski

Congratulations JetBlue! JetBlue has taken delivery of its first A220! Photo Source: JetBlue

FINAL FLIGHTS / This week, Delta Air Lines will operate its final 777 flights. October 30th: ATL-LAX, flight 8777, October 31st JFK-LAX, also flight 8777. In Ma...y, Delta has confirmed it would retire its 18 Boeing 777s (10 777-200LRs and 8 777-200ERs) by the end of 2020. The 777s will be replaced by Airbus A350-900s, which burn 21% less fuel per seat. The #B777-200 first entered Delta's fleet in 1999, while the long-range 777-200LR variant arrived in 2008. SkyTeam VIDEO https://aeronewsglobal.com/video-this-weekend-delta-retire/

ICYMI / On Saturday, October 31st, flight 8777 will mark the end of the 777 era for Delta Air Lines during what has been an unprecedented time for the airline i...ndustry. The five-and-a-half hour flight from New York JFK to Los Angeles will include special announcements and on-board treats for passengers. Videos, photos + facts and figures on Delta's Boeing 777s, below: https://aeronewsglobal.com/video-this-weekend-delta-retire/

Travel Advisors: Your Secret Weapon https://www.cnn.com//travel-agents-covid-19-pan/index.html

A Safe and Secure Return of Adventure Travel https://youtu.be/9qCQXY-8Uf4

We are thrilled to confirm two of our much loved 747 Queen of the Skies have found new homes for all to enjoy. G-CIVB will be permanently retired at Cotswold Ai...rport, with the plan to be open to the public from Spring 21. Whilst G-CIVW will start a new life at Dunsfold Aerodrome, and will be available for training and filming. See more

De-icing has started at #DEN. Currently 9 degrees F happy to be headed to #PSP

ABOUT TODAY / Air Transat flew with an Airbus A321LR (C-GOIO) from Montreal to Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" (7600 km, flight time 8h20m). Photo: ATH airport. Return flight: ATH - CDG - YUL. #airbuslovers

It's official! The Coca-Cola sign at the corner of 5th and Bryant Streets is coming down. Coca-Cola no longer wants to pay the rent for the rooftop, so another ...iconic San Francisco landmark is coming down. Change is constant, but this is one that I am going to miss.The sign has been there since 1937. Hoodlums have also recently graffiti'd the building. And there are homeless encampments under the freeway and along 5th Streets. The scaffolding was installed today and they will start taking down the sign on Monday. This is going to be a big job that will block one or two lanes on Bryant Street by the freeway on ramp. See more