Gallery: This Week in Aviation-Dec. 4-8, 2017
Dec 4, 2017-
China Airlines takes delivery of biofuel-powered A350 XWB
Taiwan’s China Airlines has taken delivery of an Airbus A350 XWB powered with a biofuel mix, joining the sustainable fuel initiative for Airbus delivery flights.
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Allegiant to add Airbus aircraft as MD-80s retire
Las Vegas-based LCC Allegiant Air will focus on adding 30 Airbus aircraft between the end of 2017 and 2018 as it works under an accelerated schedule to retire its MD-80s.
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Malaysia Airlines takes first A350
Malaysia Airlines took delivery of its first of six Airbus A350-900s leased from Air Lease Corp.
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Dubai lounge is virtual movie theater
SkyTeam is teaming up with high-tech startup SkyLights to transform its Dubai International Airport lounge into a virtual movie theater. For a limited time, customers can watch multimedia content on immersive Bravo headsets and enjoy the latest cinematic VR technology before they fly. The two-month Dubai ‘Virtual Cinema’ pilot is part of SkyTeam’s strategy to deliver an innovative and memorable experience each time customers visit one of the alliance’s seven branded lounges around the world.
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EasyJet launches Immfly digital platform
EasyJet launched Immfly’s digital platform, “Air Time” on the first of five easyJet aircraft equipped with the service. The high-performance digital platform, available in five languages (English, Spanish, French, Italian and German), enables high-speed IFE streaming on passengers’ own smart devices.
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