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NEWS May 21, 2021 Frontier Airlines Accelerates A319 Retirement Frontier Airlines is accelerating the retirement of its older and smaller Airbus A319s. These airplanes were initially scheduled to depart the fleet by the end of 2021; however, Frontier will remove those aircraft early in favor of the Airbus A320neo aircraft. Read More →

NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Boeing Announces Production of Final 747 Aircraft manufacturing giant Boeing has received its final order for the company's most iconic aircraft, the 747. On Tuesday, Boeing announced that the cargo giant Atlas Air had ordered 4 747-8 aircraft, but added the sad news that these would be the last ever 747s to ever be produced. Read More →

NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Breaking News: British Airways Retires 747 British Airways will retire its 747 fleet, according to an internal memo. Click to read more. Read More →

NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Qantas Says Goodbye to 747 with Farewell Flyovers Qantas honors their 747 fleet with special farewell flights. Read More →

TRIP REPORTS Dec 31, 1969 Flying on the Delta MD-90 A trip report of a flight on Delta's MD-90. Read More →

NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Delta Airlines to Retire 777 Delta Airlines will retire its Boeing 777 fleet. Learn more by clicking on the article. Read More →

NEWS Dec 31, 1969 American Airlines to Retire A330-300 A brief rundown of the retirement of American Airlines A330-300. American Airlines is retiring their A330-300 series which they inherited from US Airways when they merged in 2013. Read More →

NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Aircraft Retirements Accelerated Due to COVID-19 Many iconic aircraft are being forced into retirement due to the ongoing COVID-19. Which aircraft are being forced into early retirement? Click to see more details Read More →

NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Emirates Leadership Changes What happened to Emirates leadership? It's a big move. Read More →

INFORMATIONAL Dec 31, 1969 The Boeing 747 Routes and Retirement Plans It is the Boeing 747. We all know it as the Queen of the Skies. Even though it is very popular and several airlines throughout the world are still flying it, there are many cons to operating it. In the aviation world today, airlines prefer more fuel efficient and cost efficient aircraft. Therefore, most 747s are on the way out of airlines' fleets and are being replaced by other aircraft, such as Boeing's 787 and Airbus's A350. Read More →