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For those of you wanting to see or fly on Lufthansa’s new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner fleet, the airline is adding five more destinations to be served by the type this summer.
The airline received the first example in October 2022 and, after a short stint flying domestic sectors, began serving the Frankfurt to Newark route....

After a production run of almost 54 years, Boeing has today delivered the last ever new 747.
The aircraft, a 747-8 freighter, was delivered to Atlas Air on 31 January 2023. It has the registration N863GT and wears Apex Logistics titles along with the Atlas Air livery....

Naturally there have been many books written about the Boeing 747.
As one of the most famous aircraft of all time, with a long and interesting past, there are titles on all aspects of its history, operations and operators.
Some are, of course, better than others. If you want to read into the history of the Boeing 747 in more detail, I recommend these books:...

Troubled Flyr, the Norwegian newcomer which launched flights in 2021 as the world was emerging from Covid-19, is to file for bankruptcy on Wednesday morning and has ceased all flying.
Several attempts to raise additional finance to keep the airline going have been unsuccessful, leaving the airline not enough cash to see it through the winter before the busy summer season arrives....