MANUFACTURERS & MRO

End of the Tupolev 204 Passenger Aircraft Era in Russia

Russia’s airlines have reached the end of the runway with regard to operating passenger versions of the Tupolev Tu-204 mid-haul airliner, a period which lasted 23 years.

AIRLINES & AIRPORTS

Azores Airlines Takes Delivery of Its First A321LR

Azores Airlines, the Azores archipelago-based carrier, has taken delivery of its first of three A321LRs to be leased from Air Lease Corporation “ALC”.

ACCIDENTS & INCIDENTS

Lufthansa Airbus A320 Receives a Bird Strike

A Lufthansa Airbus A320-200N, flying from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Copenhagen (Denmark), landed on Copenhagen’s runway 22L but received a bird strike.