In recent years Italian operator Eurofly operated student charters during the summer months between Shannon and Italy. With the merger of Meridiana and Eurofly the new carrier’s focus would appear to have moved elsewhere. As a result his year’s series has been operated by Alitalia but using...
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Filed under: Shannon Airport, Eurofly, Airbus A320, Meridiana, Alitalia
The merger of Italian operators Eurofly and Meridiana produced the inevitable debate over what colour scheme the new venture, Meridiana Fly would adopt. The answer for new acquisitions at any rate would appear to be a neutral all white scheme as seen on former Blue Wings Airbus A320-232 registered D...
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on Fri, Jul 2 2010
Filed under: Eirtech Aviation, Airbus A320, Dublin Airport, Blue Wings, Meridiana Fly
Visiting Shannon on June 22 last was Saudi operator National Air Services with Airbus A320 registered HZ-XY7 (msn 2165). The aircraft was built in 2004 as VP-BBQ but was subsequently reregistered as Saudi in 2005. Paul Morris pictured the aircraft on finals to R24 in Shannon.
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on Fri, Jul 2 2010
Filed under: Shannon Airport, National Air Service, Airbus A320
Since Air Jamaica ceased its scheduled services from Kingston to London Heathrow, the only opportunity to see the carrier’s aircraft on this side of the pond is when aircraft visit on maintenance flights. On May 1 2010 the airline was officially acquired by Trinidad and Tobago’s Caribbean...
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on Wed, Jun 23 2010
Filed under: Shannon Airport, Airbus A320, Air Jamaica, Eirjet
Established in 2005, Kuwaiti low cost carrier Jazeera Airways is currently believed to be in the process of downsizing its fleet from 11 A320 aircraft to just 5 frames. The entire fleet have all been delivered as new aircraft with the last delivery in January 2010. The first aircraft to leave the fleet...
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on Wed, Jun 23 2010
Filed under: Shannon Airport, Airbus A320, Jazeera Airways