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Wait… Juneyao Airlines got the 777X before Emirates?? 👀
Shanghai flexing so hard right now the Pearl Tower might take off too.
#AvGeek #777X #JuneyaoMagic #HowDidTheyDoThat
June 28, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Why stop at 9 when you can go even lower-cost with 10air.com? One more dot, one less peanut. 🛬💸 #BudgetButBold #10air #GuangzhouFlyby #A310 #9air
June 26, 2025 at 1:38 PM
After years of silence, Brazil’s iconic airline VARIG returns to the skies—revived with a modern fleet and vintage soul, reconnecting Brazil to the world with style, pride, and saudade. ✈️🇧🇷 #VARIGReturns #AviationHeritage
June 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Braniff is back, baby - because the world desperately needed more orange jets, beach landings, and unapologetic swagger at 35,000 feet. ✈️🧡 #BraniffReturns #BoldIsBack #NotYourGrandmasAirline
June 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
🚨Role Reversal Alert✈️ Atlas Air: “You fly the passengers, we’ll do the cargo.”
Qantas: “Bet.” #qantas #atlasair
June 21, 2025 at 9:49 AM
In 1974, Olympic Airways leased a BAC One-Eleven for exactly 3 months. Legend says the captain planned routes exclusively away from his mother-in-law’s hometown. The plane was dubbed “The Avoider” and never once landed in Thessaloniki. Coincidence? We think not. #Olympic
June 19, 2025 at 11:11 AM
flydubai shocked the skies when it inherited Emirates’ A380s, citing “sibling rivalry and excess hangar space.” Rumor has it the hand-me-down giants are now flying budget glam—minus showers. Meanwhile, Emirates is replacing them with “diet A380s” (aka A350s) for a sleeker, greener flex. #A380
June 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM
In 2027, VietJet stunned the world by reviving the A340—because their CEO wanted a jet “as long as a dragon and with room for karaoke.” Airbus had a dozen Neo prototypes lying around. VietJet bought 6, got 2 free, and a lifetime supply of cabin air freshener. #QuadJetForThePeople #A340
June 13, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Just another quiet day with an A380 in Air Macau livery cruising over the city. #Macau #A380
June 12, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Just your average day: a Soviet Ilyushin Il-62 in full Swissair livery buzzing the Verkehrshaus in Lucerne.

Has Swiss neutrality gone too far? 🇨🇭✈️
And more importantly - should the museum make room for it?

#Swissair #IL62
June 11, 2025 at 8:24 AM
BREAKING: Sabena is back and they’ve brought the L-1011 TriStar out of retirement! 🌀 Turns out a forgotten maintenance hangar in Zaventem was actually a time portal. One coffee spill on an old flight manifest and boom — 1979 called, and they’re flying over the Atomium again. #Sabena #Tristar
June 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Alaska Airlines finally got a 787 because someone in finance misread “Dreamliner” as a motivational slogan in a budget memo. By the time they realized it was a widebody jet, the order was in and the CEO was already giving a TED Talk called “Manifesting Mileage.” ✈️💫 #DreamBig #OopsAllJets
June 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
🛫✈️ Heard a rumor that Scoot’s CEO once dreamt of an A330neo doing a barrel roll over Marina Bay Sands—and woke up so inspired they nearly ordered a fleet. No A330s yet… but somewhere out there, one’s living its best imaginary life in full FlyScoot glam. #ScootDreams #AvGeek 💛
June 7, 2025 at 12:58 PM
EVA Air’s design team: “We’ve got how many days till Pride Month?” 😅
Cue the all-nighter, some rainbow vinyls, and a label maker.
Introducing: ADAM AIR — same planes, same routes, 30% more fabulous tailfin.
🌈✈️ #PrideMonth #EVAairlines #AdamAirRealness
June 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Just spotted over Dover: an Air France FH-227 that clearly missed the memo about retiring in the ’90s. Rumor has it she took a wrong turn over Le Bourget in 1973 and has been too proud to ask for directions ever since. ✈️🇫🇷 #LostButLoyal #VintageVibes #AirlinerTimeWarp
June 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
🎞️ Unearthed from a forgotten reel in an uncle’s attic: a photo of Thai Airways almost launching their luxury “Temple Tour by Turboprop” in the ’60s. One Super Constellation, one ambitious marketing exec, and one slightly inaccurate understanding of airspace laws over Ayutthaya. 🚀🇹🇭📸 #AviationLore
June 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Smartwings pulling a “buy local” flex with the Let L-410 — Czech plane, Czech skies, Czech vibes 🇨🇿✈️
Support your local turboprop 😎 #AvGeek #MadeInCzechia #LetL410
June 2, 2025 at 6:49 PM
🚨Rare sighting at Subang Airport!🚨 A time-warped Malaysia Airlines Convair 240 just casually rolled onto the tarmac like it’s 1968. Rumor has it the pilot asked where the Nasi Lemak stand went and complained about all these “newfangled jets.” ✈️⏳🇲🇾 #AviationWeirdness #MASretro
June 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
After retiring from Soviet space cargo missions, this Il-76 took a job with DHL. Now it insists on playing Tchaikovsky during takeoff and only flies eastward “for nostalgia.” #DHL #IL76
May 31, 2025 at 6:14 PM
As there was no press release so far, we are unsure why this A380 was spotted over Dublin today. #ryanair #a380
May 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
UPS begun leasing Lockheed C-5 Galaxys and delivers Abraham Tanks to an undisclosed location #Kyiv #ups
May 23, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Lufthansa diversified recently with Comac ARJ21s. The order was placed on temu with the inspiring description: ‚Ultra-Speedy Sky Uber 3000 – FREE SHIPPING
Now with 12.6% more lift! Comes in 5 aesthetic colors: Industrial Grey, Communist Red, Sky Blue, Corporate Beige, and Lufthansa White™.‘ #temu
May 22, 2025 at 9:58 AM
17 Lockheed Martin F-55 were delivered to Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) in exchange for an unspecified B747 donated to the USA today, seen here over Doha
#F55 #qatar
May 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Another lesser known fact about Pan Am. Instead of flying Concorde they experimented with the Tupolev 144, but kept the plan very secret. Only this shot is available today from Giza Egypt during a sandstorm
#PanAm #Tupolev
May 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The versatility of the Boeing 747SP was exceptional. Finnair planned to repurpose one as a commercial Aurora Borealis observer. The marketing material was ready. Technical difficulties meant the project was scrapped
#747sp #finnair
May 14, 2025 at 5:27 AM