Sunday Reads: Our Most Notable Stories This Week

We’ve come to the end of another long week of interesting news in the world of aviation. Let’s take a look back at some of the most notable stories from the last seven days!

G-KELT is the world’s first ACJ320neo. Photo: Tom Boon | Simple Flying

Onboard The World’s First Airbus ACJ320neo

As part of the recent Dubai Airshow, Simple Flying had the opportunity to take a look onboard the world’s first Airbus ACJ320neo. Registred as G-KELT, this luxurious twinjet is available for charters when its owners aren’t using it. You can check out our pictures here.

Vistara Long-Haul US Flights: What Passengers Can Expect

Vistara is planning to launch services between India and the US in the coming months. As such, it is worth taking a look at what passengers can expect onboard. With this in mind, we had the chance to speak to Vistara COO and CEO-designate Vinod Kannan on the topic.

Vistara is pending the delivery of its third Boeing 787-9 ‘Dreamliner.’ Photo: Getty Images

Why Northern Pacific Airways Has Chosen The Boeing 757

Alaskan low-cost startup Northern Pacific Airways has raised a few eyebrows with its choice of aircraft. It plans to operate the Boeing 757, which is a capable and well-loved but fairly old design. Nonetheless, its CEO explained to Simple Flying why it went for the type at our recent Future Flying Forum, and you can hear his thoughts on the matter here.

To launch operations, the Boeing 757 is ‘mister right now.’ Photo: Northern Pacific Airways

airBaltic Remains Open To Stretched And Long Range Airbus A220s

Latvian flag carrier airBaltic is a leading operator of the Airbus A220. In fact, its fleet consists entirely of examples of the A220-300 variant. However, going forward, it is open to the idea of stretched and long-range versions, as Simple Flying discussed with its CEO.

airBaltic presently has 32 Airbus A220-300s in its fleet. Photo: Getty Images

A Look At Ryanair’s Boeing 737-200s

When you think of Ryanair today, a huge fleet of Boeing 737-800s and 737 MAX aircraft springs to mind. However, in its formative years, the Irish low-cost carrier relied on an older variant, namely the 737-200. Simple Flying explored the story of Ryanair’s 737-200 fleet this week, 16 years after the airline withdrew its last example. You can read more about it here.

The first B737-200 to arrive was EI-CJC. Photo: Dale Coleman via Wikimedia Commons

What Happened To The Rolling Stones’ Boeing 767?

The world of music is home to a variety of interesting aircraft, used by artists to jet from show to show while on tour. The Rolling Stones are an example of a band to have had their own plane, having used a luxuriously-fitted Boeing 767-300ER on their latest tour.

The Rolling Stones used a Boeing 767-300ER for their latest tour. Photo: Getty Images

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