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LAN takes delivery of first Airbus A321

South American airline, LAN Airlines, part of LATAM Airlines Group took delivery of its first A321 last Wednesday at Santiago鈥檚 Comodoro Arturo Merino Ben铆tez International Airport. The aircraft bearing registration CC-BEA is the first of 48 of its kind ordered by the airline. With this delivery LAN Airlines will have operated every member of the A320 family including the A318, …

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Through the lens: Dreamliners at Paine Field

LAN Airlines Boeing 787-8 CC-BBG. Seen here taxing back to the flight line at Paine Field after a test flight.

Last week we were at Seattle, the home of Boeing, more specifically Paine Field the home of Boeing wide-bodies. Every type of Boeing’s current wide body line up is manufactured at Paine Field which includes the 787 dreamliner, the 777 and the 747-8. These planes are manufactured at the factory building of Boeing which is the biggest building by volume …

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The best wines onboard your flight. 2012 Cellars in the Sky awardees.

Once again it is that time of the year to combine two passions, flying and wine. The annual Business Traveller ‘Cellars in the Sky’ awards were presented for the year 2012. The awards have been running since 1985, recognising the best business and first class wines served by airlines worldwide. Over 75 carriers were contacted in the summer of 2012, …

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American Airlines adds new Latin American routes, moves closer to LATAM

by Vinay Bhaskara Yesterday, Dallas Fort Worth based American Airlines announced an expansion of its Latin American network, saying that it would launch services between its largest hub at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and Bogota, Colombia, as well as a likely triangular routing between its largest Latin American gateway at Miami and the Brazilian cities of Porto Alegre and Curitiba. …

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