Luke Peters

1 week ago | aerotime.aero | Luke Peters

Aircraft external paint schemes (‘liveries’) have come a long way over the decades. From the most basic designs featuring a minimal splash of color on an otherwise bare metal fuselage to today’s elaborate schemes, applied using the most advanced painting techniques and the widescale use of decals to complete the look, the world of airline liveries has transformed from the functional to the pinnacle of aesthetics.

2 weeks ago | aerotime.aero | Luke Peters |Emma Yates-Badley

With commercial air routes getting increasingly longer with the arrival of ultra-long-haul airliners such as the Airbus A350-1000 and the forthcoming Boeing 777X series, European planemaker Airbus has taken the lead in creating concept images portraying what the first class cabins on these long-haul flights of the future might look like.

2 weeks ago | aerotime.aero | Luke Peters

Virgin Australia has announced that 61,000 customers who made bookings with the carrier between April 2020 and March 2025 have been overcharged and will be refunded as a result. The announcement came after the airline disclosed the error to the Australian competition regulator, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). The company has said that it will be working with the regulator to rectify the situation and put matters right with any customer that has been overcharged.

2 weeks ago | aerotime.aero | Luke Peters

Thai Airways International and Neo Space Group (NSG) have announced an expanded partnership that will see NSG provide state-of-the-art in-flight connectivity (IFC) solutions for the Thai carrier’s fleet. Under the terms of the deal, the technology firm will equip 80 of the Thai national airline’s fleet aircraft with its state-of-the-art IFC solution. NSG is a Private Investment Fund company and Saudi Arabia’s leading commercial satellite services provider.

2 weeks ago | aerotime.aero | Luke Peters

Airbus has revealed its order and delivery totals for March 2025, indicating that the European planemaker delivered 71 new aircraft to 37 customers during the month, while it received orders for 211 airplanes for both its narrowbody and widebody ranges. In terms of new orders for Airbus in March 2025, highlights for Airbus included 50 A320neo family aircraft placed by Jackson Square Aviation on March 11, 2025, with the order being broken down into 17 A320neso and 33 A321neos.