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  • US’s Jetran Flight Service retires A330-200, B767-300ER
  • U.S. Air Force retires EC-130H Compass Call aircraft
  • WestJet begins 737-700 retirement as FTAI acquires 27 aircraft

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ch-aviation.com /4 weeks ago

US’s Jetran Flight Service retires A330-200, B767-300ER

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defence-blog.com /1 month ago

U.S. Air Force retires EC-130H Compass Call aircraft

The U.S. Air Force retired EC-130H Compass Call tail 1590 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, on Sept. 18, after more than four decades of Compass Call electronic warfare ope...

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aerotime.aero /3 weeks ago

WestJet begins 737-700 retirement as FTAI acquires 27 aircraft

WestJet said it has officially begun retiring its fleet of its remaining Boeing 737-700 after FTAI Aviation acquired… The post WestJet begins 737-700 retirement as FTAI acquires 27...

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ch-aviation.com /1 week ago

UK's Titan Airways retires sole A330-300(P2F)

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ch-aviation.com /2 weeks ago

Canada's Select Aero retires sole aircraft, Falcon 2000(LX)

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ch-aviation.com /4 days ago

Australia's GAMair retires Do228-200 fleet

GAMair (Melbourne Essendon) has sold its remaining Do228-200s, ending 21 years of operating the type, the Australian operator announced in a social media post. "From conducting sc...

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taskandpurpose.com /1 month ago

Last of Air Force’s longest-deployed planes finally gets to retire

A secretive squadron of EC-130H Compass Call electronic warfare planes set a record of 19 straight years deployed. The last of the planes took its final flight this month. The post...

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ch-aviation.com /2 weeks ago

Mexico's Aerokaluz retires last aircraft, Falcon 2000LX

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ch-aviation.com /3 weeks ago

Qatar Airways retires A330 fleet amid fuel cost surge

Qatar Airways (QR, Doha Hamad International) has fully retired its A330 passenger fleet, confirming to Reuters that the older widebodies are no longer economical amid higher fuel...

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flightradar24.com /1 month ago

Breeze becomes an all-A220 airline with final E190 retirement

Marking the end of an era, Breeze Airways (MX/MXY) officially retired its final Embraer 190 on September 7th, completing its transition to an all-Airbus fleet. The Brazilian-made r...

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theaviationist.com /4 weeks ago

Australian Army to Retire its Tiger Attack Helicopters

The 1st Aviation Regiment will hold a sundown ceremony on Sept. 30 in Darwin, marking 20 years of Tiger service and the regiment’s transition to the AH-64E Apache attack helicopter...

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ch-aviation.com /5 days ago

Spain to retire 2 VIP A310s for 2 mixed-configuration MRTT+

The Government of Spain is replacing two ageing VIP-configured A310-300s used to transport the country's state officials with two A330-800(MRTT+) aircraft configured for both milit...

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ch-aviation.com /1 month ago

Swiss to retire A340-300s by early 2028

Swiss (LX, Zurich) has confirmed it will retire its last A340-300 by early 2028 as it continues the gradual phaseout of the type that began with the introduction of its A350-900s...

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australianaviation.com.au /1 month ago

Qantas A380s set for early retirement as fleet renewal ramps up

The national carrier is bringing forward the superjumbos’ retirement, which had been planned for the early 2030s, to 2028 as it holds talks with Boeing and Airbus about converting...

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flightradar24.com /1 week ago

Lufthansa says goodbye to the A340-600

The end of an era is here: on October 18, Lufthansa (LH/DLH) will permanently retire one of its most iconic four-engine aircraft from service. Flight LH419 is set to mark the end o...

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ch-aviation.com /3 weeks ago

Djibouti's Ivory Jet Services retires sole Falcon 50

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theaviationist.com /2 weeks ago

Naval Research Laboratory’s VXS-1 Retires its Last NP-3C Orion

The VXS-1 “Warlocks” sent its NP-3C Orion, a dedicated research variant of the P-3C, to the ‘boneyard’ after three decades of service, retiring the last active-duty P-3 on the U.S....

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ch-aviation.com /2 weeks ago

Swedish Air Force retires sole G550

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ch-aviation.com /1 month ago

Germany's aeroways retires locally registered Citation Jet 2

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ch-aviation.com /2 weeks ago

Poland's AMC Aviation retires last Beechcraft jet

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ch-aviation.com /2 weeks ago

Australia's National Jet Express retires BAe 146-300(QT)s

National Jet Express (WO, Perth International) has retired its four BAe 146-300(QT)s following the conclusion of its wet lease contract with Qantas Freight. The aircrafts' final r...

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aerotime.aero /1 month ago

US Air Force retires EC-130H Compass Call after final Arizona flight

The final EC-130H Compass Call sortie was flown by the US Air Force on September 2, 2026, closing out more than four… The post US Air Force retires EC-130H Compass Call after final...

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australianaviation.com.au /4 weeks ago

Army bids farewell to Tiger operations after 22 years

The two-seat Tiger attack helicopter fleet was originally expected to be retired from service in 2027-28; however, the Australian Defence Force's 2026 National Defence Strategy acc...

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theaviationist.com /1 month ago

Vance AFB Hosts T-1A Jayhawk Sunset Ceremony, 3rd FTS Inactivated

The final Jayhawk has departed Vance for Davis-Monthan, closing more than three decades of T-1A operations and bringing an end to the 3rd Flying Training Squadron’s latest chapter....

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