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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 1h

✈️🎨👀 American Airlines just unveiled its 100th anniversary livery. Harkening back to the Flagship livery from the 1930s first worn by American’s DC-3s, this centennial livery will be worn by 777-300ER registration N735AT beginning in November. flightradar24.com/data/aircraf...

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 3h

A train of Hercs headed back to Ramstein. Follow the lead C-130 at fr24.com/078614/3cab47f5

8 C-130s over Germany in a line flying toward Ramstein.

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The Up Front @theupfront.media · 1d

We talk about CMF — colour, materials, and finish — of airline cabins a lot, and folks are often surprised at how high-tech something like a seat cover can be in order to meet requirements like flammability, smoke toxicity and heat release.

Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 1d

Finnair is canceling some flights and performing inspections on 8 of its A321s because the seat covers on those aircraft were cleaned using water. www.flightradar24.com/blog/aviatio...

The cabin of a Finnair A321 looking aft.

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 1d

Finnair is canceling some flights and performing inspections on 8 of its A321s because the seat covers on those aircraft were cleaned using water. www.flightradar24.com/blog/aviatio...

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 2d

😍 Aviation palate cleanser 👀

A stunning air-to-air capture by Birgir Steinar Birgisson from this weekend’s special farewell flight by Icelandair’s Hekla Aurora. Check out this and other incredible photos from Iceland at www.jetphotos.com/photographer...

Air-to-air photo of Icelandair’s Hekla Aurora livery 757 that features scenes of the Northern Lights along the fuselage.

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Jason Rabinowitz @airlineflyer.net · 2d

1h40m of @flightradar24.com NYC-bound traffic sped up by 20,000% down to 30 seconds.

It’s not too often we see all three major airports using the same runway 4 approaches. It’s beautiful.

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 3d

Icelandair is operating a special farewell flight with its iconic Hekla Aurora 757 as it prepares to retire the aircraft. www.flightradar24.com/ICE1100/3ca0...

Flight path of ICE1100, the special farewell flight

TF-FIU landing with thrust reverse deployed

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 3d

Flights are holding or diverting away from St. Maarten due to a fire just off the airfield. SXM ARFF crews are in attendance. www.flightradar24.com/multiview/3c...

Flight paths of aircraft bound for St Maarten.

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 4d

Flights on the move again at ATL, but it is going to take a long time to clear the backlog this evening.

Flights to/from Atlanta on the Flightradar24 map

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 4d

Departures on hold and arrivals holding or diverting away from Atlanta as the control tower is currently being evacuated due to a “strong gas smell.” www.flightradar24.com/airport/atl

Inbound flights to Atlanta holding or diverting

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 4d

When we shoot a flight deck video, we often have to cut for time. This can leave some very interesting discussions out of the main video. We’ve put together some of those moments from our recent Condor A330neo flight: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwtV...

Pilot Knowledge: detailed A330neo insights from Condor!

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 4d

🎰✈️ Live from Las Vegas — we’ve just launched our first automated live stream of aviation action. The CamStreamer set-up uses Flightradar24 data to follow flights automatically and get you the best views from the runway edge with integrated ATC audio. www.youtube.com/live/cn8_34T...

LAS Vegas Airport LIVE 24/7 with views of 26R & 26L

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 5d

Last September, N302PQ was in bad shape after an A350 knocked its tail off. Today, the aircraft is back in revenue service. www.flightradar24.com/EDV4750/3c9a...

Today’s flight path from Fargo to Minneapolis.

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 5d

It’s episode 340 of AvTalk — we discuss the Endeavor Air collision in New York, focus on ATC during the government shut down, a RAT deployment on an Air India 787, and, of course, our favorite version of the A340. www.flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-...

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 6d

Our most tracked flight for much of the afternoon — a presumably Turkish UAV over the eastern Mediterranean drawing what seems to be the Turkish flag. 🇹🇷 www.flightradar24.com/GOLGE63/3c94...

Flight path of GOLGE63 over the eastern Mediterranean Sea drawing what appears to be the crescent and star of the Turkish flag.

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 6d

🇨🇭 Swiss is celebrating the delivery of its first Airbus #A350 with a special livery and special flight path. Looking forward to seeing a bit more from the tour over the Alps. www.flightradar24.com/SWR1ST/3c950...

Flight path of Swiss A350 delivery flight from Toulouse to Zurich, including a holding pattern over the Alps for photogenic reasons.

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 6d

Our most tracked flight now: #UA127 beginning its approach to Dublin after lowering fuel weight. The Boeing 767-400ER is diverting due to a reported engine failure. www.flightradar24.com/UAL127/3c91a...

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 7d

Our regular mid-week look at global air traffic. 21,500 flights active right now, which flights are you following this week? Any we should pay special attention to?

21,508 flights shown on the Flightradar24 map

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 7d

US airspace as of 17:30 local (21:30 UTC) — multiple air traffic control facilities have staffing shortfalls this evening, including Chicago, Nashville, and multiple facilities in Texas and the northeast.

Air traffic over the contiguous United States as of 19:30 UTC 7 October 2025.

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 7d

Indeed it has! It first entered service with Qatar Airways in January 2015.

Flightradar24 screenshot of inaugural A350 revenue flight on 15 January 2015.

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 8d

With Finnair celebrating the 10th anniversary of its first A350, we’ll share our favorite flight on the Finnair A350: a North Pole flight deck journey from Tokyo to Helsinki. Enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmX0...

How to fly an A350 over the North Pole

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 8d

The Airbus A350 joined the Finnair fleet 10 years ago. Finnair is marking the occasion with a special flight to London aboard its first A350 (complete with special 🎅 livery!). www.flightradar24.com/FIN10Y/3c8db...

FIN10Y A350 flight to London flight path from Helsinki.

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 8d

We are following reports of a helicopter crash in Sacramento, CA. Based on ADS-B data and visuals from scene, it appears to be a Reach Air Medical Services H130 reg N414RX. The helicopter had just departed UC Davis Medical Center. www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraf...

Flight path of N414RX departing UC Davis Medical Center and losing height shortly thereafter.

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 8d

Flights at Burbank climbing our most tracked flights list as the tower is currently unstaffed through 0500 UTC. Flights are operating with delays as crews must coordinate with SoCal TRACON and each other on the ground. www.flightradar24.com/airport/bur

Flight and taxi paths of flights at Burbank.

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 9d

Someone saw something they didn't like near Oslo and a few flights began diverting, but all is well now and flights are landing. www.flightradar24.com/multiview/3c...

Flight paths of aircraft inbound to Oslo, including a Norwegian flight that began diverting to Stockholm and then turned back toward Oslo.

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