Global Airlines paints one of its A380s and announces a status match. "Closer and closer to launch"
The launch date of Global Airlines, the British airline founded five years ago, continues to be shrouded in mystery [...]

Still shrouded in mystery is the launch date of the Global Airlines, the British company founded five years ago with the intention of Operate transatlantic flights between London and the United States with a fleet of Airbus A380s equipped with First Class and Business Class cabins.
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The carrier continues to be a 'paper airline,' a virtual company, meaning that it has not yet announced when it intends to begin flight operations (Should have done so, in the intentions, during 2024). However, every few months, he leaks some news that suggests that sooner or later his we will see his planes carrying passengers.
A few days ago, On social media, a photo circulated of one of its two A380s (one acquired on lease, the other owned) wearing an almost complete Global livery, with the name in large letters on the fuselage, the symbol (not painted, but applied with a decal) on the tail, and red wingtips. The lower part of the fuselage, moreover, still bears the blue stripes of the aircraft's previous operator, China Southern Airlines.
The plane was photographed in Dresden, Germany, where it has been parked since last October for maintenance. But in the past few hours it has left the German airport to move to the Beja airfield in southern Portugal "for further fine-tuning in preparation for the launch of our operations," reads a note circulated by the carrier on social and accompanied by some pictures. According to the specialized website planespotters.net, the cabin of the Superjumbo would still be the one 'inherited' from China Southern, with 8 seats in First Class, 70 in Business Class and 428 in Economy.
Global's other A380, an ex-Singapore Airlines operated for a couple of years between 2018 and 2020 by Hi Fly Malta in 'Save the Coral Reefs' livery, would instead turn out to be parked at Lourdes-Tarbes airport in southern France, in all-white livery and again with the interiors with which he had flown for the Maltese company specializing in wet-leasing: 12 seats in First, 60 in Business, and 399 in Economy.
Earlier this year, however, Global Airlines struck a blow when it announced that it will offer for two years to all members of its Global Aviator loyalty program a status match to all passengers who book their first flight with Global in any class and who are already enrolled in an Oneworld, Star Alliance, Skyteam or "other major airline" frequent flyer program.
Last year, Global had announced a partnership with American Express to offer exclusive benefits to all Amex holders and foretold An agreement with Blacklane to offer free home-airport-home transfers to all its First and Business Class passengers.