Month: October 2023

SUMMARY Passengers flying between Mumbai and the US on non-stop Air India flights can now be assured of upgraded cabins, different from those they’re used [more…]

SUMMARY Faro Airport was a hive of emergency activity on Sunday when a Ryanair flight destined for Belfast, Northern Ireland, was forced to return and complete an emergency [more…]

SUMMARY Lufthansa has announced its plans for City Airlines to commence operations in the summer of 2024. The German flag carrier’s new subsidiary will primarily [more…]

SUMMARY Even as Jet Airways tries to make a comeback, several of its planes remain on the ground, gathering dust and awaiting their fate. With [more…]

SUMMARY SIMPLEFLYING VIDEO OF THE DAY EgyptAir has announced that Shanghai Pudong will be served. Unbelievably, the first flight will take off in mid-November, less than [more…]

SUMMARY SIMPLEFLYING VIDEO OF THE DAY Turkish Airlines is set to take delivery of 28 new aircraft from Dublin-based lessor AerCap to support its continued network development. The [more…]

Airbus‘ NEO project (new engine option) has been quite successful, with both the A320 and A330 families being redesigned. However, with old planes being made [more…]

SUMMARY SIMPLEFLYING VIDEO OF THE DAY An off-duty pilot has been charged in federal court with 83 counts of attempted murder after allegedly attempting to [more…]

Qatar Airways’ new Group Chief Executive will replace Akbar Al Baker in November, after 27 years at the airline. SUMMARY SIMPLEFLYING VIDEO OF THE DAY [more…]

At almost 35 years old, the US Navy’s E-6B Mercury continues to serve as an airborne command center for its nuclear arsenal. Following reports that [more…]