Category: news airlines

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…]

In two separate incidents on Friday, airplanes operating for Air India and IndiGo had to turn back shortly after takeoff due to reported engine issues. [more…]

American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines have indicated they will cut the number of flights operating into and out of the New York [more…]

Qatar Airways has decided to take over the pending leases from Air Lease Corportation (ALC) and AerCap for seven new Boeing 737-8 MAX 8s that [more…]