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    Alphabet’s Loon launches its balloon-powered Kenyan internet service – TechCrunch

    Alphabet’s Loon has officially begun operating its commercial internet service in Kenya . This is the first large-scale commercial offering that makes use...

    Air Canada Resumes Boeing 787 Dreamliner Services To Ireland

    Air Canada shared yesterday that it has resumed passenger flights to Ireland. The flag carrier of Canada is initially flying its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner...

    Lufthansa Confirms Slowed Aircraft Delivery Rate

    The Lufthansa Group has today announced that it is expecting to receive reduced deliveries of aircraft through to 2023. The airline group won’t take...

    Delta Air Lines Airbus A319 Diverts Following Nose Damage

    A Delta A319 traveling from West Palm Beach to New York, La Guardia, last night was forced to make an emergency landing at JFK...

    Berlin’s Cavalry Ventures closes €80M, backed by DACH founders and EIF – TechCrunch

    Cavalry Ventures, the Berlin-based early-stage venture fund which was the lead inceptor into BRYTER, has closed its second fund of €80M, more than 3.5x...

    Announcement: New YouTube Channel Launch

    Today Simple Flying is proud to announce the launch of our second YouTube channel.The new channel is called: Long Haul by Simple Flying Long Haul...

    Kenya’s Jambojet Plans Mid-July Return To The Skies

    Kenya’s low-cost regional airline Jambojet is planning a return to the skies beginning next week. As President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday announced a gradual reopening...

    A Bird? A Plane? No, It’s a Google Balloon Beaming the Internet

    NAIROBI, Kenya — A fleet of high-altitude balloons started delivering internet service to Kenya on Tuesday, extending online access to tens of thousands of...

    Austrian Airlines Sets 8 Week Target To Clear Refund Backlog

    In a press release today, seen by Simple Flying, Austrian Airlines says that it is committed to speeding up its efforts to reimburse passengers...

    K Fund has another €70M to back early-stage Spanish startups and is launching a pre-seed program – TechCrunch

    K Fund is officially outing its fund II today, which sits at €70 million, up from €50 million the first time around. The remit remains...

    Etihad Plans Huge Route Revival Including Return To India

    As the world slowly continues to reopen, Etihad Airways has revealed an enormous route revival planned for the coming month. In total, the airline...

    OwnBackup lands $50M as backup for Salesforce ecosystem thrives – TechCrunch

    OwnBackup has made a name for itself primarily as a backup and disaster recovery system for the Salesforce ecosystem, and today the company announced...

    Finnair’s Passenger Traffic Doubles From May But Still Down 96%

    The green shoots of recovery have begun to poke through in the figures at Finnair. The airline has today revealed that its passenger traffic...

    Vistara Customers Want India To Resume International Flights

    Following a recent survey, Vistara has revealed that a substantial number of customers want international flights to resume. The airline said 65% of respondents...

    Organise, a platform for worker rights, raises £570K seed funding led by Ada Ventures – TechCrunch

    Organise, a U.K. startup that has built a platform to help workers organise and campaign for better rights, has raised £570,000 in seed funding. The...

    TikTok faces ban in the US; pulls out of Hong Kong – TechCrunch

    The world’s most popular short video app continues to be in the crosshairs of politicians globally. On Monday night, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told...