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    Demystifying Airport Codes – Simple Flying

    For most readers (who we assume love to fly), it’s relatively common knowledge that every airport has a unique three-letter code associated with it....

    Brazil Reopens Borders Despite No Decrease In COVID Cases

    While countries all over the world are deciding to reopen their international borders only after their coronavirus situations have stabilized and been contained, Brazil...

    British Airways Pilots Vote To Accept Temporary Pay Cuts

    British Airways and its pilots have reached a deal to avoid mass layoffs. Amid the current crisis, BA has been working to come out...

    GOL Expects To Raise Over $550 Million In Liquidity

    Brazilian airline GOL Linhas Aereas expects to raise over to US$550 million by the end of the third quarter. Despite the recent controversy and...

    Lufthansa Has Seen No Resistance To Its Mask Policy

    Lufthansa has seen no resistance to its policy of mandatory mask-wearing, the airline told Simple Flying yesterday. The German flag carrier was one of...

    United Eyes Huge International Resumption To 25 Destinations

    United Airlines has today shared that it is planning to resume operations to over 25 international routes in September. These operations span over Asia,...

    United Boeing 787-10 Cleared To Land On Occupied Runway In Paris

    A United Airlines 787-10 had a near-miss in Paris last month when ATC cleared it to land on an unexpected runway. As the runway...

    How The Airline Deregulation Act Shook Up US Aviation

    President Jimmy Carter introduced the Airline Deregulation Act in 1978. This law removed federal government control over many critical aspects of the aviation industry....

    Hawaiian Airlines Warns Of Up To 2,000 Fall Lay Offs

    Around 2,000 employees at Hawaiian Airlines have been given notice of layoffs come October. Although both the CEO and employee unions insist that the...

    Delta Regional Carrier SkyWest Posts $26 Million Loss

    One of the few airlines to have posted a profit for the first quarter of 2020, regional SkyWest Airlines could not repeat its near...

    The History Of Transavia – KLM’s Low Cost Subsidiary

    Started by two Americans with three DC-6s in 1965, low-cost-carrier Transavia has grown to become the second-largest airline in the Netherlands. Now wholly-owned by...

    British Airways Hints That The Airbus A380 Will Return To The Sky

    British Airways’ parent company IAG today hinted that the Airbus A380 could return to the skies. The remark was made in a presentation of...

    Bamboo Airways Operates Inaugural German Flight Amid Munich Plans

    In March, Bamboo Airways signed a memorandum of understanding with Munich Airport regarding launching flights to the German city. On Wednesday, the young Vietnamese...

    Austrian Airlines Expands Balkan Schedule As Flight Ban Is Lifted

    Austrian Airlines is resuming scheduled operations to 15 destinations with immediate effect. This follows the decision made by the Austrian federal government on Wednesday...

    British Airways Ends Non-Stop New York To London Airbus A318 Flights

    British Airways is to end its flagship Airbus A318 service between London and New York. The news was revealed in the IAG results presentation...

    Up To 5,000 Jobs Set To Be Cut At KLM As Pandemic Drags On

    In “the throes of a crisis of unprecedented magnitude,” Dutch flag-carrier KLM announced Friday that it would be cutting between 4,500 and 5,000 full-time...