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    The Simple Flying Podcast Episode 24: BA Says Goodbye To The 747, JetBlue Ties Up With American

    Simple Flying’s latest podcast is live and ready for you to enjoy. Hosted by Joanna Bailey, our editor, and Tom Boon, our content manager, our 24th episode...

    SpiceJet Given Green Light To Operate Flights To US

    SpiceJet has been given the go-ahead to carry out international flights to the US it announced earlier this week. The low-cost airline will join...

    American, United & Delta Tighten Up Face Mask Policies

    American, United, and Delta have all tightened their mask policies in recent days, closing exceptions and clamping down on non-compliance. The moves come as...

    Emirates Resumes Flights To Boston And Los Angeles

    Emirates is resuming services to Los Angeles and Boston starting from today and August 15th, respectively. The routes take Emirates’ total US destinations to...

    Panasonic Avionics Signs On MEA And Air Tanzania

    In the past two weeks, Panasonic Avionics has won two new clients for its inflight entertainment and connectivity services. First, Middle East Airlines (MEA)...

    Qatar Airways Mulls Operating A Portion Of Its A380 Fleet From 2021

    This week, Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker shared that the airline’s Airbus A380s will remain in storage for at least a year. The...

    Wizz Air Targets 5 Billion People In Middle East Expansion

    At this week’s virtual Farnborough International Airshow, Wizz Air’s CEO Jozsef Varadi reiterated his confidence in the second airline of his company – Wizz...

    Flying On Concorde: Could You See The Curvature Of The Earth?

    As the Concorde flew higher than other commercial traffic (as it flew faster, it needed to operate at a higher altitude to avoid other...

    Brussels Airport To Get US Preclearance Facility

    Brussels Airport will become the first airport on Europe’s mainland to offer preclearance into the United States. In doing so, the airport has got...

    Fire Breaks Out At Cargo Hub Liege Airport

    A massive fire broke out at Liege Airport, Belgium, last night in the hanger of the Aeroservices company. The blaze broke out near to...

    Clean Sheet Plane Designs vs Re-engined NEO Planes – What’s Best?

    There are two types of aircraft built today. New aircraft designs that fill a specific niche, or redesigned favourites upgraded with modern technology....

    Incredible: American Airlines Will Not Allow Any Exemptions To Its Mask Requirements

    American Airlines has strengthened its onboard face covering policy. Starting from July 29th, the carrier will not allow any exemptions for passengers over the...

    Mihin Lanka: Sri Lanka’s Short Lived Government-Owned Low Cost Carrier

    The world is full of offbeat and unusual airlines. Most of them rise from obscurity and fall just as quietly. One of them is...

    What is the Best Airline Credit Card? – Unsolicited Travel Advice

    What do you get when you combine writing about airline travel since 2008, with a few decades of being a sarcastic chap? Unsolicited Travel...

    DFW’s New Terminal For American Airlines Indefinitely Postponed

    American Airlines has postponed its plans for a new terminal at its Dallas Fort Worth hub. The airline had announced the US$3 billion build...

    Spirit Airlines Records $144 Million Second Quarter Loss

    Spirit Airlines has recorded a net loss of $144 million in the second quarter of 2020. The low-cost carrier noted that the global COVID-19...