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    Could COVID Speed Up The Roll Out Of Biometric Boarding?

    Nothing breeds innovation quite like a crisis. And as the outbreak of the coronavirus is the gravest situation the commercial aviation industry has ever...

    Ryanair Was Started 35 Years Ago With 1 Plane & 25 Employees

    During regular times, hundreds of millions of passengers fly on Ryanair each year. The Irish low-cost carrier is the largest in Europe, and yesterday...

    Gogo Connected Aircraft Will Soon Offer WiFi For 20 Minutes Longer

    Leading inflight connectivity provider Gogo has lowered the altitude at which passengers will be able to connect to the internet on their flights. From...

    Wizz Air Begins Hiring Crew For Its New Abu Dhabi Base

    Wizz Air’s march into Abu Dhabi continues. In the same week that the UAE airport welcomed its first Wizz Air flight, the airline has...

    United & American Backtrack On Hong Kong Flight Resumption

    United Airlines and American Airlines were both due to resume services to Hong Kong this week. However, these plans have been pushed back due...

    What Happened To Air Berlin’s Former Fleet?

    The bankruptcy of Air Berlin two years ago was headline-making news at the time, but all of the aircraft that the carrier operated have...

    An Estonian Man Has Been Stuck In Manila Airport Since Late March

    As restrictions are lifted around the world and people head to the airport once again, some never left. Roman Trofimov, an Estonian tourist, found...

    How To Book Air India Flights To Leave India

    When looking for flights out of India, it’s slim pickings for passengers. Currently, Air India holds a monopoly over the long-haul outbound market, which...

    Pakistan International Airlines Flight Attendant Runs Off In Canada

    A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight attendant was reported missing this week after arriving in Canada on a flight from Islamabad on Monday. The...

    What Will Happen To Qantas’ Retired Boeing 747 Aircraft?

    Qantas has said au revoir to its Boeing jumbo jet fleet and has begun the process of retiring the last of the 747-400 series...

    Air Mauritius Puts Up 5 Planes For Sale Including A340s And A330s

    Air Mauritius has put up five aircraft for sale on July 7th. This comes a few months after the airline has entered into administration...

    The IL-96 Vs The Airbus A340 – Which Aircraft Is Better?

    Usually, the jet race is between Boeing and Airbus, but occasionally there is a twist. The less than successful A340 is often compared to...

    Why Is Qantas Sending Its A380s To The United States For Storage?

    We’ve talked a lot about the Qantas A380s here at Simple Flying. The airline is busy parking them for a couple of years. The...

    Eastern Airlines Shows Off Its Shiny New Boeing 777 Livery

    Eastern Airlines has rolled out a Boeing 777 aircraft sporting its new eye-catching livery. It’s all artsy and topographical. The actual logo channels the...

    13 Years Ago Boeing Unveiled The 787 Dreamliner

    The Boeing 787 Dreamliner has become such a staple of long-haul aviation, its hard to believe that the type is so young. However, thirteen...

    The Oldest Aircraft In Alaska Airlines’ Fleet

    Alaska Airlines has a well-known presence on the US West Coast. With its largest hub in Seattle, the airline is a force to be...