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…
IAG Spent €730 Million On Retiring Aircraft In Q2
International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) has today released its consolidated results for the first six months of 2020…
Legal Action Threatened As Virgin Atlantic Faces Refund Delays
UK long-haul airline Virgin Atlantic is facing potential enforcement action over delays to customer refunds. Following a Civil…
Qatar To Increase IAG’s Capital As Part Of €2.75 Billion Proposal
Owner of British Airways IAG has today revealed plans for a rights issue amounting to as much as…
Free Inflight WiFi Is Here (For Some Lufthansa Passengers, At Least)
The pressure to provide free inflight WiFi has been raging for some years. While JetBlue and Air New…
The Simple Flying Podcast Episode 25: Big US 3 Losses, Flying Lufthansa During COVID
Simple Flying’s latest podcast is live and ready for you to enjoy. Hosted by Joanna Bailey, our editor, and Tom…
AirAsia X Reports $130m Q1 Net Loss
AirAsia X has finally released the results for the first quarter of the year, ended March 31st. Despite…
Airbus To Cut The A350’s Rate Of Production As Demand Falls
As Airbus announces a €1.226 billion ($1.44 bn) loss today, the planemaker has again cut the production rate…
The Most Lucrative Public Service Obligation Routes In Europe
Public Service Obligation (PSO) routes are a very European thing. These are routes that are viewed as being…
How SAS Pioneered Flying Over The North Pole
Flying polar routes is relatively commonplace today. Any route that connects Asian cities to North America tend to…
Death Of The Queen: Boeing Confirms End Of The 747 Program
In conjunction with its second-quarter results announcement, planemaker Boeing has confirmed that the production of the 747 will…
Flying Economy Class In A Post Pandemic World: Introducing “Economy Zones”
Redesigning the economy class has moved up the priority list as a result of the pandemic. Concepts have…
Wizz Air Launched 200 Routes In Q2 But Lost €108 Million
Wizz Air’s first-quarter results are in. Unsurprisingly, today’s announcement was one of a loss, although that loss was…
The Future Of Post Pandemic Business Class: Your Own Room
Renowned UK design consultancy PriestmanGoode has come up with a raft of conceptual designs for the post pandemic…
How Hawaiian Airlines Flies Short Range Boeing 717s Across The Pacific
Yesterday we reported on the mass exodus from Hawaii of many of Hawaiian Airlines’ planes ahead of Hurricane…
JetBlue Posts $450 Million Second Quarter Loss
JetBlue’s second-quarter results were no big surprise. A pre-tax loss of $450 million was to be expected but…
DHL Pilot Spotted Exploring Hong Kong Without COVID Test Result
A cargo pilot has caused alarm in Hong Kong today as he was discovered at one of the…
Cathay Pacific Says Farewell To The World’s First Airbus A330
The very first A330 to ever roll off the production line at Airbus has been put out to…
Hawaiian Airlines Evacuates Its Fleet To Shelter From Impending Hurricane
Hawaiian Airlines has just completed a mass repositioning of its aircraft. Most of its planes have moved to…
Airlines In Libya Resume Flights After 4 Month Pause
Four months since the last flight took off, airlines in Libya are being allowed to resume some activity.…
The Boeing Future Small Airplane – A 737 MAX Replacement That’s Needed
There has been talk ongoing for years regarding the future of the narrowbody market. While predicted uptick in…
FAA Issues Emergency Directive For Stored Boeing 737s
The FAA has today issued an emergency airworthiness directive for around 2,000 Boeing 737 aircraft. The directive appears…
Finnair Pays €270m In Passenger Refunds
Finnair’s half year results announcement today showed that the airline has been losing around two million euros per…
What Planes Will Replace Qantas’ Retired Boeing 747 Fleet?
Qantas has waved goodbye to its final Boeing 747, ending almost half a century of history with the…
