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The airline pilot profession is one of the most regulated professions in the world. Being a pilot in an airline requires an individual to hold certain certifications, ratings, and licensing, which requires highly standardized training and checking. Read More Here: Licensing & Training Requirements: An Airline Pilot’s Perspective | SimpleFlying.com via Flight Booking 247 Cheap […]

With today being October 28th, it marks the 50th Anniversary of the Airbus A300's first flight. With that in mind, we thought it would be fun to take a look and see where you can still fly on an Airbus A300 today. Before we get into that, let's first look at the Airbus A300, and

Itapemirim Transportes Aéreos was a Brazilian airline based in São Paulo Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) that briefly operated in 2021. The carrier had big plans but performed poorly, ceasing operations in just six months. Throughout its history, Itapemirim had the objective to operate a fleet of 50+ Airbus A320-family-based aircraft, but only ever received six.

Before its merger with United Airlines in 2010, Continental Airlines flew a scheduled passenger service between Orlando International Airport (MCO) and Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) using a Boeing 757-200 aircraft. The narrowbody 757-200 has a typical capacity of 200 passengers across two classes and a range of 3,900 miles (7,250 km). Read More Here:

Air France-KLM's Chief Executive Officer Ben Smith expressed that the airline group is interested in purchasing a stake in TAP Air Portugal, should anything become available. Read More Here: Air France-KLM Group Is Interested In Stake Of TAP Air Portugal | SimpleFlying.com via Flight Booking 247 Cheap Airline Tickets

While Wizz Air UK last week celebrated carrying 15 million passengers from London Luton, another British airport is proving to be valuable for the low-cost carrier (LCC). London Gatwick is providing several opportunities for Wizz in this recovery period as it competes with other low-cost operations. Read More Here: Low-Cost Playground: How Wizz Is Competing

Hopefully, you are not taking a flight to or from Texas today. The US state is currently being hit by major thunderstorms that are causing significant delays. For instance, more than 70 flights have been canceled today at Austin-Bergstrom International airport (AUS) today. Let's have a closer look at which airlines have been affected so

Earlier this week, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he wants to allow foreign airlines to operate domestic services between Mexican cities. The objective of this measure would be to drive prices down, and while it remains just an outspoken thought by the President, it has created controversy in the domestic airline industry. Should

You may have heard airlines, airports, and the media refer to IATA winter and summer schedules. Different airlines, of course, have their own schedules, which typically vary on a seasonal basis. However, the summer and winter schedules being addressed here are IATA-defined seasons for slot allocation. These are the two times each year that slot

Just over a year after beginning long-haul flights from Manchester, Aer Lingus UK has revealed that it'll replace the A321LR to New York JFK with the A330-300 from May. Widely expected, it will free up an A321LR to operate Dublin-Cleveland, a brand-new route, and the returning Dublin-Hartford. Read More Here: Air Lingus Swaps The A321LR