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Cathay Pacific has confirmed it will be resuming First Class services on December 5th. From that date, the Hong Kong-based airline’s full First Class offering will be available on daily flights to London, operated by the Boeing 777-300ER. Read More Here: Cathay Pacific First Class Is Returning To London On Its Boeing 777s | SimpleFlying.com […]

Alaska Airlines is an airline that has been uniquely responsible for provisioning parts of the United States state of Alaska ever since its birth as an airline serving the Alaskan bush. Alaska Airlines, even in 2022, continues to have several flights serve as milk runs connecting Alaskan panhandle communities to the wider world, hauling humans

34 years ago today, on October 17th, 1988, a Boeing 707 operating Uganda Airlines flight 775 crashed while approaching the Italian capital city of Rome. Various factors were found to have been at play in the accident, which saw the quadjet come down well short of the runway. Let's take a look back in time

When you plan to make a supersonic jetliner in the 21st century, you may think that engine makers will be falling over themselves to be part of a new chapter in aviation history… or not. Boom Supersonic, which recently took its Overture to a four-engine design, was not that long ago jilted by its initial

The legendary pilot Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger has added his name to those lobbying to deny the Boeing 737 MAX 7 and MAX 10 an exemption to the upcoming federal requirement to install Engine Indication and Crew Alerting System (EICAS) into their cockpits. Per Jon Ostrower of The Air Current, Sullenberger is concerned about the

For the first time in two years since the pandemic, on October 16th, 192 deserving children took off on a holiday of a lifetime from London to Orlando, Florida. This special holiday was uniquely chartered by British Airways and was done in conjunction with the airline's partnership with a charity organization known as Dreamflight. Read

Virgin Atlantic revamped its onboard meal service offerings this month by introducing a new winter menu built around seasonal comfort and destination-inspired dishes. In a statement on Monday, October 10th, the London-based airline announced the menu changes, which span its upper, premium, and economy classes as of October 5th. Read More Here: Virgin Atlantic Launches

Airbus has delivered a new satellite to Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The satellite was transported over the Atlantic Ocean on the aircraft manufacturer's iconic Beluga freighter. The Airbus BelugaST (A300-600ST) carried the Airbus-built HOTBIRD 13G satellite for its customer Eutelsat. The satellite arrived shortly after its twin launched into orbit. This marks

Sun Air (Sun Air Company Ltd) (Hanoi) is the first luxury charter airline from Vietnam. Sun Air acquired its license on March 2, 2022. The new airline is acquiring four Gulfstream G650ER executive jets. The first two aircraft have been painted and the pictured VN-A579 is seen being delivered via Seattle. The company hopes to

British Airways made this announcement: More than 190 deserving children set off on a holiday of a lifetime yesterday, courtesy of British Airways and UK-based charity Dreamflight. It’s the 34th year that the two organisations have come together to run the incredible trip to Orlando, Florida. Dreamflight supports young children across the UK aged between