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Yesterday, Delta Air Lines unveiled the latest phase in its Los Angeles International Airport Terminal 3 remodel. The latest step includes nine new gates, eight of which will open to customers on October 5. Read More Here: First Look: Delta Air Lines Brand New Terminal 3 At Los Angeles International Airport | SimpleFlying.com via Flight […]

Many of us enjoy a drink onboard a flight. As long as it's not the worst quality (some airlines will try this, of course), we are usually happy. When traveling in top business and first class cabins, though, things can be different. Many airlines have selected premium, expensive drinks as part of their offering. Products

Earlier this week, Southwest Airlines gave passengers traveling from Long Beach to Honolulu a free Ukulele and lesson during the flight. This wasn't a surprising move, as music has become fundamental to the Dallas-based carrier. While some of the company's music endeavors have been controversial, with many claiming Southwest 'forces' entertainment onto passengers, music has

Between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, NASA operated the last flight of the Boeing 747-SP carrying a reflecting telescope for the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA). This flight marked the end of an era, and now there’s the question of what will happen with this iconic aircraft. Simple Flying spoke with Paul Hertz, senior

Founded in 1882 as a locomotive and railway carriage maker, Piaggio started to build planes towards the end of the First World War. Following the end of hostilities in the Second World War, Piaggio saw the need for affordable transport and shifted its attention to its most famous product, the Vespa scooter. Read More Here:

Virgin Atlantic has no immediate plans to return to London Gatwick Airport, according to chief executive Shai Weiss. Read More Here: Virgin Atlantic Doesn’t Plan To Return To Gatwick Before 2024 | SimpleFlying.com via Flight Booking 247 Cheap Airline Tickets

This week, Airbus delivered the 500th Airbus A350 aircraft, an A350-900 received by Iberia, a major European customer with 20 A350s on order and 14 in service. To date, the A350 family is operated by 39 airlines on over 900 routes worldwide, and the European OEM has a backlog of over 400 jets. Read More

In April 2012, a group of researchers deliberately crashed an ex-Alaska Airlines Boeing 727. The aircraft was crashed in Mexico as part of a rare study into a real-life crash simulation. The mission gave scientists interesting conclusions on the impact of a crash on the aircraft structure and passengers inside. Read More Here: Throwback: When

Qatar Airways has pushed back the relaunch of Doha to Canberra to the beginning of December. Fully bookable, it will restart two months later than previously expected. Its return comes partway through the World Cup, for which Qatar Airways has cut 7% of its flights. Read More Here: Qatar Airways Delays Its Boeing 777 Canberra

For its 2023 winter flight schedule, Austrian Airlines has announced increasing frequencies to and from Berlin and the introduction a new route. The airline will launch its Berlin-Innsbruck route with a weekly flight for the first time, allowing the Lufthansa Group to enhance its Innsbruck network portfolio by adding to the existing routes to Copenhagen,