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Effective today, the British carrier Virgin Atlantic has updated its gender identity policy so that the airline’s front-line employees are no longer required to wear gendered uniforms. Virgin Atlantic’s new gender policy also envisages changes in the ticketing system to account for passport holders with gender-neutral gender markers, as well as introducing mandatory inclusivity training […]

Southwest Airlines is gradually retiring its older Boeing 737-700s. Some were painted in special liveries. Newer aircraft are being repainted in the special liveries to replace those being retired. As a result, Southwest has repainted the pictured Boeing 737-8H4 N8619F in the “Illinois One” state livery to replace the same livery on Boeing 737-7H4 N918WN.

Lynx Air (Lynx) has announced its expansion into the United States, with the addition of Orlando, Phoenix, Los Angeles and Las Vegas to its network. Orlando will be Lynx’s first US destination, with flights taking off from Toronto starting on January 27, 2023.  Lynx’s US network will continue to expand over the following weeks, with the launch of services out of the Calgary gateway to Phoenix on February 7, 2023, Los Angeles on February

Canada's Lynx Air has announced its first US routes: Toronto to Orlando and Calgary to Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Phoenix. Each has head-to-head competition. It comes as Lynx Air prepares to celebrate six months since its first revenue-generating flight took off. And although entirely unrelated, it follows Jetlines' launch last week and the announcement

The fuel carried by aircraft is highly regulated. It is commonly believed that an aircraft carries only the fuel that is required to fly from one airfield to another airfield. But this is not entirely true. Aircraft, under commercial operations, carry a lot more than that. Read More Here: What Are Minimum Fuel Requirements And

Cebu Pacific, the Philippines' biggest low-cost carrier, has been connecting Manila and Singapore for several years. Flight 5J 814 flies daily between Changi Airport's Terminal 4 and Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport and is typically operated by the airline's narrowbody fleet. However, on September 28th, flight 5J 814 was slightly more unique than usual. Read

The Boeing 737 single-aisle aircraft is the world's most successful commercial plane. More 737s have been ordered than Boeing 747s, 777s, Airbus A350s, A380s, A220s and A330s combined. But as Boeing expanded the range into four generations, they began encroaching onto the territory of another of the manufacturer's aircraft, the Boeing 757. Read More Here:

Taiwan's China Airlines has firmed its order for 16 Boeing 787-9 aircraft with options for another eight. The firmed-up order was announced by Boeing this afternoon and will allow the airline to cut CO2 emissions by up to 25%. Read More Here: Breaking: China Airlines Has Finalized Its 16 Aircraft Boeing 787 Order | SimpleFlying.com

Data analysis from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has shown that over 5,000 empty passenger flights have been flown to or from the UK since 2019. These empty flights are commonly referred to as "Ghost Flights." In addition to these empty flights, another 35,000 flights have operated at less than 10% passenger capacity in the

Virgin Atlantic chief executive Shai Weiss has called upon the government to “reverse course” on its mini-budget tax cuts as the pound continues to plummet. Read More Here: Virgin Unhappy As Pound Falls But Ryanair Sees No Impact On Bookings | SimpleFlying.com via Flight Booking 247 Cheap Airline Tickets