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On Tuesday, Air Canada announced it had partnered with CHOOOSE as its new carbon offset partner. CHOOOSE's integrated software will now allow Air Canada customers to purchase verified carbon offsets when booking tickets through the airline's Canadian or US sites. Read More Here: Air Canada Picks CHOOOSE For Carbon Offsetting | SimpleFlying.com via Flight Booking […]

After two long years of planning, Air New Zealand was excited to finally launch one of the world's longest flights from New York to Auckland. At 17 hours and 35 minutes and spanning over 7,670 nautical miles, the flag carrier's new route currently stands at the world's fourth-longest. The route's inaugural flight operated on September

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that it will begin a three-month trial of a CO2 emissions calculator to measure the CO2 output of cargo freighters. IATA will work closely with Etihad Airways on the project. The emissions calculator will help provide more accurate data on carbon emissions to help the aviation industry

Virgin Atlantic will join SkyTeam, the world's second-largest global alliance. It's an inevitable development, especially given Delta owns 49% of the carrier. It'll be the only British airline in the alliance. While the exact point at which it joins is currently unconfirmed, SkyTeam's CEO said that he hopes it'll be the end of January. Read

The all-electric commuter airplane known as Alice, developed by Israeli firm Eviation, has taken its first-ever flight. Following successful high-speed taxi tests last week, the plane took off at just before 07:00 Pacific Time from Moses Lake, Washington. The event was live-streamed to invited guests, of which Simple Flying was one. Read More Here: Eviation’s

Air Canada today introduced CHOOOSE, a global climate technology company as the airline’s new carbon offset program provider. The option to purchase verified carbon offsets is now seamlessly integrated into the airline’s Canadian and US booking websites. Customers who are interested in learning more about CO2 emissions and compensating the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with

Boeing has made this announcement: Boeing has announced the milestone delivery of the 100th contracted 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) to the world’s largest lessor, AerCap. The 100th 737-800BCF was converted at Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services Co. Ltd., (BSAS), home to the first 737-800BCF conversion line. AerCap Cargo has leased the aircraft to GOL Linhas Aéreas, as part

Traveling alone can sometimes be quite mundane – particularly on a long-haul flight. With no one to converse with other than the occasional polite word or two to a flight attendant, you might feel the urge to strike up a conversation with the person assigned the seat next to yours. If so, why not try

I've covered a selection of new routes that took off in the past week. Why not sign up and receive my newsletter in your email inbox every week? Read More Here: The Most Notable New Airline Routes This Week | SimpleFlying.com via Flight Booking 247 Cheap Airline Tickets

The whole world of international aviation has been waiting for the 41st Assembly of the United Nation's aviation body ICAO this fall. Starting on Tuesday, the session, held at the ICAO headquarters in Montreal, Canada, will go on until October 7. Amid global uncertainty and discord, the delegates, under the guidance of Secretary General Juan