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Staff at several Russian airlines and airports have received their conscription notices following President Vladimir Putin's order for a partial military mobilization. We take a closer look at this developing story below. Read More Here: Staff Of Aeroflot & Other Russian Airlines Receive Conscription Notices | SimpleFlying.com via Flight Booking 247 Cheap Airline Tickets

Fiona has made landfall in the Canadian Maritimes: #Fiona is now declared post-tropical and will be making landfall over eastern Nova Scotia in the next few hours. Winds are ramping up with the highest winds gusts reported so far from Beaver Island at 152 km/h. 12AM ADT Intermediate Advisory: https://t.co/z6u9thPyiP pic.twitter.com/rucKXAgO8R — ECCC Canadian Hurricane

Qatar Airways has been named the best airline in the world by Skytrax. After two years of virtual award ceremonies, the 2022 World Airline Awards event returned to normal procedures, with airlines from around the world attending the 2022 awards ceremony, held today at the historic Langham Hotel in London, United Kingdom. Widely regarded as ‘the Oscars of the

The second test prototype for Airbus' upcoming A321XLR has taken to the skies. The aircraft is the first to feature the new Pratt & Whitney engines and follows the successful first test flight of the type in June. Read More Here: Gaining Pace: 2nd Airbus A321XLR Performs Maiden Flight | SimpleFlying.com via Flight Booking 247

The Douglas Commercial 3 (DC-3) was one of the most mass-produced, well-engineered aircraft in history. Built to last, to land anywhere and never to break, Douglas churned out more than 11,000 of the type before and during World War II. But how many of these 80-year-old aircraft are still flying today? Read More Here: How

Swiftair Boeing 737-436 (F) EC-NLS (msn 25856) operating cargo flight SWN 5745 from Paris (CDG) to Montpellier, France today (Septermber 24) overran the runway on landing at Montpellier. The freighter came to a rest with the nose gear in a lake. The three crew members were able to escape the aircraft safely. The airport remains

A United Nations Dash 8 turboprop has ended up on a grassy verge after suffering a runway excursion in South Sudan. The airplane was being operated by Voyageur Airways on behalf of the UN, traveling from Juba to Malakal yesterday, carrying a UN medical team. Read More Here: United Nations De Havilland Dash 8-400 Exits

WestJet and its Boeing 737s have been quietly operating service 'across the pond' for years. While the airline deploys the long-haul Boeing 787-9 for higher-volume routes such as Toronto, Vancouver, and Calgary to London Gatwick, the 737 MAX 8 is used to connect smaller cities to big cities, or smaller cities to other small cities.

Air Serbia welcomed its 20 millionth passenger this week. The passenger, Simonida Bugarčić, was flying on flight JU500 from Air Serbia’s base, Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG), to New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK). Read More Here: Air Serbia Awards 20 Millionth Passenger With Surprise Free Flight | SimpleFlying.com via Flight Booking 247 Cheap

Alaska Airlines is set to generate "a few million dollars" from its Revenue Rebook program this year. But how does the program work, and more importantly, how does it generate additional revenue for the airline? The airline's MD of Revenue Management, Kirsten Amrine, revealed all, speaking at the Altitude 22 industry event in Dubai hosted