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Wings Over the Rockies (Wings) is honored to announce an investment and partnership with Atlas Air Worldwide (Atlas Air) to support Wings’ education program Wings Aerospace Pathways (WAP) that allows students in grades 6-12 to immerse themselves in the aerospace industry. As a global leader in outsourced aviation providing air cargo, charter, leasing, and passenger operations, Atlas […]

After four long months, a Southwest Airlines passenger was finally reunited with her pet fish in Tampa, Florida. Employees of the company took care of the traveler's betta fish after learning that the pet wasn't allowed to fly. Read More Here: Southwest Airlines Employee Babysits Passenger’s Pet Fish For 4 Months | SimpleFlying.com via Flight

The airliners we have today are highly overpowered as they are designed to safely take off with one engine inoperative. The main factor that makes it harder for an airplane to lift off the ground is its weight. The higher the weight, the higher the engine thrust or power that is required for a takeoff.

Some 20 years have passed since Brussels had regular passenger flights to South Africa. Perhaps it indicates the nature of the market, the myriad one-stop options, and the lack of priority among the few airlines able to serve it. That has changed, with Air Belgium now linking Brussels to Johannesburg and Cape Town – the

Following her death last week, the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II is set to take place on Monday, September 19th. Owing to Heathrow Airport's proximity to central London and Windsor Castle, the facility's operations will see significant disruption during the various ceremonies in order to keep the surrounding skies quiet. Read More Here: How Heathrow’s

South India’s Mangaluru International Airport has asked for a significant increase in its fee structure, which will directly impact the airlines flying there. Many Indian carriers, however, are not happy with this and have asked the airport to consider other non-aeronautical sources of income. But is the solution that simple? Read More Here: Why Carriers

Scandinavian Airlines-SAS has made this announcement: SAS has signed a Letter of Support with Heart Aerospace for the option to add their new electric aircraft, ES-30 to the SAS regional aircraft fleet. This has the potential of being a significant step on SAS’ sustainability journey, enabling zero-emission flights on routes within Scandinavia. The electric aircraft will

Porter Aviation Holdings Inc.’s (Porter) wholly-owned subsidiary, Porter Aircraft Leasing Corp., has entered into sale and leaseback and pre-delivery payment (PDP) financing agreements for 12 Embraer E195-E2 aircraft. TrueNoord, and certain funds managed by affiliates of Apollo and serviced by Merx Aviation, are participating in separate transactions for six aircraft each. Porter has now secured

Regional aircraft leasing specialist TrueNoord announced yesterday it had completed a purchase agreement for multiple new E195-E2 aircraft from Embraer. The six E2 jets will be placed with Canadian carrier Porter Airlines on a long-term operating lease. Read More Here: Porter Airlines To Lease Six Embraer E195-E2s from TrueNoord | SimpleFlying.com via Flight Booking 247

After a series of delays and a diversion to London Luton Airport (LTN), passengers onboard an easyJet flight were given the opportunity to decide whether to disembark there at Luton or wait more than an hour to be and get off the plane at London Gatwick Airport (LGW). The extraordinary moment was captured in a