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Nearly 80,000 passengers initially scheduled to fly with Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair on September 16th will be in for quite the disappointment as the airline is canceling about 420 flights. Unfortunately, canceling is beyond Ryanair's control as an air traffic control strike in France will restrict overflights and affect numerous short and medium-haul flights. Read […]

Yesterday, United Airlines and Emirates announced new partnerships at an event held at the Washington-Dulles International Airport. This announcement is a significant shift, as tensions between the United States and Gulf carriers were high just five years ago. Read More Here: Burying The Hatchet: A New Relationship Between Emirates and United Airlines | SimpleFlying.com via

Over the past summer, TUI Airways UK has been responsible for flying sun-seeking holidaymakers all over Europe after years of pent-up demand amid the coronavirus pandemic. To help provide additional capacity, it has leased in various different aircraft, including several Boeing 737s from Canadian carrier Sunwing Airlines. Read More Here: Which Sunwing Airlines Boeing 737s

Manufactured for the United States Air Force (USAF) from the 1980s to the early 1990s by McDonnell Douglas and Boeing, the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III first flew on September 15th, 1991, in Long Beach, California. Read More Here: The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III First Flew 31 Years Ago | SimpleFlying.com via Flight Booking 247 Cheap

On Thursday, the Latin American and Caribbean region formally saw the first flight of a new carrier, the Dominican ultra-low-cost carrier Arajet. This airline, fueled by its Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet, is looking to operate low-cost flights to and from Santo Domingo’s Las Américas International Airport (SDQ). Read More Here: Caribbean Takeoff: Boeing 737

Norse Atlantic has revealed an average seat load factor (SLF) of 75% between June and August, and 69% in August. We shouldn't read too much into one month's result, especially for a new entrant, and we don't yet know what passengers paid or individual route performance. In its first three months, it transported around 97,000

Music artists and bands often rely on private aviation for their fast jet-setting lifestyle. Private airplanes save much-needed time during busy schedules of tours and provide respite in between gigs by eliminating long queues, delays, and waiting time for regular commercial flights. And sometimes, when these jets wear interesting liveries, advertising the band's name, they

Following several months of chaos at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport that led the airport's once-famed name to become somewhat associated with flight disruptions, the airport's Chief Executive Officer, Dick Benschop, officially tendered his resignation on Wednesday. Read More Here: Amsterdam Schiphol’s CEO Steps Down After Summer Of Travel Chaos | SimpleFlying.com via Flight Booking 247 Cheap

Global Crossing Airlines (GlobalX) has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Eviation for 50 all-electric Alice aircraft, a nine-passenger eco-friendly airplane. The aircraft will help the airline achieve its goal of opening carbon-neutral charter services between the Bahamas, Florida, and the Caribbean. The LOI indicates that deliveries of the Alice to GlobalX should begin

After the COVID-19 pandemic stopped Munich's annual Oktoberfest for two years, the world-famous beer festival is back. Lufthansa, which celebrated the festival even throughout its absence, is putting on its traditional celebration to accompany the festival. Emirates is also getting in on the act this year, with treats in store for passengers flying to all