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China Airlines continues with its expansion in the Southeast Asia region by announcing new flights to Thailand and the Philippines. The carrier recently resumed flights to the popular holiday destination Bali in Indonesia and expects the bounce back in tourism to support its two new flights in the region later this year. Read More Here: […]

According to news channel Bloomberg, low-cost carrier Wizz Air has given Airbus notice that it will exercise its existing purchase rights for 75 Airbus A321neos. Airbus granted the purchase rights last year as part of a larger order from the carrier. Read More Here: Wizz Air Confirms 75 Airbus A321neo Order | SimpleFlying.com via Flight

Air Anka is a new Turkish airline based in Izmir but with a operational hub in Istanbul. The new airline received its AOC in August. The upstart will launch operations with an Airbus A330-200 and A330-300 Preighters (TC-NYA and TC-NYP). Merkur Jet has become the only authorized General Sales and Marketing Agent for Air Anka

Air Canada has become the first airline to be re-certified by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) for the safe transport of live animals by Air Canada Cargo. IATA awarded Air Canada Cargo with the Center of Excellence for Independent Validators for Live Animals Logistics (CEIV Live Animals) recertification following successful completion of the verification

Two C919s flew to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) on the morning of September 13th, preparing for the Type Certification ceremony which is thought to be scheduled for September 19th (9/19). Read More Here: China Expected To Certify The COMAC C919 On September 19th | SimpleFlying.com via Flight Booking 247 Cheap Airline Tickets

The Boeing 727 was the best-selling airliner of its age. In total, 1,832 airframes of the popular three-engined airliner were built between 1963 and 1984. However, the type had only been in service for a little over a year before its first fatal accident. Let's examine what happened to United Airlines flight 389. Read More

Taiwanese carrier Starlux Airlines’ plans for fleet and network expansion got a significant boost after it managed to secure a $120+ million loan to fund its Airbus A350 purchases. The airline’s plans for flights to the US and A350 deliveries were put on the back burner following the pandemic, but the latest cash infusion is

This week, Indonesia's newest low-cost carrier, Super Air Jet, added another Airbus A320 to its fleet. The aircraft was the last of ten that have been leased from CDB Aviation and introduced to service over the last 18 months. Read More Here: Super Air Jet Adds Another Airbus A320 From CDB Aviation | SimpleFlying.com via

In response to the news that United Airlines and Emirates have announced a new partnership, which will see interlining activities plus a codeshare agreement being developed for the two airlines; the five unions that represent United Airlines’ workers wrote a unified statement. The unified statement makes the fundamental complaint that “Emirates Airlines has been sustained

With the overall number and severity of COVID cases dipping, India’s aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has decided to bring back the alcohol testing requirements for all flight crew. In another sign of things returning to normal, Indian authorities are gearing up to test more aircraft personnel from next month. Read