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The Tata Group has begun implementing its strategy of bringing its various airlines together by deciding to move Air India, Air India Express, and AirAsia India under one roof. Ever since the conglomerate took control of AI and AI Express in January this year, there has been speculation about some kind of consolidation of its […]

In 2020, British Airways revealed that it would be retiring its Boeing 747 fleet with immediate effect, several years ahead of its pre-pandemic plan. The airline went into the pandemic with 31 Boeing 747-400 aircraft remaining in its fleet, but what happened to each plane? Using data sourced from ch-aviation.com and FlightRadar24.com, Simple Flying decided

Since its introduction in 2004, Embraer's E-Jet family has become a staple of regional flying worldwide. The Brazilian manufacturer has produced more than 1,500 E-Jets altogether, with aircraft from the next-generation E2 family now rolling off the production line. The smallest E-Jets are the E170 and E175 models, but how exactly do these planes differ?

The Colombian ultra-low-cost carrier Ultra Air turned six months old in August. During this period, the airline operated 5,361 flights and carried 693,530 passengers, posting an average load factor of over 85%. Read More Here: 6 Months In: How Colombia’s Ultra Air Performed Since Launch | SimpleFlying.com via Flight Booking 247 Cheap Airline Tickets

Two Volga Dnepr Ilyushin Il-76TD-90VD, registrations RA-76511 and RA-76950, are flying across the European Union airspace this month, landing at Brno–Tuřany Airport (BRQ) in the Czech Republic, despite the ongoing ban of Russian-registered aircraft due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As reported by local media outlets, the planes received an exemption from the authorities and

Months into the post-pandemic era, the US aviation industry has seen quite a bleak recovery outlook. Passengers have been faced with flight cancelations, delays, and overall chaos, and it's all primarily due to one reason, staff shortages within the industry. Read More Here: Review Of How Airlines Used US COVID-19 Aid Requested | SimpleFlying.com via

The Alaska Airlines regional subsidiary Horizon Air and the pilots’ union representatives, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, have agreed to substantial pay increases in a tentative agreement obtained by Simple Flying. The tentative agreement that the pilots must vote to approve states, Read More Here: Horizon Air Pilots See Pay Almost Double | SimpleFlying.com via

Having recently explored the aerial connectivity of the Italian island of Sardinia, today the focus lies on the region of Sicily. Situated off the southern tip of the Italian mainland, the region consists of a main island that shares its name with the region, as well as smaller surrounding landmasses. Six airports serve the region.

The Brazilian carrier Azul is looking to launch 21 new routes to serve the high summer season in Brazil between December 2022 and January 2023 (which is the International Air Transport Association, IATA, winter season). Azul will heavily increase the supply of seats in the northeastern states of the South American country, Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará,

In its day, the B767-200ER was a revolutionary aircraft. With a long range and without too many seats to fill, the twinjet could operate many routes that would ordinarily require – in those days – four-engine equipment. The B767 variant fulfilled a similar mission to the A310, which, not coincidentally, materialized around the same time.