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On Monday, a Qatar Airways A380 turned back to Doha Airport when the flight crew reported a smoke alert in the cockpit. The aircraft landed safely, although that was only the start of a rough night for the stranded passengers. Read More Here: Qatar Airways Airbus A380 Returns To Doha With Smoke Indication | SimpleFlying.com […]

Air India’s new owner, the Tata Group, is reportedly looking to raise billions of dollars to restructure the airline’s finances and fuel its ambitious growth plans amid increasing competition and challenging industry conditions. Read More Here: Air India Reportedly Looking At A $4 Billion Cash Infusion | SimpleFlying.com via Flight Booking 247 Cheap Airline Tickets

Silver Airways, an United States regional airline based out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has retired from service its Saab 340B turboprops. Don’t fret fellow turboprop fans, Silver Airways has upgauged to ATR 42-600s and ATR-72-600s. Read More Here: Silver Airways Retires Its Last Saab 340B | SimpleFlying.com via Flight Booking 247 Cheap Airline Tickets

Russia's reliance on Airbus and Boeing for new aircraft looks like becoming a thing of the past. The country's flag carrier, Aeroflot, has finally confirmed it is turning inwards by placing an order for 339 locally built aircraft. The order was signed at the Eastern Economic Forum being held from September 5 – 8 in

Sichuan Airlines published its latest international flight routes plan in September on its social media page. It contains five routes that have been resumed during the past summer season. Read More Here: Sichuan Airlines Reveals Its Latest International Flight Schedule | SimpleFlying.com via Flight Booking 247 Cheap Airline Tickets

Qantas has announced that it will expand its ultra-long-haul services to various destinations across the Northern and Southern Hemispheres as a part of Project Sunrise. The new routes will offer passengers direct non-stop passage to several major cities from Australia. Following the London to Sydney route, the airline will fly to four cities in the

As part of its 85th anniversary, Air Canada donated an original Lockheed L-10A Electra airplane to Winnipeg’s Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada. The Lockheed aircraft has arrived at a new permanent home, and the public will be able to enjoy it. Read More Here: Happy Birthday! Air Canada Celebrates 85 Years With An Aircraft

Last year, Allegiant Air announced it would make an equity investment of US$50 million in the Mexican ultra-low-cost carrier Viva Aerobus as part of their fully-integrated Commercial Alliance Agreement. Last week, both airlines presented a new joint venture proposal after the Department of Transportation (DOT) requested additional information, including Viva’s plans with this investment. Read

Airline competition in Las Vegas seems to be spicing up, as Breeze Airways will launch eight new direct flights to Las Vegas in eight weeks. The low-cost carrier will operate all-new routes with its fleet of Airbus A220s, and the airline is also putting Las Vegas on sale from 11 cities, with airfare prices starting

Royal Brunei Airlines was founded in November 1974, and is thus just two months away from celebrating its 48th birthday. During this time, it has operated a wide variety of aircraft types, although its present fleet represents a more uniform affair. Let's take a closer look and see which models currently serve the carrier. Read