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On Thursday, September 1, Gulf carrier and A380 operator extraordinaire Emirates announced that it will be bringing its retrofitted Super jumbos with the new Premium Economy cabin to five new destinations. The cities that will see the service from December onwards are New York JFK, San Francisco, Melbourne, Auckland and Singapore. Read More Here: New […]

Hans Airways' first A330-200 has been undertaking proving flights, as required by the UK Civil Aviation Authority as part of obtaining an air operator's certificate. How long now until the startup carrier's first route, Birmingham to Amritsar, is formally announced and put on sale? Read More Here: Hans Airways Operates Airbus A330 Proving Flights Ahead

Simple Flying’s latest podcast is live and ready for you to enjoy. Hosted this week by Tom Boon, our Content Manager, and Jo Bailey, our Managing Editor, our 133rd episode is now available for your listening pleasure. Read More Here: The Simple Flying Podcast Episode 130: Lufthansa’s 1st Boeing 787, Boeing, Boeing, Boeing, Gone |

German flag carrier Lufthansa will cancel 800 flights tomorrow as Lufthansa, and Lufthansa Cargo pilots take strike action. The airline said that almost all flights to and from Frankfurt and Munich airport will be canceled tomorrow as a result of the strikes. Read More Here: Breaking: Lufthansa Cancels Almost All Flights Tomorrow As Pilots Strike

Copa Airlines is celebrating its 75th anniversary of connecting the Americas with a special 1990s retro livery on pictured Boeing 737-8V3 HP-1841CMP (msn 44156). Copa issued these photos and statement (translated): On August 31, 200, we unveiled our Boeing 737-800 NG painted in the colors that our fleet wore at the beginning of the 1990s,

The Learjet series of private aircraft is one of the most successful families in the corporate sector, having been in production for six decades. Among its younger variants is the Learjet 40, which made its first flight 20 years ago this week, on August 31st, 2002. It was derived from the Learjet 45, but how

Last Friday, the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, had a meeting with Aeroflot CEO Sergei Aleksandrovsky. The meeting was held in Moscow at the Kremlin, focusing on Aeroflot's work in passenger transportation. Read More Here: Putin Says "There Has Not Been An Order Like This For A Long Time" | SimpleFlying.com via Flight Booking 247

A Turkish Airlines aircraft was forced to return to Istanbul following a tail strike on departure. The Airbus A330-300 was operating flight TK726 from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) in Kathmandu, Nepal. Read More Here: Turkish Airlines Airbus A330 Scrapes Tail Departing Istanbul | SimpleFlying.com via Flight Booking 247 Cheap Airline Tickets

According to the New Indian Express, SpiceJet is facing massive financial problems, reporting a financial year net loss of Rs 1,725 crore ($215.6 million). For the June quarter, the net loss was Rs 789 crore ($99 million). Read More Here: SpiceJet Delays Salary Payments For A Second Month | SimpleFlying.com via Flight Booking 247 Cheap

While the four-engine Airbus A340 is becoming an increasingly rare sight in the skies and at the world's airports, Lufthansa remains a fairly large operator of the type. Indeed, both the A340-300 and -600 variants serve the German flag carrier, although they are among its oldest aircraft. Here's a guide to its A340-300 fleet. Read