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Earlier today, Virgin Atlantic and IndiGo announced a new codeshare increasing connectivity between England and India. Passengers can book codeshare flights this week for travel from September 27, subject to government approval. Read More Here: Virgin Atlantic Launches New IndiGo Codeshare Agreement | SimpleFlying.com via Flight Booking 247 Cheap Airline Tickets

Australia will remove its mask requirement on airline flights in early September. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese discussed the removal of this requirement during a National Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, August 31st. Isolation periods for those who test positive for COVID-19 will be reduced from seven days to five. This means that the last pandemic travel

The latest addition to the Rex fleet got a soggy reception when it landed in Brisbane on Tuesday night. It is the seventh Boeing B737 to join Rex's fleet, adding to the airline's penetration of Australia's domestic market. Read More Here: Rex Adds More Muscle With 7th B737 For Domestic Routes | SimpleFlying.com via Flight

LATAM Airlines Group fleet will not recover its pre-pandemic fleet size at least until 2028, according to a recently updated Business Plan by the company, as part of its ongoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the United States. When the airline filed for bankruptcy in 2020 it had an operational fleet of 340 aircraft, and

Avelo Airlines will open two new routes to Binghamton, New York, this November. The airline will provide non-stop service from Binghamton to Orlando, Florida, and Fort Myers, Florida. These will be the first non-stop connections between Florida and New York's southern tier. The routes will be flown twice per week on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Read

Avianca is set to suspend seven routes starting on September 1, including six services to the United States. These routes account for 31 weekly flights between Colombia and the US and connect cities such as Barranquilla (BAQ), Cali (CLO), Cartagena (CTG), and Medellín (MDE) with Miami (MIA), New York (JFK), and Orlando (MCO). Read More

Just as Canada ensures that airlines think more for passengers' welfare in terms of compensation, some change might soon happen within the US too. When prompted by the US Transportation Department (DOT), several significant US airlines said they would provide meals for customers delayed by three hours and hotel rooms for stranded passengers if issues

On August 31, 1987, exactly 25 years ago today, THAI Airways Flight 365 was a regularly scheduled domestic flight between Hat Yai International Airport (HDY) in southern Thailand and Phuket International Airport (HKT). The aircraft crashed while approaching Phuket killing all 83 passengers and crew. Read More Here: Previously Thailand’s Worst Plane Crash: The Story

Icelandair participated in a landmark event in Icelandic aviation last week when the company Rafmagnsflug ehf. operated the first commercial flight of an electric airplane in the country. During these flights, the President and the Prime Minister of Iceland were the first passengers. Read More Here: Iceland Celebrates Its 1st Passenger Flight Of An Electric

The Airbus A330 hit the skies just over two decades after the company's ground-breaking A300, and the European manufacturer would go on to make two versions of the aircraft. These were designated as the A330-200 and the A330-300, but what are the differences between them? Let's take a closer look and find out. Read More