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On August 24th, 2004, two Tupolev aircraft crashed after taking off from Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME). It was later reported that Chechen insurgents had detonated suicide vests on the aircraft, which ultimately led to the deaths of all 90 people onboard the two planes. Read More Here: On This Day In 2004: Two Tupolev Jets […]

Airplanes have gone from small and lithe powered by propellors to heavy machines launched thousands of feet into the air by turbofan jet engines in one hundred years. But which of these engineering marvels is the largest aircraft ever built? Read More Here: The Top 10 Largest Planes Ever Made | SimpleFlying.com via Flight Booking

JetBlue may soon begin offering flights between the US and Ireland. The airline has shared its ambitions to expand its transatlantic route network. The airline currently flies only two transatlantic routes. Both fly to London from Boston and New York. It has a codeshare agreement with Aer Lingus, based in Dublin, Ireland. If JetBlue operated

Air New Zealand's 'domestic' A321neos are gearing up to enter service. These have 217 seats, against 214 for international operations. The first revenue-generating flight is planned for October 28th, according to the latest Cirium data and reflected in Air New Zealand's booking engine. It'll initially be used on the Star Alliance member's third-longest domestic route:

While one might think it is simply the maintenance branch of the German flag carrier, the Lufthansa Technik Group has over 35 subsidiaries worldwide. With a workforce of over 20,000, it is one of the world's leading providers of technical aircraft services, and it just celebrated the opening of yet another aircraft overhaul hangar in

Kenya Airways increased its revenue by 76% in the first half of 2022 compared to the first half of 2021. Operating costs also rose by 53% for the same period—the increase in revenue resulted from higher ticket sales and fares. The airline saw an 85% increase in passengers during this period. It also reported a

Ryanair has followed up on its refusal to pay Hungary's $725,000 "baseless" fine by launching an appeal. The Irish carrier was handed the hefty fine earlier this month following a consumer protection investigation by Hungarian authorities. Read More Here: Ryanair Appeals $725,000 Hungarian Authorities Fine | SimpleFlying.com via Flight Booking 247 Cheap Airline Tickets

The coffin corner is one of those phenomena which is talked about a lot both within and outside the aviation industry. However, most of the explanations about the coffin corner are many times vague and not explained in that much detail. In this article, we are going to dig deep into the topic and discuss

Several months following the post-pandemic rebound for air travel and airlines' flight to recovery, most situations around the world seem back to pre-pandemic times without the need to wear masks, disregarding health declarations and scrapping the requirement for pre-departure or pre-arrival tests. Asia has been slower to follow suit, especially regarding the mask mandate. However,

While a long way off, in July 2023 Qatar Airways will have up to 34 daily departures from Doha to Africa, its most ever. Unless things change for the worse, which is probably unlikely now, Africa flights would have risen by 14% versus July 2022 and by three-quarters against pre-pandemic July 2019. Africa is, and