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India's newest airline, Akasa Air, began operations with much fanfare on August 7th, with its largest shareholder Rakesh Jhunjhunwala also present at the event. But just a week after the carrier's inaugural flight, Mr Jhunjhunwala sadly passed away after a period of poor health. Read More Here: How Will Akasa Air Go Forward Following Co-Founder […]

On the morning of August 14th, an IndiGo domestic flight operating from Mangaluru International Airport (IXE) to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM) in Mumbai was evacuated before takeoff following a bomb threat onboard. The threat was caused by a passenger reading another passenger’s WhatsApp conversation with another woman and alerting security officials after finding

In July, Singapore Airlines Group carried 2.08 million passengers, an increase of 7.6% from June. This was the first month that more than two million passengers had flown with the airlines since before the pandemic began in 2019. Read More Here: Singapore Airlines Reports Strong July And Restarts China Service | SimpleFlying.com via Flight Booking

On Monday, a beta version of a facial recognition system was rolled out at Delhi and Bengaluru international airports, giving passengers a glimpse of things to come at Indian airports. Relevant authorities have been pushing to implement digital technology to reduce congestion at Indian airports, and Monday’s rollout is a step in that direction. Read

Today, Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) announced its Q2 results, which saw a 570% year-on-year increase in passenger numbers. Read More Here: 570% Year-On-Year Increase In Passenger Numbers: THAI Airways Announces Q2 Results | SimpleFlying.com via Flight Booking 247 Cheap Airline Tickets

Since the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX was lifted in November 2020, the airplane has made a strident return to the fleets of dozens of airlines around the globe. Despite all the worries about the reputational damage done to the type from the two high-profile accidents, Boeing’s flagship narrowbody has been inducted back into

In the early hours of Sunday, July 24, 2022, two Pakistan International Airlines jets avoided a mid-air collision thanks to their onboard collision avoidance technology. The incident happened around 160 nautical miles (296 kilometers) northeast of Dubai, in Iranian-controlled airspace. On Monday, Iran's Civil Aviation Authority (CAO) issued its Final Report on the incident. Read

In commercial terms, the Airbus A380 has not proven to be as successful as the European manufacturer would have hoped. The airline industry is increasingly moving away from the high-capacity, hub-to-hub model that the 'superjumbo' demands. However, one area in which the A380 has excelled is in its safety record. Read More Here: Why Does

The Boeing C-135 Stratolifter was an American military transport aircraft developed from the Boeing 367-80 jet airliner, the same plane that also was the inspiration for the Boeing 707. When Boeing began to think about building a narrowbody jet airliner in the early 1950s, they gambled in the hope that the American Air Force would

Ryanair is continuing its vocal opposition to Hungary’s new “excess profits” tax. The airline has pulled some routes off sale from Budapest, cut frequencies on others, and is threatening to move the lost capacity to neighboring countries. Read More Here: Ryanair Makes Cuts To Budapest Routes Due To Hungarian Tax Rules | SimpleFlying.com via Flight