Airline News

A LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was forced to divert back to Warsaw, Poland, after a crack was found in the windshield. The flight was bound for Toronto, Canada. The aircraft returned to Warsaw safely, and all passengers and crew were reported safe. The passengers will be rerouted on another aircraft to their destination. […]

On Monday, August 15, Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) in Scotland had to temporarily suspend operations due to unscheduled runway repairs. Some operations seem to be back up and running by late afternoon, but several arriving services were canceled or diverted, and departing flights have been severely delayed. Read More Here: Unscheduled Runway Repairs Prompt Temporary Closure

Not surprisingly, New York JFK remains the USA's preeminent long-haul gateway. This month, it has almost one in every five long-haul flights from the country (19%), according to Cirium data. That's nearly double the share of Los Angeles. Read More Here: Sub-Daily Flights: New York JFK’s Least Frequent Visiting Long-Haul Airlines | SimpleFlying.com via Flight

Aviation’s history books are full of mysteries, some of which are solved and others yet to be figured out. Sometimes, we hear of those cases where aircraft have disappeared and were only found many years later. Such is the case with SAETA Flight 232, which involved a 26-year search and frustrated stakeholders. This week marks

Shannon Airport in Ireland's County Clare announced on Monday it had expanded its security team. Nine individuals have successfully progressed through an intense training course in airport security and received their official certificates. The airport's new recruits come from Limerick, Clare, and Galway, but also Lithuania, Poland, and as far away as Bangladesh and New

On August 15th, 2022, Emirates announced another airline codeshare partnership. Emirates passengers can now book flights on Emirates to various locations across Greece. Thanks to the airline's new agreement with Aegean Airlines. The partnership will allow passengers traveling to regional destinations across Greece to transition between an Emirates flight and an Aegean flight without booking

Before we get into what variants of the Lockheed L-1011 were built, we first have to look at why the aircraft came about and what was so special about it. In 1965, Lockheed sensed that there would be a market for a new plane after studying reports that suggested that air travel would increase by

The 737 MAX’s largest operator in Africa joins other airlines in the resumption of deliveries amid mixed reactions. The Boeing 737 MAX is the fourth generation of the Boeing 737, a narrowbody airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Read More Here: Ethiopian Airlines Is Taking Boeing 737 MAX Deliveries Again | SimpleFlying.com via Flight Booking

Airlines often overpromise and under-deliver, the reality of their products not matching pledges and expectations. Not so Norse Atlantic and its premium offering, which I flew for the first time last week on its inaugural from London to the USA. Read More Here: Flight Review: Norse Atlantic’s Very 1st Gatwick To New York JFK Service

Nigeria’s Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has asked the country’s airlines to set up smaller incident investigation units. The comments, made by AIB’s Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer Akin Olateru, are meant to improve aviation safety in the African country. Read More Here: Nigerian Bureau Urges Carriers To Form Investigation Units | SimpleFlying.com via Flight Booking