Airline News

The crash of Helios Airways flight 522, which will see its 17th anniversary this Sunday, is one of the most unusual and shocking aviation accidents of the 21st century. It involved a Boeing 737 that came down near Grammatiko in eastern Greece. But what exactly caused the crash of this so-called 'ghost plane'? Read More […]

Born on March 31, 1913, to a wealthy Barcelona family, Maria Josep Colomer i Luque, better known as Mari Pepa Colomer, was a pioneer of Spanish aviation. While growing up, Mari Pepa's father was friends with Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí and often took her to bars to meet them. On the other hand, her

Boeing has been down on its luck in recent years, with problem after problem plaguing the company. The aftermath of the twin 737 MAX disasters saw it putting in a very somber appearance at the Paris Airshow in 2019. It should have been celebrating the introduction of a gamechanging single aisle aircraft, showcasing its latest

Actual aircraft sale prices are a well-guarded subject, with neither airlines nor manufacturers disclosing the true value of an order. One thing is certain: hardly anyone actually pays the list price from the catalog. However, since the list price is what is publicly available, let's take a look at the official cost of Airbus aircraft.

We’ve all used them, willingly or not, because when nature calls, it doesn’t care if you’re 35,000 feet in the air or not. But have you ever wondered exactly what happens when you flush the airplane toilet? Where does it all go, and how does it work? Why is it so loud? Do frozen poops

Turkish Airlines has triumphed this summer, reporting a second-quarter revenue rise of approximately 43% compared to 2019. In total, the operator reported a Q2 2022 revenue of $4.5 billion. Simple Flying recently caught up with the company's Chairman of the Board and the Executive Committee, Prof. Dr. Ahmet Bolat, to discuss this robust recovery. Read

While we can thank the British for taking us into the jet age with their four-engine De Havilland Comet, Boeing firmly put its mark on jet travel when Pan American Airways introduced the Boeing 707 in 1958. The long-range jetliner can be credited with shrinking the world when it was deployed on transatlantic and transpacific

Israel's flag carrier El Al has reported a profitable quarter for the first time since early 2020 after significantly scaling up operations this year. The airline made a net profit of over $100 million in the most recent quarter as it benefited from Israeli skies opening up again. Read More Here: El Al Records First

A new world record for circumnavigation has been set. Travel enthusiast Umit Sabanci has just broken the record for circumnavigating the globe on scheduled flights. The new set record will stand at 46 hours and 23 minutes. The previously held record was 50 hours. This is not the first travel record Sabanci has broken, and

KLM has announced the addition of Lapland to its network for this Winter. Rovaniemi is the capital city of the Finnish Lapland and a popular tourist destination in the Winter. The carrier will launch seasonal flights to Rovaniemi once a week from early December through March 2023, in what is the peak season for tourism