What Happens If Boeing Doesn’t Certify the 737 Max 7 and 10 This Year?

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@simpleflying.com | 2 years ago

Why Spanish Airlines Have Been Told to Accept Cash on Flights

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@simpleflying.com | 2 years ago

The Airbus A380's Quietness Made Sleeping Harder for Pilots

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@simpleflying.com | 2 years ago

Lufthansa Mulls A380 Reactivation or 777-300ER Adoption

Post-pandemic pent-up travel demand has left Lufthansa looking for more seats to serve passengers. | Continue reading


@simpleflying.com | 2 years ago

Zipair to Change Logo over Similarity with Russian War Symbol

The new logo will be a geometric pattern in green, black and white. | Continue reading


@simpleflying.com | 2 years ago

Did Southwest Ask for a Modification to a 737 Max to Deceive the FAA?

In a lawsuit about airfares, surprising allegations have surfaced about Southwest's role in the B737 MAX certification and training requirements. | Continue reading


@simpleflying.com | 2 years ago

Two Pilots Flew for More Than 64 Consecutive Days Without Landing

In 1958 two men in a Cessna took off on a nonstop 150,000-mile flight around the desert outside Las Vegas and set a record that still stands. | Continue reading


@simpleflying.com | 2 years ago

French Investigators Release Update After Serious Air France 777 Incident

Initial findings point toward miscommunication in the flight deck. | Continue reading


@simpleflying.com | 2 years ago

Unresponsive Air France Boeing 777 Aborts Landing in Paris

Alarmed voices could be heard over the radio as pilots reportedly struggled with making the aircraft adhere to their commands. | Continue reading


@simpleflying.com | 2 years ago

Azul's New Way to Board Its Flights: A Moving “Carpet”

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@simpleflying.com | 2 years ago

Finnair Noticing GPS Abnormalities Near the Russian Border

The carrier has reported several such incidents in the last couple of days. | Continue reading


@simpleflying.com | 2 years ago

Rolls Royce’s All Electric Plane Completes Its First Flight

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@simpleflying.com | 3 years ago

Qantas’ A380 Pilots Are Coping with Not Flying

Long-haul Qantas A380 pilots are speaking up about the pressures of being out of the cockpit. According to… | Continue reading


@simpleflying.com | 3 years ago

American Airlines and Virgin Atlantic Buy Up to 400 Flying Taxis – Simple Flying

Today, both American Airlines and Virgin Atlantic signed deals with Vertical Aerospace to acquire up to 250 and… | Continue reading


@simpleflying.com | 3 years ago

What Happened to the Iron Maiden Boeing 747?

Did you know that the band Iron Maiden had its own Boeing 747 for a 2016 world tour?… | Continue reading


@simpleflying.com | 3 years ago

How Aeroflot's Russian Made Fleet Has Changed over Time

Russia is a country with a fascinating aviation history, with flag carrier Aeroflot having been in existence for… | Continue reading


@simpleflying.com | 3 years ago

Australia Joins the Race for Supersonic Flight

A Ukrainian-Australian joint venture is eyeing supersonic passenger flights across the Pacific. A low-profile Australian company with space… | Continue reading


@simpleflying.com | 3 years ago

Fresh FAA Concerns Set to Delay Grounded 737 Max’s Return to Service

Hot on the heels of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issuing an Airworthiness Directive concerning potential corrosion affecting… | Continue reading


@simpleflying.com | 3 years ago

London City Airport Launches Its Remote ATC Tower

London City Airport (LCY) announced this morning that it had achieved a world first in terms of air… | Continue reading


@simpleflying.com | 3 years ago

Angry Cat Attacks Pilot Forcing Boeing 737 Diversion

A scheduled flight from Sudan to Qatar was forced to return to its origin after the cockpit was… | Continue reading


@simpleflying.com | 3 years ago

Norwegian Won’t Fly the Boeing 737 Max Again

Just last month, it was revealed that Norwegian would say goodbye to 12 of its Boeing 737 MAX… | Continue reading


@simpleflying.com | 3 years ago

Qantas Once Flew a Boeing 747 with 5 Engines

In 2016, Qantas needed to get a new replacement engine to Johannesburg, South Africa, at short notice. While… | Continue reading


@simpleflying.com | 3 years ago

UN Officials Warn Staff Against Flying Pakistani Airlines

The United Nations, and subsidiary agencies, has cautioned its staff against flying with any Pakistani airlines. The UN… | Continue reading


@simpleflying.com | 3 years ago

Lax Jet Pack Man Could Be a Human Shaped Drone

The fabled jet pack man of LAX may not be a man, but a drone. That’s one theory… | Continue reading


@simpleflying.com | 3 years ago

Unresponsive Private Jet Prompted Sonic Boom over England

A Bombardier private jet lost contact with air traffic control over UK airspace, forcing the Royal Air Force… | Continue reading


@simpleflying.com | 3 years ago

American Airlines Plans Boeing 737 Max Flights from December

American Airlines, one of the largest airlines in the world, is planning on flying its Boeing 737 MAX… | Continue reading


@simpleflying.com | 4 years ago

Airbus Tests Bird-Like Flapping Wings for Future Aircraft

The Airbus technology demonstrator, AlbatrossONE, which uses ‘flapping wingtips’ for increased efficiency, has reached a new milestone. The… | Continue reading


@simpleflying.com | 4 years ago

The Final Airbus A380 Has Been Assembled

The final Airbus A380 fuselage has been assembled. The assembly marks the end of an era as the… | Continue reading


@simpleflying.com | 4 years ago

The 747-400 is still updated with floppy disks

While many of us will not have seen a floppy disk for decades, for aircraft engineers, it’s just… | Continue reading


@simpleflying.com | 4 years ago

Future Small Airplane: The 737 Max Replacement We Deserve

There has been talk ongoing for years regarding the future of the narrowbody market. While predicted uptick in… | Continue reading


@simpleflying.com | 4 years ago

A New Era: EAG Unveils World’s First 70 Seat+ Hybrid Passenger Plane

UK-based engineering and development company Electric Aviation Group (EAG) revealed a new design for a Hybrid Electric Regional… | Continue reading


@simpleflying.com | 4 years ago

What Are the Pros and Cons of State-Owned Airlines?

There was a time when most airlines were backed by the state. These flag carriers paved the way… | Continue reading


@simpleflying.com | 4 years ago

Airforce One 747 to be replaced with Russian plane

The US Air Force’s aging VC-25 aircraft are being replaced in the near future. The 747 variant is… | Continue reading


@simpleflying.com | 4 years ago

Boeing 787 Drops Below Minimum Safe Altitude

An incident was reported in Hong Kong airspace as a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 descended below its ‘minimum… | Continue reading


@simpleflying.com | 4 years ago

Report Released: Wizz Air and Air Europa Plane in Near Collision over Spain

Spain’s Civil Aviation Accident and Incident Investigation Commission (CIAIAC) has shared a report on a close call that… | Continue reading


@simpleflying.com | 4 years ago

VietJet Spotted Renaming the Boeing 737 Max

The first of the 737 MAXs ordered by low-cost carrier VietJet have just rolled out of Boeing’s paint… | Continue reading


@simpleflying.com | 4 years ago

Formation Flying could revolutionize transatlantic flight

Over the year, we’ve heard many innovative ideas to reduce the carbon footprint of the aviation industry. From… | Continue reading


@simpleflying.com | 4 years ago

Door Almost Ripped Off from Qantas Airbus A380

A door on one of Qantas’ flagship A380s was just about ripped off the aircraft while it was… | Continue reading


@simpleflying.com | 4 years ago

Center of Gravity Concerns Lead to Lufthansa Pulling Last Economy Row on A320neo

German flag carrier Lufthansa has stopped selling the last row of seats in its Airbus A320neos due to… | Continue reading


@simpleflying.com | 5 years ago

EASA Insists on Testing Boeing 737 Max Itself Before Lifting Ban

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has said it will not take the FAA’s word that the 737… | Continue reading


@simpleflying.com | 5 years ago

End of an Era: Air France to Retire All Airbus A380's by 2022

The trend of retiring A380s is continuing. Air France announced yesterday that they planned to retire their remaining… | Continue reading


@simpleflying.com | 5 years ago

Boeing 787 Engine Part Smashes Car Window in Italy

Today a report out of Italian news outlet Corriere Della Sera is reporting an incident involving a Norwegian… | Continue reading


@simpleflying.com | 5 years ago

JetBlue Facial Recognition Trial Sparks Privacy Concerns

JetBlue introduced a boarding gate powered by facial recognition at JFK back in November. While the trial was intended to be harmless, serious privacy concerns around the trial have now arisen. However, JetBlue isn't the | Continue reading


@simpleflying.com | 5 years ago