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The Rise Of Qatar Airways: From Two A310s To Global Mega Airline Advertisement: Like several other Middle Eastern airlines, Qatar Airways has had grown rapidly since its founding in 1993. In 2019 it was the 11th largest airline globally by passenger carried. And it has grown from a passenger fleet of just two to 233 aircraft today. This article explores this growth and where it is heading next. Qatar Airways has seen one of the fastest growth of any airline. Photo: Getty Images Two A310s flying...

China Eastern Banned From New York To Shanghai Route For 4 Weeks Advertisement: The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has banned China Eastern Airlines from operating its New York – Shanghai route after 10 passengers tested positive for COVID-19. In line with CAAC suspension measures, China Eastern will be suspended from the route for four weeks. A cluster of COVID cases led to a route ban for China Eastern Airlines. Photo: Vincenzo Pace | Simple Flying Positive COVID cases on Mar...

Icelandair Boeing 767 Flies From Pakistan To The UK Ahead Of Red List Addition Advertisement: An Icelandair Boeing 767 is conducting two flights between Pakistan and the UK as the country prepares to enter the red list. From 04:00 AM on 9th April, Pakistan will be on the red list, tightly restricting travel to the UK. To cater to the rush of travelers in these last few days, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has chartered several flights to carry the rush of passengers. PIA’s EU ban means...

By Cirium2021-04-08T16:04:00+01:00 Boeing’s 777X programme is in “a state of disarray”, in the view of Emirates Airline president Tim Clark, who has revealed that the Middle Eastern carrier may not receive its first of the aircraft until as late as end-2025 – over five years later than scheduled. “We should have had our first [delivery] in June last year, and so far we have no visibility on when the first one will arrive,” Clark said during a webinar organised by Simple Flying o...

Emirates President: The Only Way To Unlock Travel Is The Vaccine Advertisement: International travel still remains rocked after over a year since the pandemic was declared. Passengers have struggled to hit the skies during these challenging conditions, with governments and airlines still trying to find ways to reopen the industry. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Simple Flying, Emirates’ president Sir Tim Clark, affirms that vaccinations are the answer to restarting travel. Emirates’...

The Airbus A321XLR Will Challenge The Hub & Spoke Model Advertisement: For an airline like Emirates which has grown up on hub and spoke, the rise in long-haul narrowbody planes could be seen as a threat to this business model. Aircraft like the A321XLR will open up more opportunities for airlines to operate point to point, undermining the traffic on hub airline routes. In an exclusive interview with Simple Flying, Emirates president, Sir Tim Clark, admits that the XLR will challenge the hub and...

The Simple Flying Podcast Episode 61: Alaska Airlines Joins oneworld With Jay Singh Advertisement: Simple Flying’s latest podcast is live and ready for you to enjoy. Hosted this week solely by Jo Bailey, our Editor, our 61st episode is now available for your listening pleasure. As Tom enjoyed the Easter break, Simple Flying’s Deputy Content Manager, Jay Singh, stepped in this week. The Simple Flying podcast is released weekly and is hot off the press for you today. We aim to cover some of ...

Advertisement: In February 2020, Air Italy announced its liquidation and suspension of operations. At this time, it had amassed a sizeable enough fleet to become Italy’s second-largest airline behind flag carrier Alitalia. But what became of its aircraft after the airline folded? Air Italy’s largest aircraft were its Airbus A330s. Photo: Vincenzo Pace | Simple Flying The fate of Air Italy’s A330s In the aftermath of Air Italy’s liquidation announcement, Simple Flying considered what mig...

Advertisement: There has been a lot of talk of travel bubbles in Asia, but with few results so far. The latest possibility is between Singapore and Australia, with a travel bubble possible as early as July. There is a lot of work to do, but Singapore Airlines at least is committed to re-starting travel. Singapore Airlines is committed to a travel bubble with Australia. Photo: Getty Images The next travel bubble Following on from the news that Australia and New Zealand will start allowing quaran...

Spirit Cites Ecuador Routes In Complaint Against American-JetBlue Alliance Advertisement: Spirit Airlines has filed a complaint with the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) against the American Airlines and JetBlue alliance. Citing shake-ups in both airlines’ routes to Ecuador, Spirit alleges that this could be a sign of coordination beyond what is allowed under the Northeast Alliance. Spirit Airlines believes there is something deeper at play in American and JetBlue’s requests...