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A man said he accidentally set off pepper spray he was carrying on a keychain The spray, which is not allowed in carry on baggage, was missed by TSA agents Passengers on Flight 1061 on Monday were given the option to depart or wait out the hour-and-21-minute delay Covid restrictions meant the next flight from Fort Myers to Newark was more than 24 hours later

Ecuatoriana Airlines Is Relaunching With 6 Dash 8 Aircraft Advertisement: Ecuatoriana Airlines will be the second stint of the once state carrier Ecuatoriana de Aviación in Ecuador. The new operator is working towards the launch of flights later in the year, and it is already planning to operate with six Dash 8 aircraft. Ecuatoriana Airlines will start flying in July 2021; it will be the second stint of the former Ecuatoriana de Aviación, a household name in South America. Photo: RuthAS via W...

Hong Kong And Singapore Resume Travel Bubble Discussions Advertisement: There’s hope yet for the much-touted travel bubble between Hong Kong and Singapore. Travel within the bubble was set to begin last November. However, the bubble burst just days before it was to start. Now, three months later, both governments are in talks to breathe fresh life into the plan. Travel bubbles talks between Hong Kong and Singapore have resumed. Photo: Getty Images Government officials confirm talks are underw...

Lufthansa Flies Another Airbus A380 To France For Long-Term Storage Advertisement: Today Lufthansa said goodbye to one more Airbus A380 for the foreseeable future. D-AIMI was ferried to Tarbes in France, where it will enter into long-term storage. It is unclear whether the A380 will ever come back into service with the German flag carrier after the airline’s CEO previously cast doubt on the type. This morning Lufthansa sent another Airbus A380 to long-term storage. Photo: Vincenzo Pace – Si...

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© @speedbird5280 (Hayden Smith) via Instagram A United Airlines Boeing 777 suffered an uncontained engine failure over Denver earlier today.A United Boeing 777 was forced to return to Denver International Airport earlier today. The 26-year-old aircraft suffered an uncontained engine failure over the city, with parts of the engine cowling ending up in a local residents front yard. Its incredibly rare for an aircraft to suffer an uncontained engine failure. In August 2019, Simple Flying reporte...

Ukraine International Airlines To Slowly Ramp Up Flights Advertisement: As we begin to slowly move away from the harsh realities of winter, Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) has announced in a statement seen by Simple Flying that it plans to ramp up the number of flights. The Boryspil International Airport-based airline says that it will slowly rebuild its network starting from March 1. While still operating daily flights, UIA suspended some routes and cut frequencies due to the medical emer...

JetBlue And American Plan 33 New Routes As Partnership Moves Forward Advertisement: The American-JetBlue alliance continues as American plans for new routes out of New York and Boston. The two carriers will be adding a combined 33 new routes out of New York and Boston, with JFK getting new flights to the Caribbean and South America on American Airlines metal. American is also planning twelve new routes from three airports this summer. JetBlue will be launching new flights out of LaGuardia, but ...

Advertisement: Norway’s exciting new airline, Flyr, has announced that it is ready to hit the skies in the second quarter of this year with its Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The carrier is looking to hit the ground running as it plans significant cash-raising initiatives. The Boeing 737-800 is the airline’s initial aircraft of choice. Photo: Flyr | NTB Kommunikasjon Sourcing the funds Flyr will begin the IPO process by applying with Euronext Growth to be placed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. The ca...

(Aviation Benefits Beyond Borders Newswire) Finnair and Finland’s air navigation service provider Fintraffic ANS have joined forces to reduce CO2 emissions and enhance commercial aviation’s environmental footprint. Under the new initiative, Finnair will share fuel consumption data with Fintraffic ANS and the parties will together explore how to support airlines in their bid to drive down and meet new lower emissions targets. As part of its industry-leading commitment to sustainability, Finn...