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Unruly United Passenger Fined $50,000 For Attacking Flight Attendant Advertisement: A man who assaulted and threatened to kill a flight attendant on a United Airlines flight has been fined $50,000. The incident, on a flight from Los Angeles to Tokyo on February 2nd, 2020, forced the plane to divert to Anchorage, Alaska, where the passenger was removed. The passenger was met by airport police, TSA, and FBI agents at Anchorage Airport. Photo: Vincenzo Pace | Simple Flying A $50,000 fine and five ...

Ryanair To Appeal EU Ruling For Air France & SAS Aid Advertisement: On Wednesday, Ryanair lost its first round of legal battle against COVID-specific government bailouts of state-owned airlines Air France and SAS. The airline announced immediately that it would appeal the European Union’s General Court ruling. The Irish low-cost carrier said it will now bring the matter of what it calls discriminatory state-aid to the Court of Justice of the EU. Ryanair will continue its face-off against the ...

Why Multiple Mexican Carriers Are Eying Flights To Colombia Advertisement: Volaris and Viva Aerobus, the two leading Mexican low-cost carriers, are expanding their international connectivity. They expect to receive authorization from the Colombian government to launch new routes from Mexico City and Cancun to Bogotá and Medellín. Volaris will operate four routes between Mexico and Colombia. Photo: Volaris What do we know? Yesterday, both companies confirmed that they have filed for permission...

Emirates Hopes Travel Demand Will Begin To Recover In May Advertisement: Emirates is hoping to see travel demand begin its recovery in late May, just in time for the lucrative summer season. The pandemic has seen its passenger numbers fall dramatically in the last year and forced it to change its long-term strategy. Let’s find out more about Emirates’ recovery plans for this year. Emirates is hoping to see the travel recovery begin in late May as borders gradually reopen. Photo: Vincenzo Pa...

Delta Resumes New York To São Paulo Flight With A Boeing 767-400ER Advertisement: Delta Air Lines is now connecting more of South America with the United States following the return of flights between New York City and São Paulo, Brazil, utilizing a Boeing 767-400ER aircraft. In a statement from Delta last week seen by Simple Flying, the Atlanta-based airline announced the resumption of four weekly flights between John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and São Paulo/Guarulhos Internatio...

Why Qatar Airways Is Launching Seattle Flights With The Boeing 777 Advertisement: Tomorrow, Qatar Airways will begin flights to Seattle from Doha. The flag carrier of Qatar will use its Boeing 777 aircraft to launch flights to the West Coast hub. This week, Simple Flying spoke with Qatar Airways SVP of Revenue Management, Alliances and Strategy, Mark Drusch, about why the 777 was the aircraft of choice for this service. The Boeing 777 has the honor of launching Qatar Airways’ operations to Se...

American Airlines Boeing 737-800 Suffers Suspected Fuel Leak Advertisement: An American Airlines Boeing 737-800 returned to Miami on Saturday after suffering a suspected fuel leak. On the climb out of Miami, the plane experienced a fuel imbalance and suspected a leak in the right wing. That caused the pilots to abort the flight and return to the airport. An American Airlines Boeing 737-800 returned to Miami on Saturday with a fuel issue. Photo: Vincenzo Pace / Simple Flying American Airlines Bo...

Egyptair A330 Captain Falls Ill Flying Over Saudi Arabia Advertisement: An Egyptair flight was forced to make an unscheduled landing yesterday in Cairo after the captain of the Airbus A330-200 was taken ill mid-flight. The plane had left Cario and was cruising over Saudi Arabia en-route to Hong Kong when it signaled it would return to Cairo. The cause of the pilot’s illness has not been revealed. An Egyptair A330 returned to Cairo after the captain was taken ill. Photo: Getty Images The plane...

Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital Impeachment. The second Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is scheduled to begin tomorrow. While some of the trial’s logistics remain unclear, both Senate Democrats and Republicans expect the trial to be shorter than last year’s, which lasted three weeks. The Senate will accommodate a request from one of Trumps impeachment attorneys, David Schoen, to pause the trial during the Jewish Sabbath, which would mean the trial ...

LAN Argentina Ceases Operations After 15 Years Advertisement: LATAM is officially closing down its Argentinian branch, LAN Argentina, after 15 years of operations. The carrier hasn’t been flying since June 17, 2020. However, ongoing negotiations were taking place with its employees regarding a voluntary scheme of early retirement. But now, that’s also over. After 15 years, LAN Argentina has ceased operations. Photo: Getty Images. LAN Argentina is gone; now what? The unfortunate news of LAN ...