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Advertisement: Last night, African airline Air Namibia revealed that it would be suspending operations, effective today. While all aircraft will fly back to the airline’s base, no passenger flights will now operate. The airline posted the announcement to its Twitter feed. Air Namibia has ceased operations and is filing for liquidation. Photo: Fraport 2020 saw its fair share of airline bankruptcies, many due to the COVID crisis. Government support went a long way for many, saving numerous airlines from unavoidable bankruptcy. At the end of 2020, 34 airlines had folded, and now we’ve alread...

Advertisement: The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the aviation industry hard. Ryanair noted this while revealing its third-quarter results earlier today. However, the airline has also referenced the current COVID-19 travel restrictions for UK and Irish travelers as accelerating the situation recently. Just how much has the crisis impacted the Irish carrier, though? Simple Flying decided to find out. Ryanair’s UK-Ireland flights are currently operating at lower levels than the first wave of COVID-19. Photo: Tom Boon – Simple Flying In partnership with the team at AirNav’s RadarBox.com, Simple...

Becoming A Virgin Atlantic A350 Training Captain Advertisement: Captain Chris Pohl gained an interest in aviation at the age of 12 when his father got him to sit in the cockpit of a Boeing 727 on a family holiday. Fast forward to today, and Captain Chris is one of Virgin Atlantic’s senior captains, with a responsibility for training pilots on the Airbus A350. Captain Chris Pohl recently shared his journey to becoming an Airbus A350 training captain at Virgin Atlantic with the Simple Flying team. Photo: Captain Chris Simple Flying’s Jo Bailey and Tom Boon caught up with Captain Chris recen...

Ryanair Steps In To Repatriate Irish Stranded In UK For €95 Each Advertisement: Ryanair is working with the Irish Government to repatriate Irish citizens stuck in Great Britain following this week’s new travel ban. The airline has so far scheduled two flights, setting passengers back €95 ($115) each. Ryanair is repatriating Irish citizens stranded in Great Britain for €95. Photo: Tom Boon – Simple Flying On the weekend, many countries began restricting travel from the United Kingdom after it became apparent that a new strain of the COVID-19 virus spread much faster in the southeast ...

Advertisement: Last week the Ghanaian government concluded negotiations with EgyptAir for a joint venture that will establish a new national airline in Ghana. A previous attempt at creating a partnership with Ethiopian Airlines fell through over issues such as routes and funding. However, the only thing remaining for the new deal is for it to be approved by Ghana’s Parliament. EgyptAir is partnering with the Ghanaian government to help relaunch Ghana Airways. Photo: Tom Boon / Simple Flying On Tuesday, December 15th, the online news outlet GhanaWeb reported that Ghana’s Minister for Aviat...