British Airways (BA) is one of a select handful of airlines that operate all three variants from the Boeing 787 Dreamliner family of widebody twinjets. According to ch-aviation, the carrier has 12 units of the smaller 787-8 in its fleet, as well as 18 mid-sized 787-9s and 12 larger 787-10s. For the latter of these […]

Philippine Airlines has announced it will join the oneworld airline alliance, becoming the union’s 16th member. The decision was revealed at the IATA AGM in Rio de Janeiro on June 6th, 2026.

Dubai-based Emirates is planning to remove its Airbus A380-800 from its services to Beijing next month, to focus on frequency. Starting July, the route currently being served once daily by the quadjet will instead return to seeing two daily services, both operations with the carrier’s Boeing 777-300ER fleet deployed on them. However, the carrier will […]

TAAG Angola Airlines has received authorization from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to fly its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner fleet on services into Europe. Africa’s newest Boeing 787 Dreamliner operator will deploy the widebody on its Luanda-Lisbon pairing, which it currently serves with two daily Boeing 777-300ER flights.

For decades, the pinnacle of an airline pilot’s career was widely assumed to be in the cockpit with a legacy carrier like Delta Air Lines or American Airlines. Those airlines offered prestige, extensive route networks, and compensation packages that placed them at the top of the profession. In 2026, however, a subtle shift is taking […]

The Treasury Department of the United States of America has officially eased some of its sanctions on the South American country of Venezuela. On the aviation side of things, the most notable aspect is the fact that Venezuelan flag carrier Conviasa is listed among the entities for which the US is now permitting certain transactions […]

As Europe basks in an alarming heatwave, long-haul low-cost carrier French bee is already beginning to turn its attention to the winter, and it has filed an interesting new intercontinental route. Specifically, from December onwards, it will fly twice a week from its main base at Paris Orly Airport (ORY) in France to Malé (MLE) […]

Turkish Airlines has one of the world’s most unusual Boeing 777s in its fleet, and the aircraft continues to attract attention for reasons that go far beyond its all-white appearance. Registered as TC-LKF, the jet stands apart from every other 777-300ER operated by the airline thanks to an ultra-dense 492-seat layout. Whilst Turkish Airlines operates […]

Turkish Airlines is betting big on what would be its longest route ever served. The carrier disclosed to Simple Flying exclusively that it plans to launch nonstop flights between Istanbul and Sydney with specially equipped aircraft in 2027!