On May 25th, Ryanair announced that it had repaid its last €1.2 billion bond leaving the Ryanair Group effectively debt free. It comes at a good time as the airline heads into a challenging summer of growth, while hopefully still offering low fares.
The US Navy began building its new fleet of ‘high-low’ fighters when the Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II joined the fleet in 2019. The Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet has continued to serve as the workhorse strike fighter for most missions, but its stealthy new hangar-mate enhances the air wing as a whole. These jets serve […]
The General Electric GE9X engine that will be installed on the Boeing 777X promises to be game-changing. It doesn’t feature flashy new innovations like a gearbox, but instead, General Electric made more use of advanced materials than any other engine to deliver unrivaled thermal efficiency, boosting fuel efficiency. What’s more, the engine promises to be […]
Following a decision to exit it’s A220 programme, Egyptair has sold 12 aircraft of the type to lessor Azorra. Despite the aircraft only being a few years old, not all will remain flying. Of the 12 A220s included in the trade, four airframes have been allocated for part-out with Delta Material Services as demand for GTF […]
![16-Hour Flights: Singapore Airlines Launches New Ultra-Long Route [Map]](https://static0.simpleflyingimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/untitled-design-158.jpg "16-Hour Flights: Singapore Airlines Launches New Ultra-Long Route [Map]")
Singapore Airlines is set to restore passenger service to Madrid Barajas Airport (MAD) for the first time in more than two decades, marking a significant expansion of its European network. Beginning on 26 October 2026, the carrier will operate five weekly flights between Singapore and the Spanish capital via Barcelona, re-establishing a destination that disappeared […]
In the modern era of air cargo, there does not appear to be any future for four-engine commercial aircraft. With the production line of the Boeing 747 closed in 2023, the final freighters were delivered to Atlas Air, and the assembly line was shuttered for the last time. Twinjets have advanced to the same level […]
The highly anticipated ultra-long-range (ULR) Airbus A350-1000 in development to join Qantas’ fleet is facing another delay due to undisclosed “supply chain issues,” according to Airbus. Bloomberg News reported early Monday May 25th that the first A350-1000ULR is expected to arrive in early 2027, slipping past the original delivery target at the end of this […]
![Where Does Lufthansa Fly The Airbus A380? The Complete 8-Route List [Map]](https://static0.simpleflyingimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/simpleflying-airbus-a380-lufthansa-sss.jpg "Where Does Lufthansa Fly The Airbus A380? The Complete 8-Route List [Map]")
Lufthansa is the world’s sixth-largest user of the Airbus A380 based on flights through the rest of 2026. The airline’s schedule submission to OAG indicates an average of five daily departures from Munich Airport (MUC), which is the sole hub from which the type is deployed. Lufthansa last flew the A380 from Frankfurt in 2020.
It’s the 25th anniversary of the British Airways American Express card this year, and we have already seen a couple of small promotions. The big one has just opened for pre-registration – a heavily discounted ‘Avios only’ flight to New York in October, with hints of a ‘party plane’, with NO taxes and charges and […]
Emirates President Sir Tim Clark is not afraid to voice his opinions on the decisions made by Airbus and Boeing, with him prominently expressing frustration at the repeated delays with the Boeing 777-9. By this point, the carrier should have received over 100 examples, and yet, the plane remains in the certification process. For Emirates, […]