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Airbus | September 21, 2020

To celebrate zero emissions day 2020, Airbus has revealed three concept aircraft, codenamed ZEROe. These hydrogen-powered planes would be the first to produce zero emissions in flight and could revolutionize air transport for the future. Here’s what you need to know. European planemaker Airbus has unveiled three concepts for aircraft that could fly with zero emissions. These commercial planes are designed to fill every niche in the commercial aviation sector, and the planemaker says...

Simple Flying | January 20, 2020

American Airlines is about to lose access to one of the biggest airline networks in South America, LATAM, as the carrier switches over to supporting Delta. Delta Air Lines pulled the rug out from under American Airlines by purchasing 20% of LATAM in 2019 for USD$1.9 billion. American Airlines was codeshared with LATAM and now stands to lose access to LATAM’s impressive South American network....

Simple Flying | January 17, 2020

Virgin Australia has inked a new deal with Japan’s ANA to begin operating codeshares throughout Australia and eventually internationally! These new codeshare flights will greatly improve access between the two nations and will, one day, allow bilateral travel amongst the two partners’ networks. Virgin Australia has been lucky enough to secure one of two landing slots to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport in time for the Summer Olympics. Capitalizing on the new opportunity, the airline plan...

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Flight Safety Foundation | December 23, 2021

Flight Safety Foundation strongly encourages the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to work together to develop a plan that enables the safe and efficient implementation of 5G mobile communications services in the C-Band. It is critical to fully understand and mitigate potential 5G signal interference with radio altimeters that are integral to aircraft safety systems. Activation of these services currently is scheduled for Jan. 5. Read More