July 2, 2024 6:09 PM
Aviation

Boeing Adds ‘Insights’ to Cascade Climate Impact Modeling Tool

Boeing has updated its Cascade climate impact modeling tool to make it easier for users to glean insight from the wealth of information and data visualizations that can be found on the online platform. Cascade, which Boeing launched in May during the company’s Sustainable Aviation Together Forum in Seattle, offers the public a free tool for measuring the

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Aviation

Cape Verde, Egypt and more: TUI launches new routes from six UK airports

LONDON:TUI offers more options for winter sun destinations this year.The airline has increased its capacity and variety of flights from the UK to North Africa.Britons can enjoy more frequent or new routes to sunny spots in the region.TUI is the UK’s leading holiday company, with over 50 years of experience. TUI expands its winter flights

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Aviation Business

Travel giant considers leaving London Stock Exchange

Tui, one of the world’s largest travel firms, has said it is considering quitting the London Stock Exchange in favour of a listing in Frankfurt. The holiday giant said some shareholders had asked whether its UK listing was “optimal and advantageous”. The move would deal another blow to London’s attractiveness as a base for big

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Aviation Defence

U.S. Navy P-8 Overshoots Hawaii Runway, Lands In Sea

A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon submarine-hunting aircraft ended up in Hawaii’s Kaneohe Bay, marking the first time the service may lose one of the Boeing 737-based jets and the second major mishap involving the type this year. The P-8, assigned to Patrol Sqdn. Four (VP-4) from NAS Whidbey Island, Washington, overshot the runway at MCAS Kaneohe Bay

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Aviation

John Wayne Airport Is Requiring Airlines To Limit Flights

John Wayne Airport (SNA) is dealing with the headwind of a unique passenger capacity limit while closing out a strong 2023. Annual passenger cap by legal settlement John Wayne Airport (SNA) according to its official website has operated since 1985 under a legal settlement with Orange County, Newport Beach, and community organizations Airport Working Group

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Aviation Technology

Boeing Scores Atlas Air Order For 2 New 777-200 Freighters

After being acquired by Apollo Global Management, Atlas Air placed its first order for widebody freighter aircraft. Atlas fleet growth The announcement comes at a time of growth for the airline. When delivered, today’s order will take Atlas’s 777F fleet to seven aircraft. A spokesperson for Boeing confirmed to Simple Flying that today’s order was placed earlier

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Aviation Business

Groundbreaking transatlantic flight using greener fuel takes off

The first transatlantic flight by a large passenger plane powered only by alternative fuels has taken off. Operated by Virgin Atlantic, it is flying from London’s Heathrow to New York’s JFK airport. Airlines see the flight, which is supported by government funding, as demonstrating that a greener way of flying is possible. But a lack

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Aviation Business

Why US travellers are snubbing budget airlines

Major US airlines posted big Q3 2023 profits, but their low-cost counterparts’ earnings suffered. Is this the beginning of the end of budget carriers? As prices rise across the globe, many Americans are looking to save money where they can, including travel. Yet the most recent slate of earnings reports from major US airlines indicates

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Aviation Technology

Gulfstream Completes First Transatlantic Flight on 100% SAF

Savannah to London flight using sustainable aviation fuel cut CO2 emissions by more than 70%. Gulfstream continued its pioneering use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), accomplishing the first transatlantic flight powered by 100 percent SAF yesterday. The milestone was accomplished with a G600 burning unblended SAF in both Pratt & Whitney PW615GA engines on a flight

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Aviation

Vegas Grand Prix Draws Flocks of Private Aircraft

This past weekend’s Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix provided a big win for private aviation, with thousands of spectators watching from stands along the city’s famed Strip as European driver Max Verstappen took home the trophy on Sunday. A prior-permission-required (PPR) system was placed in effect for aircraft arrivals in the days leading up

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