With millions of passengers connecting at various hubs worldwide every day, getting travelers from one flight to another on time can be a very complex process. It can even be more complicated and stressful if a passenger or their luggage misses a connecting flight. The Star Alliance Connection Service counters this by ensuring passengers and bags make it to the aircraft on time when connections are tight ..read more

Two iPhones, which fell from Alaska Airlines flight 1282, have been recovered after the flight was forced to make an emergency landing due to a door plug blowout on the Boeing 737 MAX 9 in early January 2024. Remarkably, both devices survived a 16,000-foot drop and were found to be in working condition and intact ..read more

Private jets are known for their comfort and luxury, and their interiors are always aimed at being the very best they can be. Passenger comfort is everything, but with new innovative technology, it is even possible to reduce jet lag. The G650 is a top-rated aircraft and one that has led the way in improving business jet interior features. So, what makes the Gulfstream G650 stand out among the rest ..read more

The airlines name change is the first hint that the thrilling retro Netflix series The Hijacking of Flight 601 is not based entirely on aviation history. The actual hijacking was of a Sociedad Aeronutica de Medelln (SAM) flight, while the show uses the fictional airline Aerobolivar and takes creative license in storytelling ..read more

The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star was the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) first jet fighter during the Second World War. The straight-wing design fighter was one of the fastest on the assembly line and in the air. Simple Flying compiled a list of fast facts about the P-80 fighter jet, as highlighted by Lockheed Martin ..read more

Sometimes aircraft deliveries, or ferry flights, can be a quick nonstop flight from the final assembly line to a nearby customer, such as a delivery of an Airbus aircraft from Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport (XFW) to a German airline at Frankfurt Airport (FRA). Others can be a much more exciting odyssey across continents with shorter-range jets or turboprops making multiple stops to fill up the tanks or give the crew a break ..read more

Delta Air Lines' SkyMiles was established in 1981 as the Delta Air Lines Frequent Flyer Program, although its name later changed to the catchier SkyMiles in 1995. Today, SkyMiles has gone on to become one of the world's largest airline loyalty programs today. There are four different tiers within SkyMiles, and members progress from one tier to the next by amassing a certain number of Medallion Qualification Dollars (MQDs ..read more

Dubai's ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, gave a green light on the final design for the new passenger terminals at Al Maktoum International Airport on April 28, 2024. This announcement comes with the country's efforts to "prepare the ground for the next 40 years of anticipated growth in Dubai's aviation sector ..read more

During the mid-1990s, the Balkans were struck by conflict following the collapse of Yugoslavia, with different factions increasingly becoming more and more hostile. When war broke out in 1993, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), alongside United Nations (UN) peacekeeping forces, entered the conflict with the goal of preventing further loss of civilian life, specifically in the fledgling nation of Bosnia and Herzegovina ..read more

A British citizen has been sentenced for disrupting a United Airlines flight from London to Newark. The passenger's unruly behavior resulted in the flight being diverted to Bangor, Maine, the United States, on March 1, 2024 ..read more