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4 days ago | 
simpleflying.com | Luke Bodell
Earlier this week, a British Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner flight from London Heathrow Airport to Chennai International Airport was forced to turn back to Heathrow and dump fuel for around an hour before landing safely back in the UK capital. Shortly after takeoff, the flight crew recognized a technical problem with the aircraft's flaps and ultimately made the decision to dump fuel and divert back to the departure airport.
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4 days ago | 
simpleflying.com | Luke Bodell
Premium economy class has grown immensely in popularity over the last couple of decades, becoming a key cabin for the majority of global full-service airlines. The cabin class fulfills demand for an elevated travel experience without the high costs of flying in business or first class, with Premium Economy fares usually priced at around double that of an economy ticket.
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5 days ago | 
simpleflying.com | Luke Bodell
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1 week ago | 
simpleflying.com | Luke Bodell
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) has long been one of the powerhouse airports in Europe. Since its humble beginnings as a pre-World War II airfield, Heathrow has grown into Europe's busiest airport, consistently handling over 80 million passengers each year. As a base for British Airways and Virgin Atlantic, LHR oversaw its busiest year in 2024 and continues to break records this year, most recently when it registered its busiest-ever month of May.
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1 week ago | 
simpleflying.com | Luke Bodell
The Airbus A340 entered service in March 1993 with both Air France and Lufthansa less than a year before the Airbus A330 would make its commercial debut. With the A340, Airbus was looking to provide a widebody aircraft capable of handling long-haul overwater flights, like in the transatlantic or transpacific markets.
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1 week ago | 
simpleflying.com | Luke Bodell
The Boeing 777X is the newest aircraft to be developed by Boeing with a planned entry to service in 2026 with launch customer Lufthansa. The huge twinjet is the longest commercial jet ever built with a staggering length of 251 ft 9 in (76.73 m) for the 777-9, making it even longer than the Boeing 747-8 or Airbus A380. With a capacity for upwards of 425 passengers (395 on the 777-8), the widebody will be powered by two General Electric GE9X engines, the world's largest jet engine.
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2 weeks ago | 
simpleflying.com | Luke Bodell
The Airbus A380 is the largest commercial jet ever built, powered by four engines and set across two full-length decks. At the time of its launch, the A380 was a hugely impressive machine and a step up on rival large aircraft of its era. Typically configured to carry over 500 passengers, the A380's sheer size and efficiency have enabled the quadjet to remain competitive in a long-haul market increasingly dominated by twinjet widebodies.
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2 weeks ago | 
simpleflying.com | Luke Bodell
The Airbus A380 remains the largest commercial passenger aircraft to ever fly, proving as revolutionary today as it was when unveiled two decades ago. Outdoing even the great 'Queen of the Skies' Boeing 747, the A380 will still be the largest in terms of passenger capacity even with the imminent arrival of the Boeing 777X, which will be the longest passenger jet ever built, but not the largest overall.
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3 weeks ago | 
simpleflying.com | Luke Bodell
The Airbus A380 is the world's largest commercial jet equipped with four engines that give the superjumbo some impressive performance capabilities. The A380's two engine options - the Engine Alliance GP7000 or Rolls-Royce Trent 900 - can deliver around 75,000 pounds of thrust (lbf) per engine to power the huge 72.72-meter-long widebody.
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3 weeks ago | 
simpleflying.com | Luke Bodell
Allegiant Air is one of the newest operators of the Boeing 737 MAX family after taking delivery of its first aircraft in September 2024. As of today, the carrier's MAX fleet consists of 12 aircraft, all of which are the Boeing 737 MAX 8200. This special variant of the MAX 8 is the plane's high-density version certified to carry up to 200 passengers, hence the name, although Allegiant's MAX 8200s are only equipped for up to 190 passengers.
