
Tom Boon
Content Manager at Simple Flying
Aviation Journalist and Content Manager for @simple_flying. Based in Frankfurt, Germany.
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2 weeks ago |
simpleflying.com | Tom Boon
Wizz Air has taken delivery of its 1st Airbus A321XLR during an event at Airbus' Hamburg Finkenwerder site in Germany. The aircraft is the first of 47 due to be taken by the airline. While this may not be the first Airbus A321XLR to have been delivered to an airline, it does still tick a number of boxes. Firstly, it is the first of these aircraft to be powered by Pratt & Whitney engines, but also the first one to be delivered with a low-cost carrier cabin.
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1 month ago |
simpleflying.com | Tom Boon
Simple Flying’s latest podcast is live and ready for you to enjoy! Hosted by Managing Editor Tom Boon and Senior Editor Channing Reid, the 256th episode is now available for your listening pleasure. The Simple Flying Podcast is released weekly and hot off the press today. We aim to cover some of the week's most important commercial aviation stories with commentary and occasionally a little bit of fun! What's in episode 256?
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1 month ago |
simpleflying.com | Tom Boon
Exclusive: Speaking to Simple Flying on a visit to the Air Canada's first A321XLR, Alexandre Lefèvre, VP of Network Planning & Scheduling, took some time to explain what to expect regarding the new aircraft type's entry into service. The conversation also touched on where the airline might fly the new aircraft type, and what sort of missions it might undertake. Unfortunately, the aircraft's cabin remains tightly under wraps.
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1 month ago |
simpleflying.com | Tom Boon
Riyadh Air has today revealed the cabins for its Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. Speaking to Simple Flying, the airline's CEO, Tony Douglas, remarked that the product will be "a new standard of luxury" when it launches later this year. The Boeing 787 will have three different cabins, with the business class cabin having a mini-premium business section.
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1 month ago |
simpleflying.com | Tom Boon
EXCLUSIVE Air Canada's first Airbus A321XLR is now under construction at the manufacturer's Hamburg Finkenwerder site in Germany. The aircraft is the first of 30 of the type the Canadian flag carrier hopes to take delivery of over the next three years.
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