Vytė Klišauskaitė

3 days ago | simpleflying.com | Vyte Klisauskaite |Vytė Klišauskaitė

Delta Air Lines is reportedly planning to operate its entire continental transpacific route network with its fleet of Airbus A350-900 widebody aircraft. While much of Delta’s transpacific network is already operated by its A350s, some routes are still served by Airbus A330neos and have yet to be replaced.

4 days ago | simpleflying.com | Vyte Klisauskaite |Vytė Klišauskaitė

Qantas' Airbus A380 superjumbo, registered as VH-OQH, has returned to service after two months of heavy maintenance, bringing the total number of active A380s in the fleet to eight. According to Flightradar24.com, the aircraft had been at the Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) maintenance facility in Dresden since March 1, 2025, and resumed operations with a flight to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) on May 8, 2025.

4 days ago | simpleflying.com | Vyte Klisauskaite |Vytė Klišauskaitė

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines' flights from Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport (AMS) to New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), operated with a Boeing 777, are set to be temporarily crewed by its group partner, Air France. The news follows a February 2025 decision allowing KLM pilots to train on Air France’s Airbus A350s, marking the start of this type of collaboration.

4 days ago | simpleflying.com | Vyte Klisauskaite |Vytė Klišauskaitė

United Airlines made history by becoming the first carrier in the United States to offer flights to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on May 1, 2025. The US carrier is authorized to fly its passengers from Tokyo to other destinations across Asia. As a result, the new service to Mongolia will operate from the airline’s international hub at Tokyo Narita International Airport (NRT) in Japan.

1 week ago | simpleflying.com | Vyte Klisauskaite |Vytė Klišauskaitė

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has raised concerns about Chinese airlines being allowed to fly to Norway via Russian airspace. The statement comes as SAS reaffirms its strong support for Ukrainian sovereignty in the wake of Russia’s ongoing invasion. Russian airspace and airlines have been subject to Western sanctions since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022.