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Nick John Whittle

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Journalist @ Simple Flying. Fan of aeronautics past and present. Part-time navigator, backseat pilot. Advocate for heavier-than-air flight.
Bosses of Malaysia and Turkish
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Turkish Airlines Inks Codeshare Agreement With Malaysia Airlines

  • byNick John Whittle
  • December 2, 2019
Turkish Airlines and Malaysia Airlines have announced a new codeshare agreement. The two carriers have been commercially aligned…
Icelandair jet landing
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Icelandair Set To Cut US Capacity By 10%

  • byNick John Whittle
  • November 29, 2019
Despite forecasting positive growth in 2020, Icelandair is struggling in some quarters. The carrier now admits its US…
JFK Main Terminal interior
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US Aviation Catering Protests Lead To Disorder And Arrests

  • byNick John Whittle
  • November 28, 2019
Hundreds of catering workers at airports across the United States have been arrested during protests aimed at bringing…
Juneyao jet take-off
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China’s Juneyao Airlines Adds Helsinki To Dublin And Keflavik

  • byNick John Whittle
  • November 27, 2019
Shanghai carrier Juneyao has announced it is adding three fifth freedom routes to its Helsinki service. Next year,…
Lufthansa jet in snow storm
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Huge Storm Could Cause Thanksgiving Travel Chaos

  • byNick John Whittle
  • November 26, 2019
Thanksgiving air travelers are likely to be in for a bumpy ride over the next two days with…
MAX 10 in flight
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Boeing Has Revised The 737 MAX 10’s Main Landing Gear

  • byNick John Whittle
  • November 25, 2019
On Friday last week (22/11/19) Boeing heralded its latest innovation with muted celebration. So arrives the next MAX…
Dubai airshow delegates
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Wow: The Dubai Airshow Created $54.5 Billion In Sales

  • byNick John Whittle
  • November 21, 2019
Dubai Airshow 2019 has been hailed a success by its global attendees. A spokesperson for the show claims…
Airbus at Dubai Airshow
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Airbus Could Build A New Narrowbody In The 2030s

  • byNick John Whittle
  • November 20, 2019
Airbus is keen to build an ultra-modern narrowbody jet to be launched in the 2030s. At the Dubai…
Dubai Airshow, 2019, Airbus, Boeing
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Ghana To Relaunch National Airline With 3 New 787 Dreamliners

  • byNick John Whittle
  • November 19, 2019
Boeing announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of Ghana for three…
EgyptAir landing
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EgyptAir To Lease An Additional 2 Boeing 787 Dreamliners

  • byNick John Whittle
  • November 18, 2019
Boeing announced today EgyptAir’s leasing of two more B787 Dreamliners from AerCap. The airline’s decision and Boeing’s announcement…
Cathay jet in flight
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Cathay Pacific To Upgrade Soft Product In Premium Cabins

  • byNick John Whittle
  • November 15, 2019
Cathay Pacific has announced a glut of upgraded soft products for premium passengers. The airline has joined forces…
Silver prop on apron
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Silver Airways To Partner With Delta Air Lines

  • byNick John Whittle
  • November 14, 2019
Floridian airline Silver Airways announced yesterday (13/11/19) a teaming up with Delta Air Lines. The new codeshare agreement…
Airbus A321neo on apron
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Qatar Airways Swaps Airbus A320Neo Engine Option

  • byNick John Whittle
  • November 13, 2019
Qatar Airways has announced it is swapping the engine options of its new A320neo family aircraft. The Middle…
Aer Lingus jet on ground at night
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How Retracting Landing Lights Saved Aer Lingus 570t Of CO2

  • byNick John Whittle
  • November 12, 2019
IAG, the parent company of British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus, has revealed a surprising CO2 reduction by…
United new livery 737 in flight
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United Airlines Reveals Its Star Wars Livery To The Galaxy

  • byNick John Whittle
  • November 8, 2019
Last week, United Airlines revealed it is teaming up with the Star Wars film franchise to add a…
Azul jet landing
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Weak Currency Pushes Brazil’s Azul To Third Quarter Loss

  • byNick John Whittle
  • November 7, 2019
Brazilian airline Azul has reported a third-quarter loss. The country’s second-largest international airline posted a Q3 net loss…
Singapore A380 on taxiway
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Hong Kong Protests Still Affecting Passenger Traffic

  • byNick John Whittle
  • November 6, 2019
Despite the hint of a Hong Kong sector recovery, Singapore Airlines and others continue to endure a static…
United 757 take-off
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Smell Of Smoke Forces United Airlines Flight To Make Emergency Landing

  • byNick John Whittle
  • November 5, 2019
A United Airlines 757-200 made an emergency landing at Newark airport on Monday (04/11/19) after the flight crew…
Ryanair jet on ground
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Why Regulators Have Blocked Ryanair’s New Service To Niš

  • byNick John Whittle
  • November 4, 2019
Ryanair has accused Serbia’s aviation regulator of “protectionism”. That follows the rejection of the carrier’s application to fly…
Iberia jet on taxiway
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Iberia Signs Codeshare Agreement With Chinese Spring Airlines

  • byNick John Whittle
  • November 1, 2019
Spanish flag carrier Iberia has signed a codeshare agreement with Chinese LCC Spring Airlines. The codeshare adds four…
Ryanair jet on taxiway
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Could Southend Airport Become Ryanair’s Second London Hub?

  • byNick John Whittle
  • October 31, 2019
Ryanair’s latest release of its summer schedule renews speculation that the carrier spies Southend airport as its new…
LATAM jet on taxiway
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LATAM Set To Launch Falklands Flights From Sao Paulo

  • byNick John Whittle
  • October 30, 2019
The Falkland Islands Government has announced that from November 20th this year LATAM Airlines will commence a new…
Frontier jet landing
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Frontier Airbus A320neo Slides Off Runway In Colorado Springs

  • byNick John Whittle
  • October 29, 2019
Heavy snows are thought to be blamed for the runway overshoot of a Frontier A320neo on Monday (28/10/19).…
United jet on taxiway
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United Airlines Set To Trial Delivering Luggage Straight To Hotels

  • byNick John Whittle
  • October 25, 2019
United Airlines is set to trial a baggage delivery service for premium passengers flying between Newark Liberty International…
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