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🔴 Saudia has signed a Special Prorate Agreement (SPA) with Myanmar Airways International, enabling single-itinerary travel between Jeddah/Madinah and Yangon via Bangkok, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and Dubai.

🔴 Finnish Air Force F/A-18 Hornets escorted Finnair flight AY7516, operated by an Embraer aircraft, on its arrival from Zurich today as Finland’s men’s world championship hockey team returned home.

United will launch weekly EWR–STX flights Oct. 31, making it the only carrier linking St. Croix with NYC.

United Airlines Adds Newark–St. Croix Nonstop Flights United will launch weekly EWR–STX flights Oct. 31, making it the only carrier linking St. Croix with NYC.

🟡 The July Airways issue is your monthly global review of commercial flight. In this issue, we explore Spirit’s financial spiral that grounded a giant. Also, join us to explore Nuuk Airport, and let’s fly from Dublin to New York JFK onboard Aer Lingus. These and other stories are waiting for you.

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🔴 Air India’s second fully refurbished Boeing 787-8, registered VT-ANP, has touched down in Delhi showcasing its refreshed exterior design and modernized cabin. The aircraft completed its retrofit program in San Bernardino before operating its delivery flight to India.

easyJet says Castlelake’s possible offer comes as fuel costs and weak booking visibility pressure its share price.

easyJet Calls Castlelake Takeover Interest ‘Opportunistic’ easyJet says Castlelake’s possible offer comes as fuel costs and weak booking visibility pressure its share price.

This is the story of the 36-seat Short 360, from its maiden flight to its recent operations.

6/01/1981: First Flight of the Prototype Short 360 This is the story of the 36-seat Short 360, from its maiden flight to its recent operations.

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🔴 Today, Edelweiss operated its first nonstop flight from Zurich to Windhoek, Namibia. Flight WK82 departed at 10:15 a.m. with 285 passengers on board, bound for the Namibian capital. The new Edelweiss Airbus A350 was used for the flight.

🔴 On this day 17 years ago, flydubai’s first flight took off for Beirut. Since then, the airline has expanded to more than 140 destinations, served by a fleet of 97 aircraft. flydubai has launched over 100 new routes that previously had no direct air links to Dubai or were not served by a UAE national carrier operating from Dubai.