Host of the 82nd IATA Annual General Meeting in Rio de Janeiro earlier this month, LATAM Airlines Group is at the forefront of integrating artificial intelligence with cloud computing to improve important areas of operations ranging from customer service to aircraft maintenance. Simple Flying interviewed Juliana Rios, Chief Information andContinue Reading
The flag carrier of the Netherlands, KLM, is facing some headwinds as it works to roll out its newAirbus A350 next generation widebody jets that will replace the legacy A330 and Boeing 777 twin-aisle jets. Some hiccups with the regulatory provisions for the 34 seats in World Business Class meanContinue Reading
In March, the Federal Aviation Administration declared an official halt to the iconic parallel landing pattern scheme at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The decision came as part of a wider safety campaign following the tragic accident in Washington DC, when an American Airlines regional jet fatally collided with aContinue Reading
Ryanair has decried the latest measure from the Parliament of the European Union that mandates commercial airlines allow travelers to bring cabin bags aboard for free. The ultra-low-cost carrier argues that instead of offering a better value to flyers, it will force European carriers to inflate basic airfare prices.Continue Reading
Comparing the fighter pilot salaries around the world requires taking metrics from a variety of forces based on both their composition and organization. The United States of America maintains the world’s largest inventory of military aircraft by a wide margin. It’s an armada of more than 13,000 aircraft. By comparisonContinue Reading
The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II was the most mass-produced supersonic fighter jet ever flown in the history of the United States of America. The last Phantom in service in the United States was retired in 1997, except for modified drone models. Yet, to this day, a handful of examplesContinue Reading