Daniel comes to Simple Flying with a business focused approach to the aviation world. Daniel enjoys analyzing strategy and how companies move against each other to gain a step ahead in the skies.

Aerotranscargo FZE, PT Garuda Maintenance Facility Aero Asia Tbk (GMF) and AIR ONE Technics have entered into a strategic maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) partnership for Boeing 747 freighters, ...

The Boeing 747 isn’t just another airplane to the pilots who fly it. From long-haul routes to extended layovers in far-off cities, it delivers an experience few aircraft can match. It’s big, forgiving ...

Alexander (Alex) Mitchell comes to Simple Flying with a background in finance and strategy consulting. He has covered airlines and aerospace at Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund, ...

German investigators have disclosed that an Air Atlanta Icelandic Boeing 747-400 freighter captain entered an incorrect rotation speed into the flight-management system, before the aircraft sustained ...

In May of 2025, the Qatari royal family donated a Boeing 747 jumbo jet worth some $400 million to the United States government. It was viewed as a temporary bridge plane that could be used until the ...

LYON—Insufficient crew coordination in the cockpit of an Air Atlanta Icelandic-operated Boeing 747-467F freighter led to a stall warning at takeoff and a tail strike, investigators of a 2023 incident ...

A bill that would make it easier for Californians to sue immigration agents and other federal officials for civil rights violations sailed through the state Senate on Tuesday. Senate Bill 747, dubbed ...

The story behind the Qatari 747 Air Force One conversion and the race to have the aircraft ready by summer. A Boeing 747 donated by the Qatari government could soon be flying as Air Force One, ...