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The Boeing 737 was designed before winglets became prevalent throughout the aviation industry. As such, 737s were delivered without winglets for most of the 20th century until the 737 NG series. Even then, early 737 NGs were originally delivered without winglets, and some were never retrofitted either. Beginning in 1997, however, Boeing began to offer winglets on the executive version of the 737 NG, and it soon became standard on the commercial variants. First Delivery February 10, 1968 Number Delivered 11,829 Production Sites Renton, Washington, United States Manufacturer Boeing Aircraft Type Narrowbody Aviation Partners formed a joint venture with Boeing…

GE Aerospace workers have reached a tentative agreement with company bosses following two weeks of strikes involving over 600 Cincinnati-area employees.   On September 13, 2025, the United Auto Workers (UAW) union Local 647, announced that it had secured a “major victory” for staff members at the Erlanger, Kentucky, and Evendale, Ohio, facilities who had held a picket line since August 28, 2025.  “UAW Local 647 members showed that you don’t beat a multi-billion-dollar company by backing down – you win by standing up and joining together in a common cause,” said UAW President Shawn Fain.  Industrial action centered around job…

Buying miles & points strategically can represent a great value, especially for luxury travel. The Etihad Guest program has just launched a promotion on purchased miles. While I wouldn’t say this is a slam dunk, some people might still find this to be worthwhile, so let’s go over the details. Through Tuesday, September 30, 2025, Etihad Guest is offering up to a 25% bonus on purchased miles. The offer is tiered, and you get a bigger bonus the more miles you buy, as follows: Buy 25,000-49,000 miles, receive a 20% bonus Buy 50,000-200,000 miles, receive a 25% bonus Etihad Guest…

Icelandair will suspend its route to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport as of January 2026. The news comes despite network increases elsewhere across the United States, but provides further evidence for the fact that travel between Europe and the United States has weakened in recent times. The last flight will operate on January 6, 2025. Schedule filings submitted to aviation analytics firm Cirium shows that Icelandair will be ending service to Detroit. While the airline has not announced this themselves, Simple Flying has reached out for a comment. The airline was not immediately reachable for a response. Icelandair Cuts Detroit…

The UAE-flag carrier Etihad Airways has flown two million passengers in a single month for the first time since launching in 2003.   On September 12, 2025, Etihad announced it had reached a significant milestone in August 2025 by breaking the two million mark.  In August 2024, the airline carried 1.7 million passengers, signaling an increase of 22% for the same month this year.   Etihad also highlighted that its passenger load factor had increased from 89% last August, to 91% this year.   “August was a landmark month for Etihad as we carried more than 2 million passengers in a…

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Air Canada is set to add three spokes to its US-based route network starting on May 1, 2026. The first of these routes will be Toronto (YYZ) to San Antonio (SAT), Montreal (YUL) to Cleveland (CLE), and Montreal (YUL) to Columbus (CMH). These flights will vary in aircraft frequency and service patterns, with gauges set to accommodate the missions, which are medium-demand, low-frequency flights intended to cater to passengers visiting friends and relatives (VFR) and some business travelers. IATA Code AC ICAO Code ACA Year Founded 1937 CEO Michael Rousseau These disciplined route expansions enable Air Canada to test demand…

HOTOL (which stands for Horizontal Take-Off and Landing) was a British-designed space plane developed in the mid-1980s. The aircraft was designed to be a single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) vehicle that would be powered by a revolutionary airbreathing jet engine, designed by Rolls-Royce. The project was led by British Aerospace (now BAE Systems) and included teams from several disciplines across the aviation firm. What were the plans for HOTOL? HOTOL was designed as a reusable winged launch vehicle. The aircraft would take off under its own power from a conventional runway and land back as an unpowered glider once its mission was completed.…

In the interest of full disclosure, OMAAT earns a referral bonus for anyone that’s approved through some of the below links. These are the best publicly available offers (terms apply) that we have found for each product or service. Opinions expressed here are the author’s alone, not those of the bank, credit card issuer, airline, hotel chain, or product manufacturer/service provider, and have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of these entities. Please check out our advertiser policy for further details about our partners, and thanks for your support! While there’s nothing earth shattering here, I’d like…