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Thomas Cook Airbus A330 Feature Premium

How many airlines did we gain and lose in 2019?

In part two of our special Global Airline Report, Key.Aero analyses data to find out how many airlines started up and how many failed in 2019.

Airbus A350, Boeing 787 and 777 Feature Premium

How many commercial aircraft are there in the world?

In part one of our special Global Airline Report, Key.Aero breaks down the global fleet data to find out which types are the most popular – and who’s using them

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There are 28 "Brace for Impact" Positions

The safety cards on board most aircraft only usually depict a couple of brace positions, but did you know there are actually 28 variants?

Quiz: Can you identify these airlines - Part 3

Welcome back to the third instalment of the Key.Aero Saturday Commercial Aviation Quiz! Let us know what you got and share this with your friends to see who's the biggest #avgeek!

Why airline pilots make good drone operators

Recognising the challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic could present to its graduates, a UK airline pilot flight school now offers a path to a career as a drone operator. Key Aero speaks to the academy’s CEO

Quiz: Can you identify these airlines - Part 2

Back by popular demand - can you identify this selection of airlines using small cropped segments? Let us know what score you got and share this with your friends to see who really is the biggest avgeek!

Airlines and Airports Agree on Winter Slots Waiver

Ahead of the winter season, airlines, airports and slot coordinators across Europe have agreed on conditions for waiving the “use-it-or-lose-it” rule and are waiting for the green light from regulators

Quiz: Can you identify these airlines?

Can you identify these airlines using just small snippets of their liveries? Let us know what score you received!

Airlines that never flew

An airline is a very difficult business to make work and several carriers over the years, never really got very far from the drawing board. Here’s five examples.

What is the largest airline in the world?

What is the largest airline in the world? The answer, of course, is not as simple as it may seem because it depends on how you measure it. Here are the rankings, broken down by different criteria