Happy Sunday to one and all, and welcome to the 94th iteration of Simple Flying's 'Sunday Reads' weekly digest! As January begins to wind down, let's end the week and the month with a look back at our top stories from the last seven days.
Lufthansa Reveals Tentative Airbus A380 Destinations & Training Plans
A Lufthansa spokesperson has revealed to Simple Flying that the airline has tentatively planned to operate the Airbus A380 on up to three routes, all to the United States, upon its return this summer. The giant of the skies could fly to New York (JFK), Boston (BOS), or Los Angeles (LAX), though the tentative nature of these plans means they are subject to change. You can find out more about this here.
Boom Supersonic Begins Construction On Overture Superfactory
Boom Supersonic has kicked off construction of its Overture Superfactory today in Greensboro, North Carolina. This manufacturing facility will house the final assembly line, as well as a test facility and customer delivery center for the company's flagship supersonic airliner, the Overture. You can check out this development here.
American Airlines Returns To Profitability With Record Q4 Revenue
The signs have been there that the airline industry is on the road to proper recovery following the past couple of years of pandemic-induced ups and downs. And as the financial results are coming in from the last quarter of 2022 and the total of the year, this seems to indeed be the case. On Thursday, American Airlines announced its financial results for 2022, which included a record-breaking fourth quarter.
2022 Was A Record Year For Qatar Airways' Private Jet Division
Qatar Executive, which serves as the private jet subsidiary of oneworld member and national carrier Qatar Airways, recently announced that 2022 had been a record year for the business. It saw growth in terms of both its fleet and aircraft movements, as well as advancements in the field of sustainability, which you can read about here.
Happy Birthday! Experimental Aircraft Association Celebrates 70 Years
Seven decades ago, on this very day, a group of aviation enthusiasts met for the first time in the basement of a private home in Wisconsin. Today, that organization is home to more than 270,000 members across 900 different chapters and from 100 different countries around the world. You can learn more about this institution here.
Frankfurt In Focus: The Challenges Of Photographing A City From 6,000 Feet
In March 2022, the city of Frankfurt enlisted the help of a Cessna 404 aircraft to take aerial photographs of the entire city and neighboring areas for the 23rd year in a row. Late last year, these images were made available to the public, but what exactly goes into collecting these images? Simple Flying decided to find out!
If you'd like us to send you the week's top stories in a weekly e-newsletter, you can sign up for the mailing list here. See you next week!
What was your favorite story this week? Let us know what you think in the comment section!