November 2018 Archives

Routes

JetBlue Expands Service to Nantucket from New York Metro Area

November 14, 2018 Thomas Pallini

JetBlue Airways announced a major route expansion from New York, though not at its main hub at JFK Airport. The New York-based airline will be expanding service to Nantucket Island off the coast of Cape

Airlines

Taste the Stars: A Night Out with TAP Air Portugal

November 14, 2018 Hemal Gosai

TAP Air Portugal hosted a “Taste the Stars” program in New York City last week in conjunction with Time Out, a British media company. The objective of the event was to showcase the culinary cuisine

News

American Closes Mexico City to Philadelphia Route

November 13, 2018 Jose Antonio Payet

Over the weekend, American Airlines made a change in its reservation system, indicating the airline will be stopping its service between its Northeastern hub in Philadelphia and Mexico City on Jan. 9, 2019, according to

News

SAS Introduces New Vegan Menu

November 13, 2018 Will Lee

Airlines are often criticized for overall food quality and services. Last month, a vegan passenger took a Thomas Cook flight from Manchester, United Kingdom to New York in which she paid for a vegetarian meal for

Top Story

Jet Airways Sees Heavy Losses While Continuing to Struggle in Indian Market

November 12, 2018 Pablo Diaz

Jet Airways is facing a tough scenario, as it is taking heavy losses per a combination of rising costs and steep income deprecation. The tough industry environment in the backdrop of a sharp rise in

Routes

El Al Relaunches Manchester to Tel Aviv route

November 12, 2018 Connor Sadler

Israel’s flag carrier airline El Al has announced a new nonstop service from Manchester Airport to Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport, scheduled to start on May 26, 2019. El Al also serves the route

News

Turkish Airlines Announces Record Nine Month Profit, Begins Operations from New Istanbul Airport

November 11, 2018 John Flett

Turkish Airlines reported this week that in the first nine months of 2018 they have achieved a net profit of $755 million, a 300 percent increase versus the same period of 2017. The airline has made

Opinions

Opinion: Why We Can Never Forget Commercial Aircraft Accidents

November 11, 2018 Parker Davis

On Oct. 29, Lion Air flight 610 crashed into the Java Sea shortly after taking off from Jakarta, killing all 189 passengers and crew onboard. Just over a month earlier—on Sept. 28—Air Niugini flight 73

News

Fly Jamaica Aircraft Suffers Hydraulic Issues Inflight, Overshoots Runway on Landing

November 10, 2018 Akhil Dewan

A Boeing 757-200 aircraft operated by Caribbean carrier Fly Jamaica was badly damaged after a landing incident in Georgetown, Guyana early Friday morning that saw the aircraft overshooting the runway. The Toronto-bound aircraft had taken

Exclusive

Exclusive: TAP Air Portugal’s Transatlantic A321neos Will Feature Lie-Flat Seats in Business Class

November 9, 2018 Hemal Gosai

TAP Air Portugal is under massive renovation and rejuvenation, bringing in new aircraft at a steady pace and is undergoing a refresh of it’s domestic and long-haul fleet with JetBlue founder David Neeleman at the

News

Eurowings Eyeing Long-Haul Flights from Frankfurt

November 9, 2018 Adrian Vannahme

When Lufthansa decided to enter the low-cost long-haul market with its subsidiary Eurowings three years ago, the initial plan had been to use the Cologne-Bonn Airport in Western Germany as the hub and main departure

News

Argentina: Domestic Market Grows While International Traffic Plunges

November 8, 2018 Pablo Diaz

The Argentinian Aviation Authority has released its statistics for the month of October, which show a steady growth on domestic traffic, but a steep descent in international passenger demand. October is a key month for

News

All Nippon Airways 1H Profit Plunges 38 Percent

November 8, 2018 Will Lee

All Nippon Airways (ANA), the largest airline in Japan, has announced that its profit for the first half of the fiscal year has plunged 37.7 percent. According to ANA, the net profit for the first six

Aircraft Orders and Deliveries

United Takes Delivery of Boeing 787-10, First Airline to Operate All Three Variants

November 7, 2018 Thomas Pallini

United Airlines has become the first North American airline to take delivery of Boeing’s newest Dreamliner, the Boeing 787-10, receiving the aircraft from Boeing on Monday. The first American airline to operate the Dreamliner a

Opinions

Opinion: Airlines Should Charge For Carry-On Bags

November 7, 2018 Daniel Morley

In the modern aviation environment, extra fees have become commonplace for passengers. The rise of ultra-low-cost carriers in the United States has seen passengers being charged for everything from assigned seats to their luggage. Even

Airports

TUI Continues Growth at Doncaster Sheffield

November 7, 2018 Connor Sadler

Earlier this week, TUI UK – the U.K.’s largest holiday operator – announced a further commitment to Doncaster Sheffield Airport, including the start of a new weekly long-haul route to Cancun, Mexico starting in Summer 2020.

Planes

The Abating Airbus: The A310 Fades into History

November 6, 2018 Ian McMurtry

“The sequel is never a good as the original.” It’s a phrase often associated with TV or movies but the same could be said for Airbus Industries aircraft. Coming off the success of the A300,

News

Boeing Set to Open China Facility in December

November 6, 2018 Hemal Gosai

A while back Boeing announced a company first and next month, it will come to fruition. The aircraft manufacturer will open its first foreign production line for a Boeing aircraft in Zhoushan, Zhejiang China as

Top Story

Iceland Aviation Market Faces Consolidation as WOW Air Becomes Part of Icelandair Group

November 5, 2018 Pablo Diaz

One of the fastest-growing markets that the commercial aviation industry has seen flourish in recent years is Iceland. Now, a traditional carrier made a move on its newest competitor, WOW Air and has presented a

News

Alitalia to Begin Flights Between Rome and Washington Dulles

November 5, 2018 Jose Antonio Payet

Itay’s flag carrier, Alitalia will begin flights between its home in Rome Fiumicino and Washington Dulles as of May 2, 2019 with five weekly frequencies. The outbound flight AZ618 will depart Fiumicino airport at 9:30 a.m.

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November 2018

JetBlue Expands Service to Nantucket from New York Metro Area

Taste the Stars: A Night Out with TAP Air Portugal

American Closes Mexico City to Philadelphia Route

SAS Introduces New Vegan Menu

Jet Airways Sees Heavy Losses While Continuing to Struggle in Indian Market

El Al Relaunches Manchester to Tel Aviv route

Turkish Airlines Announces Record Nine Month Profit, Begins Operations from New Istanbul Airport

Opinion: Why We Can Never Forget Commercial Aircraft Accidents

Fly Jamaica Aircraft Suffers Hydraulic Issues Inflight, Overshoots Runway on Landing

Exclusive: TAP Air Portugal’s Transatlantic A321neos Will Feature Lie-Flat Seats in Business Class

Eurowings Eyeing Long-Haul Flights from Frankfurt

Argentina: Domestic Market Grows While International Traffic Plunges

All Nippon Airways 1H Profit Plunges 38 Percent

United Takes Delivery of Boeing 787-10, First Airline to Operate All Three Variants

Opinion: Airlines Should Charge For Carry-On Bags

TUI Continues Growth at Doncaster Sheffield

The Abating Airbus: The A310 Fades into History

Boeing Set to Open China Facility in December

Iceland Aviation Market Faces Consolidation as WOW Air Becomes Part of Icelandair Group

Alitalia to Begin Flights Between Rome and Washington Dulles

American Airlines Ends Cordoba, Argentina Route

Sky Airlines Expands to Miami with Airbus A321XLR Order

Alitalia Needs to Downsize Before Lufthansa Is Ready To Invest

Air Baltic Unveils State-of-the-Art Airbus A220 Simulator for Pilot Training

Opinion: I Flew on the World’s Longest Flight and Don’t Remember Most of It. But That’s the Point