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JetBlue Adds Grenada To Its Route Network

June 12, 2015 Daniel Morley

On June 11, jetBlue Airways announced new nonstop service between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Grenada’s Maurice Bishop International Airport. This will be jetBlue’s first route to the island nation and one

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#TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: A Look Back at Luxury Transatlantic Airlines

June 11, 2015 Daniel Morley

During the mid-2000s the trans-Atlantic market became home to a new type of airline. Business class only airlines began springing up on the popular New York to London route. The airlines Eos, MAXjet, and Silverjet

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Alitalia Shows Off a Full-Fledged Redesign

June 4, 2015 Daniel Morley

Today, Alitalia announced unveiled their rebranded business model. The new rebrand features a slightly-altered livery and cabin redesign. They will also update cabin crew uniforms and introduce up to seven new aircraft to the fleet.

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Air China and United Airlines Expand Codeshare Partnership

June 4, 2015 Daniel Morley

On June 2nd, Air China, the national airline of China, and United Airlines, the world’s largest carrier by destinations served, announced a furthering of their codeshare partnership. The airlines already codeshare on certain routes and

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A Look at Air France’s Sizable Caribbean Operations

May 27, 2015 Daniel Morley

France has always played a large role in the Caribbean. In 1625, the French colonized the island of St. Kitts. Later, they moved to other Caribbean islands such as Martinique, St. Barts, Haiti, and Grenada.

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Aer Lingus Moves One Step Closer to IAG Takeover

May 27, 2015 Daniel Morley

Aer Lingus appears to be moving closer to a full takeover by the IAG group. On May 26th, the Irish government agreed to sell their 25% stake in the airline. The government believes the sale

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#TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Midwest Airlines

May 21, 2015 Daniel Morley

Similar to Michael Scott and the rest of the cast from the hit television show The Office, Midwest Airlines started from a paper company. In 1948 the Kimberly-Clark Corporation opened a corporate flight department to

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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: A Look Back at Skybus, The U.S.’s First Ultra Low-Cost Carrier

April 30, 2015 Daniel Morley

The success of Ryanair in Europe has lead many groups around the world to attempt to copy their business style, with most having lackluster results. One of these airlines was Skybus Airlines in the United

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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: AirUK

April 9, 2015 Daniel Morley

AirUK began with a merger of four British regional airlines. British Island Airways, Air Anglia, Air Wales, and Air Westward merged together beginning in March of 1979 to form AirUK. The airline was officially incorporated

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Austrian Airlines Receives New Brand Identity

March 26, 2015 Daniel Morley

Austria’s flag carrier, Austrian Airlines, announced major brand changes today, March 26th. The airline will fuse the Austrian brand with subsidiary Tyrolean Airways to form myAustrian. The new brand represents the airlines emergence from a

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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: The Airline With a Smile

March 19, 2015 Daniel Morley

Pacific Southwest Airlines had humble beginnings in 1949. Kenny Freidkin founded the airline using a single DC-3. With knowledge from a previous attempt to start an airline and help from local travel agents, Freidkin began

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Flashback Friday: A History of Continental Airlines (Part 2)

February 26, 2015 Daniel Morley

EXTRA: Read part one of our look back at Continental The 90s brought major changes to Continental. Frank Lorenzo resigned as president, in 1990, after 18 years in charge. He also sold his controlling share

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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: A Look Back at Continental Airlines (Part 1)

February 26, 2015 Daniel Morley

Continental, originally Varney Speed Services, started out like many airlines from the 1930s, carrying mail for the United States Postal service. With a focus on the Southwestern United States and new mail routes, Robert Six

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TBT (Throwback Thursday) In Aviation History: Champion Air

February 12, 2015 Daniel Morley

Charter airlines are often overlooked in the aviation world. They operate irregular schedules on unusual routes. One of the more successful charter operators was Champion Air. Til their demise in early 2008 the airline provided

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TBT In Aviation History: Remembering Northwest Airlines

January 22, 2015 Daniel Morley

Northwest Airways was founded in 1926 in Detroit, Michigan. Their main focus was to transport mail and established a route between Minneapolis and Chicago. During this early part of Northwest’s history, the airline focused on

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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History (Part One); Air Florida flight 90

January 15, 2015 Daniel Morley

The snow was falling hard at Washington National Airport (DCA) on January 13th, 1982. The flights that weren’t cancelled were forced to endure the long line of backed up flights waiting to use the main

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Eastern Air Lines Returns to America’s Skies

December 25, 2014 Daniel Morley

For the first time in 23 years, Eastern Air Lines took to the sky again. On Friday December 19th, the new airline took delivery of their new Boeing 737-800 and officiated the new airline at

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Silver Airways: The Cape Air of Florida

November 29, 2014 Daniel Morley

Weaving between the Southwest 737’s and the jetBlue A320’s that dominate Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport are the tiny Saab 340’s of Silver Airways. The planes may be a lot smaller than the national airlines counterparts,

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MIA: 85 Years and Going Strong

October 22, 2014 Daniel Morley

Miami International Airport has a history filled with numerous airlines, different names and even different locations. Originally, Pan Am owned the then named 36th Street Airport, but in 1945, the city of Miami raised the

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MIA: 85 Years and Going Strong

October 22, 2014 Daniel Morley

Miami International Airport has a history filled with numerous airlines, different names and even different locations. Originally, Pan Am owned the then named 36th Street Airport, but in 1945, the city of Miami raised the

Articles by Daniel Morley

JetBlue Adds Grenada To Its Route Network

#TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: A Look Back at Luxury Transatlantic Airlines

Alitalia Shows Off a Full-Fledged Redesign

Air China and United Airlines Expand Codeshare Partnership

A Look at Air France’s Sizable Caribbean Operations

Aer Lingus Moves One Step Closer to IAG Takeover

#TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Midwest Airlines

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: A Look Back at Skybus, The U.S.’s First Ultra Low-Cost Carrier

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: AirUK

Austrian Airlines Receives New Brand Identity

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: The Airline With a Smile

Flashback Friday: A History of Continental Airlines (Part 2)

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: A Look Back at Continental Airlines (Part 1)

TBT (Throwback Thursday) In Aviation History: Champion Air

TBT In Aviation History: Remembering Northwest Airlines

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History (Part One); Air Florida flight 90

Eastern Air Lines Returns to America’s Skies

Silver Airways: The Cape Air of Florida

MIA: 85 Years and Going Strong

MIA: 85 Years and Going Strong

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

Avianca Celebrates 100 Years of Flying

Turkish Airlines Launches New Route to Rovaniemi, Finland

Inside a FlyingLab: Lufthansa’s Unique In-Flight Conference Experience

Homeland Security Withdraws Proposal for Compulsory Facial Recognition at Airports for U.S. Citizens