Disputes between airline employees and passengers have been in the news a lot recently. It seems like ever since the incident on United flight 3411 in April, a new story about a passenger getting in a fight makes its rounds through mass media. While it is great to express your feelings about a mishap in […]
On Monday, JetBlue and the British Metropolitan Police held their eighth annual plane pull at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport. The event raises awareness for J-A-C-K, the Joining Against Cancer in Kids’ Foundation. During the event, JetBlue revealed its newest livery, “Blue Finest,” a paint scheme dedicated to the New York Police Department. London […]
Mumbai airport has stolen the title of the busiest airport in the world to operate with a single runway. The airport now handles 837 flights a day, a significant amount than the previous title holder, London Gatwick, which handles 757 flights a day. While the airport has two crossing runways, only one is open at […]
On Thursday, The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) disputed reports of a new electronics ban that was said to be put into place on U.S.-bound flights from European nations this week. In a statement, a DHS spokesperson added that no decisions have been made while also noting that the restrictions are under consideration. “No decisions […]
On Friday, American Airlines launched three new daily seasonal routes from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. The Dallas-Fort Worth-based carrier will fly to Amsterdam, Rome, and Barcelona until September 30. The new routes are scheduled as follows: AA240 will depart DFW at 1:35 p.m. local time arriving at Rome Fiumicino Airport at […]
Malindo Air will become the first airline to operate the Boeing 737 MAX 8 on a revenue flight. The aircraft will depart Boeing Field on May 15 and arrive in Kuala Lumpur on May 17. The carrier took the title of the launch customer for the 737 MAX 8 after Southwest Airlines decided to wait […]
On April 9, a United passenger was forcibly removed from United Express flight 3411 at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. After no one volunteered to leave the flight in order to make room for commuting employees, the company randomly selected passenger Dr. David Dao to be removed with compensation. When Dr. Dao refused, Chicago Department of […]
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner will now be fitted with titanium…from a printer. The Boeing Company has partnered with Norsk Titanium to 3D print titanium for the Dreamliner production line in hopes to save up to three million dollars. The order for the parts came at the 2016 Farnborough Airshow when Norsk released that Boeing ordered […]
Ryanair has threatened to end five of its routes to the United Kingdom for a limited amount of time if a bilateral Brexit deal does not get solved, according to a report by The Guardian. The low-cost carrier could cancel flights from London Stansted in addition to other UK airports. Ryanair’s Chief Financial Officer Neil Sorahan […]
On Tuesday, the Delta Flight Museum celebrated the opening of a new exhibit called “747 Experience.” The exhibit features the carrier’s treasured ship 6301 (N661US), the first 747-400 built by Boeing in the 1980s. The Boeing 747 used in the museum contains quite the history lesson. The 747 has been dubbed the “Queen of the […]
