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China Airlines Returns to Negotiations with Pilots

February 10, 2019 Parker Davis

After the cancellation of dozens of flights out of Taiwan left thousands of passengers stranded during the busy Lunar New Year holiday, China Airlines on Feb. 9 returned to negotiations with the Taoyuan Union of Pilots

Opinions

Opinion: Dear Emirates, Please Don’t Give Up On the A380

February 3, 2019 Parker Davis

It was reported on Jan. 31 that Dubai-based Emirates Airline is considering switching some of its orders from Airbus A380 aircraft to the smaller, more fuel efficient Airbus A350. Originally reported by Reuters, that change

Airports

The Final Tally: The Total Cost of Gatwick Airport’s Drone Incident

January 27, 2019 Parker Davis

In December, many from around the world watched as a drone continued to disturb the airspace around London Gatwick Airport. For almost 36 hours, the drone disappeared and reappeared, preventing any airplanes from landing or

Airports

How Airlines and Airports Keep Moving During Winter Weather

January 20, 2019 Parker Davis

Just about anyone who has ever been to an airport has seen the vast array of lights, signs and people whose sole job is to keep aircraft at the airport itself running smoothly during un-ideal

News

Three Weeks In: How the Longest U.S. Government Shutdown is Affecting the Airline Industry

January 13, 2019 Parker Davis

Beginning at midnight Dec. 22, 2018, the U.S. government began what on Jan. 12 became the longest shutdown in the nation’s history. Over the course of what has now been over three weeks without a

News

Hong Kong Airlines Threatens to Sue Those Who Question Financial Standing

January 6, 2019 Parker Davis

According to the South China Morning Post, Hong Kong Airlines on Jan. 5 issued a statement in which it threatened legal action against any organization that publicly questions its financial health in the wake of

News

African Airlines Joining Together to Compete with Ethiopian Airlines

December 28, 2018 Parker Davis

Over the course of the past week, news has slowly emerged regarding the attempt of four airlines to hinder the striking growth of Ethiopian Airlines, which many around the continent see as a threat to

Opinions

Opinion: One Way to Explain Why WOW Is Slowly Failing

December 16, 2018 Parker Davis

The last few years, and even the last decade, has seen huge success from low-cost carriers across the world. Airlines including Spirit and Frontier in the U.S. to IndiGo in India continue to corner largely

News

Study Shows Airlines Failing to Meet Emissions Targets

December 9, 2018 Parker Davis

According to a new study from the Atmosfair Airline Index, despite improvements in technology among many now-top-selling aircraft—including Boeing’s 737 MAX and 787 and Airbus’s A320neo —airlines will not be able to make “significant” changes

Airports

Trial Delays Extend Delta and Southwest’s Ongoing Battle Over Love Field Gate Space

December 3, 2018 Parker Davis

For decades, Southwest Airlines’s biggest hurdle when it came to growth and profitability sat in the Wright Amendment, a 1980 addition to the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 that prevented airlines from flying certain routes

Planes

Interview: Lufthansa Technik’s Eastward Expansion

November 25, 2018 Parker Davis

Lufthansa Technik (LHT) was originally founded in 1995, as parent company Lufthansa Group split different facets of the business into separate corporations. As a new business, LHT needed to find new ways to increase revenue

Airlines

Nigeria’s Aging Aircraft Struggle Continues as Government Seeks Increased Control

November 18, 2018 Parker Davis

Nigerian aviation experts are now looking for ways to lessen public concern over the age and safety of the country’s airlines’ aircraft as government officials are calling them into question, Lagos newspaper Vanguard reported Saturday. The

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

Airports

Looking to Istanbul’s New Airport

November 4, 2018 Parker Davis

The opening of Istanbul’s new mega-airport, meant to help alleviate the difficulties that have arisen from operating the current Ataturk Airport at full capacity, has been plagued with difficulties and delays as the initial stage

Planes

Analysis: Qatar’s Aircraft Shortage is Causing Growing Pains

October 15, 2018 Parker Davis

Qatar Airways continues to face struggles hampering their ambitious growth plans. In mid-2017, four countries suddenly cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, announcing all travel into and out of Qatar would be shut down indefinitely. Bahrain, Egypt,

News

It’s Official: FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 Signed Into Law

October 8, 2018 Parker Davis

Over the next few years, the airline industry can look forward to new changes both big and small as President Trump quietly signed into law the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2018 on Oct.

News

A New Direction for Inflight Technology?

September 30, 2018 Parker Davis

In the early 2000s, Boeing announced its Connexion program, then a five-year-old research and development project created with the goal of bringing wireless connectivity to the sky. Lufthansa was announced as the launch customer for

Planes

Singapore Airlines Takes Delivery of First A350-900ULR

September 24, 2018 Parker Davis

The new longest flights in the world are not far off for Singapore Airlines, as the carrier took delivery of the world’s first Airbus A350-900ULR, which stands for Ultra-Long-Range, on Sept. 22. “This is a

Airlines

The Battle for Hong Kong: Cathay Pacific vs. Hong Kong Airlines

September 23, 2018 Parker Davis

In 1946, Cathay Pacific Airways was founded by a small group of Australian and British pilots and investors looking to bring air service to the territory then leased to the United Kingdom. After one of

Routes

Hawaiian Airlines to Launch New Longest Domestic Flight in the U.S.

September 16, 2018 Parker Davis

Passengers in New England just gained yet another option for travel to the U.S.’s own paradise as Hawaiian Airlines announced Friday that the airline will launch flights from the airline’s hub in Honolulu to Boston

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Articles by Parker Davis

China Airlines Returns to Negotiations with Pilots

Opinion: Dear Emirates, Please Don’t Give Up On the A380

The Final Tally: The Total Cost of Gatwick Airport’s Drone Incident

How Airlines and Airports Keep Moving During Winter Weather

Three Weeks In: How the Longest U.S. Government Shutdown is Affecting the Airline Industry

Hong Kong Airlines Threatens to Sue Those Who Question Financial Standing

African Airlines Joining Together to Compete with Ethiopian Airlines

Opinion: One Way to Explain Why WOW Is Slowly Failing

Study Shows Airlines Failing to Meet Emissions Targets

Trial Delays Extend Delta and Southwest’s Ongoing Battle Over Love Field Gate Space

Interview: Lufthansa Technik’s Eastward Expansion

Nigeria’s Aging Aircraft Struggle Continues as Government Seeks Increased Control

Opinion: Why We Can Never Forget Commercial Aircraft Accidents

Looking to Istanbul’s New Airport

Analysis: Qatar’s Aircraft Shortage is Causing Growing Pains

It’s Official: FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 Signed Into Law

A New Direction for Inflight Technology?

Singapore Airlines Takes Delivery of First A350-900ULR

The Battle for Hong Kong: Cathay Pacific vs. Hong Kong Airlines

Hawaiian Airlines to Launch New Longest Domestic Flight in the U.S.

U.K. Drone Law to Change Following Airport Incidents

South African Airways to Separate into Three Units

Airbus and Japan Airlines Announce FHS Contract

Icelandair CEO and CCO Talk Hub Strategy, Financial Position and Boeing’s NMA

American Airlines to Add New Nonstop Service to Louisville