Parker Davis

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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

News

U.S. Airlines Wrapping Up Strong Summer with Successful Labor Day

September 4, 2018 Parker Davis

Though fall in the northern hemisphere doesn’t technically begin until Sept. 22, U.S. airlines marked the true end of their summer on Monday with the busiest Labor Day weekend in history, capping off a strong

Planes

Boeing Announces New Tech for 737 MAX 10

September 2, 2018 Parker Davis

In 2010 European aircraft manufacturer Airbus launched the Airbus A320neo (new engine option) family, which took the already successful narrow-body family and improved fuel burn and operating efficiency. The program garnered huge numbers of orders,

The Rise and Fall of Flights from Iran to Western Europe

August 26, 2018 Parker Davis

In 2015, the nations of the U.S., U.K., Russia, France, Germany, China, and the European Union struck a landmark deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding the nation’s nuclear program. The deal, which dealt

Top Story

Delta Goes Against Trend, Continues Seatback Entertainment Push

August 19, 2018 Parker Davis

The future of inflight entertainment (IFE) — or more specifically, the hardware that comes with it — has become increasingly uncertain in recent years. As many airlines around the world — ranging from low-cost carriers

News

Ryanair Cancels Hundreds of Flights Amid Another Round of Pilot Strikes

August 11, 2018 Parker Davis

Ryanair was forced to cancel almost 400 flights on Friday as more pilot strikes continued to plague the low-cost carrier. Nearly 15 percent of the airline’s operations were canceled as a result of strikes that

News

Las Vegas is Getting Nonstop Flights to Tokyo…But Only for 11 Days

August 9, 2018 Parker Davis

Last week, American Airlines announced plans for a new complement to its Asian route network, a flight from Las Vegas’s McCarran International Airport and Tokyo’s Narita Airport. This route, however, is not like the airline’s

Opinions

Opinion: The TSA Should Not Eliminate Security Checkpoints at Smaller Airports

August 4, 2018 Parker Davis

Earlier this week, CNN obtained internal Transportation Security Administration (TSA) documents which suggested the agency was considering eliminating security checkpoints at numerous airports around the nation that are only served by aircraft with under 60

Opinions

Opinion: U.S. Airports Should Follow the Lead of Those Abroad

July 20, 2018 Parker Davis

Each year, over 3 billion passengers pass through each of the world’s airports, all of them following what is essentially the same path to get from the curb to their gate. That path from the

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Articles by Parker Davis

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.S. Airlines Wrapping Up Strong Summer with Successful Labor Day

Boeing Announces New Tech for 737 MAX 10

The Rise and Fall of Flights from Iran to Western Europe

Delta Goes Against Trend, Continues Seatback Entertainment Push

Ryanair Cancels Hundreds of Flights Amid Another Round of Pilot Strikes

Las Vegas is Getting Nonstop Flights to Tokyo…But Only for 11 Days

Opinion: The TSA Should Not Eliminate Security Checkpoints at Smaller Airports

Opinion: U.S. Airports Should Follow the Lead of Those Abroad

Gatwick Airport Growing in Favor Among Long-Haul Airlines as China Eastern Launches Shanghai Service

Leeds Bradford Airport Expansion Approved by Council

OTG is Giving Passengers a Spicy Gift at Toronto-Pearson This Month

Destination Orlando: Snowball Express Enters 13th Year with Trip to Disney

Study Shows Airlines Failing to Meet Emissions Targets