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What to Expect After the UAE-U.S. Open Skies Deal
On Friday, American and Emirati officials quietly signed a deal that should help end the battle that has been going on for years between airlines over the freedom of the skies. In a private meeting at the State Department on Friday, Emirati Ambassador Yousef al-Otaiba and Assistant Secretary of State Manisha Singh signed the agreement, which, […]
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Opinion: The Unaccompanied Minor Program Needs Reform
If you go the website of virtually any U.S.-based airline and try to buy a seat for anyone under the age of 15, you’re met with a message that goes a little like this: “Tickets for travelers under the age of 15 cannot be booked online. To book a flight for an unaccompanied minor, please […]
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The Fallout from Southwest Flight 1380’s Engine Failure
On April 17, a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 took off from New York’s LaGuardia Airport bound for Dallas Love Field with 144 passengers and five crew onboard. As the jet neared its cruising altitude, passengers heard an explosion as the cabin rapidly depressurized, shrapnel tearing through the side of the aircraft’s fuselage, leading a large […]
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The New Law that Could Change How Travelers Book Flights
In early 2012, Spirit Airlines sent this email out to customers: “WARNING: New government regulations require us to HIDE taxes in your fares.” In what some might call typical Spirit Airlines fashion, the carrier was protesting against a new regulation that had been announced by the U.S. Department of Transportation in late 2011, which prevented airlines […]
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Group from Northwestern Looking to Make Inflight Wi-Fi Better Than Ever Before
When the first commercial aircraft took to the skies in the early part of the 20th century, and for even decades after, flying was an escape from the world below. For two, five, even ten hours, passengers were disconnected from the world thousands of feet below them. But as the world became more connected, flying […]
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The Next Chapter for Flights Between the U.S. and Cuba
Back in 2017, AirlineGeeks tackled the topic of U.S. airlines flying to Cuba. It was just after American Airlines had announced a capacity reduction for flights to the Caribbean island nation, and many were unsure as to just how much demand there would be for travel to and from Cuba. It was very much a […]
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The Saga of El Al, Air India, and Saudi Arabian Airspace
The Backstory On Thursday, March 22, an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner took off from Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, bound for Tel Aviv, Israel. The flight – Air India flight 139 – took off to the South, avoiding Pakistani airspace in an ever-contentious region of the nation’s skies, before continuing east over the […]
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Qantas Launches First Europe-Australia Nonstop Flight
Sydney-based Qantas Airways on Saturday launched the first ever nonstop flight between Europe and Australia as the inaugural flight lifted off at 6:49 p.m. local time in Perth, Australia, bound for London. The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner left the capital of Western Australia as Qantas flight 9, ready to take on the over 17-hour, 9,010-mile flight […]
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Etihad’s Push for Profitability
Once upon a time, Etihad Airways, for many, was the epitome of luxury in air travel. For many, they still are. With the Residence – a true three-room apartment in the skies – sitting in all of its glory at the front of each Etihad Airbus A380, many saw an airline that had perfected flying […]
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A Big Step Back for Qatar Airways
Qatar Airways announced on Wednesday they would report a “very large loss” for the current fiscal year as a result of a blockade placed on the nation by various other Middle East nations last June. The blockade – imposed by Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain as a response to the country’s […]