Parker Davis

Parker joined AirlineGeeks as a writer and photographer in 2016, combining his longtime love for aviation with a newfound passion for journalism. Since then, he’s worked as a Senior Writer before becoming Editor-in-Chief of the site in 2020. Originally from Dallas and an American frequent flyer, he left behind the city’s rich aviation history to attend college in North Carolina, where he’s studying economics.

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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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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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 […]

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