Airlines

This is Part Five of “The Name Game” series. For earlier parts, check out Part One,  Part Two, Part Three, and Part Four, covering other major regions around the world. No two aircraft are alike, and while every carrier can showcase this fact by slapping a registration number on the aircraft and recording the airplane’s manufacturing number, […]

N563UW, the last remaining mainline aircraft in the US Airways fleet to bear the old livery, rolled out of the Peru, IN paint shop on Nov. 22, completing the conversion process for all 299 mainline aircraft. The process began in January 2014 with N809AW, one month after the merger closed. American has been working diligently […]

Flybe has announced it will be ending its franchise agreement with Scotland’s Loganair. The deal, which saw Loganair aircraft flying with Flybe colors in the Scottish Highlands, will end on Aug. 31, 2017. Loganair, which for the past 24 years has operated with franchise agreements, will operate independently. Previously, the carrier operated flights for British Airways […]

The Lufthansa pilot union, Vereinigung Cockpit, is going on strike, causing some operational issues for the airline. The pilots apart of the union called for a 24-hour strike on Nov. 23, 2016. The strike has cancelled nearly 900 Lufthansa flights, leaving flights operated by Germanwings, Eurowings, Austrian Airlines, SWISS, Air Dolomiti, and Brussels unaffected. These […]

Hong Kong-based carrier Dragonair has completed its transition with Cathay Pacific, and will now be known as Cathay Dragon. The rebranding of this new carrier consists of a new logo featuring the Cathay tail in a reddish shade. While the new name doesn’t have a major effect on the day-to-day operations, it does further unify the two […]

On the morning of Nov. 21, Taiwanese carrier TransAsia Airways announced that they would be seeking a flight suspension. The suspension is to go into effect for a single day on Nov. 22. The notice of the suspension was confirmed by the Civil Aeronautics Administration shortly after an urgent notice was posted on TransAsia’s Japanese-language […]

On Oct. 12, American Airlines flight 288 from Shanghai to Chicago O’Hare was in the final half of its journey across the Pacific. When the pilots of the Boeing 787-8 aircraft noticed a light indicating a mechanical issue involving the number two engine, they were flying at an altitude of about 38,000 feet, 710 nautical […]

Ryanair’s Chief Executive, Michael O’Leary, has continued to share his thoughts on the effect of Brexit to Ryanair and the aviation industry in general. On this occasion, he speculated on the impact to the European Open Skies Agreement. Speaking at a recent media event, he made the point that if the UK was to leave […]

The aviation students of The University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) were given a unique opportunity to learn more about Envoy Air on November 11. Serving as a regional carrier for American Airlines, Envoy Air invited UNO Aviation Institute students to spend a day in Dallas/Ft.Worth, Texas visiting the American Airlines Ramp Tower at DFW, […]

On Tuesday, United announced plans for long-term earnings growth through innovative changes across the airline. These are headlined by a new fare type along with network and order book changes. In addition to introducing a basic economy fare, the airline also announced changes to its upcoming aircraft orders.  Basic Economy fares will give customers an […]