Airlines

American Airlines and Republic Airways are now partnered for the long term. On September 2nd, the two companies filed for an approval by the United States Bankruptcy Court in New York. The agreement came at a time when Republic was in bankruptcy protection. In a press release by Republic Airways Inc., President, Chairman, and CEO […]

France’s boutique airline La Compagnie has announced that they will be suspending their Luton-New York flight due to the effects of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union. 53.4% of the British population voted for the country to leave the union, which gave grave concerns to many businesses around the world that it could affect […]

Emirates, the world’s largest Airbus A380 Operator announced today it will begin A380 service to Christchurch, New Zealand beginning October 30th which will coincide with the launch of the A380 on its Dubai to Auckland nonstop route. The airline will be the first to begin regularly-scheduled Airbus A380 flights to Christchurch. Emirates will now fly […]

On Wednesday August 31st, a new airline joined the TSA PreCheck program. This airline, however, was different from the other 17 airlines currently participating in the PreCheck program. European giant, Lufthansa has become the 18th airline to join the TSA’s PreCheck program. Lufthansa marks the first European airline to join the program and the fourth […]

Over the years, Europe has become a battleground for LCCs (Low Cost Carriers) with the presence of airlines such as Ryanair and easyJet emerging over the past three decades. This story will take a look at the history of some of the carriers, how they are doing in today’s markets, as well as mentioning any new […]

In June, United’s CEO Oscar Munoz officially launched their new business class product called Polaris. The completely redesigned product aims to give passengers a consistent product from airport to aircraft. Designed in partnership with Acumen Design Associates and PriestmanGoode and manufactured by Zodiac Seats in the UK, each United Polaris seat will offer direct aisle […]

On April 4th, Alaska Airlines announced they had reached a deal to acquire west coast rival, Virgin America. The deal would see the new combined airline leapfrog jetBlue and become the fifth largest airline in America. The merged carrier would also have one of the highest customer satisfaction ratings as both Alaska and Virgin have won […]

Founded in 1946, Airborne Express was a cargo airline established as the Airborne Flower Traffic Association of California with the intention of transporting flowers between the US Mainland and Hawaii.  Eventually the company would grow to be the third largest private delivery company in the US. For quite a while, the company struggled to achieve significant […]

UK based carrier Jet2 has announced a massive recruitment drive for the airline, planning to generate over 1,000 jobs across the United Kingdom. In the breakdown, the airline plans to hire 180 new pilots, 700 cabin crew, and more than 80 engineers. The company will advertise these vacancies through road shows across the country, starting […]

August 31st, 2016 will go down as a historic day for relations increased between the United States and Cuba. For the first time in 50 years, scheduled flights between the United States and the Caribbean island took off. The honor for the first flights in 50 years went to jetBlue who held a celebration this […]