Airlines

Australia is a large, expansive nation, with population centers on all sides of the country. With that being said, one of the biggest issues has become transporting people between these spread out cities. Numerous airlines have called the Australian skies home, but this story is the failure of one Australia’s largest airlines, Ansett Australia. Ansett […]

Singapore Airlines will become the launch customer of the newly modified Airbus A350-900ULR (Ultra Long Range) version of the extra wide-body aircraft. The new version will have a take-off weight of 280 tonnes compared to the -900’s 268 tonnes, with new fuel systems and changes to the aerodynamics of the airplane allowing for the increase […]

Airlines and sports might not be the most important pairing in the world, but it sure does provide variety to a local airport. This is especially true during the fall when most sports are either in the start of their season or in the postseason. The reality is that airlines keep teams both on time […]

On October 9th, Alaska Airlines proudly announced that that are the first airline to feature Boeing’s new overhead Space Bins throughout the cabin on many of their present and future airplanes. The redesigned bins will increase the storage space by almost 50 percent. According to Alaska, they will take delivery of 35 737s, including one […]

In 1967, Rio Airways first took flight in the skies above Killeen, Texas. Though small, the regional carrier was far from insignificant. Rio Airways made code share agreements with larger airlines, and gained enough influence in multiple cities to keep flying high for 20 years before bringing an end to their operations. For a short […]

Following the announcement of up to 2,900 planned job cuts to their 69,000 employee workforce, Air France officials had to be led away with police protection after angry riots led by airline colleagues. The incident occurred when Air France held a meeting with its central committee within the company’s headquarters at CDG, outlining where and […]

It looks like it is over for Russia’s largest privately owned airline, Transaero, as the takeover by State-owned flag carrier Aeroflot has fallen through. Today, Transaero’s stocks plummeted by 53% to an all-time low, trading at just 12 rubles (less than 20 cents) on the Moscow Stock Exchange. Some Background on the Carrier Founded in […]

Prior to the blue, red, and yellow Southwest Boeing 737s that currently dominate the skies over the United States, there was another airline that flew colorful jets. Braniff International Airlines, founded in 1930 by Tom and Paul Braniff in Oklahoma, was created for the purpose of transporting mail and passengers up the United States from Dallas […]

On September 28th, Hong Kong-based airline, Cathay Pacific, received its 53rd and final 777-300ER from Boeing, making them the largest operator of the widebody aircraft in Asia. The aircraft, registered as B-HNR, arrived at its new base after completing a delivery flight from Everett, Washington under the callsign CX3339. Boeing began delivery of the 53 aircraft back […]

At 4:45 p.m. ET, Virgin Atlantic ferried G-VFAB “Lady Penelope” from Las Vegas to Goodyear for her final flight. The Boeing 747-4Q8 first became airborne on April 14th, 1994, and would go onto serving Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic for 21 years. The aircraft operated its last revenue flight as VS46 on September 22nd between […]