Manufacturing giant Boeing has marked the end of an era as its last 747 rolled out of the factory in Everett,Wash., on Tuesday. With the event having dominated global headlines, the 747-8 Freighter will be delivered to Atlas Air in early 2023, becoming the freight line's 53rd 747. Referencing the history of the world's first wide-body airliner, Boeing Vice President Kim Smith, stated: "for more than half a century, tens of thousands of dedicated Boeing employees have designed and built…
Dec.7 marked ICAO's International Civil Aviation Day giving pause for reflection on how the aviation industry has shaped our lives for over one hundred years. Aviation has long been a passion but prior to being involved with the industry directly, I had an involvement in cinema. Interest in the film…
Toronto-based short-haul carrier Porter Airlines announced a lengthy and exciting new overhaul for its passenger experience on Tuesday. The airline that has made a name for itself with convenient services to Toronto’s Billy Bishop Airport with DeHavilland Dash 8 Q-400 aircraft is revamping its offerings on the single-aisle turboprop as…
An Air Tanzania aircraft was seized in the Netherlands on Thursday, December 2, in accordance with a Swedish firm's tribunal plea. The arresting party - a private Swedish legal entity - claims that the jurisdiction Tanzania must pay $165 million in damages, over the African country's move to revoke a…
Embraer revealed new aircraft concepts today as part of the company's progress report on Energia, Embraer's initiative to get the aviation industry to net-zero by 2050. A year on from Embraer's Sustainability in Action event, which detailed the study of four new aircraft concepts powered by new technologies and renewable…
Effective April 30, 2023, WestJet will begin its first transpacific operation with the Calgary (YYC) - Tokyo/Narita (NRT) route. This service will be the only non-stop connection between the province of Alberta and Asia. The last operation between Alberta and Japan was on October 26, 2019, with a daily Air…
Korean Air began operations with its Pratt & Whitney-powered Airbus A321neo aircraft, the newest model in the company's fleet. The new A321neo features a new Prestige Class product with a fully reclining seat, the only South Korean company to offer this feature on a narrowbody aircraft. Korean Air's first service…
Minneapolis-based Sun Country Airlines has been expanding a lot recently with a major announcement a couple of weeks ago adding 12 new destinations to their route map. However, out of all the destinations they could've announced, Eau Claire, Wis. is not one I would place bets on. SkyWest under the…
A few days ago, Airbus UpNext, entered into a partnership with CERN, the world's largest particle physics laboratory (located in Geneva, Switzerland) to carry out a research project to evaluate how superconductivity can contribute to the decarbonization of future aviation systems. Airbus UpNext is a branch of Airbus that explores…
Despite having a chaotic summer of air travel, US airlines performed well during Thanksgiving week. According to the flight tracking website FlightAware, US airlines canceled a total of 441 flights across the week. Calm weather across the continental US kept the airlines moving. The only exception was a major storm…
