The U.S. woke up on Monday to learn that a jumpseat passenger on a Horizon Air flight operating from Everett, Wash. to San Francisco attempted to shut down both of the aircraft's engines in-flight. Much has been revealed since AirlineGeeks published the story earlier, including details on the off-duty pilot. What Happened? Initial reports stated that an authorized jumpseat passenger onboard the Horizon Embraer jet had attempted to shut down the airplane's engines mid-flight. The passenger was then reportedly subdued…
Global Airlines CCO Richard Stephenson spoke at the Routes World conference in Istanbul last week, giving a keynote on the state of Global Airlines and taking questions from the audience. Stephenson outlined the start-up airline's bold plans. Global Airlines' Fleet Plan Stephenson stated that Global Airlines is not looking to…
A Horizon Air flight operating from Snohomish County Airport/Paine Field near Seattle, Wash. to San Francisco diverted to Portland on Sunday evening after an authorized person in the cockpit attempted to shut down both of the airplane's engines while in flight. Horizon Air flight 2059 departed Paine Field around 5:30…
CEO of Qatar Airways and Governing Board Chairman of the oneworld Alliance, Akbar Al Baker, is stepping down as CEO of Qatar Airways after leading the airline for 27 years since 1997, according to Reuters. Al Baker is one of the longest-serving airline CEOs in the industry and he led…
When the coronavirus pandemic hit in early 2020, the travel industry was among the hardest hit. Suddenly, drastic travel restrictions meant that demand for commercial air travel, cruises, hotels, and more disappeared virtually overnight. Original estimates predicted that it would take years for travel demand to rebound to pre-pandemic levels.…
Colorado-based Denver Air Connection, or DAC for short, has added a 17th route to their network. The new flight will depart from one of its existing Essential Air Service communities. The new route departs from Pierre, South Dakota, a city the airline has been serving since SkyWest terminated its EAS…
Icelandair, Iceland's national airline, based at Keflavík International Airport near the capital Reykjavík, has announced exceptional financial results for the third quarter of 2023, reporting a record revenue of USD $560 million. This impressive performance contributed to a substantial 46% increase in profit, totaling $26.6 million, marking a significant milestone…
This month, Michał Fijoł, the recently-appointed CEO of LOT Polish Airlines, presented a strategy the carrier will follow in the coming years of 2024-2028. All the boxes in the previous document, outlining the growth for the years 2016-2020, were checked ahead of time in 2019. With air transportation back on…
Canadian short-haul carrier Porter Airlines continues to expand its network from Toronto’s Pearson International (YYZ) since beginning operations from the airport in February of this year. Porter continues to operate from its traditional hub of the downtown Toronto Billy Bishop Airport (YTZ) but now touts Toronto Pearson as its ‘second…
Editor’s Note: AirlineGeeks is excited to launch our ‘Livery of the Week’ series. Every Friday, a team member will share an airline livery, which can be from the past, present, or even a special scheme. Some airline liveries are works of art. The complexity associated with painting around critical flight components…
