JetBlue is expanding its network portfolio in Europe, adding new destinations from both Boston and New York-JFK. The New York-based airline kicked off its European service in 2021 with flights to London, before eventually adding Paris and Amsterdam. In a press release Wednesday morning, the airline announced its plans to add Dublin and Edinburgh to its network, starting in 2024. JetBlue is also growing its current flights to Paris. New Service to Dublin JetBlue will start new seasonal service to…
On Tuesday evening, the Senate voted unanimously to confirm Mike Whitaker as the next Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Whitaker is a former deputy administrator at the FAA, where he served from 2013 to 2016. He is also an attorney and a private pilot, previously holding various airline…
“Paris is always a good idea.” Though Audrey Hepburn didn’t actually deliver that line in her 1954 film Sabrina, it’s widely attributed to her, and having lived in Paris for three years, I couldn’t agree more. To this day, I never need an excuse to go. I’d happily hop the pond…
Imagine boarding a plane for a routine journey and being greeted with an electrifying performance at 36,000 feet. That's precisely what happened to passengers aboard LIFT flights departing from Cape Town International Airport to Johannesburg and OR Tambo International Airport to Cape Town last week as they were treated to…
Air Canada has unveiled new cabins for its Airbus A320 and A321 fleet. The Canadian flag carrier is retrofitting these aging aircraft with modernized seats and fixtures, bringing their interiors in line with the carrier’s newer narrowbody aircraft. New Seats and New Cabins The new seats feature dark black and…
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.…
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.…
