Lufthansa has just become the ninth airline to receive the coveted 5-star airline rating by Skytrax. The German carrier is the first European airline to receive the accolade, stating that it hopes the award will help the carrier achieve higher yields for its premium products and services. “This is the well-earned recognition of our major efforts to make Lufthansa one of the world’s leading premium airlines,” Lufthansa Chief Executive Carsten Spohr said. It is the airlines second Skytrax award this…
While the term the Land of the Rising Sun may be closely associated with the island nation of Japan, the end of the 2000s made it look like the sun was about to set on the Nihon’s flag carrier Japan Airlines. However, a bold restructuring and a widespread marketing strategy…
Appointed as Air India’s new Chairman and Managing Director last week on Nov. 28, Pradeep Singh Kharola is expected to assume office sometime this coming week. Upon taking office, he will be tasked with handling the potential sale of the airline’s assets as part of a transition of the airline…
On Friday, China Airlines began operating four weekly nonstop flights between Taipei, Taiwan (TPE) and London-Gatwick (LGW) using the A350-900XWB aircraft. This route will make China Airlines the only airline in Taiwan to operate nonstop flights between Taipei and London. Overall, this introduction of nonstop flights to London represents an…
Polish carrier LOT has received its first Boeing 737 MAX under a leasing agreement with Air Lease Corporation. LOT will become the second European carrier after Norwegian to operate Boeing's overhauled 737 jet. The 737 MAX 8 aircraft with the registration SP-LVA left Boeing’s factory in Everett, Wash. ferrying to…
Towards the middle of October, my family and I started to flesh out our plans for Thanksgiving. With my sister and I attending college in Boca Raton, Florida, and the rest of our family living in New Jersey, it meant we had to start searching for airfare to get home…
Miramar, Florida-based Spirit Airlines has announced another round of expansion of 11 new routes, including both seasonal and year round service. Travelers in Tampa, Las Vegas, and Baltimore were some of the big winners with two new routes per city. Seattle also saw a large increase in seasonal service. All…
With the upcoming December holiday travel season, many were shocked on Wednesday when management at American Airlines revealed that there had been an error involving the pilot schedule bidding system. As a result of this error, thousands of flights in December initially did not have pilots assigned to them. On…
Millennial-focused airline Joon began operations on Friday from Paris Charles de Gaulle airport. The brainchild of Air France/KLM, Joon is geared towards the always-connected younger flyer with power available at every seat and free Wi-Fi coming next year. Joon begins their baobab juice powered operations with a fleet of Airbus…
On Thursday, Delta Air Lines announced they would add a stop Boeing 747 farewell tour. The farewell tour for the iconic aircraft will now also stop at Paine Field in Everett, Wash. The airport is home to Boeing's main aircraft manufacturing plant. The tour is already scheduled to originate in…
