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American rolls out its signature AstroJet retro livery on N905NN (Photo: American Airlines)

Photos: American Rolls out New AstroJet-Themed Boeing 737-800

American's AstroJet retro paint scheme has been a long-enduring staple of the airline's fleet. It is beloved among aviation enthusiasts and airline employees alike while still being recognizable by seasoned passengers. The original livery was painted on N951AA (ship 3CF), the carrier's 50th Boeing 737 aircraft which was delivered in 2000. Last month, that aircraft ferried to New Iberia, La. where it was painted with the standard livery. Why is this retro livery so recognizable? It's nostalgic. The actual livery…

Amtrak Goes After Delta With Latest Lawsuit

In an interesting development, Amtrak has filed a lawsuit demanding Washington D.C.'s Union Station take down advertising that has been placed by Delta Air Lines. In a statement from Amtrak's legal filing, the company stated: "The D.C./ New York market is Amtrak's largest and most important market anchoring the frequently…

U.S. Airlines Look to Enhance Customer Experience Using Biometrics

Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines and New York-based JetBlue Airways have announced that they will start to test biometric boarding at selected airports in the U.S. The move comes in an effort to continue with industry trends to increase security while building on customer experience. At Washington-National Airport, Delta started to…

A Transcon Comparison: Flights Across North America

The transcontinental domestic market is one of the most heavily contested sets of routes in the world. One of the flagship transcontinental routes, Los Angeles International to New York’s JFK, sees nearly 40 daily round-trip flights on five different carriers, while New York’s Newark International sees almost 20 more on…

Emirates’ New First Class: Will It Win Over Customers?

Earlier this week, Emirates announced that it will debut its latest first class offering in November at the Dubai Air Show. The Dubai based carrier, which is currently the world’s largest operator of the Boeing 777 with 162 aircraft, confirmed that its latest first class suite will debut on board…

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Bonanza Airlines

Founded in 1945, Bonanza Airlines launched scheduled passenger service using a single aircraft out of their hub in Las Vegas, Nevada. Initially known as Bonanza Air Services in Las Vegas, the company would operate regular service over the skies over the southwestern US for slightly longer than two decades. The airline was developed…

United Announces Los Angeles to Singapore Flight with Boeing 787-9…

United Airlines announced Thursday they would launch nonstop flights between Los Angeles and Singapore starting on Oct. 27. The announcement comes on the one-year anniversary of the beginning of United flights between San Francisco and Singapore. The flight, which covers just over 8,700 miles, is approximately 3o0 miles longer than the…

Singapore Airlines Expands Scandinavian Network with Stockholm Flights

Singapore Airlines has added a second new flight to their Scandinavian network portfolio with five times per week service to Stockholm via Moscow. The carrier believes that this will compliment existing flights to Copenhagen in Denmark in order to provide connectivity across Scandinavia to destinations in Southeast Asia and Northern…

Built to Fail: Supersonic Aircraft

While we all admire the success and fame that has come with aircraft like the Boeing 747 or Airbus A320, not every design is successful. In this multi-part series, we will be looking into some of aviation’s designs that had huge potential and didn’t live up to the hype or…

United Debuts Refreshed Transcontinental Product, Adds Premium Boston to San…

On Wednesday, Chicago-based United Airlines outlined new enhancements for the airline's transcontinental product between Boston and San Francisco along with flights from Los Angeles and San Francisco to Newark. Starting on July 1, the carrier will add premium cross-country service between Boston and San Francisco in addition to its current…