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Hainan Airlines Aims For Shenzhen Hub Growth with New Routes

January 21, 2019 Pablo Diaz

Hainan Airlines, China’s largest privately owned air carrier, is launching its first non-stop service between its Shenzhen, China base and Vancouver, Canada on January 28 with two flights weekly, on Mondays and Fridays. The service will be the first non-stop international

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IATA Warns ‘No Deal Brexit’ Jeopardizes Growth of European Aviation

January 20, 2019 John Flett

Events in the U.K. Parliament this week have the aviation industry escalating preparations for the ever-increasing possibility of a No-Deal Brexit. On Tuesday evening, U.K. Members of Parliament voted against the Withdrawal Agreement negotiated between

Airports

How Airlines and Airports Keep Moving During Winter Weather

January 20, 2019 Parker Davis

Just about anyone who has ever been to an airport has seen the vast array of lights, signs and people whose sole job is to keep aircraft at the airport itself running smoothly during un-ideal

Airlines

Ryanair Issues Profit Warning Despite Busy Winter

January 19, 2019 Andy Nelson

Europe’s most prominent low-cost carrier has today announced that it is cutting its profit forecast for this winter, blaming lower than expected airfares. In a trading update released on Jan. 18, Dublin-based Ryanair indicated that

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Three Weeks In: How the Longest U.S. Government Shutdown is Affecting the Airline Industry

January 13, 2019 Parker Davis

Beginning at midnight Dec. 22, 2018, the U.S. government began what on Jan. 12 became the longest shutdown in the nation’s history. Over the course of what has now been over three weeks without a

Trip Reports

Onboard the “First” Flight: Flying on United’s New Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner

January 12, 2019 Thomas Pallini

It was an early morning in Los Angeles as Terminal 7’s Gate 77 was a buzz on Monday at 7:00 a.m. with excited passengers, all lined up to board a special United Airlines aircraft. United

Top Story

The Final Death of Monarch as Engineering Branch Enters Administration

January 5, 2019 Andy Nelson

The last operating remnants of Monarch Airlines, the British airline which collapsed in 2017, has called in administrators, resulting in the loss of 408 jobs. Luton-based Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL), which operates various maintenance

News

Southwest Airlines’ Co-Founder Herb Kelleher Passes Away at 87

January 3, 2019 Akhil Dewan

Southwest Airlines’ co-founder, Chairman emeritus, and former CEO Herb Kelleher has passed away at the age of 87. “Herb was a pioneer, a maverick, and an innovator. His vision revolutionized commercial aviation and democratized the

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Argentinian Flybondi’s CEO Moves Up…or Steps Down?

December 24, 2018 Pablo Diaz

In the very same week that it started operating regionally, Flybondi caught Argentina’s commercial aviation market off with shocking news: Julian Cook, founder and frontman, left his position as CEO on December 20, and will

Airlines

Germany to Ban Iran’s Mahan Air in January

December 23, 2018 Andy Nelson

The government of Germany is to impose a ban on Iran’s second largest airline, according to a report in the Bild newspaper. Mahan Air, which currently operates six times per week to destinations in Munich

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SkyWest Airlines Sells Off ExpressJet to Joint Venture

December 21, 2018 Daniel Morley

U.S. regional airline SkyWest Airlines has announced the sale of subsidiary ExpressJet Airlines to a joint venture that includes United Airlines. The deal is worth $70 million in cash as well as the joint venture

Opinions

Opinion: One Way to Explain Why WOW Is Slowly Failing

December 16, 2018 Parker Davis

The last few years, and even the last decade, has seen huge success from low-cost carriers across the world. Airlines including Spirit and Frontier in the U.S. to IndiGo in India continue to corner largely

Aircraft Orders and Deliveries

Emirates Takes Delivery of Its Last Current Generation Boeing 777

December 15, 2018 Andy Nelson

Emirates Airline has taken delivery of the last of its orders for current generation Boeing 777 aircraft, specifically the Boeing 777-300ER. The Middle Eastern carrier operates the world’s largest fleet of triple-sevens, with over 139

Routes

Spirit Adds Indianapolis Flights to Route Network

December 12, 2018 Daniel Morley

Spirit has announced they would begin service to Indianapolis this Spring. The announcement will see Spirit operate three routes from the Circle City. The airline will operate daily year-round flights to Orlando and Las Vegas,

News

Study Shows Airlines Failing to Meet Emissions Targets

December 9, 2018 Parker Davis

According to a new study from the Atmosfair Airline Index, despite improvements in technology among many now-top-selling aircraft—including Boeing’s 737 MAX and 787 and Airbus’s A320neo —airlines will not be able to make “significant” changes

Airports

Trial Delays Extend Delta and Southwest’s Ongoing Battle Over Love Field Gate Space

December 3, 2018 Parker Davis

For decades, Southwest Airlines’s biggest hurdle when it came to growth and profitability sat in the Wright Amendment, a 1980 addition to the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 that prevented airlines from flying certain routes

News

WOW air Returns Leased Aircraft Amid Financial Woes, Leaves Icelandair Deal in Jeoprady

November 28, 2018 Daniel Morley

Icelandic ultra-low-cost carrier WOW air has returned four aircraft to lessors with two Airbus A330s and two Airbus A320 family aircraft departing Reykjavik earlier yesterday for storage, beginning the process of returning to their lessors. The

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Virgin Atlantic Confirms Interest In ‘A Possible Offer For Flybe,’ Share Price Rises by 53 Percent

November 25, 2018 John Flett

Following last week’s news that U.K.-based Flybe is up for sale, Reuters this week reported that Virgin Atlantic is interested in the regional carrier, which has suffered from falling demand, a weaker pound and high fuel

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Azul and Copa Airlines Announce Codeshare Agreement

November 22, 2018 Peter Biondi

Azul Brazilian Airlines and Copa Airlines announced a codeshare agreement that will connect two large networks in Latin America. Now Copa customers can use Azul’s network in Brazil with 101 domestic destinations, 52 not served

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Airline Industry Group in India Requests Financial Assistance for Major Carriers

November 21, 2018 Joe Pesek

The Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA), an airline industry group that speaks on behalf of several major carriers, has penned a formal letter to the nation’s aviation ministry requesting assistance in obtaining unsecured loans to

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airlines

Hainan Airlines Aims For Shenzhen Hub Growth with New Routes

IATA Warns ‘No Deal Brexit’ Jeopardizes Growth of European Aviation

How Airlines and Airports Keep Moving During Winter Weather

Ryanair Issues Profit Warning Despite Busy Winter

Three Weeks In: How the Longest U.S. Government Shutdown is Affecting the Airline Industry

Onboard the “First” Flight: Flying on United’s New Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner

The Final Death of Monarch as Engineering Branch Enters Administration

Southwest Airlines’ Co-Founder Herb Kelleher Passes Away at 87

Argentinian Flybondi’s CEO Moves Up…or Steps Down?

Germany to Ban Iran’s Mahan Air in January

SkyWest Airlines Sells Off ExpressJet to Joint Venture

Opinion: One Way to Explain Why WOW Is Slowly Failing

Emirates Takes Delivery of Its Last Current Generation Boeing 777

Spirit Adds Indianapolis Flights to Route Network

Study Shows Airlines Failing to Meet Emissions Targets

Trial Delays Extend Delta and Southwest’s Ongoing Battle Over Love Field Gate Space

WOW air Returns Leased Aircraft Amid Financial Woes, Leaves Icelandair Deal in Jeoprady

Virgin Atlantic Confirms Interest In ‘A Possible Offer For Flybe,’ Share Price Rises by 53 Percent

Azul and Copa Airlines Announce Codeshare Agreement

Airline Industry Group in India Requests Financial Assistance for Major Carriers

Airbus Starts Off 2019 Strong

Wizz Air Announce Further Expansion at Doncaster Sheffield Airport

Hainan Airlines Aims For Shenzhen Hub Growth with New Routes

IATA Warns ‘No Deal Brexit’ Jeopardizes Growth of European Aviation

Aer Lingus Joins the Eurowhite Club with New Livery