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While it has become easy to notice a Boeing 737 or Airbus A330 given its popularity with airlines, some might not know that the same production line that produced a Southwest Airlines 737-800 produced a military model of the same jet. In this two-part series, we will look into several commercial aircraft with military siblings. […]

Norwegian Air Shuttle transported more than 2.9 million passengers across their route network in May, a year-over-year increase of 11 percent, also a small slowing of growth in comparison to April’s 15 percent growth. This factor was achieved through a load factor of 86.5 percent, virtually identical to April’s 86.6 percent, but lower than 2016’s […]

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 United and Virgin America. On […]

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 carrier’s San Francisco-Singapore route and […]

In August 2016, a newly painted Boeing 767-300F emerged from a paint hanger in New York with a never before seen livery. The light blue, white, and dark gray aircraft flew through the night across the country to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. It laid in wait until the Seafair Air Show just a few days later, […]

In 1971, the Arabian Peninsula began to take on a whole new look. In August, Bahrain gained their full independence, and Qatar quickly followed in September. In December, seven emirates nations were freed from British rule when a longstanding treaty finally expired. Two emirates – Dubai and Abu Dhabi – decided to form an alliance […]

At 02:01 am Eastern Time (14:01 local) the first Comac C919 took off on its maiden flight departing from runway 34R of Shanghai Pudong International Airport. The aircraft, registered B-001A, operating under a special permit to fly by the Chinese CAA, touched back down at 15:20 pm following a one hour and 19 minute flight. […]

United Airlines announced Friday current CEO Oscar Muñoz will not become Chairman of the Board in 2018 after he made a proactive change to his contract, according to reports. Should the board still choose to have Muñoz take over the Chairman’s position in 2018, he could still gain the post. But now, Muñoz is left […]

When passengers boarded United Express flight 3411 from Chicago to Louisville, Kentucky on Sunday, they were most likely not expecting their short hop to become a subject of national media attention for the days to follow. On the flight, a man was asked by a United gate agent to vacate his seat as it was […]

In today’s globe-spanning, ultra-competitive aviation markets, airlines are always at risk of going bankrupt, leaving only a shell of what they used to be behind. Some come close to the edge and are forced to rely on talented staff, budget cuts, and numerous other factors to get back to the black. Some aren’t so lucky […]