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XiamenAir Takes Delivery of 200th Jet and New Aircraft Type Following Recent Success

May 30, 2018 Mateen Kontoravdis

On Sunday, XiamenAir took delivery of its newest aircraft, marking the 200th delivery to the airline since it began flying in 1984. The occasion is cause for double celebration, as the Fujian Province-based airline is

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Air Canada Gears Up for Summer Boeing 737 MAX 8 Transatlantic Operations

May 29, 2018 Thomas Pallini

Since Air Canada received its first Boeing 737 MAX 8 last year, it has been using them on popular routes across Canada and the U.S. such as Montreal to Vancouver, Toronto to Calgary, and Toronto

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WestJet and Swoop Pilots Agree to Unionization

May 28, 2018 Daniel Morley

Canadian low-cost carrier WestJet has come to an agreement with pilots for its subsidiary Swoop to allow them to unionize. The agreement has come as the end of a months-long saga between WestJet and its

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Flights from Iceland to New York at All-Time High

May 27, 2018 Thomas Pallini

With tourism in Iceland growing exponentially in popularity among Americans, so have flights to and from the island nation. Historically, the country’s flag carrier Icelandair has been provided the bulk of the service from Iceland

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Exclusive: Last Commercially Operating Boeing 747SP Flown to Retirement in Iran

May 25, 2018 Mateen Kontoravdis

Iran’s history of turbulent relations with Western nations has greatly impacted its aviation industry and forced aging aircraft to continue flying as newer replacements were unobtainable. As a result, aviation enthusiasts from around the world

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Sun Country Airlines Announces New Changes Following Low-Cost Restructuring

May 23, 2018 Thomas Pallini

Sun Country Airlines’ President and CEO Jude Bricker announced in an email on Wednesday the airline’s newest cabin changes following the restructuring of the airline with a low-cost business model. The shift from Sun Country’s

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Ryanair’s Profits Keep Rising, But Not for Long

May 21, 2018 Pablo Diaz

Ryanair presented the fiscal year 2017 results, showing an increase of profits of ten percent, or £1.27 billions after tax. Despite one of its roughest years, when a combination of bad publicity, bad programming, pilot strikes

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Updated: Cubana Flight Crashes Shortly After Takeoff from Havana

May 18, 2018 Pablo Diaz

At 1 p.m. local time, a Boeing 737-200 crashed shortly after taking off from Jose Marti International Airport, the main international airport serving Havana, Cuba. Despite mixed information and unconfirmed accounts of the aircraft involved

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Flybondi Receives Fourth Aircraft and Gets Key Approval

May 16, 2018 Pablo Diaz

On May 12, Argentina’s new low-cost-carrier Flybondi received its fourth Boeing 737-800, after a long ferry flight which started in France. The aircraft, formerly operated by Turkish Airlines, spent about a month in Montpellier for

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American Will Fly to Cancun with a 787-8 Dreamliner

May 16, 2018 Pablo Diaz

American Airlines announced recently that it will operate some of its routes to Cancun, Mexico with Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft, in a three-times-per-week schedule, both from Chicago O’Hare and Dallas-Fort Worth. Normally covered by smaller aircraft,

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Tesla Model X Tows Qantas Dreamliner

May 16, 2018 Matthew Garcia

Tesla and Qantas teamed up to complete a Guinness World Record for the heaviest tow by an electric passenger vehicle on Tuesday. The two companies met on a Melbourne Airport taxiway for the challenge. In

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Loyalty Has Its Perks: Bid for Dinner with a Retired United Boeing 747

May 15, 2018 Thomas Pallini

Members of United Airlines’ Mileage Plus program, the Chicago-based airline’s frequent flyer loyalty program, will have the chance to say one last farewell to United’s now-retired Boeing 747-400 aircraft. Through its MileagePlus Exclusives program, members

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Air Italy Looks to Disrupt Italian Market with First Boeing 737 MAX 8 Delivery

May 12, 2018 AirlineGeeks.com Staff

At Boeing’s Everett facility on Friday, Air Italy took delivery of its first 737 MAX 8 aircraft, EI-GFY. The aircraft was unveiled and showed off to VIP dignitaries and guests and was met with plenty

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Mexican Authorities Block Emirates’ Fifth Freedom for Barcelona Stop

May 11, 2018 Pablo Diaz

In a largely expected ruling, the Mexican Transportation and Communications Committee (SCT) and the consortium administering Mexico City International Airport denied the request for fifth freedom rights that Emirates Airline filed for a route between

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First Look: WestJet Unveils Boeing 787 Dreamliner Livery and Interior Design

May 8, 2018 Pablo Diaz

WestJet was born as a ‘Canadian Southwest,’ with a single-aircraft approach, but it didn’t take much time for the carrier to expand and diversify its purpose and, subsequently, its offering. First, the adoption of Bombardier

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Lufthansa Group Announces New Aircraft Order

May 8, 2018 Jace Moseley

The Lufthansa Group announced that it would be placing an order for up to 16 additional aircraft, as approved by the Supervisory Board. Deliveries are planned until 2022 for the order that is valued at

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A Look at Southwest’s Upcoming Hawaii Flights

May 4, 2018 Mateen Kontoravdis

Last October, Southwest Airlines confirmed its intentions to begin flights to Hawaii in the future, following years of speculation. Last week during an earnings call, the airline released more information with Southwest’s chairman and CEO

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Qantas Announces 747 Retirement and Adds More Dreamliners

May 1, 2018 Mateen Kontoravdis

The Boeing 747’s final days at Qantas is quickly looming after the carrier announced an official retirement for the remaining aircraft in its fleet. Right now, the airline is still flying four 747-400s and six

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Alitalia Buyer Decision Postponed Until October

May 1, 2018 Pablo Diaz

The Italian Minister of Industry Carlo Calenda confirmed that the mandate of the Special Administrative Council formed to deal with the Alitalia bankruptcy last year has been extended until October, when a final ruling about

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Aerolineas Argentinas Prepares for a Clean Fight in Domestic Destinations

May 1, 2018 Pablo Diaz

In an anticipated move, Aerolineas Argentinas revealed last week that it will retrofit the interior of its domestic fleet to eliminate Club Economy class and move forward with a single class operation. In a press

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XiamenAir Takes Delivery of 200th Jet and New Aircraft Type Following Recent Success

Air Canada Gears Up for Summer Boeing 737 MAX 8 Transatlantic Operations

WestJet and Swoop Pilots Agree to Unionization

Flights from Iceland to New York at All-Time High

Exclusive: Last Commercially Operating Boeing 747SP Flown to Retirement in Iran

Sun Country Airlines Announces New Changes Following Low-Cost Restructuring

Ryanair’s Profits Keep Rising, But Not for Long

Updated: Cubana Flight Crashes Shortly After Takeoff from Havana

Flybondi Receives Fourth Aircraft and Gets Key Approval

American Will Fly to Cancun with a 787-8 Dreamliner

Tesla Model X Tows Qantas Dreamliner

Loyalty Has Its Perks: Bid for Dinner with a Retired United Boeing 747

Air Italy Looks to Disrupt Italian Market with First Boeing 737 MAX 8 Delivery

Mexican Authorities Block Emirates’ Fifth Freedom for Barcelona Stop

First Look: WestJet Unveils Boeing 787 Dreamliner Livery and Interior Design

Lufthansa Group Announces New Aircraft Order

A Look at Southwest’s Upcoming Hawaii Flights

Qantas Announces 747 Retirement and Adds More Dreamliners

Alitalia Buyer Decision Postponed Until October

Aerolineas Argentinas Prepares for a Clean Fight in Domestic Destinations

European Commission Intervenes in Looming Ryanair Strikes

Potential Emirates Acquisition of Etihad Creates Airport Confusion

American and Delta Raise Checked Baggage Fees

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Mohawk Airlines

United to Begin Flying Boeing 787-10s to Europe from Newark