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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Southern Winds Airlines

October 18, 2018 Pablo Diaz

In the controversial 1990s, Argentina’s economy experienced a boom, a boom that can be only compared with its catastrophic awakening in the 2000s. We can say the same thing about Southern Winds, an Argentinian carrier

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Taiwan Expected To Add 30 New Routes in 2018

October 18, 2018 Will Lee

Following strong performance of aviation traffic for the first eight months of 2018, Taiwan’s Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) announced 17 airlines will add 30 new routes by the end of the year. Several of the

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Norwegian Air Argentina Begins Operations

October 18, 2018 Pablo Diaz

October 16 is a date that will be remembered in Argentina as the day the commercial aviation market changed forever. Norwegian Air Argentina, the local branch of the European holding, started operations with three flights

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Second European Airline Ceases Operations This Month

October 17, 2018 AirlineGeeks.com Staff

Earlier this week, AirlineGeeks reported that Larnaca-based Cobalt was experiencing financial trouble. The airline’s website has just been updated to inform passengers that all future flights have been suspended indefinitely. The airline’s main stockholder is

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WOW Backtracks Previous Expansions to Ease Financial Tensions

October 17, 2018 Ian McMurtry

With WOW Air and Icelandair rushing to open up new routes last summer the inevitability of some routes failing would come true and early signs of failure have appeared in WOW’s 2019 route map. The

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A Surprise Trip for Good: JetBlue Giving Away Trip to Surprise Destination to Give Back

October 17, 2018 Thomas Pallini

Sweepstakes are very common in the industry as airlines will often include all-expenses-paid vacations to luxurious locales throughout the world. JetBlue just announced its latest sweepstakes that also includes an all-expenses-paid trip for the lucky

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Omaha Airport Conducts Full-Scale Emergency Simulation

October 17, 2018 Matthew Garcia

The Omaha Airport Authority (OAA) conducted its triennial full-scale emergency exercise on Saturday. The event simulated an airline Boeing 737 departure accident at Omaha’s Eppley Airfield with 74 passengers on board. For this year’s event,

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The Most Punctual Airlines and Airports of September Revealed

October 16, 2018 Will Lee

Flightstats.com has been keeping track of airlines and airports punctuality and tardiness, ranking them in terms of there performance in those areas. Airlines were classified into global airlines, major airlines, regional airlines and low-cost carriers, with

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London’s Gatwick to Announce Plans for Second Runway Amid Capacity Issues

October 16, 2018 James Dinsdale

Great Britain’s second busiest airport, London’s Gatwick Airport, is looking to make use of the currently unused second runway that it has, potentially boosting its’ daily capacity of flights. The move to activate the dormant

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Hainan Airlines Puts its First Airbus A350-900 Into Service

October 16, 2018 Albert Kuan

Hainan Airlines Flight HU7607 took off from Beijing Capital International Airport and landed at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport on Oct. 13, 2018, at 11:00 am Beijing time. This marked the successful maiden flight of Hainan

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Long-Haul Flights Boost London Gatwick’s Passenger Numbers in Busiest Ever September

October 15, 2018 Connor Sadler

London’s Gatwick Airport had its busiest September on record this year, with passenger numbers reaching 4.5 million. The airport, which was ranked as the U.K.’s second busiest airport by passenger numbers, said in a press

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Analysis: Qatar’s Aircraft Shortage is Causing Growing Pains

October 15, 2018 Parker Davis

Qatar Airways continues to face struggles hampering their ambitious growth plans. In mid-2017, four countries suddenly cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, announcing all travel into and out of Qatar would be shut down indefinitely. Bahrain, Egypt,

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Shake Up at Alaska Airlines Causes Airline to Layoff Employees

October 14, 2018 Akhil Dewan

Seattle-based Alaska Airlines is reportedly going to cut 100 jobs and is looking at layoffs. Employees were notified via an email from Andy Scheider, Vice President and head of human resources for the airline. “We

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Opening of Istanbul’s New Mega-Airport Delayed to Year’s End

October 14, 2018 Andy Nelson

The opening of Istanbul’s massive new landmark airport looks likely to be delayed until the end of 2018 ‘at the earliest.’ The news comes after the airport’s general manager, Kadri Samsunlu, told local reporters that instead

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Air India Express 737 Hits Airport Perimeter Wall on Takeoff

October 14, 2018 John Flett

An Air India Express 737 en route from the southern Indian city of Trichy to Dubai on Friday had to land in Mumbai three hours into its flight after Trichy Airport officials reported that the

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Opinion: Airlines Must Compete with Better Customer Service

October 13, 2018 Hemal Gosai

American Airlines’ stock has reached a 52 week low, highlighting a lack of investor confidence in how the airline is operating. This has been reiterated in the aviation blogosphere where many travelers have continued expressing

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Air New Zealand Goes from Airline to Game Designer to Attract More Tourists to the Country

October 13, 2018 Thomas Pallini

At the L.E.A.P. conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Air New Zealand unveiled its first foray into the world of game design with its “multiplayer spatial computing gaming experience.” Although the name is a mouthful,

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Another European Airline in Financial Trouble?

October 13, 2018 Mateen Kontoravdis

Trade war tensions with China are rising in the U.S. as President Donald Trump creates new barriers for Chinese trade. While this has been occurring, Cyprus has kept its doors wide open to Chinese investment

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LATAM De-Bundles Fares on Some International Flights, Signalling South American Market Change

October 12, 2018 Jose Antonio Payet

LATAM Airlines, the market leader in South America with bases in Chile, Brazil, Peru, Argentina and Colombia, announced it will be changing its fare structure on some international flights, following recent changes implemented in domestic

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Singapore Airlines Re-Launches World’s Longest Flight

October 12, 2018 Jace Moseley

Singapore Airlines has officially re-launched the world’s longest flight from Singapore’s Changi Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey. The extreme ultra long-haul flights to and from the island nation are scheduled for

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