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Throughout my childhood, I have been given the opportunity to fly across the world by the use of non-revenue tickets. For those that are unfamiliar, non-revenue tickets are complimentary tickets issued for passengers who are related to someone that works in the airline industry. These tickets usually carry the stipulation that they are not guaranteed […]

The results are in for the latest yearly American Customer Service Index (ACSI), and Spirit Airlines has taken the award for the worst airline despite it being only its first year in the rankings. Spirit is known as being one of America’s ultra-low cost carriers, preferring to charge customers for things the airline deems as […]

Just a few hundred feet from the current 39 year old terminal sits the future of aviation travel for the city of Wichita. The “air capital” of the world is in dire need for an image facelift as the current terminal hasn’t seen a remodel since 1989 and is showing its age. The current terminal […]

Prior to Caribbean Airlines’s dominance of the Caribbean market in recent years, another Trinidad and Tobago carrier used to own the title of being one of the biggest island fliers. Its name was British West Indian Airways, or BWIA for short. BWIA dates back to 1939, when New Zealander and World War I pilot Lowell […]

On Wednesday, Southwest Airlines revealed “Missouri One,” a tribute to the “Show-Me State” for 30 years of service. “Kansas City and St. Louis have been vital cities in our network for more than 30 years,” founder Gary Kelly said to an enthusiastic crowd. “I couldn’t think of a better way to ‘show’ our love to […]

Where do airplanes go when they get too old to fly? The long rows of t-tails and turboprops, accompanied by powerful Boeing 747s and McDonnell Douglas DC10s, lining the dusty ground of the Mojave Desert provide the answer to that question. This is where many airplanes, particularly airliners, spend their retirement until their final fate […]

Dubai based carrier, Emirates, is continuing its rapid expansion in North America, and has recently announced several major expansions in North America. After these changes, Emirates will have a total of 105 weekly departures from the United States, more than many competing carriers in Europe. One announcement comes as no surprise to most, as Emirates […]

Just two weeks ago, the United States Transportation Department ruled that if Delta Air Lines wants to keep its route service from Seattle to Tokyo-Haneda (HND), it would need to operate the flight every single day, 365 days a year. The Transportation Department stated that Delta exercised “virtual abandonment of the route…even if only for […]

As of now, only four airlines have released details about their A350 aircraft: Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Qatar Airways and Vietnam Airlines.  Qatar has already commenced A350 operations, while Cathay Pacific,  Finnair and Vietnam Airlines are still awaiting delivery of their A350 aircraft. Cathay Pacific: Cathay Pacific has a total of 48 A350 XWBs on order. […]

Copa Airlines, based in Panama City, Panama, has placed an order for 61 737 MAX aircraft.  The order includes two variants of Boeing’s next generation 737. Copa operarates from its hub in Panama City to cities throughout North and South America.  The airline currently flies some of the longest 737 flights in the world from […]