Construction Begins on Leeds Bradford’s Terminal Extension
On April 8, the U.K.’s Aviation Minister Liz Sugg visited Leeds Bradford Airport and saw the major progress that has been made on a project to improve the passenger experience at the airport. Sugg saw construction begin on a major…
Hawaiian Airlines Inaugurates Longest U.S. Domestic Route, CEO Talks Future…
Hawaiian Airlines officially inaugurated the longest domestic route in the United States when the airline's Airbus A330-200 landed in Boston early Friday morning after a nearly-10-hour trek from Honolulu. Only its second destination east of the Mississippi, Boston is now…
Virgin Atlantic Unveils Airbus A350 Cabin Interior
Virgin Atlantic has unveiled a new cabin that will be onboard incoming Airbus A350-1000s, with the first due to arrive this summer. Business class, or Upper Class, will have a lie-flat bed facing towards the window in a 1-2-1 configuration. The seats…
Boeing’s 737 MAX: A Crisis and Opportunity for China
It is no secret that in a 20-year forecast, one of the driving markets for commercial aviation will be China, with its increasing demand for long-haul and domestic routes. In that scenario, the Boeing 737 MAX's complicated situation has created…
Iran’s Mahan Air Operates Flight to Venezuela, Seeks Permanent Connection
Just after 9:30 a.m. on Monday, April 8, an unusual visitor arrived at Simón Bolívar International Airport in Caracas, Venezuela. A Mahan Air Airbus A340-600 landed in the Venezuelan capital after a 15-hour flight from Tehran, Iran. A rare routing…