There is an old saying that “the greatest journey an airline pilot ever takes is the one to the captain’s chair three feet to the left.” In August of 2013, after years of hard work, Korry Franke made that journey and became a United Airlines captain on the Boeing 737. In his memoir about that […]
Cancelations and delays marred the travel plans of thousands of passengers last Sunday at Heathrow Airport as an IT glitch affected the airport’s check-in systems at all four terminals. According to British website independent.co.uk, more than 100 flights have been canceled during the day, and it was resident carrier British Airways that experienced the highest […]
Itapemirim Group, one of Brazil’s largest passenger bus companies, is about to start up its own airline, named “Ita,” backed by one of Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth funds. The news was announced this week by the company owner, Sidnei Piva, to Folha de São Paulo newspaper. According to Piva, the new airline would be included […]
As we have covered before, the world of sports chartering and traveling is a unique operation that requires each team making sure they have the resources and time to get to their destination. However, NASCAR teams and the requirement of moving multiple sets of teams is one that was briefly mentioned in our 2015 article […]
British Airways and Royal Air Maroc have announced a new codeshare agreement which will allow new routes across Morocco including Casablanca and Agadir. It will also give customers more flight flexibility between London Heathrow and Marrakesh. Casablanca also serves as an ideal hub for connections onto other Royal Air Maroc destinations, including Abidjan in the […]
Qantas has reportedly advised its pilots that it will create a “new employment entity” to crew its planned ultra-long-haul flights from the east coast of Australia to London if it fails to reach an agreement with the pilots union in the next few weeks. The airline and the Australian and International Pilots Association (AIPA) are […]
Aegean Airlines made headlines in 2018 when it announced the largest private investment ever by a Greek company with Airbus to renew and grow its fleet. After celebrating 20 years of operations in 2019 and ending the year with record-breaking passenger figures, Aegean Airlines took delivery of three brand new Airbus A320neos within the first […]
Alaska Airlines has announced its intention to join the oneworld alliance. This announcement comes alongside plans to forge a partnership with American Airlines to connect more U.S. destinations, specifically the West Coast, with the country and the world. By summer 2021, Alaska Airlines customers will be able to earn and redeem Alaska miles on all oneworld airlines […]
American Airlines has announced new nonstop service between Seattle and Bangalore, India to be launched in October. Tickets go on sale next month. American will become the first airline to offer nonstop flights between Bangalore and the United States. Daily flights between the two cities will be operated with a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft in […]
A report released Feb. 11 by the inspector general at the Department of Transportation says Dallas-based Southwest Airlines put millions of passengers at risk by flying aircraft that did not adhere to basic U.S. safety standards. The 27-page report published Tuesday details how the airline operated “more than 150,000 flights on previously owned aircraft that […]
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