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At 6:02 p.m. New Zealand Standard Time on Tuesday, Airbus A330-200 B-8962 touched down at Auckland Airport. The aircraft was operating Sichuan Airlines flight 8909 from Chengdu, China. The inaugural flight not only represented a new route, but was also emblematic of a larger expansion, one that continues to reach all corners of the globe […]

Last week, President Donald Trump announced a reform of the United States Air Traffic Control system. His proposal consists of taking control over air traffic control away from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and instead placing it in private hands. This idea has been floating around in Congress for many years now, and is based […]

On May 2, 2017, Alitalia announced that they had entered administration, and the action was formally approved by their stakeholders and the Italian government. This is the carrier’s third bankruptcy, and it follows a vote in which 67% of workers rejected a restructuring plan. Given the current circumstances, it’s important to examine several opportunities for the […]

In early May, Fort Worth-based American Airlines outlined plans to configure their soon-to-be-delivered 737 MAX 8 aircraft with 29-inch seat pitch in the main cabin. After reviewing customer feedback, the carrier is reversing this plan, adding at least 30-inches of pitch on the latest generation 737 aircraft. American has 100 737 MAX aircraft on order […]

Imagine waking up on Monday, driving to work and walking in to your office, only to find your laptops and monitors have been replaced with outdated, aging screens. Your coworkers are moving around and manually writing down updates on dry erase cards, and you’re told to put on a headset and get to work giving […]

According to Airbus, the amount of aircraft seating between 100 passengers and 500 passengers will grow from close to 19,000 to over 40,000 by 2036. This would significantly exceed the current growth rate of 4.4% per year. However, according to the aircraft manufacturer, the quantity of new planes will not be the only numbers rising. […]

On Wednesday, Delta’s first Airbus A350-900XWB emerged from the paint shop near the manufacturer’s facility in Toulouse, France dawning the carrier’s paint scheme. This is the first of 25 frames that the Atlanta-based airline currently has on order. Delta’s “flagship” A350 will feature the carrier’s highly-anticipated Delta One Suites in addition to a new premium […]

While it has become easy to notice a Boeing 737 or Airbus A330 given its popularity with airlines, some might not know that the same production line that produced a Southwest Airlines 737-800 produced a military model of the same jet. In this two-part series, we will look into several commercial aircraft with military siblings. […]

June 12, marks 23 years of flight for the Boeing 777. The program for this aircraft was initially launched in October 1990 with an initial order from United Airlines. N7771, the first aircraft, took off at 11:45 a.m. on June 12, 1994 for the very first time, powered by Pratt and Whitney PW4074 turbofans. The […]

We’re currently living in an age where it’s the most convenient to be able to fly from point A to point B without stopping. However, there are still many across the globe that are living in smaller cities with not a lot of air service to their main airports. Therefore, the only way to conduct business, […]