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Taking Flight Again After Eight Years: The Story of Olympic Airlines’ A340s

If you have flown to Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport during the past few years, you may have noticed two Olympic Airlines Airbus A340-300 aircraft sitting near the airline’s former hangars parallel to runway 03R/21L. When the carrier ceased operations in 2009 after 52 years of operations, it had 43 aircraft still in its fleet. […]

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Norwegian Reports Strong Growth in 2016

Driven by global expansion through new routes, high load factors, and a continuation of their fleet renewal, Fornebu-based carrier Norwegian has reported strong growth in the last quarter of 2016 as well as overall positive growth for last year. Norwegian’s annual net profit for the year was reported at 1.135 million NOK (£109 million) with Q4 […]

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Boeing Debuts Newest Dreamliner Variant: the 787-10

On Friday, Boeing rolled out the first 787-10 Dreamliner at the manufacturer’s North Charleston facility. The facility, which opened in 2011, was the celebration ground as thousands of Boeing employees gathered alongside South Carolina’s Governor Henry McMaster and U.S. President Donald Trump. Starting as an idea to stretch the 787-9 variant in 2005, Boeing began working […]

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Online Travel Agencies: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Online travel agencies, or OTAs, have populated the internet since Internet Travel Network popped up in June 1995 with the goal to transact airline bookings for a small number of routes. Since then, dozens more have popped up, including Expedia, Kayak, Orbitz, and numerous others. Priceline.com is currently the largest, with a market cap of […]

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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Legend Airlines

While many carriers start with a vision and operational aircraft, Legend Airlines started with a vision and a court case. T. Allan McArtor, a former FAA employee, wanted to bypass the Wright Amendment and fly between Dallas Love Field and the coasts, which was strictly prohibited under the law. However, the Wright Amendment also didn’t […]

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Qantas Brings Live Streaming Services to Domestic Flights

Qantas passengers onboard domestic flights that are equipped with Wi-Fi will soon be able to bring their on the ground entertainment to the air. Now, passengers will be able to use Foxtel, Netflix, and Spotify to keep themselves entertained while flying. Such an accomplishment comes from the airline improving their Wi-Fi speeds up to ten […]

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A City Divided: The Kansas City Airport Debate

Kansas City is rapidly reinvigorating itself, from revitalized suburbs like Overland Park, Olathe, and Piper to the recent success of sports teams such as the Kansas City Royals, Kansas City Chiefs, and Sporting Kansas City. However, there is one eyesore that has divided the Midwest city: the airport. Kansas City International Airport (MCI) sits roughly […]

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Photos: Taking a Ride Onboard United’s Brand New Boeing 777-300ER

Yesterday AirlineGeeks.com had the chance to attend a preview flight of the new United 777-300ER aircraft featuring the carrier’s new Polaris business class seat. We were able to test out the whole experience from the lounge to the multi-course onboard meal. Our day started at the recently opened Polaris lounge at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. Guests […]

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Via Airlines Launches Service to Numerous Major U.S. Cities from Branson, Mo.

Maitland, Fla. based ViaAir has announced that they will be launching service to five major US airports from Branson, Missouri beginning on May 25, 2017, which will include Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, and Houston. According to the airline, service to Dallas-Fort Worth will be operated twice weekly, on Friday and Sunday, and service to Houston […]

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easyJet Heats Up Competition in Israel

U.K. low-cost carrier easyJet has officially become the largest foreign airline operating in Israel. Figures released by Israel’s Airport Authority show that easyJet flew over 56,000 passengers into Israel in the month of January 2017 which is an increase of almost 10% from last January. EasyJet’s Commercial Manager Neil Slaven, said, “Having started the low […]

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