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Last week, the  U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced the allocations of routes to Cuba for non-Havana routes. Silver Airways, a regional carrier based in Florida, was awarded all routes in which they had applied. As of June 15, Silver has become the first airline to sell regularly scheduled flights to Cuba in over 50 years. The […]

With an expanding Indonesian economy in the early 2000s, the Indonesian aviation community saw quite a few new airlines arise, on of which was Adam Air. Adam Air was formed as a privately owned commercial airline by Agung Laksono in 2003 as a way to provide a cheaper alternative to other airlines like Gaurda Indonesia […]

On June 6th the United States Department of Transportation approved six airlines to begin offering flights into Cuba. The U.S carriers that have been selected include American Airlines, JetBlue, Southwest, Sun Country, Frontier, and Silver Airways. Each company is required to begin flying within 90 days of the dates requested in their applications. This hints that […]

For the longest time, I have wanted to fly on the Boeing 747, commonly known as the ‘Queen of the Skies.’ When the opportunity came along to fly on this beauty on a domestic route, I jumped on it. All AvGeeks have certain “weird” airlines, routes, and/or aircraft they want to fly on. For me, the […]

In late October 1994, a group of private investors founded British Mediterranean Airways (BMED) to operate services from the British Isles to the Mediterranean. The airline operated an Airbus A320 on a route from London’s Heathrow to Beirut, Lebanon. The airline quickly found success in their routes to leisure markets, and the next year, routes […]

Hawaiian Airlines recently unveiled their newest Airbus A330-200, the first A330 in their fleet with their new upgraded premium cabin. In a press release from the airline, the new cabin is described as modern with luxurious island-inspired designs and special lighting that create constellations paying homage to the history of Polynesian navigation.  The new seats […]

In efforts to lower emissions, airlines and biofuel companies have been testing new possibilities and pushing their limits to create cheaper jet fuel that’s safer for the environment. One airline has partnered with a biofuel company to create and test new solutions. Alaska Air joined with Gevo, a biofuel company, to fly two flights on Tuesday, […]

On June 8th, Russia’s Irkut rolled out its MC-21 single aisle aircraft inside a packed flight test hanger located in Irkutsk, the capital of East Serbia. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, who was in attendance inside the 80 year old factory complex, announced that “The MC-21 by its technology level I should say it exceeds […]

On June 7, 2016, Delta announced that beginning on May 25, 2017, they will start flights between New York JFK and Glasgow, Scotland. This service will be the only nonstop flight between the two cities. It will be in conjunction with Virgin Atlantic. The flight will be operated using a Boeing 757-200ER, which will seat […]

The ability to stay connected while traveling is now a top priority for the airlines. Companies such as Gogo have been providing inflight internet service since 2008, starting with American Airlines and have expanded to many other carriers. Like any first generation technology, there are problems along with room for improvement and American has begun […]