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The ground handling agency responsible for passenger loading and aircraft turnarounds has once again called on a 25-hour strike over pay. The union, Ver.di, represents over 2,000 members working at Berlin’s Schonefeld and Tegel airports. The announcement comes as no real surprise to the Berlin area. Last Friday the union walked out for 25 hours […]

Air Caraibes took the delivery of their first Airbus A350XWB on Feb. 28, 2017 making them the first French carrier to operate the aircraft type. In addition to F-HHAV, Air Caraibes will be receiving six A350XWBs, one of which they will be receiving at the end of March and three A350-1000s on order in the […]

Hong Kong-based carrier Cathay Pacific has announced an expansion of frequencies on existing routes across three different continents in their network. These flights will be operated by the carrier’s new Airbus A350 aircraft that they just recently began receiving. Commenting on the route expansion was Cathay Pacific’s Director of Corporate Development & IT Paul Loo: “Our […]

Norwegian Air International, the Ireland-based subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle, announced on Feb. 23 that the airline would begin flights between Dublin, Edinburgh, and Belfast, Northern Ireland and Providence, R.I., Hartford, Conn., and Newburgh Stewart Airport in New York. The flights are due to begin anywhere from June 15 to July 3, with different flights […]

Seattle-based Alaska Airlines has announced 13 nonstop flights from the San Francisco Bay Area. These flights are expanding markets at San Francisco International Airport and Mineta San Jose International Airport. Alaska Airlines Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer Andrew Harrison stated, “The 10 new San Francisco routes and three new San Jose routes offer something for both the […]

it’s a rainy, 33-degree day in early March, and I am up early. I never get up early. Only two things get me out from my warm, electric blanket covered bed at 4:50 in the morning: the sweet smell of cinnamon rolls and bacon, or airplanes. Seattleites can, and will enthusiastically tell you that our […]

Strategic Airlines was founded in the early 1990s as an Australia based cargo operator. The airline started operations in 1991 and specialized in using old Soviet aircraft for charter flights and Boeing 747s for cargo flights. In some cases, the carrier worked alongside the Australian government, which prompted the addition of the Airbus A330 to […]

To celebrate its twentieth anniversary, Doha-based Qatar Airways has announced some sizable upgrades to their passenger experience. Qatar has released a new business class cabin which has raised the bar from previous standards. The new experience, entitled “QSuite,” was revealed to the public by Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Akbar Al Baker on […]

Since United’s recent delivery of their new 777-300ER, the 777 has once again been put into the spotlight. While the variant first took flight in 2003, United has brought it back anew. Back in 1995, United was the launch customer of the 777, so it is only fitting the carrier that started it all is […]

Beginning in September, travelers in Argentina will have a new option when it comes to budget travel. The nation of 44 million people currently has two main methods of domestic travel; state-run Aerolineas Argentina and buses. But, Argentina’s government has announced that it will now allow the country’s first budget airline, FlyBondi, to take flight. […]