On October 11, 2016, Emirates Airline, the carrier of Dubai, announced a new route between their hub in Dubai and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The route marks the airline’s 11th route to the United States and their second route to the state of Florida. Flights will begin on December 15th, and will be operated by the […]
Fuel efficiency and environmental impact is always a topic in the world news and among aircraft manufacturers that are always trying to do something to lessen the negative effect flying has on our environment. Airbus has created a new A320 series aircraft that, inline with the new Pratt & Whitney engines, is one of the […]
UK carrier Monarch has announced their intentions for a continuation in operations after receiving a £165m investment from Greybull Capital. The airline originally had an extension on their ATOL license to give more time in providing assurances about the airline’s finances. This now enables the airline to receive their full ATOL license. In October 2014, […]
Are you stuck in the skies this election season? If your flying on Delta, you don’t have to worry as the airline is now offering free voter registration and debate screenings onboard their flights. Delta is offering free internet access from Gogo WiFi to passengers who wish to register to vote. With the WiFi access, […]
Finnair continues to grow its Asian traffic, and has today announced it will add capacity and frequencies to both its Tokyo and Hong Kong routes with the Airbus A350XWB for the Summer 2017 season. This is following news that the airline reporting a 6% increase in passenger traffic overall. Finnair plans to increase their current flight […]
No two aircraft are alike, and while every carrier can showcase this fact by slapping a registration number on the aircraft and recording the airplane’s manufacturing number, some take it a tad bit further. In this series we will look into the airlines that take individualizing each airplane to the next level. Individual aircraft and […]
Air Berlin has recently announced plans to restructure itself following crippling year-on-year financial results which saw a record loss of €446m back in April of this year. In a move to assist with current attempts to complete with the likes of Ryanair, easyJet and Lufthansa’s Eurowings, the airline has had to rely on bailouts from its parent owner […]
As of October 7, 2016, Moscow based carrier AirBridge Cargo added Seattle to their international route network. Their service launch was celebrated with an aircraft dedication event at Sea-Tac Airport. The brand new Boeing 747-8F Freighter aircraft was brought in on a short flight directly from Paine Field in Everett and greeted with a water […]
As Hurricane Matthew began to bear down on southern Florida on Thursday, airlines cancelled thousands of regularly scheduled flights in preparation for airport closures. A few carriers also ramped up flights in an attempt to evacuate everyone from the areas in the path of the storm. According to FlightAware, over 3,700 flights had been cancelled nationwide […]
This morning, Qatar Airways and Boeing announced an order for 30 787-9 Dreamliners, 10 777-300ERs, and a letter of intent for 60 737 MAX-8s. The sizable order is valued at $11.7 billion. As part of the order, Qatar Airways also signed a letter of intent for 60 737 MAX 8s, valued at $6.9 billion. This […]
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