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In an unanticipated press release Wednesday afternoon, Delta Air Line’s Board of Directors publicly announced the May 2, 2016 retirement of CEO Richard Anderson. The prominent businessman’s retirement would mark the end of a successful 16-year-career throughout not only Delta, but United Healthcare (2004-2007) and Northwest Airlines (2001-2004.) “Richard has been an outstanding leader and […]

Low-cost European carrier EasyJet is looking into converting some of its fleet to allow aircraft to taxi under battery power, a move which could save the airline up to 50,000 tons of fuel each year. The design into how this will work hasn’t fully been released, but the concept will more than likely include motors […]

Since the dawn of the Jet Age, air travel has revolutionized how the world works. Before it was inconceivable to think that you could hop on an airplane at night, then in the morning wake up on the other side of the world. Air travel has managed to make our vast planet ever so smaller, […]

On Sunday, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel announced the next step of Chicago O’Hare’s multi-million dollar modernization, including plans for a new runway and the potential for terminal enhancements and more gates. “The Mayor’s goal for the airport is straightforward: to make it the best airport in the world,” said Chicago Department of Aviation Commissioner Ginger […]

JetBlue Airways has announced it will begin daily nonstop service between Buffalo, NY (BUF) and Los Angeles, CA (LAX) beginning June 16, 2016. This new route is an effort for JetBlue to increase its presence in Western, New York, as well as between New York State and California. Beginning June 16th, 2016, JetBlue will fly […]

On February 1, 2016, passengers in economy were greeted with a new tasty treat. The reintroduction of free snacks on United Airlines began with the serving of complimentary stroopwafels. These morning snacks will be served on flights within North America and between Honolulu and Guam. The stroopwafels will be available on flights departing before 9:45 a.m. with flights departing after, […]

With the airline and aviation constantly changing, our team has begun a new series titled “This Week in Aviation.” Each Monday morning we will give readers a quick outlook on what to expect for the upcoming week.  American and United Grow With Chicago O’Hare Plans Just today, the city of Chicago announced that a new […]

Have you ever been bored and doodled some airplane “art” on a piece of paper or even a napkin? As aviation enthusiasts, we all probably have at some point, but our doodles don’t even come close in comparison to this AvGeek’s aviation sketches. Meet Carlos Lugo, an aviation student currently living in the Miami area. […]

Low-cost airline Ryanair has called upon the European Commission and Parliament to take action to prevent further disruption following the latest air traffic controller’s (ATC) decision to strike. Ryanair’s head of marketing, Kenny Jacobs, stated, “It’s disgraceful that Europe’s consumers repeatedly have their travel plans disrupted or cancelled by the selfish actions of ATC unions, who […]

Awe-inspiring: that, in my opinion, is the best word to describe watching the Boeing 737 MAX 8 take to the cloudy, grey Washington skies for the first time. Here’s how the day shaped up: At 5 am, I work up to some “pump-up” music. At 6:15 am, I drove from my house in Marysville, Washington […]