January 12, 2018 12:00 pm ET
December 27, 2017 5:33 pm ET -
ANA’s 8-Hour Flight to Nowhere
Japanese airline All Nippon Airways, or ANA, made headlines Wednesday when flight 175, their scheduled 11-hour flight from Los Angeles International Airport to Tokyo’s Narita Airport, turned back to LAX mid-flight when the crew reported an “unauthorized passenger” onboard the…
December 13, 2017 11:16 pm ET -
United Adds San Francisco to Tahiti Service
United Airlines has announced nonstop service from San Francisco to Tahiti starting on Oct. 30, 2018, marking the carrier's 13th new international destination this year. The new South Pacific route from the Bay Area to the gateway of Pape’ete (PPT) marks…
December 11, 2017 10:02 pm ET -
United Looking into Acquiring ExpressJet Stake
United Airlines is looking into possibly acquiring an ownership stake in ExpressJet, according to Bloomberg. The regional airline is a subsidiary of SkyWest and currently holds a codeshare agreement with United. Potential goals and benefits associated with a stake in…
November 25, 2017 10:22 pm ET -
Traversing Larger Boundaries: The Ever Expanding Reach of Regional Aircraft
Regional aircraft, the small, less than 100 seat airplanes that we see at small airports across the country, are finding themselves on longer routes. The aircraft were originally offered as a way for airlines to serve short routes with less…
November 24, 2017 9:54 am ET -
Hainan Airlines Completes Its First Transcontinental Flight Partly with Biofuels
Hainan Airlines recently completed its first transcontinental flight with an aircraft fueled in part by biofuels derived from waste cooking oil. This marks a step forward in China’s plan of meeting goals for a green economy and low carbon emissions.…