NEWSMar 27, 2022Air Canada Announces Acquisition of 26 New Airbus A321XLR AircraftRecently, Air Canada announced its order of 26 new Airbus A321XLR aircraft. This order will allow it to modernize its fleet and position itself for growth in the post-pandemic era.Read More →
STORIESMar 26, 2022The Frontier/Spirit Merger: Bad For Business and Bad For ConsumersWith so many mergers in the airline industry throughout the past few years, many believed that the industry’s period of consolidation was over. However, recently, Frontier and Spirit Airlines announced their plans to merge, creating the fifth largest airline in the United States. While the companies claim the combined carrier would offer better options to travelers across its network, closer examination reveals plenty of red flags around the proposed merger.Read More →
NEWSMar 24, 2022Disruptive Emirates Passenger Arrested in ManchesterA disruptive passenger onboard an Emirates Airbus A380 flight from Dubai was arrested after landing at Manchester Airport. The incident occurs as the airport reported unexpectedly high passenger volumes this week.Read More →
NEWSMar 23, 2022Southwest Airlines Becomes Official Airline of Colorado RockiesIn the past few years, Denver has become a city of importance for low-fare king Southwest Airlines. After new route additions during the pandemic were complete, the Mile High City became the carrier’s largest city in terms of passengers carried. Now, Southwest seems to be looking to reaffirm its dedication to Denver by becoming the official airline for the Colorado RockiesRead More →
ROUTESMar 20, 2022Nepal Airlines To Restore International Routes Following COVID-19 RecoveryThe national airline of Nepal, Nepal Airlines, has stated that it will prioritize restoring international flights that were suspended because of COVID-19. This restoration will begin at the end of this month, as the airline restores routes to major cities in Asia, routes cut at the beginning of the pandemic.
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INFORMATIONALMar 19, 2022Onboard Negus: The Boeing 747 Party PlaneWhile the COVID-19 pandemic forced British Airways to retire its Boeing 747 fleet, some of them have found new homes across the UK. G-CIVB or 'Negus' has been turned into the ultimate, posh party plane and is now available for hire.Read More →
NEWSMar 18, 2022Spirit Airlines Grows Presence in San Diego for First Time in Five YearsUltra-low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines is now joining Southwest as the second airline to operate flights from San Diego to Oakland. Spirit's ultra-low-fares might be enough to shift the pendulum in its favor against Southwest. Read More →
NEWSMar 16, 2022Lufthansa Returns Airbus A340-600 to ServiceAfter nearly two years in storage, Lufthansa has decided to bring its A340-600s back into service. Five of the aircraft type should be ready to fly by summertime. Read More →
NEWSMar 14, 2022United Kingdom Lifts all Travel Restrictions The UK has announced that all travel restrictions will be lifted from 4 AM Friday morning, regardless of vaccination status. Heathrow Airport, along with British Airways and Virgin Atlantic, will also be dropping its mask mandates.Read More →
NEWSMar 13, 2022Etihad Airways to Launch A350 Flights in Three WeeksEtihad is launching commercial service on their Airbus A350-1000s after keeping the planes in storage for more than two years. The planes won't fly on long-haul routes immediately but will be available on medium-haul routes until July 1, 2022. Read More →
