NEWSJul 06, 2021United Airlines Fleet Expansion Prompts Dulles Airport to Propose Massive New Terminal ConstructionLast week, United Airlines announced that they would be purchasing over 270 new medium-haul aircraft as part of their "United Next" initiative. Also as a part of this campaign, the airline said that they plan to phase out their older, 50-seater aircraft such as the Mitsubishi CRJ-200 and Embraer E145. However, this will cause Washington Dulles to have to demolish their current regional A terminal and rebuild a new concourse to accommodate these new aircraft.Read More →
ROUTESJun 30, 2021Allegiant Air Adds 23 New Routes, 4 New Cities to NetworkAllegiant Air has expanded with 23 new routes, and 4 new destinations. A short description of each of the four new destinations, as well as Allegiant's motives is included.Read More →
ROUTESJun 30, 2021Emirates Plans To Add 7 More A380 Destinations In JulyEmirates Airlines will be adding seven Airbus A380 routes to its flight schedule in July. With the removal of two routes, the Dubai-based carrier is left serving sixteen destinations. Read More →
NEWSJun 29, 2021United Airlines Orders 270 Boeing and Airbus Aircraft, Largest Order in the Airline's HistoryThis morning, United Airlines announced their new "United Next" initiative, which included the purchase of over 270 medium-haul aircraft. The airline plans to increase the total number of domestic seats for mainline routes by more than 30% while at the same time minimizing carbon emissions. This comes as part of United's goal to become 100% eco-friendly by the year 2050.Read More →
NEWSJun 23, 2021Southwest CEO Gary Kelly To Step DownSouthwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly shared his retirement plans with the public today. The company announced on Wednesday that Mr. Kelly would transition roles in early 2022. Read More →
NEWSJun 19, 2021SilkAir's Journey Comes to an End After 50 Years of FlyingSilkAir's pedigree as one of the Asia-Pacific region's leading regional carriers has now come to an end as the airline merges with Singapore Airlines. SilkAir began its journey in 1975 and has lasted for 46 years, until 2021. The Regional of Singapore Airlines will still be flying in our hearts.Read More →
ROUTESJun 19, 2021Brussels Airlines Resumes Flights to the United StatesOn Monday, Brussels Airlines resumed flights to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport after an absence of almost 15 months. One day later, the Belgian carrier will restart its service to Washington DC's Dulles International Airport. This comes despite restrictions in the United States banning tourist travel from Belgium.Read More →
NEWSJun 18, 2021Singapore Airlines Reduces 787-10 Commitments, Orders 777-9XSingapore Airlines is once again making changes to its Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner fleet. Just weeks after recording a $3.2 billion loss, the airline is looking to trim its capital expenditure commitments for the future. At the start of 2021, Singapore Airlines (SIA) had orders for 29 787-10s with Boeing. In February 2021, SIA converted 14 of its 29 787 orders to 11 777-9 aircraft orders.Read More →
NEWSJun 16, 2021Hundreds of Southwest Airlines Flights Affected by System-Wide Computer GlitchOn Tuesday, more than 500 flights were canceled with hundreds of other flights being delayed following "network connectivity" issues. This is the second time in 24 hours that the airline was forced to halt operations.Read More →
STORIESJun 15, 2021Supersonic Travel is Back! Or is it Really?Will United Airlines Really Be Able to Fly Supersonic by 2029? Will they succeed?Read More →
