Articles by Richard Rafalski

NEWS Oct 09, 2024 United Adds New Routes from Chicago, Washington, D.C. Hubs Article covering United's new domestic route announcements. Also covered is the small cuts made from other hubs. Read More →

NEWS Oct 05, 2024 Delta Unveils Bold Plans for Summer 2025 at Its Atlanta Superhub When people think of the phrase "Atlanta airport", many immediately think of Delta and their incredible presence at the airport. Well, this summer, Delta plans to not only reaffirm that position as Atlanta's hometown airline, but create the biggest schedule ever to be offered from the airline's fortress hub. Read More →

NEWS Oct 02, 2024 Southwest B737 Low on Approach to Manchester-Boston Airport Article covering Southwest's latest low altitude approach into an airport along with discussing their alarming trend with these incidents. Read More →

INFORMATIONAL Sep 28, 2024 Top 5 Best Fighter Jets in the World Article covering the top 5 fighter jets in the world and their defining features. Read More →

INFORMATIONAL Sep 25, 2024 How Much Does It Cost To Become a Pilot? Article covering how much it costs to become a pilot. Also covered are differences in cost between Part 61 and Part 141 schools Read More →

NEWS Sep 21, 2024 How Fast do Commercial Airplanes Really Fly? Article covering how fast commercial planes fly and the limitations to that speed Read More →

NEWS Sep 18, 2024 Alaska-Hawaiian Merger Given Go-Ahead by U.S. DOT Article covering the dot giving alaska and hawaiian the go-ahead to merge. Also discussed are the contingencies of the approval. Read More →

NEWS Sep 14, 2024 Southwest and Alaska Aircraft Nearly Collide at Nashville Airport Only two days after a pair of Delta jets collided in Atlanta, another potential collision incident occurred in the southeast, this time in Nashville, Tennessee. Find out what happened. Read More →

INFORMATIONAL Sep 11, 2024 Delta Comfort+ vs. Premium Select: What is the Difference? Article comparing Delta Comfort to Premium Select. Discussed are the seats, food, and perks as well as what is the same. Read More →

NEWS Sep 07, 2024 Expert Tricks to Find Cheap Last-Minute Flights Travelling on last minute flight tickets is great for someone who might have dynamic travel plans, sudden pop up opportunities to get away, or simply just don't want to buy tickets until they are leaving in a relatively short amount of time. However, it comes with one very large problem, the prices for booking last minute trips are normally through the roof. I've seen last minute tickets go for double, triple and even up to 4 times the price I paid when booking a flight a month or two in advance. Read More →