Why SriLankan has the best economy class you (probably) aren’t flying
Consider, for a moment, the area often defined on airline route maps as “Indian Subcontinent/Indian Ocean”. The airlines based in the region... Continue Reading
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Simulating the G650: FlightSafety International talks shop
FlightSafety International’s new Gulfstream G650 simulator, based at the Centre at Farnborough, brings the training specialist’s globa... Continue Reading
Seaplane-resort cooperation perfects art of arrival in the Maldives
Six hundred dollars per person. It’s the average cost of round-trip seaplane transfers between the main airport of the Maldives–Malé’s Velan... Continue Reading
Is Emirates experiencing economic turbulence of its own making?
This week, Emirates announced it is cutting back on flights to the US in response to the travel and laptop bans implemented by the Trump adm... Continue Reading
Economic warfare: Emirates bows in this US battle
Maybe demand was soft to begin with. There is no doubt that inbound travel to the United States is showing weakness these days. Add a materi... Continue Reading
Delta turns to Italian designers for heart-shaped love spoons in the cabin
Delta Air Lines went straight to Italy when it set out to bring a touch of pizzazz to its premium, international inflight dining experience.... Continue Reading
Passengers wake up, smell the bacon with Ryanair pre-order breakfast
Ryanair passengers with a hankering for traditional Irish sausage can now pre-order a full, cooked breakfast to be served to them on a picni... Continue Reading
NAI gets a union; will US3 and labor continue to fight it?
Will the labor union objections to Norwegian Air International (NAI), the Ireland-based arm of the Norwegian family, stop now? The budget ai... Continue Reading
It’s all about umami for these airline specialty beverages
“When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you wil... Continue Reading
Rotary Wings for the World: Luxaviation Helicopters on scope of ambition
Luxembourg-based private aviation firm Luxaviation Group last month launched what it describes as “the world’s first VIP helicopter ma... Continue Reading
New York starting to see the regional airport it deserves in LaGuardia
LaGuardia is an airport that needs no introduction. From the leaky roof patched up with garden hoses and buckets to the extreme overcrowding... Continue Reading
Airline salads prove a surprising hit and play bellwether role
Even with something of a culinary revolution taking place in the air, the humble airline salad remains all too often a forgotten pile of unl... Continue Reading
Goodbye, Virgin America. Hello fully integrated airline in 2019
It seems that the only person surprised by the decision to retire the Virgin America brand is Richard Branson. Alaska Airlines made the news... Continue Reading
SITA moves needle on biometric airport processing
As airports move towards an increased focus on self-processing, aviation backend supplier SITA is testing out its new facial recognition Sma... Continue Reading
Hawaii 450: Embraer’s mid-light Legacy achieves speed record
On 23 January, Gulfstream announced that its super mid-sized G280 had set a new speed record between California and Hawaii, departing McClel... Continue Reading
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