Delta cuts back on growth plans, defers new planes
Delta has been bullish the past few years, growing significantly with a focus on Latin America and the Pacific Northwest. Facing rising fuel... Continue Reading
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Virgin Australia’s refit 777-300ER: the ideal longhaul aircraft?
Virgin Australia’s much-delayed refit Boeing 777-300ER is now flying, and the three-and-a-half class aircraft — with business, premium econo... Continue Reading
BA economy food buzz misses bigger fare change point
The UK is abuzz with rumoured news that British Airways is to cut the complimentary food offerings on its short-haul routes. The focus on fo... Continue Reading
Fifth grade USO-style girl group HOPE takes flight at B-17 tour stop
Founded in 1941 by Mary Ingraham at the request of then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the United Service Organization’s (USO) missi... Continue Reading
Legacy 450 to become largest aircraft at La Mole after key clearance
Working closely with Embraer, European operator ASL has cleared the Legacy 450 for operations into the challenging St Tropez, La Mole airpor... Continue Reading
Some foreign carriers cleared to activate Wi-Fi in Chinese airspace
As satellite based inflight connectivity systems continue to get faster and roll out to additional airlines, one thing has been resistant to... Continue Reading
Delta’s Comfort+ upgrades could turn into frequent flyer problem
Some of Delta Air Lines’ most valuable passengers are being hit with a predictable problem as the carrier transitions to selling its Comfort... Continue Reading
Video of Delta’s new IFE user interface confirms radical update
The graphical user interface (GUI) of an inflight entertainment system is a tricky beast. Over the course of a flight, that little seatback ... Continue Reading
Etihad VP of guest services Linda Celestino talks #PaxEx, leaning in
Linda Celestino was named Etihad’s vice president of guest services in February 2015. In her job, she oversees 6,000 cabin crew at a carrier... Continue Reading
Spanish Affair 2 is second helping of awesome
Calanda-born writer-director Luis Buñuel put Spanish cinema squarely on the map during his long, storied career with such surrealist classic... Continue Reading
Emirates talks up premium economy for unique “comfort canyons”
In announcing Emirates’ 2015-16 financial results, president and chief executive officer Tim Clark gave the most positive signal yet for pas... Continue Reading
Breastfeeding pilots file discrimination charges
Four women pilots at Denver-based ultra-low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines on 10 May filed discrimination charges with the Equal Employment ... Continue Reading
Chinese airlines begin to install Wi-Fi beyond trial basis
As airlines based in the United States are wrapping up their inflight Wi-Fi rollouts – and eyeing nextgen upgrades – and many Eu... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: End false alarms from prejudiced flyers scared of brown people
This outbreak of airlines allowing prejudiced passengers to decide that a fellow traveller is too brown, or too Muslim, or — in the latest e... Continue Reading
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