Small Planet talks big retrofit to improve passenger experience
There is nothing small about Lithuanian leisure carrier Small Planet Airlines’ ambitions. The fast-growing charter operator, which started s... Continue Reading
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Delta’s Heathrow move shows power of joint ventures over alliances
The rapid growth of alliances in the early part of the decade is now yielding to a landscape that sees established airlines push their own j... Continue Reading
United filling in route gaps at San Francisco
Adding a pair of routes from the West Coast to the Midwest doesn’t generally lead to a significant shift in passenger flows. But for U... Continue Reading
A last gasp for Delta’s Narita hub
Delta is finally dismantling its hub at Tokyo-Narita. Citing unfair competition it will slash service this fall, with two US flights termina... Continue Reading
Why AirAsia and Norwegian were motivated to order the A321neo
This year’s Farnborough Airshow was a little light on massive aircraft orders but two Airbus deals in particular give us insight into ... Continue Reading
Airbus launches A380-focused flight search engine
A new player is joining the online travel search engine business and it is a most unlikely candidate. Airbus will launch its iflya380 web si... Continue Reading
Havana operations set to fly for US carriers
A preliminary order for US airlines to offer service to Havana has been issued by the US Department of Transportation. The 20 daily flights ... Continue Reading
Why daytime to Europe is a great option for US coach flyers
Fawn over your multi-course meals, IFE content selection or even the breadth of the duty free goods on offer. For me, getting across an ocea... Continue Reading
#PaxEx TV: Dismantling jets and Brexit threat
With more than 30,000 new passenger and freighter aircraft set for production between now and 2034, it’s more important than ever to think a... Continue Reading
#PaxEx TV: Flying small for free parking and no TSA hassles
Episode 10 of our monthly aviation web series #PaxEx TV is all about the little guy. This month, our host and RGN founder Mary Kirby visits ... Continue Reading
“First class causes air rage” paper contains serious data flaws
A research paper by Katherine DeCelles and Michael Norton, published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has taken the media... Continue Reading
No Irish Need Apply? US airlines, Congress’ Norwegian moves “insulting”
The US airlines’ latest move in the ongoing chess game over US-Europe Open Skies is for four US Representatives to introduce a bill to preve... Continue Reading
Canadian upstart NewLeaf gets the green-light to operate
Remember NewLeaf, the Canadian upstart trying to bring competition to the domestic Canadian market through operations at secondary and terti... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: New aircraft, new routes: welcome A320neo and 737 MAX
Welcome to Episode 32 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guest for this episode is Michael Miller, the head of content and industry relations at Rou... Continue Reading
New regional GLO on leading edge of local air service resurrection
For a lot of communities, you just can’t get there from here because of the wholesale abandonment by major carriers or the drop in frequenci... Continue Reading
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