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Rendering of a PLAY A320 aircraft is pictured here on an all-white background. The aircraft itself is entirely bright red with large white lettering that reads "PLAY"

Canadians can soon pay less and PLAY more in Europe

Icelandic ultra-low-cost carrier PLAY in June will begin offering Canadians a no-frills, bare bones, low-fare service option from “Toronto-H... Continue Reading

A mans knees are show the tight space in between seats on Flair Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8

Getting there on not-so-unique Flair with a low fare

With the first flight of my Canadian Air Carrier Extravaganza, West-Coast edition in the books, it was time for me to head back to Vancouver... Continue Reading

A man is working on his laptop on the aircraft tray table.

Why Canadian ULCC Lynx Air is a bargain that’s hard to beat

There’s a new airline flying just north of the border, in Canada. Introducing Lynx Air, a Calgary-based ultra low-cost carrier (ULCC) ... Continue Reading

Allegiant A319 cabin interior shows greyish blue seats in sets of 3 and 3. The view is from the back of the aircraft.

Cheap flights, skinny seats: welcome to no-frills Allegiant

On a recent trip to Los Angeles, I decided to get adventurous when booking my travel home to Seattle, Washington. Allegiant Air doesn’... Continue Reading

Sunwing aircraft is taking off. The sky is crystal clear blue. The aircraft is all white with an orange tail, engines and wingtips.

Press Release: WestJet Group to acquire Sunwing

WestJet and Sunwing announced today that they have reached a definitive agreement under which the WestJet Group of companies will acquire Su... Continue Reading

Bonza 737 aircraft in all white with a purple tail and engines. The work "Bonza" is displayed along the side of the plane and is also in purple.

When a 186-plus seat 737 MAX is a bonza #PaxEx improvement

The title of Donald Horne’s 1964 pop-sociology bestseller The Lucky Country became a synonym for Australia, and that’s true in terms of airl... Continue Reading

Breeze Airways' aircraft in its bright blue livery is parked at the airport gate in Charleston. A catering truck is pictured in the back ground with the word Charleston on it.

Breeze Airways makes the case for kindness as a business model

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” The old maxim from Scottish author and preacher John Watson is a worthy principl... Continue Reading

Finnair business class seat is pictured here with a woman in a brown outfit, sleeping on the flatbed.

The 14 different kinds of business class seats in 2022

As aviation in much of the world begins to accelerate out of the pandemic effects of COVID-19, the business class seating landscape has chan... Continue Reading

Icelandic LCC Play adds New York Stewart to lineup of US destinations

Play, a recently launched Icelandic low-cost carrier founded by former directors of WOW Air, is preparing to inaugurate service from Europe ... Continue Reading

Frontier Airbus aircraft taking off on the runway. A southwest aircraft can be seen in the background as well.

Frontier to acquire fellow US low-cost carrier Spirit for $2.9 billion

In a surprise announcement this morning, Frontier Airlines’ parent company said it has agreed to buy Spirit Airlines for $2.9 billion ... Continue Reading

Northern Pacific Airways aircraft parked on the runway at sunset. A beautiful sunset sky fills the background.

Northern Pacific CEO sees 757 service launch this year

If all goes right, there will be a brand new airline plying the skies between the continental US, Alaska, and northern Asia later this year.... Continue Reading

Norse Atlantic Airways Boeing 787 aircraft in-flight

Norse Atlantic Airways prepares for takeoff in 2022

A new Viking raider is charting a course across the Atlantic. Following in the footsteps of predecessors including Norwegian, Norse Atlantic... Continue Reading

Canada’s Lynx Air readies to launch ULCC operation with 737 MAX

Canadian start-up Lynx Air is vowing to offer “ultra-affordable fares” when it launches no-frills, all-economy Boeing 737 MAX 8 service on d... Continue Reading

Cebu’s 459-seater A330neo: density beyond “greige”

When Cebu Pacific announced at the 2019 Paris Air Show how many seats it was putting on its Airbus A330neo, there were gasps of shock. 460 w... Continue Reading

aha! airlines Embraer E145 regional jet at the gate.

Confident in Reno, aha! CEO Subodh Karnik talks growth prospects

Having launched bare-bones Embraer E145 service from Reno-Tahoe International Airport last week, aha! admits it hasn’t invented anythi... Continue Reading