United bringing “Preferred” seating to economy class in Q4 2018
United Airlines passengers will soon have the option to pay more for assigned seats on board. These are not the Premium Plus premium economy nor...
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American Airlines extends Viasat deal to A321neo fleet
American Airlines will take the Viasat Ka-band inflight connectivity solution on its A321neo fleet when deliveries begin in 2019. The 100-aircraft deal was secured in...
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A350 (finally) takes to the skies over China
After months and months of delays with their certification to operate in mainland China the very auspicious 8/8 saw two airlines take delivery of the...
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Digging in to Norwegian’s A380 mess
Let us assume, for a moment, that airlines are ridiculous but not outright stupid. That might be a stretch, but presumably they go in to...
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Porter Air signs on to join Aeroplan in 2020, oneworld in the wings
Aeroplan will still have a Canadian airline partner when Air Canada's participation in the program ends in 2020. Toronto-based Porter Air will convert its VIPorter...
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The first Hi Fly A380 lease customer is not who we expected
Reports out of Denmark this afternoon have a special addition to the Hi Fly A380 wet lease charter schedule. The first flight will operate on...
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Carry-on bags are back: American Airlines Basic Economy gets a little less basic
Informed passengers truly can affect the airline industry. Today's example comes at American Airlines, where carry-on bags will soon be included in the carrier's Basic...
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Did US carriers come up short on placating China?
US airlines complied with China's demands to not list Taiwan as a separate country. At least they think they did. But China's CAAC appears far...
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Best of Farnborough 2018: Embraer’s big win
Bigger is not always better. In the case of orders at Farnborough 2018 smaller airlines and orders are more likely to upset the industry (in...
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JetBlue cuts HQ staff in major organizational shake-up
More than 5% of the staff at JetBlue's Long Island City, New York headquarters ("LSC") are out of a job following a major shake up...