So, about that private A380 which was never delivered
Airbus and Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Al Saud made quite the splash at the 2007 Dubai Air show, announcing that the Prince would purchase an...
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Has United’s Panasonic-based in-flight internet service gone live??
The fact that a few United Airlines Airbus A319 aircraft have the Panasonic in-flight internet kit installed is not much of a secret. The carrier has...
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World’s longest flights coming in for a landing
Singapore Airlines announced this morning an order for 25 new widebody aircraft from Airbus with delivery expected starting in 2017. That’s not huge news, really,...
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Emirates, Qantas tie up on Australia service
If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. That seems to be the approach Qantas is taking with Emirates, a carrier they’ve seen heated competition with...
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Virgin Atlantic adding domestic service to its route map
Having lost partner bmi to British Airways, UK carrier Virgin Atlantic is looking to recover some the domestic feed it uses to fill long-haul flights....
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Want to get on an A380 delivery flight?
Singapore Airlines, the launch customer of the A380, is holding a contest to give away seats on the delivery flight of their 19th A380 in...
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Report: United going Boeing for narrow-body fleet refresh
Bloomberg is reporting that United Airlines and Boeing will announce a 100-aircraft order later this week in Chicago. The deal, which reportedly will also include...
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JetBlue adds Air China as interline partner, looks to wide-body aircraft
JetBlue continues to grow its interline partnership portfolio, adding Air China to the list today. Air China and JetBlue will offer interline service at both...
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Aloha NYC: Hawaiian Airlines Launches JFK-Hawai’i
The smell was the most surprising. Coming off the AirTrain, heading down the escalators into Terminal 5 at JFK, a trip I’d made dozens of...
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The craziest cabin configuration you’ll see this year
Maybe we’ve all become too complacent thinking about aircraft interior configurations. Rows of identical seats are fine, I suppose, but they lack a certain sense...