DLD 224: From numbers to colors
New boarding groups, new security screening and nearly 50 new airport names in Russia. An "historic" episode comes to life this week!
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Boeing and Embraer: More than just a CSeries play
Boeing and Embraer inched closer to a tie-up in their commercial aircraft efforts this morning. The pair announced a Memorandum of Understanding that will allow...
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Are UON? New entrants launch inflight connectivity options
Commercial success in the inflight connectivity business is anything but easy. That isn't stopping newcomers from trying. Saudi Arabia's Taqnia Space group launched the UON...
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Smuggling cocaine on a Russian government jet
Who doesn't love a good international drug smuggling tale involving government aircraft and 14+ months of surveilance?? You've gotta read this one if only for...
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An absolutely awful week for Russian aviation
Flying in Russia last week proved to be more dangerous than it probably should have. Fortunately no civilian casualties, but lots of questions about safety...
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Airline loyalty and diplomacy
Can an airline loyalty program impact global diplomacy? Maybe, maybe not. But Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles program is trying...
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Russian Metal Flying High Again
Want to fly a Russian-built aircraft? The number of options available on that front is growing rapidly as new designs are coming to life and...
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An even more remote route to St. Helena–New Routes for 18 October 2015
What fun new routes were announced this past week? A very infrequent, remote hop is interesting plus Singapore Airlines plans to resume ULH service and...
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How to get banned from Duty Free
Ever been banned from entering the duty free shop at an airport? Ever even considered that it might happen to you? Probably not on both...
