Helsinki Airport will use dogs to sniff out COVID-19 after encouraging trials. If the pilot program is successful, we may see such a testing regime expand far beyond Finland and replace the need for more conventional testing. Helsinki Airports...
United Airlines’ Role In Upcoming Presidential Debates
United Airlines will serve as the official airline of the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) for the 2020 election. United Airlines’ Role in Upcoming Presidential Debates This year, the CPD will hold four presidential debates, the first of which...
Delta Air Lines Adds Three New LAX Routes
Delta is adding three new routes from its LAX hub, including new service to Palm Springs. The new routes comes as Delta continues to seek out demand in new places. New Delta Los Angeles – Fresno Service Delta will...
Mask For Thee, But Not For Me? (Flight Attendant Without Mask)
A picture has gone viral on reddit showing a United Airlines flight attendant serving the cabin without a mask on. Because its authenticity has been called into dispute, I’ve chosen to blur her face. But that won’t stop us...
Two-Year-Old Booted From American Airlines Flight For Not Wearing Mask While CEO Frolics Without One
Cue the false equivalency charges, but today we are going to look at a tale of two masks on American Airlines. Enough is enough with the masking of tiny children, especially when they are trying to sleep…especially when the...
Senate Republicans Introduce $28.8 Billion Airline Relief Package
With a wider extension of pandemic-related relief stalled in Congress, two U.S. Senators have introduced a stand-alone aid package which would buttress U.S. airlines through March 2021. Details: Air Carrier Worker Support Extension Act Introduced by Senators Susan Collins...
Air Canada Will Offer Super Elites Free Snacks In Economy Class (But Not Meals…)
Air Canada will offer complimentary alcohol and snacks to its top-tier Super Elite members traveling in economy class. But such “snacks” will not include fresh meals for sale onboard. Air Canada Offers Super Elite Members Free Drinks + Snacks...
British Pilots Decry UK Foreign Secretary’s Choice To Fly United Over British Airways
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is under fire for flying United Airlines instead of British Airways from Washington to London last week. UK Foreign Secretary Flies United Instead Of British Airways On Thursday evening, Raab flew UA918 from Washington...
How A Fiji Airways 737 Travelled To The UK
A Fiji Airways 737 is now a long way from home after a three-stop transpacific and transatlantic adventure to the United Kingdom. Fiji Airways 737 Makes Multi-Stop Journey To UK DQ-FJF, a 737-700 affectionately known as “Foxtrot” to pilots...
Emirates Will Launch World’s Longest 777-300ER Flight?
UPDATE: Emirates updated its schedule yesterday and swapped out the 777-300ER for a 777-200LR. Thus, it looks like we won’t see a 777W on this route. I’ve reached out to Emirates for confirmation and will update this post accordingly....
Flying With Ruth Bader Ginsburg
In losing Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the United States lost a brilliant justice and trailblazing woman. Today, I look back on a United Airlines flight gone awry, which forced the late justice to rapidly evacuate down an emergency slide after...
Spirit Airlines Flight Attendant Argues With Passenger Over American Flag Face Covering
A Spirit Airlines flight attendant and passenger engaged in a verbal battle over a neck gaiter bearing the American flag. The flight attendant insisted a neck gaiter was an inappropriate type of face covering and threatened to call the...
United’s Last Ditch Effort To Secure Second Bailout
With furloughs looming, United Airlines has teamed up with its union counterparts to offer one final plea for a second bailout to Congress and the Administration. United Airlines Offers Final Plea For Second Bailout With furloughs less than two...
Emirates Prepares For January 2021 Tel Aviv Launch With New Kosher Facility
Emirates has been given final approval from Israeli authorities to begin service to Ben Gurion international airport in Tel Aviv. Service will start in January 2021. In preparation, Emirates is launching a Kosher food facility in the UAE. Emirates...
The Airbus A380 With 966 Seats Onboard…
Could an all-economy configuration of the Airbus A380 with nearly 1,000 passengers saved the program? Or is the concept of a 966-seat jet aircraft the stuff nightmares are made of? The All-Economy Stretch A380 With 966 Seats Onboard Andreas...
Qantas Flight To Nowhere Sells Out In 10 Minutes
Here’s an indication of just how pent up travel demand is: a Qantas flight to nowhere just set a record as the fastest selling Qantas flight in history. Qantas Flight To Nowhere Sells Out In 10 Minutes Flat… Dubbed...
United Airlines Loses A Rock Star In Sydney
The famous Annie Walton, United Airlines’ rock star in Sydney, is the latest COVID-19 job casualty. While Annie herself is just fine, her position has been eliminated due to the pandemic. That’s reason for all of us to mourn....
The Civility Of SFO
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is prohibiting loud gate announcements as part of its new “Quiet Airport” program. Finally a prohibition I can sign onto… SFO Quiet Airport Program SFO is already one of my favorite airports in the...
Review: British Airways Lounge Washington Dulles (IAD)
This is a review of the British Airways Lounge in Washington Dulles as it appears during Priority Pass hours. British Airways Washington Dulles Lounge Review This visit occurred in March 2020. Please note service and hours may be altered...
Pan Am Returning To The Skies…Using 747s?
Pan Am is preparing its sixth reincarnation, this time introducing “luxury” passenger service onboard the Boeing 747. Pan Am Returns…With 747 Service? Enter, Gene “D.G.” Tatum, the President of the latest incarnation. He’s hoping to be based in Ecuador…or...
