Etihad has built up its reputation on the allure of the A380. With the aircraft on the chopping block and Etihad continuing to struggle, it’s time to merge with Emirates. Emirates loves to sell the bling (golden showers and...
Lufthansa A380 Operations Won’t Return To Frankfurt
Lufthansa has retired seven of its 14 Airbus A380 aircraft in response to COVID-19. Now the carrier has revealed that the A380 will not return to Frankfurt. Lufthansa Faces Same A380 Issues As Other Carriers Carriers around the world...
Pakistan International Airlines A320 Crashes, Killing 97 Onboard
A Pakistan International Airlines A320 carrying a total of 99 passengers and crew members crashed into a congested neighborhood in Karachi this afternoon. At least two survivors have been pulled from the wreckage, but 97 are feared dead. What...
A Bizarre Sexual Harassment Lawsuit On United Airlines
A NFL player is suing United Airlines for failing to take seriously his sexual harassment complaint onboard a transcontinental flight. A Raucous Redeye Flight On United According to the lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles County, the following occurred on...
Delta’s New Triangle Route To Cape Town Puts Heat On United
When Delta Air Lines announced plans to retire its 777-200 fleet, one unanswered question was the status of its longest flight, Atlanta to Johannesburg. But Delta has come up with a creative “triangle route” solution that puts immediate pressure...
United Airlines Eliminates Formal Onboard Beverage Service
United Airlines will introduce a new snack pack that will replace traditional beverage service in economy class, at least temporarily. Select drinks will still be available upon request. United moved to exclusively serving pre-packaged food and drink in April....
Why The Air France A380 Retirement Pains Me…
As expected, Air France has accelerated its A380 retirement and will be come the first airline to wholly retire its A380 fleet. That’s sad news in general, but particularly sad news for me. Let me concede at the outset...
Scott Kirby Channels His Inner-Winston Churchill
Scott Kirby sees himself, whether he admits it or not, as a wartime leader in the vein of Wintson Churchill. His address to employees earlier today makes this clear. I covered his speech to employees earlier today, but wanted...
What Scott Kirby Told United Employees Today
Scott Kirby was much more himself in his welcome video to employees versus his welcome video to the public. Even as a consumer, I found his internal speech much more compelling. Scott Kirby Does Not Mince Words In a...
United CleanPlus Will Promote New Standard Of Cleanliness
United Airlines is teaming up with Clorox and the Cleveland Clinic to “enhance” the airline’s cleaning standards with the goal to deliver an industry-leading standard of cleanliness. The new program is called United CleanPlus. How United CleanPlus Will Promote...
Letter From New United CEO Scott Kirby Does Not Sound Like Kirby
I’ve read memos from United’s new CEO Scott Kirby for years. I’ve heard him speak. I’ve met him on multiple occasions. A video letter to United customers simply does not sound like him. But it’s the first step in...
Etihad’s Covert Flight To Israel
Despite no scheduled commercial service or even diplomatic relations between the United Arab Emirates and Israel, an Etihad A330-200 landed in Tel Aviv on Tuesday to deliver coronavirus aid to Palestinians. The aircraft, painted all white, bore the registration...
Lovely: Las Vegas Responds To Depressed Demand By Hiking Resort Fees…
Stupid Las Vegas…when will you learn? Resort fees are going up again. I am decidedly in the camp of those who detest Las Vegas. No offense to those who have chosen to live there, but the mix of crass...
Delta Pilot Now Flies U-2 Spy Plane For U.S. Air Force
A Delta Air Lines pilot has pivoted from commercial to back to military and is now flying the U-2 spy plane, one of the most exclusive airplanes in the world. We love flying vintage aircraft at Live and Let’s...
A Farewell Note From United CEO Oscar Munoz
Today marks the last day of the Oscar Munoz era at United. Tomorrow the baton is passed to Scott Kirby. We’ll have plenty to say about that, but want to focus today on a farewell note that Munoz just...
Nigeria Impounds British Jet After Unauthorized Commercial Flight
Nigeria has impounded a British-registered jet after alleging the airline operated a commercial flight in contravention of of a government ban on all such flights due to COVID-19. Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, announced on Sunday that a...
Balkans Day 4: Beauitful Dubrovnik
Yes it is touristy, but I could not believe how beautiful Dubrovnik was. I cannot wait to return. After a long day of travel, we slept in and enjoyed a leisurely breakfast the Hilton Imperial. This was not a...
Anywhere In The World In Business Class For $1639? Of Course It Was Too Good To Be True…
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. The bottom line is this: I am not making any speculative Qatar Airways bookings after Qatar changed the terms of its very lucrative flexible ticket policy. An...
South African Airways Is In The Hands Of One Man
Pravin Gordhan desperately wants to maintain a national carrier in South Africa. As South Africa’s Minister for Public Enterprises, the key to a new or revitalized airline rests in Gordhan’s hands. One Man’s Effort To Save South African Airways There’s...
United Restricts Employee Standby Travel To Ease Onboard Crowding Tensions
United Airlines is limiting the number of employee standbys it will board in order to encourage “social distancing” onboard. Airline employees are generally allowed to travel on a non-revenue, space-available (NRSA) basis on any flight their airline operates. Sometimes...
