While there have been many headlines about United Airlines accelerating the rollout of its Starlink Wi-Fi onboard, a more practical milestone has already been reached: many flights operating between the West Coast and Hawaii now offer gate-to-gate Wi-Fi onboard,...
Frontier Airlines Challenges American Airlines + Delta Air Lines With Three New JFK Routes
Frontier Airlines has (again) announced three new routes from New York Kennedy (JFK) that will directly challenge legacy carriers on bread-and-butter routes. Frontier Adds Three New JFK Routes Like its “ultra-low-cost” peers, Frontier Airlines has struggled in recent years...
American Airlines Flight Attendants Warned Not To Leave Passengers Onboard
A recent memo warns American Airlines flight attendants that they must ensure no passengers are left onboard after landing, a “critical” safety breach that is occurring more frequently. Union Warns American Airlines Flight Attendants To Stop Leaving Passengers Onboard,...
American Airlines Expands In-Flight Espresso
Coffee lovers, rejoice…American Airlines is making it easier to avoid its FreshBrew coffee onboard with the addition of espresso machines to more aircraft and routes, including the entire 777 family. American Airlines Espresso Expands To 777 Business Class Espresso...
Jimmy Carter’s Act Of Grace On A Delta Flight
I ran the story below on Jimmy Carter flying Delta Air Lines on June 12, 2017. In honor of the former US President, I am re-running it this morning. I’ll have more to say about the former POTUS in...
United Airlines Employees Sickened By Tainted Holiday Meal In Denver
Various United Airlines employee groups, including flight attendants, have reported food poisoning linked to holiday meals at Denver International Airport. United Airlines Looking Into Tainted Holiday Meals In Denver That May Have Sickened Employees United served a holiday meal...
Flying Blue Partner Devaluation Rescinded
UPDATE: Flying Blue is rolling back its partner devaluation. Ben Lipsey, the Senior Vice President of Customer Loyalty at Air France-KLM who runs the Flying Blue program, posted the following message on Flyertalk: Sorry guys, false alarm. We were...
Russia Blamed For Deadly Azerbaijan Airlines Jet Crash In Kazakhstan
Russian air defense systems are likely to blame for the Christmas Day crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines E190 jet in Kazakhstan. Azerbaijan Airlines E190 Crash Blamed On Russian Air Defense Systems On December 25, 2024, Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) flight...
Shirtless Vigilante Shows Up To Phoenix Airport With Numerous Firearms After Earlier Shooting
What a Christmas night at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)…first multiple shootings and a stabbing, then a vigilante who showed up to the airport with a cache of weapons thinking he was going to hunt an active shooter...
American Airlines Resumes Operations After Nationwide Ground Stop, But Travelers Face Over 600 Delayed Flights
A “technical issue” with a vendor forced the grounding of all American Airlines flights earlier this morning. While normal operations have resumed, thousands of travelers’ Christmas Eve plans were disrupted. Travelers Face Over 600 Delayed American Airlines Flights On...
United Airlines Upgrades Champagne To Laurent-Perrier La Cuvée In Polaris Business Class
United Airlines will upgrade its wine and Champagne onboard in 2025, with the introduction of Laurent-Perrier La Cuvée in Polaris Business Class and a trio of new wines from around the world. United Airlines Adds Laurent-Perrier La Cuvée Champagne...
Double Diversion: United Airlines Passengers Flying Between Zurich And Chicago Have Rough Day After Flights In BOTH Directions Divert To Canada Due To Crew Illness
Passengers traveling between Zurich and Chicago ran into issues on both westbound and eastbound flights on Sunday after crew illness on both flights prompted Canadian diversions. United Airlines Zurich – Chicago Flight Diverts To Canada Due To Crew Illness,...
United Airlines Adds New Taipei Flight
United Airlines will add a new route to Taipei (TPE) from its remote Guam (GUM) hub in 2025. United Airlines Adds Guam – Taipei Route To Schedule As first noted by Zach Griff, the route is “new” in the...
Air Canada Will “Permanently” Offer Complimentary Beer And Wine On USA Flights
Air Canada will make “permanent” its offering of complimentary beer and wine in economy class on domestic Canadian flights and flights between the USA and Canada. Complimentary Beer And Wine In Economy Class Now A Permanent Feature Of Domestic...
United Airlines Will Launch Los Angeles – Beijing Flights
United Airlines is adding another transpacific flight from its Los Angeles hub, with new service to Beijing, the Chinese capital, starting next spring. United Airlines New Beijing Flight From Los Angeles While most of the world has recovered from...
Incidents Of Lasers Pointed At Aircraft Skyrockets In New Jersey
As drone frenzy rocks New Jersey, reports of lasers being pointed at airplanes are up a whopping 269% versus a year ago. This is not a laughing matter. Surge In Lasers Pointed At Aircraft Over New Jsery After Uptick...
United Airlines Adds 8 New Denver Routes, Including Rome
United Airlines is launching nonstop service between Denver and Rome next summer and added new service to seven other domestic or Canadian cities from its Rocky Mountain hub. New Denver – Rome Route Plus Service To 8 Other Cities...
Pigs Can’t Fly: The Peculiar Reason KLM 787-9 Diverted To Bermuda
Six hours into a KLM transatlantic flight, the captain radioed air traffic control as the aircraft approached Bermuda with a strange request: we need to divert because of the pigs onboard. And no, the captain was not referring to...
Air Canada Adds Free Onboard Wi-Fi Starting In 2025
Air Canada will gradually roll out fast and free Wi-Fi across its route map, starting in the spring of 2025. Free Wi-Fi On Air Canada Coming In 2025 Fast, free Wi-Fi sponsored by Bell is coming to North America...
American Airlines Improves Million Miler Program
American Airlines is adding two additional lifetime thresholds to its AAdvantage Million Miler program, making what has been an uncompetitive program more competitive, even as it still lags such benefits on United Airlines and Delta Air Lines. American Airlines...
