Over the last few weeks, many reports have suggested that there are measles outbreaks occurring at airports throughout the US. While outbreaks can be alarming, these have been mostly paranoia rather than fact. If you are considering booking travel or signing up...
“Outgoing” Qantas CEO Will Stay Three More Years
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce’s plans for retirement have been placed on hold…for at least another three years. Today, Qantas announced the veteran CEO would remain at the helm of the Australian airlines until at least 2022. Yesterday, I wrote...
Emirates Hints At New U.S. Fifth Freedom Routes, Life After A380
As Emirates reevaluates its long-term growth goals, it is examining new Fifth Freedom routes to the USA and life without the A380 superjumbo jet. Speaking at the 2019 Arabian Travel Market, Emirates’ President Sir Tim Clark said his carrier...
Qantas Prepares For Sydney To London Nonstop
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce announced that an undisclosed aircraft has “met the challenge” and Qantas will be prepared to fly nonstop between Sydney and London and other ultra-longhaul destinations by the end of the year. Joyce’s prediction came at the...
American Airlines Sees $1 Billion Impact From 737 MAX + Rising Fuel Prices
When American Airlines’ CEO Doug Parker [in]famously boasted that AA would never lose money again, he likely never imagined that an entire aircraft type would be grounded for months as oil prices rose. But welcome to 2019… Put together,...
United Airlines Faces New Racism Controversy
A passenger has accused a United employee of calling her a monkey. There were witnesses. Now the passenger is suing, creating a monumental headache for United. There are certain code words that are so deeply linked to race that...
Woman Kicked Off Frontier Flight After Complaining About Vomit On Seat
A woman was forcibly removed from a Frontier Airlines flight after voicing her disgust over vomit found on her daughter’s seat. Imagine you step onto your flight, sit down, and find your daughter’s seat is wet. You hold your...
Air Italy Suspends Three Transatlantic Routes, Adds Four Fun New Routes
U.S. legacy carriers should be very afraid of Air Italy. The Italian airline is doing so well it has announced it will halt service to two U.S. cities and one Canadian city this winter. Were you saying something about...
United Officially Unveils New Plane Design
After a leaked image of United’s new paint job made headlines yesterday, United officially unveiled its new livery today in Chicago. Since the images (and later video from United) circulated yesterday, today’s ceremony had no surprises. Nevertheless, I was...
Crime And Intrigue Surrounding Hong Kong Airlines
Two factions are fighting for control of the airline and one side has made an explosive claim of break-in and theft. Now a court has ordered the airline to publicly choose a leader. Welcome to the drama of Hong...
Hot Deal: Business Class From Europe To USA From €1200 R/T
Thinking about a trip to the United States this summer? Why not splurge on business class? If you act now, you will not even pay much more than for an economy class ticket. Via God Save the Points, Star...
Why Is Lufthansa Losing Money?
Why has Lufthansa already lost over 300 million euros this year? For the first three months of 2019, Lufthansa lost 336MN EUR (~ $380MN USD). Blaming rising fuel costs and overcapacity in Europe, the German airline swung to loss after reporting a...
Warning: French Pilots Threaten Another Strike
A warning to those of you scheduled for travel in France in early May: pilots from all airlines are threatening a unified strike. That could spell disaster for air travelers in France and flying French carriers around the world. The...
Passengers Flee Onto Wing As 737 Catches Fire
In an odd story out Russia, a Boeing 737 engine that caught fire prompted passengers to evacuate onto the wing of the aircraft. An Utair 737 flight planned for Moscow (VKO) to Makhachkala (MCX) was taxiing at Moscow Vnukovo...
United Airlines Extends New Delhi Service Cancellation
United is extending the suspension of service to New Delhi until July. A flight attendant just forwarded me the following update: As we previously reported, seasonal winds and the continued closure of Pakistani airspace have caused us to suspend...
SAS Worried As “Flying Shame” Grips Sweden
In Sweden, flying has become a social faux pas. That’s causing great concern for Swedish Airports and Scandinavian Airlines. Swedavia AB, which operates 10 airports in Sweden, noted two startling stats: In 2018, Sweden had its weakest overall growth...
U.S. Secretary Of State Looking “Very Closely” At Qatar-Air Italy Deal
Mike Pompeo, the U.S. Secretary of State, was grilled by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee this week. Many topics were raised, but the one that raised my eyebrows was Air Italy. A group of U.S. Senators—a motley bipartisan crew—are...
Meanwhile, One Airport Seeks To Punish JetBlue
With all the excitement surrounding JetBlue’s London announcement yesterday, news of a crackdown at an airport on the other coast slipped off the radar. JetBlue has big expansion plans to Europe. Service will start with London in 2021 from...
United May Replace 757s With A321XLR
In the coming years, United plans to replace its aging fleet of Boeing 757 and 767 aircraft. Now United is floating the Airbus A321XLR as a potential replacement. Speaking to employees in a video that was seen by Flight...
An Explosive New Theory On The Ethiopian 737 MAX Crash
A new and detailed theory suggests that a potential bird strike plus pilot error, coupled with faulty sensors, resulted in the ET302 crash. I’ve been following the ET302 crash closely as we all try to better understand what happened...
