Etihad Airways Upgagues NYC to Boeing 777-300ER Washington, DC – May 8, 2013 (FlyersPulse.com): Etihad Airways continues to grow its presence in the United States. On April 1, the airline started non-stop flights between Abu Dhabi (AUH) and Washington Dulles Airport (IAD). Beginning on June 1, 2013, Etihad will upgrade capacity on their flights [...]
ANA Business Product Review Scores Highly January 12-16 — (San Jose, CA): Welcome to a review of All Nippon Airways International Business Class by Steve Richardson of FlyersPulse.com. The review was conducted in the period between January 12, 2013, and January 16, 2013. Japanese carrier, All Nippon Airways, best known as ANA, has an innovative [...]
US Airways Merger Rumored Near | New Look for American Airlines January 27, 2013 – (Louisville, KY): The board of AMR Corporation, the parent of American Airlines and American Eagle, is scheduled to meet tomorrow and rumors of a pending merger between US Airways and American are in high gear. This comes just days after [...]
January 17, 2013 – (Louisville, KY): Within 15 minutes of exiting the US Customs Hall at San Francisco International Airport yesterday, I receive news the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is grounding the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. I had just arrived from Tokyo only to repeat the day of January 16th, thanks to Boeing, ANA, and [...]
New Nonstop Flights South of the Border American, JetBlue and United Airlines have announced new southbound flights in the battle for air traffic to Latin America. Additionally, American and US Airways are entering into new codeshare agreements to increase their Latin American reach. Mexico First up, United Airlines is launching a flight from Chicago O’Hare [...]
New Boeing 777-300ER equipped with Satellite WiFi American Airlines took delivery of their first Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range) aircraft today. The delivery was an important step to transform American’s aging fleeting into the industry’s most modern fleet. American is the first US carrier to order and take delivery of the 777-300ER. Virasb Vahidi, American’s Chief [...]
Fleet Renewal at British Airways In a matter of months, the first of many new long-haul aircraft will be delivered. British Airways has finalized the cabin design and layout for its soon to be delivered Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner and Airbus A380 aircraft. The Boeing 747-400, the “Queen of The Skies”, will be moving over to [...]
Air Canada 2013 International Expansion Air Canada is going west with a series of international expansions in 2013, primarily in high-demand Asian markets. Highlights include non-stop flights between Toronto Pearson International (YYZ) and Seoul’s Incheon Airport (ICN), daily service to Beijing Capital Int’l Airport (PEK) from Toronto (YYZ) and Vancouver (YVR), and increasing the frequency [...]
Air New Zealand Spices Things Up Air New Zealand has set the bar when it comes to pre-flight safety videos, the latest pre-flight video going viral – from Richard Simmons to Ed and Melaine, there is never a dull moment. In this new video, Air New Zealand partnered with WETA Workshop on a brand new [...]
New Airbus A350 XWB coming together When it comes to new aircraft construction, the one item painted first is the tail. The first A350 – MSN1 – is coming together with the composite built, vertical tail now sporting the Airbus Blue-White Livery. Airbus was initially looking to fly MSN1 this year, but components were slow [...]