ANA Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner Flights to Resume   Louisville, KY – May 9, 2013 (FlyersPulse.com): Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways, or ANA, will resume Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner flights on June 1, 2013. The 787 Dreamliner will also return to United Airlines ‘Friendly Skies’ on the same day. Other Boeing 787 operators including Qatar Airways and [...]

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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 [...]

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US Senate Votes to End ATC Furlough   Washington, DC – April 25, 2013 (FlyersPulse.com): The US Senate passed a bill which will end the air traffic control furlough. However, the bill, known as the Reducing Flight Delays Act of 2013, must now proceed to the US House of Representatives. If approved in the House, [...]

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Sequester Delays Flights Across the Nation   Washington, DC – April 25, 2013 (FlyersPulse.com): Delayed flight? You’re not alone. In what is becoming a broken record, nearly 50 percent of delays over the past several days have been due to staffing, a result of the FAA-imposed delays related to controller furloughs. Sadly, these delays are [...]

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DOT Serious with Tarmac Delay Rule – Fines United $130,000 February 13, 2013 – (Louisville, KY): The US Department of Transportation (DOT) fined United Airlines $130,000 for violations of the tarmac delay rule. According to the DOT, the federal rules were violated last May when passengers on a delayed United Airlines aircraft at Chicago O’Hare [...]

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DOT Fines COPA Airlines $150,000 and Virgin America $55,000 USD The US Department of Transportation (DOT) means business when it comes to enforcing fines for Tarmac Delays. The DOT just fined COPA Airlines of Panama $150,000 and Virgin America Airlines $55,000 for tarmac delays which took place in 2012. Strict rules are in place which [...]

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Potential Disruptions at Chicago O’Hare and Midway – December 20, 2012 The airline industry is hitting turbulence today with the Midwest Winter Storm Draco. Updates – December 20 – 1:15 US Eastern Time UPDATE: Southwest Airlines Cancels ALL Chicago Midway (MDW) Flights after 5pm, Thursday, December 20. UPDATE: FAA Ground Stop Program for Chicago O’Hare [...]

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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 [...]

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Airberlin to Begin Non-Stop Flights to Chicago Mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, welcomed airberlin’s commitment to service Chicago O’Hare Airport (ORD) at a meeting with Hartmut Mehdorn, CEO airberlin, Paul Gregorowitsch, CCO airberlin and Burkhard Kieker, CEO visitBerlin on November 30, 2012. The inaugural flight from Berlin (TXL) will take to the skies on March [...]

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Japan Airlines Serves up Kentucky Fried Chicken Kentucky Fried Chicken is said to be widely popular in Japan, especially during the Christmas season. As the Christmas season is near, Japan Airlines (JAL) and Kentucky Fried Chicken Japan (KFC) have teamed up to provide the original “AIR KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN” dish to passengers in Economy and [...]

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