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 [...]
Delta Air Lines Testing New Boarding Procedure Washington, DC – April 25, 2013 (FlyersPulse.com): Delta Air Lines is testing a new boarding procedure at Atlanta’s Hartsfield Jackson International Airport (ATL) in an effort to speed up boarding times. However, this particular boarding procedure immediately screams Southwest Airlines. Delta is based at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport [...]
LAX – The Largest Origin/Destination Market Louisville, KY – March 7, 2013 (FlyersPulse.com) – Delta Air Lines is increasing their market share at Los Angeles International (LAX) with an array of new routes set to take flight this summer. The airport, best known as LAX is the largest “Origin / Destination” market in the United [...]
Belgian Aviation Returns to the United States Louisville, KY – March 5, 2013 (FlyersPulse.com) – Brussels Airlines soared into New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport last June, bringing Belgian aviation back to the United States after an absence of 10 years. A sporty Airbus A330-300 outfit with the latest in technology and creature comfort [...]
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, a Flying Laptop? February 26, 2013 – (Louisville, KY): Airlines around the world are pulling the Boeing 787 Dreamliner from their summer schedules, including Chicago based United Airlines, as it becomes clear the battery fix will take time. Boeing engineers met with the FAA last Friday to present technological solutions when [...]
February 20, 2013 – (Louisville, KY): The merger won’t begin until the 3rd quarter of this year, but once the wedding cake is cut, forget the honeymoon and fasten your seatbelt low and tight across the waist. Today I spoke with Mike Benjamin, CEO ofFlightView Inc., about the American Airlines and US Airways merger. When [...]
Iberia Strikes Planned: February 18-22, March 4-8, and March 18-22 February 16, 2013 – (Louisville, KY): In an attempt to return to profitability, Iberia plans to lay off nearly a fifth of its workforce. However, organized labor unions at Iberia aren’t taking to this lightly. Labor unions representing a wide range of Iberia workers announced [...]
Korean Air to launch A380 Jumbo between Seoul-Incheon and Atlanta February 15, 2013 – (Louisville, KY): Korean Air will soon become the first airline to fly the mammoth Airbus A380 aircraft into the busiest airport in the world, Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. On August 2, 2013, the carrier will launch the A380-800 on the route [...]
US Airways and American Merge February 14, 2013 – (Louisville, KY): In a wedding only appropriate for Valentine’s Day, US Airways and American Airlines announced their merger. The board of directors of each company approved a definitive merger creating a new global carrier, keeping the name American Airlines. AMR Corporation based out of Dallas-Fort/Worth, Texas, [...]
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 [...]