Southwest has Georgia on its mind... At least thats what Trevor Stedke (the airline's Vice President of Technical Services) asserted today at the Nashville International Airport during Southwest's new route announcement. Specifically, Southwest Airlines announced that it will launch 5x daily flights between Nashville and Atlanta starting August 7th, 2018. The route will reduce to 3x... Continue Reading →

I consider myself an (in)frequent flyer. I travel throughout the year, with some being busier than others depending on family commitments, vacations, and time off. I am usually good for about 15,000-25,000 thousand but-in-seat miles per year. And thanks to my American Airlines status, I am continually able to meet the threshold for the carriers... Continue Reading →

On Thursday, November 2nd Singapore Airlines unveiled their new Suites, Business, and Economy class products live from a ceremony in Singapore. SIA will eventually retrofit its entire A380 fleet with these seats, although the newest 5 A380's will be the first aircraft to receive the new products. Suites Class This is a stunning. Singapore has... Continue Reading →

United received it first 777-300ER earlier this year, with its first flight taking place on February 16th, 2017 between New York-Newark and San Francisco. This aircraft represents a milestone for the airline, as it is the first plane to fly with the brand new Polaris business class seats. The airline is slated to receive 14... Continue Reading →

Later this month Delta will commence its first commercial service with its brand new Airbus A350. The A350 will be replacing the airline's 747-400's and become the backbone of Delta's long haul fleet for years to come. Seeing as this aircraft marks an enormous milestone for Delta, I figured it would be beneficial to recap... Continue Reading →

In this installment of Wednesday Route Highlight we will continue our focus on African aviation.  Previously, I have written about Air Madagascar (read here), Air Namibia (read here), Ethiopian (read here) and TAP Portugal’s (read here) interesting routes to the continent. Today, we will be taking a look at RwandAir's service between Kigali (KGL) (the capital and largest... Continue Reading →

Wow! Some news rolled in early Monday evening that is sure to shake up the aviation industry as we know it. Today, French Aerospace giant Airbus announced that it has acquired a majority stake in Bombardier's new C Series Aircraft.  The C Series has recently been in the news after the U.S. Government instituted a... Continue Reading →

In this installment of Wednesday Route Highlight we will continue our focus on routes to/from Africa.  I have previously written about Air Madagascar (read here), Air Namibia (read here), and TAP Portugal's (read here) interesting routes to the continent. Today, we will be taking a look at Ethiopian Airlines' service between New York (Newark) and Lome (LFW);... Continue Reading →

In some rather late-night news here in the United States, it looks as though the U.K.'s Monarch Airlines has folded. The airline has ceased operations effective October 2nd, 2017. Monarch has been in financial turmoil for over a year, and was slapped with a Sunday night deadline to try and come to an agreement with... Continue Reading →