China’s aviation industry could soon see the regular use of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) for commercial flights as Colorful Guizhou Airlines successfully completed a domestic flight. The use of blended fuels was part of the low-cost regional carrier’s relatively new partnership with Airbus, which preferred SAF to traditional jet fuel blends like JP-5 and Jet … Read more
Last Thursday, Avianca introduced a third and final vintage aircraft, featuring the same livery as its fleet of LACSA flights. The Costa Rican airline existed between 1945 and 2017, but when Avianca decided to end the brand and merged it into its ranks, it ceased to exist. A third retro livery Avianca has started painting … Read more
United Airlines flight 713 was canceled due to a technical issue with the plane. The Boeing 787-9 experienced a fault at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport. Just before departure, the crew brought the aircraft back to its stand and passengers remained onboard for a long period of time while this problem was investigated. With only … Read more
Read on to find out how Etihad Airways made the changes they needed to stay profitable. We took a look at what happened in the past few years, specifically in 2022. The company no longer operates airplanes like Airbus A330, A340, or A380 and it also retired the Boeing 777-200LR type of airplane. A mass … Read more
Passengers flying between Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) were given a shock of their lives on AA71 November 27th. On this particular flight, which joined American Airlines in May of 2017, a strong burning odor was reported to the passengers. A plane traveling from New York to Dallas was unable … Read more
Air Greenland is a pioneer in the aviation industry, and many people think that their Airbus A330-800 is going to be just in time for Christmas. The next-generation aircraft has completed its first customer acceptance flight, and they plan on pushing it into service as soon as possible to replace their aging A330ceo. The customer … Read more
As one of Asia’s most technologically advanced nations with distinctive cultures and histories, Japan has always been a significant hotspot for travelers. However, the country was closed off to international travel for a prolonged period. It re-opened on September 16th and since then a lot has changed. Let’s talk about everything that has happened since … Read more
When an aircraft is traveling from one country to another, the crew is trained to be on high alert. After landing at an airport, anyone found with suspicious objects has followed the appropriate protocols before declaring the aircraft safe. The bomb scare was an unfortunate event on Monday, September 11th IndiGo flight 6E379 is a … Read more
This September, easyJet announced that over the course of several months, Rolls-Royce would test a new engine that could power it to net zero aviation. The BBC has reported today that this first-stage series of tests are now underway, and will be in partnership with Rolls-Royce running on hydrogen. Rolls-Royce has entered into a multi-million-pound … Read more
Is it just me or does the cost of travel always seem to be increasing? Fortunately, we can find out by taking a look at some short-term changes. Smart Asset has compiled the average airfare costs for departure dates between 2021 and 2022, alongside the one-year percentage change and one-year dollar change. Greenville – Spartanburg … Read more