The stagnant growth of the low-cost carriers since the 1970s is noticeable but not until the turn of the millennium. It was then initiated by Southwest Airlines which is originally known for its large-scale low-cost model. The said company only have one aircraft type in their fleet. This allows them to achieve their plan to … Read more
Traveling becomes more challenging when you’re responsible for little ones. Still, there are several things that you can do to make your trip easier. Of course, parents will know better than anyone else. They are very much aware that red-eye and late-night or even early morning flights should be avoided and make sure that children … Read more
The latest news about the secured $568 million loans of the HNA Group from several state-owned banks comes fast. Such a move is significant to help boost the airline’s finances or just face the consequences of having its operating license suspended. Besides, theys released a statement that it would not be able to pay its … Read more
One of the world’s biggest and well-known aviation companies, American Airlines, is currently focused on the growth strategy centered on Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), wherein the executives say that it’s the most profitable hub. The said hub is undergoing a three-year expansion plan. The aviation company added an additional four gates on Concourse A, … Read more
To date, the global airline ancillary revenue is set to exceed USD$100 billion. If we were to track it for the last ten years, the said revenue has increased fivefold. Airline operations and marketing strategy play a big impact on this. But first, let’s define ancillary revenues most simply and clearly. It includes every little … Read more
Currently, it was reiterated that global carbon commissions coming from the aviation industry are mounting faster than expected and this scenario poses a serious risk to the world’s climate efforts if left as it is or unchecked. The rise of the so-called flygskam or flight shame urged various airline and travel companies to offer customers … Read more
A Delta flight that was en route from Atlanta to Ford Lauderdale was forced to descend 30.000 feet (9000 meters) in 8 minutes time. After that, it made an emergency landing at the airport of Tampa in Florida. Fortunately, this all happened under control of the pilots. Problems with the aircraft lead to emergency landing … Read more
For a number of days after each other there were almost no British Airways flights. This was the case because pilots were on strike. Practically all members of the employee’s agencies are involved. The reaction of British Airways British Airways stated that it had almost no information about the numbers of pilots that were going … Read more
In the capital city of China, Beijing, a plan caught fire at the international airport at the end of August. The flight was empty, parked at the gate and boarding was about to begin. The flight was scheduled to fly to Tokyo in Japan some time later. About the aircraft The aircraft is a A330 … Read more
Pilot Al Haynes has passed away at the age of 87. The pilot became famous after an aircraft that he was flying crashed 30 years ago. It was the famous crash of flight UA232. Flight UA232 Flight UA232 (a United Airlines flight) was travelling from Denver to Chicago in the United States on July 19th, … Read more