We hear stories occasionally of fights between airline crew members, but I've never heard anything quite like this. The South China Morning Post reports on a rather shocking situation that unfolded on a Donghai Airlines flight. Specifically, this happened…
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French Bee will soon take delivery of an A350 with 488 seats, which will be the world's most efficient long haul plane. I'm undecided as to whether this is an incredible feat, or just sounds plain awful. French Bee is a low cost long haul airline that…
Another foreign airline has just requested permission to start flying to the US... Last Friday Neos filed with the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to request permission to start flying to the United States. The airline is seeking permission to…
It's anyone's guess how serious of a concept this is, though this is certainly one of the more unusual airline startups we've heard about. Simple Flying reports on PRAGUSA.ONE, a new European airline startup: The airline plans to launch in June 2021…
A few days ago I wrote about how Surinam Airways wanted to get rid of its 777. There's an update on that front, as the plane is currently enroute to Victorville. Surinam Airways is a small national airline based in Paramaribo, Suriname. The airline has…
A pretty snazzy-looking plane could be making an appearance at London Heathrow in the not-too-distant future... Uganda Airlines recently took delivery of two new A330-800neos. The airline only launched in 2019, so as an avgeek it's cool to see such a…
Well this is without a doubt the most interesting airline story of 2021, even though we actually have no clue what happened. Fly Armenia Airways is a fairly new airline based in Yerevan, Armenia. The airline was founded in 2019, and only got its air…
A reader from Brisbane emailed me yesterday about an E190 that flew over his house yesterday. Flightradar24 suggested the flight had flown 11+ hours nonstop from Honolulu, and the reader wanted to know if that was even possible. That's not quite what…
Breeze Airways is a new airline that will launch in the US in the coming weeks, and it's founded by the same person behind JetBlue. The airline was initially supposed to launch in 2020, though understandably the timeline was pushed back a bit. Well,…
Avelo Airlines is one of two "legitimate" US airline startups right now (with the other being Breeze Airways). Avelo is founded by a former Allegiant Travel and United Airlines executive, who plans to create an airline that will in some ways be similar…
Air Senegal has just requested permission with authorities to launch flights to the United States... with a catch. Air Senegal has just applied with the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to request permission to operate nonstop flights between Senegal…
Breeze Airways is now hiring part-time flight attendants, and this is arguably the least controversial hiring practice we've seen from the airline. For those of you not familiar with Breeze, this US airline startup is expected to launch in the spring,…
And sadly another one bites the dust... Per a public notice, Air Namibia will be ceasing operations, and the airline plans to enter voluntary liquidation. As of Thursday, February 11, 2021, Air Namibia will be canceling all flight operations, with aircraft…
Minneapolis-based Sun Country is planning on going public, and the timing sure is going to raise some eyebrows... Sun Country has filed with the US Security and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed initial public offering (IPO) of its common stock,…
RwandAir has been talking about launching flights to the USA since 2016, though up until now it hasn't happened. It would appear that may finally be changing... maybe. RwandAir has filed with the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for permission to…
A passenger on a recent Jetstar Australia flight was forced to cover up, even though she wasn't violating the carrier's dress code OnlyFans performer Isabelle Eleanore was flying with Jetstar on Sunday from Gold Coast to Melbourne, and ran into some…
Dawn reports that Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will start confiscating crew passports during layovers, after a flight attendant went missing in Toronto... again. Over the weekend a PIA flight attendant went "missing" in Toronto. PK798 operated…
Nigeria's Air Peace has a swanky new jet with a unique business class configuration. Air Peace has this week taken delivery of its very first Embraer E195-E2. This is Embraer's latest jet, and an evolution of the previous Embraer 195, as the new jet…
I guess this concept has been around for a couple of years now, but I hadn't paid much attention to it until now, as the airline will be operating a US route over the next several weeks. Over the past few years we've seen private jets become more accessible.…
A small Canadian airline has just become the latest customer for the Boeing 737 MAX. Canadian ultra low cost carrier Flair Airlines will lease 13 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. Perhaps most amazing is that the airline will be taking delivery of these planes…
Even during these unprecedented times, several entrepreneurs are looking to launch new airlines in the US. Breeze Airways will be the first airline startup to launch operations, as the airline will start flying in a couple of months. There's another…
Several weeks ago it was rumored that IAG had renegotiated its purchase of Air Europa, and that's now official. IAG is getting 50% off plus 0% APR for 72 months, which isn't half bad. ;) In November 2019 it was announced that International Airlines Group…
A couple of days ago I wrote about how I was struggling to control my excitement over a gift that was on the way, and felt like a kid on Christmas Eve. Well, the gift that I was so excited about has finally arrived, so as promised I wanted to share some…
There's a new Italian airline that's supposed to launch operations in a couple of months. No, not Italian Airways, which is from the founders of Air Italy (which ceased operations). And no, not the "new" Alitalia, which looks a whole lot like the old…
