Condor has been looking for a buyer for the past several months, and it seems like they've found one. As far as I'm concerned, this deal is just about the "best case scenario" for consumers. In September 2019, Thomas Cook ceased operations. Thomas Cook…
If the company is to be believed, we'll see nonstop Islamabad to New York flights as soon as May 2020... In October 2017, Pakistan International Airlines stopped flying to New York, which was their only destination in the US at the time. The airline…
Starlux Airlines is the exciting new airline based in Taipei that's launching operations this week. Tickets for their flights went on sale in mid-December, and they're commencing service this Thursday, January 23, 2020. Starlux Airlines hopes to become…
It looks like Air Greenland will be replacing their current A330-200 with a new A330-800neo! Air Greenland is such a cool airline that I look forward to flying this coming summer. The airline currently has a single wide body plane, which is an Airbus…
Brazilian airline Azul has just announced their third US destination, New York. As of June 15, 2020, Azul will begin flying daily between Viracopos and New York JFK. The ~4,700 mile flight will operate with the following schedule: AD8700 Viracopos to…
It looks like Vietnam's most ambitious airline will be launching long haul flights this spring. Bamboo Airways is a privately owned Vietnamese airline that took delivery of their first Boeing 787-9 in late 2019. The airline was founded in 2017, but has…
Etihad Airways and Gulf Air launched a codeshare partnership in 2019, and the airlines have now extended that partnership to add reciprocal mileage earning and redemption opportunities. Gulf Air is based in Bahrain, and has come a long way in the past…
Well, it looks like Europe's largest regional airline is on the brink of collapse yet again, despite them recently being acquired by a group that includes Virgin Atlantic. Flybe is a British regional airline, and until early 2019, it was the largest…
Philippine Airlines has been making significant investments in their product the past few years, as they're aiming to be more competitive with some of the other airlines in the region. The airline has recently taken delivery of six new A350-900s, which…
You'd think we've seen enough 737s grounded with the whole MAX situation, though this week three of Bahamasair's four 737s were banned from operating their standard routes to US airports. Bahamasair is a small airline based in Nassau, with a fleet of…
Um... wow, now this is an exotic flight! Conviasa, the national airline of Venezuela, will shortly be resuming nonstop flights between Caracas, Venezuela, and Damascus, Syria. The route will operate for the month of March 2020, with flights kicking off…
Well, it looks like this very cool flight is returning for the third year in a row... In the summer of 2018 a fascinating domestic transatlantic route launched -- it operated seasonally once weekly. Specifically, ASL Airlines operated a Boeing 737-700…
Well this is just awful... This morning a Bek Air Fokker 100 scheduled to operate the ~600 mile domestic flight from Almaty to Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, crashed shortly after takeoff. The plane had about 98 people onboard, including 93 passengers and five…
Travel with my dad is always fun, and heck, my dad's flights are even "exciting" when I'm not traveling with him. Perhaps for some context, check out my post from this past summer entitled "My Dad Is Flying Southwest, And I Need A Drink." Well, I bring…
It's a bizarre time for aviation in Abu Dhabi. Etihad Airways has been struggling financially, and in 2017 the airline began a five year transformation plan. Last I heard, Etihad hopes to be profitable by 2023(!!!), and in the meantime continues to rack…
Starlux is the new Taipei-based “luxury” airline that is launching operations in January. They just began selling tickets at the beginning of the week, and I've already booked my roundtrip ticket on them from Taipei to Penang, which cost ~$1,000 in business…
Last night I booked my first major review trip of 2020, which I'm excited to share the details of. I'll talk about this trip in the order in which I booked/prioritized these reviews, rather than the order in which I'll be traveling. I've written extensively…
Starlux is the new Taipei-based "luxury" airline that is launching operations in January. They just began selling tickets as of today, and I can't wait to fly with them. It's really only today that they published their full website (coinciding with ticket…
While Hong Kong Airlines recently received a cash injection, it doesn't seem like that's preventing the airline from having some planes impounded. Hong Kong Airlines has been on the brink of going out of business for a while now, as the airline has been unable…
I've written in the past about Starlux Airlines, which is probably the new (legitimate) airline that I'm most excited about. All along we've been told that the airline will commence operations in January 2020, and tickets have now finally gone on sale...…
Bamboo Airways is one of Vietnam's ambitious airlines, and they just took delivery of their first Boeing 787-9, featuring a rather surprising configuration. Bamboo Airways has some huge growth aspirations. The airline currently has fewer than 20 planes…
