Air Canada's Aeroplan program has just made it significantly easier to redeem miles on the North American airline I most want to fly... Canadian North is an Inuit-owned airline with the most service to the Canadian Arctic. Canadian North has been a partner…
Rwanda is an incredible country that has been trying to grow its tourism significantly (at least pre-coronavirus), and RwandAir is a part of that strategy. While it's not the most profitable airline, it serves the purpose of providing more access to…
Starlux Airlines, Taiwan's new "detail oriented luxury airline, sure is countering the industry trend. Last week the airline announced it would introduce first class on its A350 fleet, and today it has been revealed that Starlux has ordered additional…
A flight was diverted earlier this week after a man refused to wear a mask. This probably isn't the first or last time we'll hear a story like this. Rather what makes this story unique is where it took place: in Japan! On Monday afternoon a Peach Aviation…
Rossiya is a Russian airline that is an Aeroflot subsidiary. It operates a fleet of over 60 aircraft, on both short haul and long haul routes. Well, the carrier's new safety video has just been unofficially revealed -- Rossiya hasn't directly promoted…
There's not much to get excited about nowadays when it comes to the passenger experience. About the best news is hearing that airlines are increasing provisioning of hand sanitizer, or selling nuts directly to consumers. Well, leave it to Starlux Airlines,…
It looks like Aeroflot will no longer be the only airline flying nonstop between Russia and Miami, and I’m kind of excited. Azur Air to launch Miami flights Azur Air has filed with the US Department of Transportation this week to operate nonstop…
Surinam Airways has a new (used) Boeing 777, except it can't efficiently fly it on the one route its needed, even though it's well within the range of the plane. This is an interesting avgeek story, so let's dig a bit deeper. I've written in the past…
The Air Canada Aeroplan program is continuing its trend of adding new partner airlines. In June Aeroplan added Etihad Airways as a partner, in July Aeroplan added Azul as a partner, and now the program is adding another partner. This is all in addition…
An S7 Airlines flight diverted this morning after Russia's opposition leader became ill due to a suspected poisoning at the airport. Alexey Navalny is Russia's 44-year-old opposition leader, and a big critic of Vladimir Putin and his government. This…
Eastern Airlines will soon be launching its first scheduled flight between the US and Mexico, and it's a route that I think could do quite well. Eastern Airlines is a US airline that operates a fleet of Boeing 767s, and now even has a 777 in its fleet.…
If one entrepreneur has his way, Hong Kong may soon have a new airline. Danny Lee of the South China Morning Post notes that Greater Bay Airlines Company Limited has applied for an air operator's certificate (AOC) with Hong Kong's Civil Aviation Department.…
Titan Airways is operating a second flight to Saint Helena during the current pandemic, and this might just be one of the coolest routes we've ever seen... Saint Helena is a remote island in the South Atlantic Ocean, about 1,200 miles off the coast of…
A few months ago Vistara took delivery of its very first Boeing 787-9, and now the airline has taken delivery of its very first Airbus A321neo. Both of these planes represent exciting developments for the airline, and for Indian aviation overall. Vistara…
Some passengers on a Mahan Air flight were injured after the plane was intercepted by a US fighter jet last night, in what can only be described as a bizarre incident. On Thursday night, Mahan Air flight 1152 was operating a roughly two hour flight from…
This sure is an interesting revelation, though I have a lot of questions... SpiceJet is an Indian low cost carrier that launched in 2005, and that currently operates a fleet of over 100 planes. Up until now the airline has primarily operated short haul…
The founder of (now liquidated) Air Italy wants to start a new airline... Italian Airways! What could possibly go wrong? If one airline entrepreneur has his way, Italian Airways could be in the skies soon enough. As reported by Corriere, a trademark…
Unless I'm missing something, Israir seems to be operating a scheduled flight that's beyond the published range of an aircraft, which is kind of cool... I think? Israir is a fairly small Israeli airline with just seven planes in its fleet, including…
The world is getting smaller by the day for Pakistan International Airlines. Bloomberg reports that on July 1, 2020, the US Department of Transportation banned Pakistan International Airlines from operating any flights to the United States. This follows…
A Pakistan International Airlines flight attendant has gone "missing" in Toronto... and this isn't even the first time. Pro Pakistani reports that a Pakistan International Airlines crew had a layover in Toronto earlier in the week. The crew had reached…
While most airlines around the world are downsizing, Eastern Airlines is in the process of expanding its fleet with a used Boeing 777. I initially wrote about this a bit over a month ago, but the airline is now showing off its new livery on this beautiful…
I have to say, Air Canada Aeroplan is impressing me more than just about all other airline loyalty programs combined nowadays. The amount of innovation and positive changes we're seeing from Aeroplan is simply fantastic. Last month Air Canada and Etihad…
Portuguese wet lease airline Hi Fly is showing off its reconfigured A380. Hi Fly is the first charter airline in the world to have an A380, which is an awesome concept as an avgeek, but questionable otherwise. Hi Fly acquired this A380 after Singapore…
Personally if I were to launch a new airline I probably wouldn't do so during the coronavirus pandemic, but that's just me... Etihad Airways has been struggling financially since long before coronavirus, and in 2017 the airline began a five year transformation…
