RwandAir is an ambitious little airline. The airline has just a dozen planes, only two of which are widebodies. In addition to their African destinations, currently the airline flies to Brussels, London, Dubai, and Mumbai. For more than a couple of years…
Last year I wrote about Shanghai Airlines' intriguing 787-9s. For those of you not familiar with Shanghai Airlines, they're a wholly owned subsidiary of China Eastern. I don't really understand why, but then again there are a lot of aspects of Chinese…
We're seeing a couple of cool new routes to Helsinki this year from China. Juneyao Airlines is commencing longhaul operations with their 787-9, as they launch a daily Shanghai to Helsinki route as of June 28, 2019. Alrighty then... However, that's no…
Ryanair is one of the world's largest ultra low cost carriers, and is known for their incredibly low fares within Europe (and beyond). Ryanair Holdings Group has several airlines, including Ryanair UK, Ryanair DAC, Ryanair Sun, and Laudamotion. This…
Air Belgium is the interesting airline that has a fleet of four Airbus A340-300 aircraft. The airline only ever operated commercial flights to Hong Kong, though they canceled them after a couple of months, and yesterday announced those flights wouldn't…
Air Belgium was scheduled to resume 3x weekly flights between Brussels Charleroi and Hong Kong as of March 31, 2019. Air Belgium has today announced that they won't in fact resume service to Hong Kong. The carrier says that this was a "painful decision,…
Yesterday it seemed to just be the US and Canada against the world, as virtually every other country banned the 737 MAX from their airspace. Well, Canada has now banned the Boeing 737 MAX from their airspace. Canada's transport minister had the following…
Early Sunday morning an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX crashed shortly after takeoff, making it the second 737 MAX to crash during the initial phase of flight in the past several months (a Lion Air 737 MAX crashed after takeoff last October). As I addressed…
Early Sunday morning an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX crashed shortly after takeoff, making it the second 737 MAX to crash during the initial phase of flight in the past several months (a Lion Air 737 MAX crashed after takeoff last October). As I…
This will be an interesting one to watch. Ethiopian Airlines is almost unarguably Africa's most successful airline. They've built a global route network and have grown profitably and sustainably. This is in stark contrast to many other major airlines…
Cathay Pacific has confirmed that they're in talks to acquire HK Express from HNA Group. It's an interesting time for aviation in Hong Kong:
While this has been in process for a while, it's now confirmed. Icelandair Group has acquired a 51% stake in Cabo Verde Airlines, previously known as TACV. This is a process that was started last year, but the deal has just been closed between Cabo Verde…
One of things that I love about living in Miami is that it's probably the only airport in the country that challenges me as an aviation geek. I'm obsessed with planes and usually can identify any airline or plane in my sleep, but every time I'm at MIA…
MIAT Mongolian is apparently seriously considering offering wet lease service to the US. The airline has just filed with the US Department of Transportation requesting the right to engage in the: "(i) scheduled foreign air transportation of persons,…
"Boy, do you remember that time the government took over that airline and suddenly it became more profitable and competitive?" Said just about no one ever... Africa is a tough aviation market, especially for the "global" players. When you're looking…
It's sort of funny how the airline industry works. Several years ago Etihad had aspirations of forming a global network of airlines, made up primarily of them acquiring struggling airlines. Among those airlines was Alitalia, which in 2014 they bought…
The FAA is reporting that a cargo Boeing 767-300 crashed today while enrotue from Miami to Houston. This was an Atlas Air jet with the registration code N1217A operating on behalf of Amazon Air (which often has the "Prime Air") branding. Amazon contracts…
This installment will cover our Air Tahiti flights between Papeete and Bora Bora. Note that Air Tahiti is the only airline operating inter-island flights in Tahiti, and they're also not associated with Air Tahiti Nui, which is rather annoying. As mentioned…
Spain-based Air Europa is a SkyTeam airline that doesn't get all that much attention, though the airline operates quite a few longhaul flights. Their widebody fleet includes: -- 12 A330s, 10 of which are A330-200s, and two of which are A330-300s -- 10…
WestJet is transforming at the moment. This includes the airline installing a "real" business class product on their 737s, and much more significantly, also taking delivery of 787s. The airline operated their first revenue Boeing 787 flight yesterday…
Well, now I've seen it all. Airline food is typically the butt of jokes. At best, some first & business class food may be restaurant quality, though many would argue even that is a stretch. And many first & business class meals are most definitely not…
