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Current Airbus Orders and Deliveries
Orders and deliveries for Airbus airplanes are down. For August 2019, Airbus has reported its lowest number of deliveries since January, with just 42 jets…
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Europe
New ETIAS Travel requirements for Americans going to Europe!
Americans visiting Europe needs to know about a new program called ETIAS, which are new travel requirements for Europe. You will soon be faced with…
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Virgin Atlantic Inks Codeshare Deal With Brazil’s GOL
British airline Virgin Atlantic on September 4, 2019, announced a new codeshare agreement which will allow customers to connect to flights to 37 destinations across…
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Air Canada To Take Over Toronto-Brussels, Brussels Airlines To Montreal
On September 4, Star Alliance carriers Air Canada and Brussels Airlines announced a shake-up of routes from Canada to Belgium. Lufthansa Group-owned Brussels Airlines will…
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KLM & Middle East Airlines (MEA) Announce New Aircraft Orders
KLM and Boeing have announced that the Dutch carrier has ordered 2 more 777-300ER aircraft. Meanwhile, BOC Aviation has signed a purchase-and-leaseback Agreement with MEA…
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American Cancels 737 MAX Operations Until December
American Airlines has become the latest North American carrier to extend its cancellation of the beleaguered 737 max jet, removing it from schedules until December…
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Destinations
A Natural High: Go the distance in Jamaica
Coveted for its calm vibe and named for the iconic towering black cliffs, Negril is the Jamaican road-less-traveled about a 90 minute drive from the…
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6 Tips On How To Survive Long Flights In Economy Class
I have spent a lot of hours in economy class during my lifetime. Many of the flights I have made over the last 12-plus years…
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Air Pockets When Flying: Air Turbulence FAQs
In my more than three decades as an airline pilot, there is one topic of questions my passengers ask me more about than anything else:…
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Destinations
The Glamping Craze: Today’s Top Competitor Alternative To Airbnb
Glamping has become a top competitor alternative to Airbnb in today’s world. The glamping style of vacationing has also become the biggest threat to Airbnb’s…
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Destinations
Glamping in a Boeing 727 Airplane Hotel – Dream Vacation for AvGeeks
How about a dream vacation in Costa Rica glamping in a Boeing 727 (B727) airplane hotel? For an AvGeek (someone passionate about aviation) how can…
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Delta’s joint airline venture with Air France-KLM & Virgin Atlantic is on a roll
The United States has cleared the tentative Delta Joint Airline Venture between Delta, Air France & Virgin Atlantic. That would take the fight to American…
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SAS Cabin Smoke Emergency Landing, Airline’s 2nd in Two Months
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) made another emergency landing today after smoke filled the airplane cabin. The Bombardier CRJ-900 airplane was en route from Copenhagen, Denmark to…
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Cathay Pacific CEO Resignation shows China’s influence on Hong Kong
Rupert Hogg, Chief Executive Officer of Cathay Pacific Airways has resigned, effective Monday, August 19, 2019. The Cathay Pacific CEO resignation came after he criticized…
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American Airlines to fly from Philadelphia to Casablanca, Morocco in 2020
American Airlines is making preparations to expand into Africa with flights from Philadelphia (PHL) to Casablanca (CMN), Morocco in 2020. This will mark the first…
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Destinations
San Francisco’s Embarcadero – On the Waterfront
“On the waterfront.” Immediately San Francisco comes to mind. It conjures images of ships, passengers, and cargo. Foghorns, and watercraft; sea birds calling, seals barking,…
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TWA Hotel JFK, reflecting on Air Travel of a Bygone Era
The TWA Hotel at JFK (John F. Kennedy) Airport immediately brought back memories from my 1960s and 1970s childhood as an air traveler with my…
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China’s CAAC (“FAA”) demands Cathay Pacific Airlines suspend staff
Chinese aviation authorities, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has demanded that the Hong Kong-based Airline Cathay Pacific remove some staff from their post,…
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Ural Airlines Moscow Crashlanding, with Live Videos – What Happened?
A Ural Airlines Airbus 321-100 with 226 passengers and 7 crew onboard crashlanded in a cornfield shortly after takeoff from Moscow on August 15, 2019.…
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Norwegian Air ending USA & Canada flights for B737 Max Routes
Norwegian Air just announced that they are ending their TransAtlantic Europe to USA and Canada flights and route segments intended for their narrowbody Boeing 737…