Private jet travel appeals to many people, but the price of chartering jets is also exorbitant. This has created a market for companies to offer ‘near’ private jet experiences, operating under Part 135 regulations to fly out of FBOs while still selling tickets on scheduled flights. JSX is the most famous example, and there are […]
American Airlines is doubling down on its second-largest hub with plans for its biggest Admirals Club ever. The new facility at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) will span more than 40,000 square feet on the mezzanine level overlooking the airport’s central atrium, with construction beginning later this year and an opening targeted for early 2028.
WestJet is Canada’s second-largest airline. Like all operators, its network changes. All airlines have route churn, and all carriers remove airports from their map, whether due to insufficient financial or network performance, because of external reasons, or otherwise.
Pilot pay varies substantially between British Airways and Emirates, but the biggest difference is not simply the headline annual figure. British Airways uses a UK-based salary system built around basic pay, flying pay, and time-away-from-base payments, while Emirates advertises a tax-free package separating take-home cash from housing, education, medical coverage, travel benefits, and pension contributions. […]
With legendary four-engine flagships like the Boeing 747 and Airbus A380 gradually transitioning out of passenger fleets worldwide, the responsibility of connecting distant global hubs falls onto a new class of massive twin-engine widebodies. At the very top of this segment sit two competing flagships: the 777-9 and the A350-1000. These wide-cabin giants are the […]
American Airlines has today replaced its unusual ground connection between South Bend Regional Airport (SBN) and Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) with actual flights. From October 5, it will be operating three daily American Eagle services with 65-seat Bombardier CRJ-700s, replacing the 35-seat Landline motorcoaches that made their final trips on Sunday.
A Royal Air Force Service Inquiry has concluded that debris which had been present inside the carburettor of a Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Spitfire for decades was very likely to have caused the loss of engine power that resulted in the fatal crash near RAF Coningsby on 25 May 2024. The report, published by […]
The Boeing 747 was the product of a high-risk program led by Joe Sutter, the engineer who became chief project engineer for an aircraft larger than anything the company had previously built. The National Air and Space Museum later called Sutter the “Father of the 747,” while the thousands of Boeing employees involved became known […]
Southwest Airlines is gearing up to begin one of its longest domestic routes. Its service from Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) to Orlando International Airport (MCO) resumes on November 21, after a near six-year absence. This new flight is to fill the gap for built-up leisure demand for travelers from San Jose […]
The prototype engine in development by Rolls-Royce set to herald its return to the narrowbody market is known as the UltraFan. That moniker isn’t just hyperbole; its name draws directly from the exceptionally wide face of its turbine blades. Behind that huge first stage of air intake is a proportionally very high bypass ratio to […]