American Airlines Unveils New 777-300
What They Don’t Teach You in Ground School, Part II: Mistresses, Wives and the Mile High Club
(Editor’s note: part one of this series can be read here.) The flustered aircraft salesman walks past the front desk of the FBO pulling at his tie, a permanent blush to his cheeks; for some reason, he can’t look me in t...
U.S. Travel Agencies Sell 11 Percent More Flights in First Quarter of 2011
The consolidated dollar value of airline tickets sold by U.S.-based travel agencies increased 10.68 percent year-over-year in the first quarter of the year compared to 2010, which represents a 32 percent increase over the same ...
United Airlines Requests Authority for Flights Between Los Angeles and Shanghai
United Airlines has filed an application with the US DOT for authority to launch daily LAX-PVG service.
January 22nd in Aviation History: Pilot Mistakes Ireland for California and More
Pan Am becomes the first airlines to start 747 flights in 1970, STS-42 brings the first female Canadian into space in 1992, a P-3 Orion distance record in 1971, Apollo 5 launches in 1968, and the crashes of American Airlines Fl...
The Delayed Traveler
Who is to blame for air traffic delays? Just about everyone in the industry, from the airlines to the FAA.