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Introduction: The Long Way Between LA And London

Welcome to my first new trip report of 2016, as my goal for this year is to sample as many new first & business class products as possible. And I’m sure you guys will agree this is a good start. The way this trip came to be is sort of funny. In mid-December I wrote about...

7 hurt in severe turbulence on American Airlines jet; plane diverts to Canada

Seven people were taken to a hospital after an American Airlines plane from Miami to Milan made an emergency landing in Newfoundland after the jet briefly encountered severe turbulence. The aircraft landed safely in the East Coast Canadian province late Sunday, where it was met by param...

We brought an antenna to Davos to track private air travel, and here’s what we found

The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting here attracts a high-flying set of attendees. This year, Quartz endeavored to discover just how high-flying these Davos men and women are by tracking private helicopter travel in and out of the Alpine town during the conference. To do that, we built an antenna and installed it at our apartment in Davos from Jan. 19, the day before the event o...

Hyderabad: 70 fliers offloaded from flight for ‘unruly behaviour’

At least 70 passengers were offloaded from a Raipur-bound Indigo flight at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad on Friday night due to “unruly behaviour”, following which the passengers lodged a complaint with airport police alleging that they were harassed by the staff. The incident took place between 8.30pm and 9.00pm. The passengers, who as a group were travelling to R...

Buenos Aires gives Sol deadline to find new investors

Sol Líneas Aéreas (8R, Rosario, SF) staff have temporarily returned to work after the airline reached a compromise with the Argentine government concerning its immediate future. Sol ceased operations on Friday last week after Aerolineas Argentinas (AR, Buenos Aires Ezeiza) rescinded a long-standing Capacity Purchase Agreement which had availed ARS125 million (USD9.44 million) in f...

Thai to defer aircraft deliveries, sell off redundant assets

Following a board meeting this past week, the president of Thai Airways International (TG, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi), Charumporn Jotikasthira, told a press conference in Bangkok that additional cost-cutting measures have been proposed including the deferral of new aircraft deliveries as well as the sale of redundant assets. According to the Bangkok Post, Thai will open dialogue with Airbus Industri...

US storm cancels Emirates flights

Emirates cancelled eight Washington DC and New York flights on Saturday after a massive blizzard and strong winds brought US east coast cities to a standstill. The cancelled flights are EK 203 Dubai to New York JFK, EK 204 New York JFK to Dubai, EK 201 Dubai to New York JFK, EK 202 New York JFK to Dubai, EK 205 Milan, Italy to New York JFK, EK 206 New York JFK to Milan, EK 231 Dubai to Washingt...

iPass partners with Panasonic Avionics to offer inflight wifi on 23 airlines

iPass Inc., the world’s largest Wi-Fi network, announced an agreement with Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) to bring inflight Internet access to iPass customers on 23 international airlines. Under terms of the agreement, iPass, which provides convenient, secure, always-on Wi-Fi connectivity on any mobile device, will be available on over 747 Panasonic-equipped aircraft that fly...

Indian passenger plane with 150 people on board makes emergency landing over bomb threat

An Indian passenger plane was forced to make an emergency landing after authorities received a telephone call saying there was a bomb planted on board. The GoAir plane, carrying 150 passengers, was en route from the eastern city of Bhubaneshwar to Mumbai when the call was received, and the aircraft landed in the western city of Nagpur. The passengers were offloaded and airport security...

Airlines are raking in record profits, and they're giving a lot of it back to shareholders

How did you spend your $700? That’s how much the average American driver saved at the pump in 2015, according to a report from J.P. Morgan Chase. The bank also found that the savings fueled consumer spending on non-gas related purchases, which, based on credit and debit card transactions, were higher than previously thought. For every dollar saved, Americans spent roughly $0.80 on othe...

Headphones, Alcohol, and 'No-Child Zones': Flyers Reveal Their Favorite Airplane Amenities

When it comes to flying, everyone has their amenity of choice, from the perfect pair of noise-canceling headphones to the elusive, non-lumpy neck pillow. Expedia recently asked flyers which paid amenities made their must-have list—most aren't a surprise (extra legroom), but some are pretty creative (child-free quiet zones). Here's what made the list (in order from most-popular to lea...

Enough of the crammed economy class seats — it’s time to do something!

One of the airline trends we’re watching in 2016 was started by Airbus last summer: packing 11 seats per row on its A380 superjumbo jets. It’s become a knee-crushing arms race, or, as the airlines like to call it, “cost savings.” But, who really wins? It’s not hard to argue that, in economy class today, the majority of the seats are too small. Given the la...

Air Force drones had a record number of crashes last year

The Air Force has a huge drone problem that's costing the military division a pretty penny. A total of 20 drones were completely destroyed or sustained at least $2 million in damages when they crashed in 2015, according to The Washington Post. That's the highest number of mishaps within a year so far, over twice the number of accidents in 2014. Half of those incidents involve the military&...

Qatar Airways To Launch World’s 2 Longest Flights

Presently the world’s three longest flights are Dallas to Sydney (Qantas), Johannesburg to Atlanta (Delta), and Abu Dhabi to Los Angeles (Etihad). Emirates has the intentions of launching a route between Dubai and Panama City, which would be the world’s longest, as it’s 10 miles further than Dallas to Sydney. However, that route has already been delayed by two months due to abysm...

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