Aircraft
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I Wouldn’t Expect to See the New Wider Airbus Aisle Seat Anytime Soon
Airbus brought out a pretty interesting idea recently that would theoretically make it easier for airlines to charge for aisle seats. How…
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Topic of the Week: Hacking the 787
Word is out that there might be a way to hack into the 787 and do terrible things. Anyone think this is…
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American Upgrades Business Class, Downgrades Coach on Widebody Fleet
Last Friday I received an invitation from American to an event that would show off the “company’s aircraft modernization plans while onboard…
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Allegiant to Start Honolulu Flights from Vegas and Fresno in June
Way back on March 5, 2010, Allegiant announced it would purchase some used 757s so that it could go to Hawai’i. Here…
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Onboard a Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Don’t get too excited. I didn’t actually get to fly on one. But I did get invited to come take a tour…
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American Leaks More Details on Its New 777 Interiors
When American announced it would roll out a slew of new features on its new 777-300ER aircraft in December, I was left…
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The Emirates 777 and A380 Head to Head (Trip Report) (Guest Post)
I decided to hold the last Emirates post from Nate until I was on paternity leave. You can see his report on…
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Topic of the Week: ANA Brings the 787 to the US
ANA has announced that will start flying the 787 to the US. First market are Seattle and San Jose. Is that a…
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Airbus Thinks United Will Order the A380
Someone sent me an article last week that I thought was pretty funny. Apparently, Airbus super salesman John Leahy thinks United is…
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Topic of the Week: The 787 Enters Service
If you’re in the US, you may have missed the first flight in service of the 787 this week. That’s because it…
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Topic of the Week: Boeing’s 737 MAX
Boeing has now officially launched its 737 with new engines – it’s being called the 737 MAX to counter the A320neo. What…
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Why Delta’s 737 Order Reminds Me of Baseball
It’s now official. Delta has decided to order a hundred 737-900ER aircraft. These aren’t the new engine versions but just plain old…