As most of you are probably aware, American Airlines and U.S Airways finalized a deal to merge the two airlines. The new airline will be called American Airlines and will now hold the title of the world’s largest airline. Historically speaking, airline mergers of this magnitude have their hiccups and growing pains. It’s likely this [...]
It looks as if United Airlines is finally catching up to the speed. The airline announced they will be including satellite based Wi-Fi on all international flights. United rolled out their first Boeing 747 aircraft last week equipped with the new Wi-Fi. The airline has immediate plans to beginning installing the new service on [...]
Those who fly a lot know the inconvenient perils that come with traveling during the winter seasons, especially in regions that are prone to severe winter weather. For example, Chicago receives and average snowfall of nearly 40 inches per year. That means heavy airline delays and occasional cancellations. If Chicago’s O’Hare Airport gets hammered by [...]
As airline competition heats up so do airline advancements in on board entertainment technologies. The most important and widely requested of new in flight innovations is Wi-Fi. Most airlines in the U.S offer the service on domestic routes but have yet to advance to the point of offering it on overseas travel, until now. United, [...]
The frequency of flights from Kuwait to Jeddah is bound to increase with Jazeera Airways increasing their number of flights for the Ramadan months of July and August. From their current number of 6 flights per week they will be increasing to 10 flights each week. This move is to cater to the additional [...]
When it comes to flying, even business travelers must pay close attention to what may or may not be rude. Short of hiring a private jet, every airline experience you receive will be highly dependent on the courtesy of other passengers around you. The only way to ensure that your flights go without a hitch [...]
Virgin, jubilant about the 15% growth over the New Delhi- London sector last year in business class, has plans to acquire Airbus A330 that is totally redesigned. It also proposes to have built in connectivity for mobiles on this route starting next month. Virgin Atlantic announced that they are also planning to redesign their upper [...]
Malaysian Airlines gears up for the increase in their business class passengers with upgraded facilities. The national carrier is anticipating considerable increase in their business class category and is gearing up for it by upgrading their policy on cabin luggage. They have also upgraded their facilities in their waiting room – Golden lounge at the [...]
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. announced that there may be a need to park planes and decrease flights due to less insistence and high cost of fuel. If the situation persists, the airline warns, they will consider this as an option. Cathay Pacific, a Hong Kong based carrier, warned that 2012 would be a challenge. [...]
The skies have a new addition as of the weekend of April 22 thanks to the new Upper Class “Dream Suite” in Virgin Atlantic’s aircrafts. For all those interested flyers that haven’t been able to wait to get a peek at the new design of the business class cabin and seats, we’ve got the [...]