For decades now Iceland has sold itself as the ultimate stopover destination for travelers. Its meteoric rise as a tourism hot spot cannot be fully blamed on the stopover program, of course; it is a…
Digging in to Norwegian’s A380 mess
Let us assume, for a moment, that airlines are occasionally ridiculous but not outright stupid. That might be a stretch, but presumably they go in to any particular course of action with something resembling a…
American, JAL bring CES 2019 closer to Tokyo…
Adding extra flights to the schedule for the annual CES show in Las Vegas is a relatively common move. Demand is high and travelers are willing to pay higher than average prices to be at…
Anyway Travel Passes open up cheaper holidays from…
Looking to get far away from England this winter but don't want to break the bank on flights? Lufthansa Group airlines Lufthansa, Austrian and Swiss launched their Anyway Travel Pass promotion this week, offering a…
The first Hi Fly A380 lease customer is…
Reports out of Denmark this afternoon have a special addition to the Hi Fly A380 wet lease charter schedule. The first flight will operate on Wednesday for an unlikely customer. Thomas Cook Scandinavia reportedly chartered…
Carry-on bags are back: American Airlines Basic Economy…
It is not much, but for many passengers it is the difference between buying a Basic Economy fare or not. American Airlines will add a carry-on bag allowance back to its basic economy fares effective…
Best of Farnborough 2018: Airbus’ little, little(ish) win
With more than 1,000 aircraft ordered (or, more commonly, mentioned in memoranda) at the 2018 iteration of the Farnborough International Airshow there are plenty of orders to consider significant. This year there are just a…
Best of Farnborough 2018: Embraer’s big win
With more than 1,000 aircraft ordered (or, more commonly, mentioned in memoranda) at the 2018 iteration of the Farnborough International Airshow there are plenty of orders to consider significant. This year there are just a…
JetBlue cuts HQ staff in major organizational shake-up
More than 5% of the staff at JetBlue's Long Island City, New York headquarters ("LSC") are out of a job following a major shake up of the organizational structure. Reports suggest that 79 positions were…