Four-hour flight turns into 30-hour, puke-filled disaster
It was supposed to take four hours for a Delta Air Lines flight from the Dominican Republic to reach New York; it took nearly 30, the Chicago Tribune reports. And […]
This Is What Travelling On The Most Luxurious Airplane In The World Is Like
Photographer Marina Lystseva recently took some fascinating photographs which reveal what it’s like to travel in style aboard Etihad Airways A380, which has pushed luxury to a sky-high new leve. A little more than a year […]
These are the Air Force’s 10 most expensive aircraft to operate
Northrop GrummanThe Northrop Gruman B-2 Spirit bomber. Below are the most expense aircraft for the US Air Force to fly sorted by cost per hour of flight. 10. F-22 Raptor […]
Finally! Female flight attendants win right to wear pants after 2-year battle
Flight attendants: They’re more than just the ladies and gentlemen who fetch your favorite mid-air beverage — they actually have a history spanning more than 85 years (starting with a […]
What are some mind-blowing facts about Boeing?
Thanks for the A2A. There are lots of facts and myths revolving around the Boeing Factory (Everett, WA). I will start off with the same. Here are 10 myths / […]
British Airways’ female flight attendants have found a clever way to skirt a ban on trousers
In the face of tightening security measures and budget cuts, airlines have tried to maintain a sense of old-world glamour by requiring their employees to follow strict uniform requirements. These […]
Southwest ‘intends’ to fly from Long Beach
Southwest Airlines appears to have won access to California’s capacity controlled Long Beach Airport near Los Angeles. The carrier on Wednesday announced its “interest and application” to add service from […]
NASA Is Getting Back In the Business of Bleeding-Edge Planes
There are winners and losers in NASA’s latest budget, but one big winner is an x-plane style fleet. According to a report in Flight Global, the new NASA budget‘s increase in […]
‘A very pro-consumer’ reform could make minimum sizes for airline seats a real thing
Congress is considering a freeze on the airline industry’s shrinking coach seats, an unprecedented move that could lead to a more comfortable and humane flying experience. A proposed amendment to […]
Could Russia’s Frigate Ecojet take on Airbus and Boeing?
(CNN) The design and manufacture of large commercial aircraft is one of the world’s most challenging industries. Two aviation giants dominate the field: U.S.-based Boeing and European consortium Airbus. So can […]