A New Study Shows That Sunday Is The Best Day To Book A Flight
A new study by Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC), a company that analyzes airfare data, shows the best time to book a flight is actually on Sunday, The Wall Street Journal reported.The previous...
View ArticleThis Easy Trick Helps 67% Of Fliers Find Cheaper Airfare
There's one quick and easy task you can do that will more than likely save you money on your next flight.Less than 24 hours after you've booked your plane tickets, hit up some airline websites and...
View ArticleThis Is The Worst Airport In The World
The winner of the unfortunate title for the world's worst airport is Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto International Airport. It says something — and not a good something — when your airport is named the...
View ArticleWatch These Planes Make Spectacular Sideways Landings
Hurricane Gonzalo has made travel quite an ordeal around the UK. According to the Independent, strong winds and heavy rain have led to numerous flight cancellations by British Airways, Virgin Atlantic,...
View ArticleThe Dutch National Airline Named Its Planes After These 10 Incredible Women
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines operated the last scheduled flight of its McDonnell Douglas MD-11 airliner this month. With the conclusion of a weekend flight from Montreal to Amsterdam, all 3-engined...
View ArticleIt's Possible For Airlines To Do Economy Class Right!
When it comes to economy class gripes, it’s legroom, or lack thereof, that most people whine about. There’s less and less of it, as airlines cram in extra rows, eager to squeeze out every last penny of...
View ArticleRobots Will Enable Pilots To Avoid Starting Engines Until Right Before...
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - The Boeing 737 narrow-body jet has been certified in Europe and Israel for airport towing by the TaxiBot system developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and its partners, the...
View ArticleThis Amazing Airplane Seat Could Change Everything About Luxury Flying
Designers at Hong Kong-based PaperClipDesign have come up with a concept — called the "Butterfly Seat"— that affords passenger airlines an unprecedented level of flexibility in arranging the premium...
View ArticleAT&T Is Scrapping Its Plan To Fix The Horrible Wi-Fi On Airplanes
AT&T announced that it has ditched its plans to bring its 4G LTE services as an option online connectivity in airplanes, according to airline industry news blog Runway Girl Network.The announcement...
View Article10 First Class Airlines Seat That Might Be Better Than Your Apartment
Etihad CEO James Hogan proudly announced this week at an industry conference in Dubai that the airline's opulent first class "Residence" has sold out for its first 10 flight.Although this may not sound...
View ArticleFuel-Efficient Jets Are Still Selling, Even As Oil Prices Plunge
(Reuters) - Airlines are sticking with plans to buy the latest generation of fuel-saving passenger jets even though falling jet fuel costs have undercut the case for these planes, the head of one of...
View ArticleThe World's Best Airline Has Some New Competition From China Airlines
Taiwan's China Airlines recently took delivery of its first new Boeing 777-300ER. While the airline is keen on the new Boeing's lightweight construction and increased fuel economy, what's really going...
View ArticleIt Would Be Very Bad If A Drone Hit A Commercial Jetliner
The Associated Press recently ran a very good story about the increasing number of close encounters between commercial aircraft and drones.The proliferation of small UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) is...
View ArticleJetBlue Is Going To Destroy What Makes JetBlue Great (JBLU)
Say goodbye to the old JetBlue.The boutique airline has been under intense pressure to match trends at the low-cost end of the market. It's been clear for several months that change was coming at...
View ArticleNewark Airport Is Undergoing A Massive Renovation — Here's What It Will Look...
It's about to get a lot more enjoyable to wait for a flight at Newark Liberty International Airport's United Terminal.An ambitious new $120 million makeover plan of Terminal C by airport amenity...
View ArticleIf Delta Doesn't Buy New Jets, Then Why Did It Just Place A $14 Billion Order...
Delta Airlines has agreed to an order of 50 wide body Airbus jets with a market value of $14.3 billion, according to multiple reports.In the hotly contested sales battle between the world preeminent...
View ArticleThese Amazing Color Photos Of The Hindenburg Zeppelin Show What Luxury Air...
Before the modern jumbo jet and its first class suites, the biggest and grandest thing in luxury air travel was the German Zeppelin Airship.Of all the massive Zeppelin's constructed, the most famous...
View ArticleHere's Why Cold And Snow Mess Up Airports
Residents of the U.S. Northeast are still reeling from last year's savage winter.But they could be about to get reintroduced to the joys of cold, ice, and snow as a winter weather system takes shape...
View ArticleHere Are 6 Ways To Get More Fun Out Of Trips
I’ve shared this before but it really bears repeating — the best advice comes down to: spend time planning vacations, take more trips, work while you’re gone, and experience new and unusual things.1....
View ArticleLufthansa Lost My Luggage For Three Months And Randomly Returned It With A...
I've learned the hard way — much to my mother's delight — that not washing dirty laundry for three months is a terrible idea.But perhaps more importantly, I've learned that while losing luggage is a...
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