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Oven On A Boeing 787 Dreamliner Catches Fire In Midair
A fire broke out in the oven of an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet in mid-flight Wednesday, scaring passengers but not causing any serious damage.Mint, an Indian newspaper associated with the Wall...
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Someone's About To Buy Low-Cost Frontier Airlines
Republic Airways reached a nonbinding agreement with an unnamed third party to sell ultra low cost carrier Frontier Airlines, CEO Bryan Bedford said today.Bedford said Republic signed an exclusive,...
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JetBlue Will Offer Private Suites And Massage Beds On Cross-Country Flights
In a bid to enter the "premium transcontinental market," JetBlue revealed plans today for a new business class with private "suites."That is a first in the market, it says.The arrangement will debut in...
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Take A Virtual Tour Of JetBlue's Swanky New Business Class Suites
JetBlue wants to entice more customers to fly with it on the lucrative New York-to-California route, and it's got a simple way to do it: more comfortable planes.Starting in the second quarter of 2014,...
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Emirates Has Turned A 124-Seat Commercial Plane Into A Luxurious Private Jet
Airlines always configure the jets they order from plane makers to fit their specific needs, but Emirates has gone to another level with an Airbus A319.It is using the narrowbody jet to launch a luxury...
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SPIRIT AIRLINES CEO: 'If You Want More Legroom, Go Pay For It At Another...
Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from an article that first appeared on Airchive.com.After we published our story on the Spirit Effect a couple of weeks ago, Spirit Airlines’ Media Team reached out...
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Check Out What Economy-Class Flying Looked Like In The 1970s
Everyone's always whining about how flying sucks now compared to the way it used to be.Judging from the photo below, they might have a point.This photo was tweeted this morning by Soren Dragsbaek Holm....
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US Flyers Won't Pay Extra For Kid-Free Zones On Flights
A week ago Singapore Airlines’ budget carrier Scoot Airlines introduced its ”ScootinSilence” section, up to five rows of aircraft that do not allow children under 12. As special seats go, these...
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Etihad Airways Has Very Strict Rules For How Many Falcons Passengers Can...
If you're traveling with your pet falcon and don't want to put it in the cargo hold, Etihad Airways can accommodate you.But if you want to bring two falcons into the cabin, you'll need to buy a first...
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Some American Pilots Make A Measly $20 Per Hour
You really have to love what you do, or be exceedingly patient, to consider becoming a regional airline pilot.Aviation consultant Kit Darby says regional airline co-pilots and pilots, in the lower...
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US Airlines Are Carrying More Passengers And Hiring Fewer Employees
There aren't nearly as many jobs at American airlines as there used to be, despite the fact that the industry is carrying more passengers than it has in years.According to figures released by the US...
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A CNN Anchor Is On A Mission To Ban Babies From Business Class
Richard Quest, the anchor of CNN's "Quest Means Business," tried to spark a Twitter campaign on Wednesday to encourage airlines to ban babies from traveling in business class."lets get #BIBB...
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Hawaiian Airlines Will Lend You An iPad Mini For $15 Per Flight
Economy passengers on some Hawaiian Airlines flights will have access to their own iPad mini starting this weekend, if they're willing to cough up some cash.The airline has purchased 1,500 of the...
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Delta Just Bought $5.6 Billion Worth Of Airbus Jets
Delta has ordered 40 Airbus jets worth $5.6 billion, it announced this morning. It will take delivery of the 10 widebody A330-300 and 30 narrowbody A321 jets between 2015 and 2017.The aircraft, Delta...
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Here's How Much It Cost A British Airways Customer To Blast The Company In...
Disgruntled businessman Hasan Syed made headlines this week after buying several promoted Tweets to blast British Airways for allegedly losing his father's luggage on a flight to Paris over the...
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The 10 Best Airlines For Boozing At High Altitude
Read the original version of this story at Thrillist.In case you haven't noticed, economy domestic air travel has gone to the dogs.Between soul-destroying security lines, shrinking seat-sizes (as you...
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Airline Awkwardly Blacks Out Logo From Jet That Skidded Off The Runway
We're not sure how much this really helps, but ... Thai Airways painted over the logo of one of its planes that skidded off the runway in Bangkok, injuring 14 passengers.From CNBC:After the accident,...
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Here's How We Ranked The Best Airlines In America
For our list of the best airlines in America, we wanted to evaluate the two most important factors for a trip: an enjoyable flying experience and a timely flight.So we consulted two sources: J.D. Power...
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RANKED: The Best Airlines In America
Sure, you take fares and frequent flier miles into account when booking a flight.But if you want to know how American carriers really stack up, you have to look at the raw data. So that's what we...
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Ryanair Is Finally Changing Polices That 'Unnecessarily Piss People Off'
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ryanair <RYA.I>, Europe's biggest budget airline, has promised to transform its "abrupt culture" in a bid to win customers from costlier rivals, admitting for the first time...
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