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What’s ahead for airlines & passengers in 2025?

What’s ahead for airlines & passengers in 2025?

12/12/24
What’s ahead for airlines? This week IATA, the International Air Transport Association, released its 2025 outlook, covering everything from the number of people expected to fly, to financial outlooks for the industry and the progress (or not…) on the industry’s goal of producing enough sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to help airlines combat climate change. Here […]
Condor Airlines adds a pink-striped plane for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Condor Airlines adds a pink-striped plane for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

09/30/24
Condor, the German airline with the candy stripe livery in an assortment of fun colors, has added a pink-striped livery to one of its Airbust A320 aircraft to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which runs through October. Condor’s “Fly Pink” plane joins the “FlyPink” initiative founded by QantasLink pilots in 2015. The initiative supports the […]
Airline barf bags. The anniversary & the movie

Airline barf bags. The anniversary & the movie

05/07/24
No one wants to get sick on an airplane. But if you feel ill, it’s good to know there’s usually an air sickness bag in the seatback pocket. And, as there is for most everything, there are people who are serious about collecting (unused) airline barf bags. This short film includes interviews with some of […]
Airlines offer travel advisories/waivers for weather & 737-9 MAX inspections

Airlines offer travel advisories/waivers for weather & 737-9 MAX inspections

01/09/24
Between the storms in many regions of the country and the grounding of all Boeing 737-9 MAX aircraft for inspection, there are a lot of flight cancellations, schedule disruptions, and airline travel alerts. Here are links to the current travel advisories and waivers (as of early Tuesday, January 9, 2024) in effect for some of […]
SFO Airport remembers Virgin America. Do you?

SFO Airport remembers Virgin America. Do you?

12/17/23
Remember Virgin America? The carrier began operating in 2007 and became a passenger favorite thanks to leather seats, cool cabin mood lighting, premium entertainment systems, a super-catchy award-winning safety video (see below), and its high-energy flight and ground crews dressed in hip, casual uniforms. Virgin America’s planes had cool names, such as Jefferson Airplane, Legally […]
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