United Places $7 Billion Order for Longest-Range Airbus A321 Jet

United Airlines Holdings Inc. placed an order for 50 Airbus A321neo XLR-variant. United is the third U.S. carrier to order the A321XLR after American and JetBlue, and they intend to replace their aging Boeing 757s and use them on certain existing trans-Atlantic routes, and explore using it to serve additional European destinations from hubs in Washington D.C. and Newark. (www.bloomberg.com) 更多...

United Studies A321LR for Transatlantic Service

United has proposed acquiring Airbus A321LR single-aisle aircraft as replacements for the RB.211-535E4-powered Boeing 757-200s it operates on transatlantic routes. Their studies propose equipping the A321LR with 16 Polaris business-class seats, 72 Economy Plus extra-legroom seats and 90 economy seats compared to the 757-200s currently configured with 16 in Polaris business class, 45 in Economy Plus and 108 in the economy cabin. Quite the unusual given that United has been very vocal about the… (www.ainonline.com) 更多...

Alaska Airlines' First Flight Piloted by Two African-American Women

Alaska Airlines added to its own history with their first-ever flight commanded by two African-American women pilots. Captain Tara Write and First Officer Mallory Cave operated the carrier's historic flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Portland (PDX). (www.foxnews.com) 更多...

The Mysterious And Potentially Revolutionary Celera 500L Aircraft May Fly Soon

New photos of the unusual, yet still rather unknown aircraft first sighted at the Victorville Southern California Logistics Airport has emerged. As to what this design and what purpose this aircraft serves is still unclear, it is believed that the Celera 500L, built by Otto Aviation may make its maiden flight soon. Not much is known about the aircraft for the manufacturer, but they have been operating in secret for at least a decade. (www.thedrive.com) 更多...

Coulson Group Converting 737-300s into Firefighting Tankers

The Coulson Group purchased six Boeing 737-300s formerly operated by Southwest Airlines to be converted into firefighting tankers, a new role for the already versatile 'Baby Boeing.' (www.bizjournals.com) 更多...

Why the Future Air Force One needs to be a 747

Despite the fact four-engine passenger jets are not the most economical to operate anymore, the United States Air Force requirements for presidential transport dictates that it needs to be a four-engine jet mainly for redundancy and to be able to carry the necessary amount of people and personnel. (www.popularmechanics.com) 更多...

Luxury Terminal at LAX

Only at LAX, we would expect a luxury terminal for the wealthy as well as Hollywood celebrities. Membership is $7,500 per year plus fees for every flight up to four people per entourage; $2,700 for a domestic flight and $3,000 for an international flight. (www.yahoo.com) 更多...

Sun Country Airlines Announces Three New Nonstop Routes from Portland

Sun Country Airlines continues to grow its new seasonal focus city in Portland (KPDX/PDX) with the announcement of three new routes. The airline has announced new nonstop service will be offered to Nashville, Saint Louis, and San Antonio, bringing Sun Country’s total nonstop offerings from Portland to nine. Flights to Nashville begin May 2, 2019 and will be initially twice-weekly, going to four times a week in June. Saint Louis flights start June 7, 2019 and will be operated twice-weekly. San… (www.portofportland.com) 更多...

Richard Branson Hints at Starting New U.S. Airline

With Alaska dropping the Virgin America brand in 2019 and following disputes regarding royalty paymeents to use the Virgin brand, Richard Branson hints at a possibility of starting up a new Virgin-branded airline in the U.S. (www.bloomberg.com) 更多...

Delta releases full-length video educating employees on Gulf carrier subsidies

In the latest US3/ME3 spat, Delta Air Lines released a 15-minute long documentary-style video regarding the unfairness of government subsidies to the Middle East's three largest airlines from their respective countries. Delta is urging their employees to watch the video, share it with friends and family, and join the US3 in asking the U.S. government to take action. (news.delta.com) 更多...