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NEWS Jul 27, 2023 Frontier Airlines Sued For $100 Million Over Hidden Fees Frontier Airlines has begun expansion plans to San Francisco and Chicago. Unfortunately, In the middle of these new plans have landed a lawsuit. Frontier is being sued for $100 million over "hidden" baggage fees and other payments that are not made clear until after payment. Read More →

NEWS Jul 27, 2023 Over 1,200 Pratt & Whitney Engines Recalled For Inspection Prat and Whitney announced that hundreds of its engines would need to be recalled, returned, and inspected for mechanical flaws threatening the engine's integrity and proper working function. Read More →

NEWS Jul 26, 2023 Iberia Joins British, Qatar Airways in Massive Airline Partnership Iberia plans to join an existing partnership between Qatar Airways and British Airways to improve global connectivity. This will make one of the world's largest airline partnerships — which already covers more than 60 countries — even larger. Read More →

NEWS Jul 26, 2023 SpiceJet Q400 Catches Fire During Routine Maintenance in Delhi A SpiceJet aircraft caught fire at Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) in Delhi on July 25 while undergoing engine maintenance. During a ground run at idle power at bay, an aircraft maintenance engineer noticed a fire in one of the engines of the Bombardier Q400 aircraft. This resulted in a fire extinguisher being discharged and firefighters being called to the scene. Read More →

NEWS Jul 25, 2023 Cabo Verde Airlines Adds 737 MAX to its Fleet Cabo Verde Airlines has added its first Boeing 737-8 MAX to its fleet. The new move is a part of its rebranding strategy to lure more tourists and get back to a pre-pandemic position. Read More →

NEWS Jul 23, 2023 USC and UCLA Joining the Big Ten: Do the Flight Logistics Make Sense? USC and UCLA will join the Big Ten Conference for college athletics starting in the 2024 season. This presents a challenge for flight logistics since both schools are in Los Angeles, while the other universities in the conference are in the Midwest and on the East Coast. How would the flights to away games that are now much father away work? Read More →

NEWS Jul 22, 2023 United Express E145 Overruns Runway in Lake Charles, Louisiana On July 22, 2023, a United Express Embraer E145XR — operating flight UA4293 for CommutAir — was operating a short regional flight when it overran the runway at Lake Charles airport in Louisiana (LCH, KLCH). Read More →

NEWS Jul 22, 2023 Australia's Most Punctual Airline Achieves 10th Month on the Podium Qantas has achieved 10 consecutive months of being on time, effectively making it the carrier with the best arrival time. On top of this, Qantas is also redesigning baggage and check-in infrastructure to allow for a more efficient and time-saving boarding process. Read More →

ROUTES Jul 21, 2023 Flying Nonstop Between Doha and Japan Just Got Easier Japan Airlines announced new service to Doha from Tokyo Haneda International Airport. The service will operate daily on a 787-9, and will strengthen the Oneworld partnership between Qatar Airways and JAL. Read More →

NEWS Jul 21, 2023 Emirates Sponsors King Salman Club Cup 2023 as Official Airline Emirates has announced that it will become the main sponsor and official airline of the King Salman Club Cup 2023 in Saudi Arabia. The King Salman Cup is part of Saudi Arabia's ambition to become a global hub for sports through its Vision 2030 plan. Read More →