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INFORMATIONAL Jan 05, 2024 FlySafair: The World's Most On-Time Low-Cost Airline FlySafair, a South African low-cost carrier, has been named the most on-time low-cost airline in the world by aviation analytics company Cirium. This is a remarkable achievement for the airline, which has only been operating since 2014. Read More →
STORIES Dec 29, 2023 Dogs in First Class: The Rise and Fall of Pet Airways Pet Airways was an innovative and risky concept when it first launched back in 2007, promising to offer safer flights for pets. Was the company doomed from the start? Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Nov 30, 2023 The Boeing 717: Boeing's Failed Aircraft In 1997, Boeing bought its long-time rival McDonnell Douglas for $13 Billion. After the acquisition, Boeing began to phase out its newly acquired McDonnell Douglas aircraft in favor of its own designs, which most industry leaders deemed more successful. However, McDonnell Douglas had its MD-95 in production, which was set to release just two years later in 1999. Boeing decided to give the aircraft a chance and rebranded the MD-95 as the Boeing 717-200. Following its untimely release, the aircraft failed horribly. Read More →
NEWS Sep 05, 2023 All United Airlines Flights Grounded Due to Nationwide Outage Just months after various system outages struck the Southwest Airlines network, another similar issue has transpired. This time, however, it has affected United Airlines. Read More →
NEWS Oct 01, 2022 Spirit Airlines Airbus A321 Suffers Engine Failure Following Takeoff From BWI Airport A spirit airlines aircraft departed from BWI en route to Orlando but had to turn back around due to engine issues. Read More →
NEWS Jul 16, 2022 DOT Grants Delta and United South Africa Slots For the past two months, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines have been fighting a legal battle to operate new services from their hubs in the United States to Cape Town, South Africa. In this article, we explore the background and the arguments of each airline, as well as the new decision made by the Department of transportation to grand an equivalent amount of slots to each carrier. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Mar 25, 2021 WOW Air Two Years Later: Where it All Went Wrong On the 28th March 2019, WOW air ceased operations. What went wrong with the airline? Why did WOW air collapse? Read More →
NEWS Feb 27, 2021 Boeing 777 Makes Emergency Landing Due to Engine Issues A Rossiya Airlines Boeing 777 landed in Moscow Friday after an engine warning light activated, the latest in a series of problems with the particular aircraft. Read More →
NEWS Feb 21, 2021 More Information on the UA772 Engine Failure United UA328, a 777-200 from Denver to Honolulu, the engine fails after takeoff, scatters debris over Denver homes. Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Boeing Creates Starliner for Nasa With Massive Flaws Boeing is facing backlash yet again. In the midst of working out their issues around the 737 Max 8, Boeing must work out another problem. The Starliner experienced software issues. Read More →