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NEWS Feb 25, 2024 Southwest Airlines Transfers Lone Star One Livery to Boeing 737-800 Southwest Airlines is keeping the "Lone Star One" representing its home state, Texas. The low-cost carrier has transferred its livery - the set of symbols, insignia colors, and identifiers that aircraft are painted or vinyl coated with - from older Boeing 737-700s to bigger and younger 737-800 aircraft. Southwest has transferred six liveries showcasing the state where it initiated its first flight in 1971. Read More →

NEWS Feb 06, 2024 Alaska Airlines Eliminates San Jose-Austin Route: Why Are Airlines Removing Flights to Austin? Alaska Airlines has recently announced the removal of its nonstop route between Austin (AUS) and San Jose (SJC), marking the second route cut by the airline in about a month. This decision is part of Alaska's ongoing efforts to adapt to evolving travel patterns and market conditions. The move to end flights to San Jose reflects a broader trend of airlines adjusting their route networks in response to changes in demand and operational priorities. Read More →

NEWS Feb 05, 2024 Houston-Bound Lufthansa Airbus A330 Flight Returns to Frankfurt After Engine Failure On January 31, a Lufthansa Airbus A330-300, operating on flight LH440 from Frankfurt Airport (FRA) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), experienced an engine malfunction. After being airborne for only two hours, the aircraft was forced to return to Frankfurt. Read More →

ROUTES Feb 02, 2024 American Airlines Announces Three New Destinations From Dallas/Fort Worth, Including Brisbane American Airlines has announced three new international routes from its largest hub: Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). The airline will now serve destinations in Australia, Brazil, and Mexico that are especially popular during peak travel periods. The new nonstop routes will connect passengers in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex to Brisbane (BNE), Rio de Janeiro (GIG), and Veracruz (VER). American will also reinstate a previously existing service between DFW and Kona, Hawaii (KOA). Read More →

NEWS Jan 11, 2024 American Airlines Flight Diverts After Passenger Punches Flight Attendant, Assaults Police Officers On January 3, an unruly passenger forced an American Airlines flight from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) in Montana to divert to Amarillo, Texas. The flight crew declared a Level 2 threat after reports that a man physically attacked a flight attendant. This incident forced American Airlines flight 1497 (AA 1497), which operates daily using a Boeing 737-800 aircraft, to land at Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA) at 2:20 p.m. local time. Read More →

ROUTES Jan 06, 2024 Air India to Dallas/Fort Worth? New U.S. Services in 2024 International Expansion Many people have been requesting nonstop service from Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to India for several years. These years of waiting appear to have finally paid off. Recently leaked information suggests Air India intends to initiate service to DFW and six other international destinations this year. Read More →

NEWS Dec 22, 2023 Texas Governor Flies 120 Migrants to Chicago to Protest Federal Immigration Policies Texas Governor Greg Abbott has made a controversial move by flying migrants to Democratic-led "sanctuary cities" in protest of the Biden administration's handling of the border crisis. The first flight, carrying over 120 migrants, landed at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport (ORD) on December 19. This came just a week after the Chicago City Council passed new regulations for receiving buses transporting migrants, prompting accusations that the flights were a direct retaliation by Governor Abbott. Read More →

STORIES Dec 02, 2023 A Competition With Dallas and Houston: Can Austin Airport Meet the City's Growing Population and Influence? Austin is becoming one of the most important cities in the US due to its rapid population growth and large tech industry. However, Austin lags behind other large US cities in airport infrastructure and international connectivity. Austin currently has a disadvantage over other major tech hubs, and even Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston in Texas, in these two areas. We will look deeper at how Austin is improving its aviation industry for the city to achieve its true potential. Read More →

INFORMATIONAL Nov 12, 2023 A Tribute to the Texas Raiders One Year Later The "Texas Raiders" B-17, owned by the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) started it's life as a Boeing PB-1 AWACS Registered as 44-83872 this PB-1W was among the last 20 B-17s built by Douglas under license with Boeing. It came off the production line in Long Beach, California on July 12, 1945 and entered service with VX-4, located at NAS Patuxent River in the United States Navy nine days later on July 21. Read More →

INFORMATIONAL Oct 29, 2023 The Haunted Crash Site of Delta Air Lines Flight 191 On August 2, 1985, a Lockheed L-1011 Tristar operated by Delta Air Lines crashed short of runway 17L (now 17C) at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport. The cause? Mother nature herself. The flight was a scheduled service from Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles with a stop in Dallas. What was seemingly a normal flight would turn deadly in seconds. Read More →