INFORMATIONALAlaska Airlines "Proudly All Boeing"After acquiring Sir Richard Branson’s American subsidiary, Virgin America, Alaska Airlines' Boeing jets still wear a sticker on their nose saying "Proudly All Boeing" despite the fact that they operate 71 Airbus A320 family jets. Indications from the Pacific Northwest based firm show that they may emerge from the current COVID-19 situation aiming for an all Boeing 737 mainline fleet.Read More →
NEWSIs LAX's Status as a United Hub on the Chopping Block?United Airlines has just announced the closure of Los Angeles International's Boeing 787 pilot base. Could this signal the end of LAX as a United hub?Read More →
NEWSBoeing Terminates Deal with EmbraerBoeing has terminated a $4.2 billion joint venture with Embraer. Click this article to view more details Read More →
NEWSBoeing to Reopen Multiple Factories Amid PandemicLast month, Boeing decided to close their factories to prevent the spread of COVID-19. However, just last Friday, they announced that they will reopen their factories in Puget Sound (Washington State), Philadelphia, and possibly Ohio.Read More →
NEWSThree Passenger Air Canada Planes Transformed into Cargo AircraftAir Canada announced this morning that they will transform three of their Boeing 777-300ERs into temporary cargo aircraft to transport vital supplies into Canada. The first aircraft is complete, with the next two aircraft being transformed soon. Read More →
NEWSBoeing to Stop Production After Employee COVID-19 DeathBoeing has made the decision to suspend production in Seattle-area facilities after a worker died from the novel coronavirus. This suspension will start on March 25th for a period of 14 days.Read More →
NEWSAirlines Ground Airbus A380s Due to COVID-19Because of the COVID-19 outbreak, people are not willing to travel in order to avoid getting infected, causing air travel to be severely impacted. Routes usually operated by the Airbus A380 are key routes with high passenger demand. Now that this demand is getting significantly low due to the virus, airlines are finding ways to reduce costs, either by reducing the amount of daily services or by using smaller and more fuel-efficient aircraft on these services. Therefore, a majority of the A380 operators have chosen to ground their A380s for a period of time, and use smaller aircraft on these usually high-demand services. Read More →
NEWSANA Orders 20 787s to Replace Domestic 777sAccording to multiple sources, ANA (Al Nippon Airways) has committed to buying 20 of Boeing's 787 aircraft, a move that will put ANA's 787 fleet count above 100. This USD $5B is composed of 11 787-10s, four 787-9s, and five 787-8s.Read More →
NEWSUnited Airlines Offers Pilots a Month OffUnited Airlines has offered pilots a month off at a reduced pay due to flight cuts.Read More →
ROUTESKorean Air Reduces Flights Amid Coronavirus OutbreakSouth Korea is the country that is the most affected by the novel coronavirus after mainland China. Because of this, airlines have been reducing and/or cancelling flights to the country. However the country's flag carrier, Korean Air, has changed their flight schedules to flights across the world. Read More →
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