Articles by Daniel Mena

INFORMATIONAL 02/21/2020 The Most Family Friendly Airlines of 2020 Lastminute.com just released their list of the most Family Friendly Airlines of 2020. Read More →

NEWS 02/18/2020 737MAX to Return to Service on September 4 United Airlines has just announced that they plan to return the 737MAX to service on September 4, 2020. American Airlines has extended their cancellation to August 18, but may continue to keep their MAXs out of service afterwards. Read More →

INFORMATIONAL 02/14/2020 How to Fly United's New Polaris for just 25000 Miles When I was searching for flights the other day, I found a flight on a United 777-200 with New Polaris for just 25,000 miles! I'm here to share the information with you so that you can fly Polaris with these awesome deals! Read More →

NEWS 02/08/2020 Airbus Halts A320 Production in Asia due to Coronavirus Precautions Airbus announced that they will be closing their Airbus factory in Tianjin, located in northeastern China, due to recently imposed travel bans due to the outbreak of 2019-nCoV, AKA Coronavirus. Read More →

ROUTES 02/05/2020 Air China to Alter Schedule Between U.S. and China due to Coronavirus Air China will cancel all flights to U.S. cities other than Los Angeles (LAX), San Francisco (SFO), New York (JFK), and Washington D.C.(IAD). The airline will also alter the routes so that the least aircraft will be used in the most economical way. Click Here to Read More. Read More →

NEWS 02/03/2020 Air Canada 767 Makes Successful Emergency Landing in Madrid An Air Canada Boeing 767 had to make an emergency landing earlier today when it had an engine failure on takeoff. Air Canada Flight 837 began to circle the Spanish capital, releasing fuel to decrease landing weight. After nearly four hours, the aircraft finally landed back at Madrid-Barajas International Airport. Read More →

TRIP REPORTS 01/31/2020 United Airlines E175 | Austin to Washington On January 3rd, I flew to Austin for the day to take photos of airplanes. After a wonderful day of plane spotting, it was time to head home. Here is a recount of my trip aboard United Airlines Regional First Class from Austin to Washington. Read More →

NEWS 01/31/2020 Coronavirus Prompts Airlines to Cancel Flights to China Many have heard of the new Coronavirus, a virus that has taken hundreds of lives and spread to thousands of people. The outbreak of this virus has caused many people to avoid travel to China, where the epicenter of the virus is located. Because of the empty flights, airlines are not making revenue off of these flights, so temporarily cancelling these flights would save the airlines money and time. Read More →

NEWS 01/25/2020 Boeing 777X Makes its First Flight Earlier today, thousands of people watched as an all new variant of the Boeing 777, the 777X made its first flight. The brand new 777, N779XW, departed from Paine Field at 10:30AM local time. After a few hours of flight tests and photography, the plane landed at Boeing Field, also located in Washington State. Read More →

NEWS 01/09/2020 First United 787 With New Polaris to Fly This Wednesday Originally set to take the skies in mid December, the Boeing 787-8 had some setbacks with its retrofit. But, after one more month, the 787-8, N27908, is set to take its first full flight this coming Wednesday, January 15, from San Francisco to Washington, DC. Read More →