Articles by Daniel Mena

NEWS 04/11/2020 Trump Administration Releases Financial Aid Package for U.S. Airlines After meeting with Steven Mnuchin, the United States Secretary of Treasury, Donald Trump and his administration has released an financial aid package that includes the larger airlines repaying loans with interest after the pandemic is over. Read More →

NEWS 03/04/2020 ANA Orders 20 787s to Replace Domestic 777s According 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 →

INFORMATIONAL 02/23/2020 Delta's New A320neos Will Have an Improved First Class Delta has orders for 100 of Airbus's new A320neos. They plan to sport them with seats that more closely resemble their international hard product, Delta One. Read More →

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 →