Articles by Winston Shek

NEWS May 25, 2023 Lufthansa Reveals Special Livery for 600th Airbus Aircraft Lufthansa commemorated its 600th Airbus aircraft with a special livery on May 24, 2023. The delivery marks the important 50-year relationship Airbus and Lufthansa have developed. Read More →

NEWS May 20, 2023 Exclusive: United Set to Replace Dreaded Concourse C/D at Washington-Dulles Documents seen by AeroXplorer reveal that United Airlines' is moving forward with the replacement of Concourse C/D. Two requests for proposals for the design of two new concourses is set by the end of 2023. Read More →

NEWS Sep 26, 2022 Exclusive: Reagan National Eyes Replacement of Historic Terminal 1 Washington D.C.'s Reagan National Airport is set to replace its Terminal 1, formerly known as Terminal A, per a document released on the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority's website. Read More →

ROUTES Aug 24, 2022 Qantas to Launch Fifth Longest Route in the World: Auckland to New York On Thursday, Qantas Airways announced its return to New York's JFK, unveiling a new route from Sydney to New York via Auckland. The route will compete directly with its Trans-Oceanic neighbor, Air New Zealand. Read More →

NEWS Aug 22, 2022 American Airlines Restores CRJ200 Through Partnership With Air Wisconsin Amid the retirement of American Airlines's CRJ-200s during the pandemic, American Airlines will reintroduce the 50-seater city hopper to its regional fleet mix. The airline announced a new agreement with regional carrier Air Wisconsin, basing up to 60 CRJ-200s mostly at its Chicago O'Hare hub. In exchange, Air Wisconsin will terminate services with United Express where it services United's hubs in Chicago O'Hare and Washington-Dulles. Read More →

NEWS Aug 02, 2022 JetBlue Reports a Net Loss Amid Record Revenue Amid the recent news of a merger with Spirit Airlines, JetBlue Airways reported a loss led by surging costs. Nonetheless, the airline reported record revenue. Read More →

NEWS Jul 23, 2022 Air Canada and United Propose Transborder Joint Venture On Friday, United Airlines and Air Canada announced a renewed effort for a joint venture, rivaling Delta Airlines' and WestJet's deepening ties. This agreement will allow for more codeshares and potential perks for frequent flyers. Read More →

ROUTES Jul 15, 2022 Bamboo Airways Adds London-Gatwick, Eyes Massive Growth The fledgling Vietnamese carrier Bamboo Airways will launch flights to London-Gatwick this winter. The long-haul, low-cost airline is also planning for large growth in the future. Read More →

ROUTES 09/01/2020 Spirit Airlines Announces New Flights To Orange County Spirit Airlines has announced new flights to Orange County, otherwise known as John Wayne Airport, according to a press release. Among its new destinations include Oakland and Los Angeles. Read More →

NEWS 08/31/2020 EVA Air Changes Order of Boeing 787-10s to 777Fs and 787-9s Many airlines have been forced to defer aircraft deliveries for the year. Recently, rumors circulated about negotiations for its Boeing 787-10 order. While rumors came about deferrals and cancellations, EVA Air has finally confirmed that it will convert its order of 7 Boeing 787-10's to 3 Boeing 777F's and 4 Boeing 787-9's. Read More →