Informational Articles

INFORMATIONAL COVID-19 and Its Lasting Mark on the Recovery of U.S. Commercial Aviation A glance at the recovery of the aviation industry from an economic standpoint. Read More →

INFORMATIONAL Airport Operations (Overview) If you have been to an airport before, it's always good to familiarize yourself with its day-to-day operations. Every airport has four types of operation: Landside operation, Airside operation, Billing & Invoice operations, and information & management operation. Read More →

INFORMATIONAL Vancouver International Airport (Overview) Vancouver International Airport ( CYVR) is the second busiest airport in Canada behind Toronto Pearson International Airport ( CYYZ) in Toronto. It has more direct flights to China than any other airport in North America or Europe. Here is some information about the airport. Read More →

INFORMATIONAL Airline Black Friday Deals - The Complete List As the holiday season nears, many airlines are releasing black Friday deals in order to encourage more people to fly. Some airlines have gone to great lengths to make their deals appealing. This article will outline many airline Black Friday deals and cheap fares you can capitalize on, as well as the link to purchase. Read More →

INFORMATIONAL Inside Preparations for the WW2 Flyover WASHINGTON - On a cloudy Thursday morning, media and press gathered at an undisclosed airport near Washington D.C. The occasion? Read More →

INFORMATIONAL How Are Flight Plans Filed? Have you ever wondered how flight plans are filed? Learn more here. Read More →

INFORMATIONAL The Essential Air Service Explained Without federal intervention in routes, airlines in the 70s began to focus on the "hub and spoke" model rather than the "point to point" model, leaving residents of small or mid-sized cities far from major hubs isolated and unable to travel by air. Enter the Essential Air Service (EAS) Program: federally funded subsidized flights between medium to small-sized cities across the United States in order to give residents the freedom to travel without driving hundreds of miles to reach the nearest airport. Read More →

INFORMATIONAL Mexico's Interjet Thrown Lifeline With $150 Million Investment Mexico's Interjet had been bound to fail despite the disastrous effects the Coronavirus had on Mexican (and worldwide) aviation. However, in these trying times for the airline, an investment group has thrown the failing low-cost carrier a lifeline in the form of a $150 million investment, in order to make Interjet "the most important airline in Mexico." Will the plans of these investors be realized, or do you think Interjet will eventually go under? Read More →

INFORMATIONAL Canada's Government has Failed Canadian Airlines Airlines around the world are struggling due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Despite making record-breaking profits over the last few years, these last few months have been extremely difficult. Airlines are losing millions of dollars a day, prompting governments around the world to step in financially and keep airlines flying. Canada, though, has not. Read More →

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