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INFORMATIONAL 12/24/2019 TheExplorerBlog Article Guidelines We strive to make our community fair and safe. That being said, we have a list of guidelines that our screeners follow to ensure that our website only displays true and fair information. This document shares these guidelines with our users so that they all have a fair advantage when uploading. Read More →
NEWS 12/24/2019 Delta Follows Other Airlines in Move to Daxing Airport In September 2019, Beijing opened its new Beijing Daxing International Airport. This airport had to be constructed due to the high number of flights there are at Beijing's Capital International AIrport. So, this cause some of the airlines that serve Beijing to either add a service to the new airport or move over to the new airport. The plan is that Oneworld and Skyteam airlines move over to Daxing while the Star Alliance carriers stay at Capital. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL 12/24/2019 The Boeing 747 Routes and Retirement Plans It is the Boeing 747. We all know it as the Queen of the Skies. Even though it is very popular and several airlines throughout the world are still flying it, there are many cons to operating it. In the aviation world today, airlines prefer more fuel efficient and cost efficient aircraft. Therefore, most 747s are on the way out of airlines' fleets and are being replaced by other aircraft, such as Boeing's 787 and Airbus's A350. Read More →
NEWS 12/23/2019 Bamboo Airways Takes Delivery of Their First 787s Bamboo Airways, a Vietnamese startup carrier, has received their first 2 787 Dreamliners from the Boeing company. These Dreamliners allow for the airline to expand its route network to new destinations. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL 12/23/2019 A New Uber, but For Airplanes A new app was released, named BlackBird, which pairs private pilots to customers for as little as $50 per flight, is becoming more and more popular in the California area. Is it safe? Read More →
ROUTES 12/21/2019 British Airways Announces A Service to Portland, Oregon British Airways has launched a new service. What is it? Read More →
STORIES 12/21/2019 Future of Flight and Boeing Tour Review Have you ever wanted to visit the Boeing Tour? Read More →
NEWS 12/21/2019 An Airplane Skids off the Runway in a Bad Rain Storm SpiceJet flight SG-275 coming from Pune, India slid off of a runway at Kolkata Airport in Mumbai. Read More →
ROUTES 12/20/2019 United Launches San Francisco to Dublin United Airlines has launched a new service from the West Coast. What is it? Read More →
STORIES 12/20/2019 My Early-Morning Plane Spotting Session in Amsterdam Recounting my experience of spotting at Amsterdam Schipol's most famous plane spotting location, the Polderbaan. Read More →