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AirlineReporter is a place to share your passion for airlines. It covers articles on aviation, travel, and airlines. Most of us are working professionals, who want to share our passion with you. This is written by a team of writers across four continents, this is one of the best sites for aviation news and innovation from around the world.
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3w ago
Icelandair has, other than their domestic/feeder airline, long had an all-Boeing mainline fleet consisting of 737 MAX-8 and MAX-9, 757-200, 757-300, and 767 jetliners. That all changed on Dec. 10, 2024, when the airline placed an A321LR into service as TF-IAA, named Esia, per their protocol of naming aircraft after Icelandic volcanoes. There’s a lot ..read more
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1M ago
The fine folks of the airline industry work extra hard this time of year so that the rest of us can enjoy the holidays. As if that weren’t enough, some of them volunteer to help share seasonal spirit with people in need. As one example, United operates “Fantasy Flights” that bring children experiencing significant medical ..read more
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2M ago
On Oct. 2, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport added yet another international carrier and city to its service roster: Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) via Philippine Airlines (PAL). The jet arrived after dark, allowing for some unusual and fun photo opportunities. Washington State is home to the United States’ fourth-largest Filipino population, and the route has ..read more
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3M ago
How is the seat on Qatar's Airbus A350 fleet, and how does it compare to the well-known Qsuite? We found out on a flight from Cape Town to Doha ..read more
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4M ago
Qatar Airways is best known for its long-haul widebody flights. But how does its premium cabin experience feel in the smaller package of a single-aisle plane? We walk you through the details of Qatar's A320 business class ..read more
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5M ago
A misconception has been circulating in news and social media for weeks that the NASA astronauts who flew the Boeing Starliner -named Calypso- to the International Space Station are “stranded in space”. It’s easy to make comparisons with airline passengers stranded mid-itinerary in unfamiliar airport terminals. But it’s wrong ..read more
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5M ago
STARLUX Airlines added Seattle as its third North American destination on Aug. 16, 2024, following Los Angeles and San Francisco, which saw service starts in 2023. The fledgling Taiwan-based airline was launched in 2018, with its first services from Taipei to Macau, Penang, and Da Nang having started in 2020. The carrier positions itself as ..read more
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6M ago
Opened in late 2022, Newark's new Terminal A is the polar opposite of its predecessor. It's full of light and decor, and offers some excellent planespotting views too. Our full photo and video review walks you through the terminal's highlights ..read more
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6M ago
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) celebrated its 75th anniversary on July 9, 2024, followed by welcoming its fifth new international route this year, with China Airlines’ Taipei (TPE)-Seattle route just a few days later on July 14, using an Airbus A350-900. The schedule is as follows: SEA commenced flight operations on July 9, 1949. Things were ..read more
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9M ago
I love writing about long-haul premium economy. Mostly because the judgement comes down to one straightforward question: does the product feel like economy with a bit of extra, or more like business class lite? Seats in the first category do enough to take the pain out of the coach class space crunch. Which, to be fair, is what premium economy was designed to do. But seats in that second category delight in their own right, enough that you might even go out of your way to fly them.
We put Cathay Pacific’s long-haul premium economy to that test over the course of two flights on their Airbus A3 ..read more