It's been a bit of a bad day if you've attempted to travel from, to, or over the UK today, as the NATS - who provide air traffic control and flow services  - today experienced an outage with some of their systems. A technical issue with the flight planning tools used that occurred this morning forced the cancellation and slowing of aircraft to airports in the United … [Read more...]

It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art.  This week, we have a Delta Air Lines Airbus A350-900 taking off from Dublin Airport begins the transatlantic flight to its home base of  Atlanta Hartsfield–Jackson International Airport.  Delta Air Lines operates a fleet of 27 active Airbus A350-900 aircraft in its widebody fleet, with a 28th aircraft … [Read more...]

Other airlines are getting in on the Summer 2024 planning game, with American Airlines planning a busy summer for its Transatlantic networ. The airline is planning to add three new European cities in 2024 — Copenhagen, Denmark; Nice, France; and Naples, Italy to its network from its Philadelphia hub, as well as expand its operation. In total, Philadelphia will be … [Read more...]

With Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-8 on-track. the airline has selected Viasat to provide the backbone of the IFE system.  As part of its connectivity strategy, Malaysia Airlines will also introduce high-quality internet connectivity on its Boeing 737-8 aircraft. The agreement encompasses factory installation of Viasat’s equipment on its aircraft, the first of which … [Read more...]

This launched last week - but it's an important step in Accessibility in the Air - with United Airlines rolling out add Braille to its aircraft interiors. The airline currently has equipped about a dozen aircraft with Braille markings for individual rows and seat numbers as well as inside and outside the lavatories. United expects to outfit its entire mainline fleet with … [Read more...]

Korean Air has debuted a new offering in the air - Lager. Time to take a look, and see what you might be drinking either on the ground or in the air. Korean Air has worked with an award-winning Korean brewery, Playground Brewery to introduce its brand - ‘KAL’s Lager’ According to the airline, the beer embodies a delightful harmony of tropical fruit aromas … [Read more...]

SWISS International Air Lines is revamping its inflight connectivity prices from 2nd August onwards - with a free option, as well as paid options. SWISS Airbus A330-300 climbing out of Zurich Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond First up is the free level, which will enable the use of chat apps from the 2nd of August 2023. The new facility will allow … [Read more...]

It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have a British Airways Airbus A320neo, painted in the "BA Better World" livery. British Airways operates a fleet of 20 Airbus A320neo aircraft. The airline also operates the Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Airbus A321 and Airbus A321neo in its single-aisle aircraft fleet, which is used to … [Read more...]