TGIF: Thank-Goodness It’s Flyday Week-End Wrap Up
Thank-goodness it’s Flyday–err…Friday everyone. It’s been an exciting first week here at the helm of Airchive, and I’ve enjoyed every minute of it. But in the craziness that has been this week a few...
View ArticleAnalysis: Airbus Launches Lower Weight A330 For Regional Operations
Analysis by Vinay Bhaskara – Airchive.com Business Analyst Earlier today at the Aviation Expo China (Beijing Air Show), European original equipment manufacturer (OEM) Airbus announced the launch of a...
View ArticleThe Other Concorde Airlines: Braniff International & Singapore Airlines
Editors note: Welcome to day three of Concorde Week! To celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the ending of commercial operations of Concorde we’re bringing you a feature each day this week on the iconic...
View ArticleSingapore Airlines Retires World’s Longest Flight
By Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren / Published November 26, 2013 Image courtesy Gino Bertuccio Singapore Airlines quietly retired what had been the world’s longest flight Monday, ending a nine year non-stop...
View ArticleTGIF: Thank-Goodness It’s Flyday Week-End Wrap Up – January 17th Edition
By Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren / Published January 10, 2014 Thank-goodness it’s Flyday…err Friday, everyone. In this week’s edition Southwest calls BS, United cans almost 700 flight attendants, Air New...
View ArticleTGIF: Thank-Goodness It’s Flyday Week-End Wrap Up: World Cup Aviation Edition
by Vinay Bhaskara / Published June 6, 2014 Thank-goodness it’s Flyday…err Friday, everyone! In this week’s edition, we’ve got a list of World Cup charters and liveries, a tear-jerking ad from WestJet,...
View ArticleFlashback: Onboard the Inaugural Airbus A380 Flight
Story and Photos By Chris Sloan / Published January 22, 2015 Editor’s Note: As we mark the 10-year anniversary of the rollout of the first Airbus A380, on January 18, 2005, this week we take a look...
View ArticleIs Premium Economy Next for Emirates, Qatar and Etihad?
By: John Walton / Published August 27, 2015 As seat sizes in economy shrink, premium economy seating — the recliner-style international option that is like US domestic first class — is on the rise....
View ArticleANALYSIS: What Does the Future Hold for Singapore Airlines in the US?
By: Vinay Bhaskara / Published October 20, 2015 Singapore Airlines is set to resume nonstop service to the United States, as it plans to relaunch service to Los Angeles and New York utilizing the newly...
View ArticleANALYSIS: A350 Challenges Are Transitory
By: Vinay Bhaskara / Published: January 14, 2016 The delivery of the first Airbus A350 (an A350-900) to Singapore Airlines has been delayed, according to a report in Australian Business Traveler. The...
View ArticleAirbus Readies First Singapore Airlines’ A350 for Delivery
By: Staff / Published: Feburary 3, 2016 The first Airbus A350-900 for Singapore Airlines has successfully performed its first test flight, as it is readied for delivery in the coming weeks. Singapore...
View ArticleSingapore Airlines Joins the Airbus A350 Club
By: Staff / Published: March 2, 2016. Singapore Airlines became the 5th member of the Airbus A350 club after taking delivery today of the first of 67 aircraft in a special ceremony held today in the...
View ArticleFirst Trip Report: Onboard the Singapore Airlines Airbus A350 Delivery Flight
Story and Photos by: Andreas Spaeth / Published: March 3, 2016 The Airbus A350 has only reached delivery stage for about 14 months, but since the first aircraft went to Qatar Airways just before...
View ArticleAirbus A380 (Part I): the Aircraft, Market Forecasts, and its History
By: John Walton / Published: March 8, 2016 Eight years and five months since it entered into service, the Airbus A380 is at a crossroads. Airlines that took early delivery of the superjumbo are...
View ArticleAirbus A380 (Part II): the Constraints on the World’s Largest Aircraft
By: John Walton / Published: March 14, 2016 Growth prospects for the Airbus A380 are limited in several ways, both in terms of supplying flights (restricted by factors including regulatory and...
View ArticleAirbus A380 (Part III): the Evolving and Future Passenger Experience
By: John Walton / Published: March 22, 2016 Editor’s note: In this three-part series, AirwaysNews covers: the future market forecasts for and service experience with the A380; the constraints on the...
View ArticleJohannesburg to Be Singapore Airlines’ Second A350-900 Destination
By: Staff / Published: May 26, 2015 Starting next June 27, Johannesburg will become the second long-haul destination in Singapore Airlines’ route network to be served by the airline’s Airbus A350-900s....
View ArticleSingapore Airlines to Launch Direct San Francisco Service
By: Staff / Published: June 15, 2016 Singapore Airlines (SIA) is to launch a non-stop Singapore – San Francisco service, and it will add a second daily frequency from Los Angeles, the airline said in a...
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