NEWS Korean Carriers Continue China Expansion
Korean Air is expanding its route network into China with four new services to second-tier cities, buoyed by increasing demand. Link
NEWS American Airlines sends dozens of flights to their destinations without a single piece of luggage
Well this is taking luggage handling incompetence to the next level. Link @henrywei @AmericanAir current unclaimed baggage at baggage service!!! Some of us are still waiting….7 hours in pic.twitter.com/Ra5t9C3U48— James Patrick Shay (@Muscling) February 21, 2015
NEWS KMCO Welcomes New Non-Stop International Service to Peru
Connecting travelers from around the USA and Central Florida, Peru becomes easier with the announcement of new service between Orlando International Airport (MCO) and Lima on LAN Peru, an affiliate of LATAM Airlines Group. Link
NEWS Hail Breaks Airbus Windshield and Destroys Nosecone
A Brazilian Airbus A321-200 operating as TAM airlines flight JJ-3307 had to return to Rio de Janeiro and perform an emergency landing after sustaining substantial damage upon entering an embedded thunderstorm wrought with hail. Hail and turbulence caused severe damage to the radome of this A321 #TAM yesterday!!Emergency ldg! Via tráfico aéreo pic.twitter.com/VcQbsmKqnC— ✈Monica-✈ (@vargasmoni)…
NEWS A Visual History of Inflight Luxuries
While the modern flyer can now enjoy everything from on-demand entertainment to gourmet meals and generous sleeping arrangements, life in the skies hasn’t always been this cozy — or convenient, or fun, or even healthy. Link
NEWS Boeing Lining Up Buyers for Early Overweight Dreamliners
Boeing Co. has lined up buyers for 10 of the early, overweight 787 Dreamliners whose years in storage made them emblems of the jet’s factory woes and a drag on profit, people with knowledge of the plans said. The planes, dubbed “terrible teens” for their assembly struggles and their places near the start of the…
NEWS Regulator: United doesn't need to accept mistake fares
On February 11, for a period of about four hours, United’s Danish site showed fares from the U.K. to various destinations around the world at a fraction of their intended prices. The error was caused by third-party software supplied to United (UAL), the airline said. Link
NEWS New flight paths angering residents in Phoenix
The Federal Aviation Administration implemented new satellite-based arrival and departure paths out of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The changes are part of a program the FAA is rolling out at major airports across the country as it looks to replace an outdated network of radar and radio communications with satellite-based and digital communications. Link
