We promised you when we ran our article on the Delta Airlines’ premium international cabin upgrades earlier this year that another article on domestic cabin changes was to follow. Today we deliver on that promise as we take a look at Delta’s domestic first class, which NYCAviation flew back in December of 2012 from Detroit [...]
Flying, at least commercially, is sort of humdrum for me these days. I guess that when you fly at least four times a month for two years, the magic of rocketing through the sky five miles up in a chair wears off. It doesn’t help either that there isn’t much I haven’t done, when it [...]
As the pundits have it, our airlines are running out of pilots. But is this true?
My first thought after seeing the new American logo and type was: “Sigh.” But I’m trying to be optimistic.
American Airlines is expected to unveil a new brand image later this month. And this doesn’t happen very often, so people might get upset.
As the public understands it, Sully saved 155 lives through nerves of steel and superhuman flying skills. The truth isn’t quite so romantic.
A German shepherd mix named Thor is smiling today—a big deal since it’s the first time he’s been able to open his mouth in at least 6 months.
What better way to review Delta’s upgraded business class products than 24-hours of flying to and from Japan?
All those gadgets, chargers, adapters and cords are supposed to make my life easier. I’m not so sure.
Every so often you end a flight with one more “soul” than you started with.
Sometimes when I hear the whine of jet engines, I think of the beach.
Like most other aviation calamities, the 583 people killed in 1977 when a KLM 747 struck a Pan Am 747 at Tenerife resulted not from a single error or failure, but from a chain of improbable errors and failures, together with a stroke or two of really bad luck.
A routine flight is plunged into weirdness after the crew smells smoke. How to deal with a possible emergency — not to mention a plane full of obsessed Japanese tourists.
It’s the pilot’s job to worry about crashing. It’s in their best interest, and yours too.
United’s new 737s are fitted with the beautiful Boeing Sky Interior, but are missing a key feature of their older planes: personal TVs. Here’s why.
A new effort is in motion to replace LaGuardia’s long-outdated Central Terminal. But how long will it take? And can a new building improve the widely-hated airport’s reputation?
Few stop to think about what their flight crew is doing after they disembark at the end of their journey. Millions tune-in to watch the exciting lives of pilots and flight attendants in their free time on TV. But what really goes on?
US airlines have cut costs, slashed workforces and, largely, evolved to fee-based revenue models. But one of the biggest, and sometimes overlooked, changes was the consolidation and retrenchment of hub airports since 2000. While not unsurprising, the shift has created a whole new geography of hubs.
In a day when the flight deck is filled with automation, pilots love the opportunity to grab the controls and navigate their airplane to a challenging yet safe landing.
There simply aren’t enough helicopter airshows around the country, but the annual Rotorfest rarely disappoints, as Manny Gonzalez shows us his gallery of mechanized joy.
