JetBlue Interline Agreement with LAN Airlines to Extend Carriers’ Reach Across the Americas
A new deal JetBlue Airways signed with LAN Airlines will allow travelers to book connecting flights between the carriers on flights to and from New York's JFK Airport and South America.
The Evolution of Engine Starting: From Hand-Propping to Button Pushing
For many of us, our first understanding on how to start an airplane was when Bugs Bunny started the engines of the “World’s Largest Airplane” in Hare Lift (FF to 2:04). With a simple push of a button, all of the radial en...
You’re The Captain: Explosive Decompression at 40,000 Feet
Imagine that you're the captain of an airliner, cruising at 40,000 feet, when you experience an explosive decompression. What do you do next to get back on the ground?
Alaska Airlines Orders 15 More Boeing 737s
Alaska Airlines on Tuesday announced it has placed an order with Boeing for 13 new 737-900ER aircraft and two 737-800s, valued at $1.3 billion based on list prices.
The Mystique of the Boeing SST
I recently shelled out the most money I have ever paid for an airliner model in a lifetime of collecting. It is a five foot long needle-nosed monster with working variable sweep wings in Eastern Airlines colors. On its tail is ...