Today, November 30th, Continental Airlines and United Airlines will merge into a single operating certificate (SOC) issued by the FAA. Though much of the new, combined airline is a rebranded CO—even the new operating certificate is essentially CO’s legacy certificate—the “Continental” name and call sign (along with United’s certificate) will cease to exist, at 6:00am [...]
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Farewell “Continental” Call Sign
Published by November 30th, 2011 in Aviation Policy, Continental Airlines, Flight numbering and United Airlines. 0 CommentsSingapore A380 at Hong Kong
Published by November 25th, 2011 in A380, Airbus, Hong Kong, Photos and Singapore Airlines. 0 CommentsThe A380 is a giant bird indeed. Here, shot from the tarmac at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) is a Singapore Airlines A380. Singapore Airlines, the flag carrier of Singapore, was the first airline to fly the A380, currently the largest commercial passenger aircraft in operation today.
American Airlines Resumes Mainline Service to Cleveland
Published by November 21st, 2010 in Airlines, American Airlines, American Eagle, Cleveland, Continental Airlines, Dallas, Mergers, United Airlines and USA. 2 CommentsAmerican Airlines is returning its mainline service to Cleveland, after leaving over five years ago in September 2004. Effective April 5, 2011, AA is replacing its four daily American Eagle flights (three CRJ and one ERJ) between Dallas (DFW) and Cleveland Hopkins (CLE) with three daily MD80 flights. The timetable is as follows: Eastbound AA [...]
Lao Vietnam Thai Aeroflot United
Published by September 5th, 2010 in Aeroflot, Airlines, Lao Airlines, Laos, Thai Airways, United Airlines, Vientiane and Vietnam Airlines. 0 CommentsIts not often you’ll see these five airlines’ names juxtaposed to one another on a sign. But you will here on this street in Downtown Vientiane, the capital of Laos.
Latin America’s New Giant: Which Alliance?
Published by August 16th, 2010 in Airlines, Alliances, American Airlines, Aviation Policy, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Europe, LAN Airlines, Mergers, Oneworld, SkyTeam, South America, Star Alliance, TAM and USA. 0 CommentsOn Friday, Brazil’s largest airline TAM and neighboring rival, LAN, announced that they would merge their corporate entities in a KLM/Air France-type model. Each airline will maintain its existing brand, but its management and ownership will be one organization. This would create a South American giant, with LATAM Airlines being the name of the new [...]
Shot from the terminal, an Aeroflot 767-300ER (VP-BDI) parks at a gate at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport. Flight 541 comes in from Moscow (SVO) at 805am and departs as SU542 at 1000am.
A Visit to Quy Nhon, Vietnam
Published by July 26th, 2010 in Nha Trang, Qui Nhon, Vietnam and Vietnam Airlines. 0 CommentsUsed by the US as a port during the Vietnam War, Quy Nhon (also spelled Qui Nhon) was a sleepy town then and remains so today. There isn’t much to the city, but the people are friendly and, unlike folks in some places, they want you to take their picture. I had stayed at the [...]
Vietnam Airlines
Published by January 14th, 2010 in A321, Hanoi, Nha Trang, Photos, SkyTeam, Vietnam and Vietnam Airlines. 0 CommentsI just had the pleasure of flying Vietnam Airlines, on a domestic flight from Hanoi to Nha Trang. Great service, new aircraft, no headaches, and on-time performance summarize the trip; this article is a quick review of the airline. The airline is prepping itself for full integration into SkyTeam this June, when it becomes a [...]
We’re sad to report that Air Comet has ceased operations–and being days before Christmas, has stranded some 7,000 passengers across Spain and Latin America when available capacity on other carriers is hard to come by. Air Comet–formerly Air Plus Comet–has been struggling financially and a British repossession order on December 18th on behalf German creditor [...]
At Last, a Passenger Bill of Rights
Published by December 21st, 2009 in Airlines, Aviation Policy, USA and Weather. 0 CommentsThe US Department of Transportation today announced what has been called by many advocates as a ‘Passenger Bill of Rights’, placing a time limit for domestic flights that airlines may hold passengers on board without food and on the tarmac before takeoff. Here at AirlineCity, we applaud this executive action (which does not require the [...]
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