News out of Dallas-Fort Worth that the airport has decided to build Terminal F, which will be 24 new gates for American Airlines. But should American continue to grow DFW, and should DFW, one of the worlds largest airports by acreage and runways, be grown bigger? Dallas-Fort Worth Airport – Already quite bigAs the worlds…
Yes, I’m tagging on to the biggest Southwest news of the day, perhaps even the week. Southwest goes to Hawaii and flights are now bookable! But, don’t get too excited unless you’re pretty close to Oakland or San Jose; Southwest’s first two departure points to Hawaii. Southwest Goes to HawaiiSouthwest will fly initially from two…
In the latest Marvel-Airline tie-up, Alaska Airlines has hopped onboard, and let me just say, Alaska’s latest livery is higher, further, and faster in honor of the upcoming Captain Marvel movie. I’ll add that the livery even has the split scimitar winglets, a fitting armament for Captain Marvel. Alaska’s latest livery is higher, further, and…
Perhaps this is more #avgeek than anything, but I’m always curious about interesting flights and “lines” (one of the basis of the Dots, Lines, and Destinations podcast). Perhaps the most common group of interesting “lines” is the 10 longest flights. Over the past few years, these have changed a bunch! I wrote about Emirates taking…
10 July 1918, the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force came into existence. And you may ask, how did the Royal Air Force mark their 100th birthday? With one of the most spectacular flyover parade in memory.I’m sure you’re imagining a simple flyover like the Superbowl (like this perhaps):Cut to 1:05 or so (and yes, I…
Like any Aviation Geek (#AvGeek), I love a great livery, and Qantas Airlines latest flying art series does not disappoint! It is in acknowledgement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Australia. Qantas Airlines Latest Flying Art Series LiveryThe Dreamliner Emily Kame Kngwarreye is the 5th aircraft in Qantas Airlines Flying Art series. The series has been…
Ever since Qatar Airways QSuite was announced I’ve been trying to roll it into a trip so I could try out what is touted as the most luxurious business class product in the sky. In a rather spectacular surprise, I got to fly QSuites (review forthcoming) on a flight I never expected it on. My wife…
This past week my wife and I had the opportunity to travel to Munich, Germany for Oktoberfest. I’ll have posts on that soon(ish), but I really wanted to get this brief post out soonest, since I know Lufthansa is putting a bigger focus on their Munich hub by launching A380 Flights. I will just say…
There are only so many days of the year that you can have fun combining two awesome interests. Celebrating Star Wars Day AvGeek Style is one of those such days! Below is a round-up of some of the entertaining attempts at celebrating May the Fourth from across the Aviation Industry: Celebrating Star Wars DayAll Nippon…
Reading a post yesterday evening, something struck me. Lucky made the assertion that Qatar Airways’ Business Class was already the worlds best business class. This even before you factor in their new Qsuites. It occurred to me that I’ve been flying a bunch of business class lately, and Qatar wasn’t the top of the list for…