Stories by David Parker Brown

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF & FOUNDER - SEATTLE, WA. David has written, consulted, and presented on multiple topics relating to airlines and travel since 2008. He has been quoted and written for a number of news organizations, including BBC, CNN, NBC News, Bloomberg, and others. He is passionate about sharing the complexities, the benefits, and the fun stuff of the airline business. Email me: david@airlinereporter.com

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The new Final Assembly Building in South Carolina

Boeing has been busy this week releasing one important press release after another. I am a little behind still, so I decided to put them all in one easy to follow blog to keep everyone updated: BOEING OPENS NEW SOUTH CAROLINA 787 FINAL ASSEMBLY BUILDING Boeing has officially opened the second location where the Boeing […]

Attention Seattle peeps: This is a good weekend for aviation. There are two aviation-themed events going down that you might want to check out: NATIONAL WINGS OF FREEDOM TOUR In honor of our WWII Veterans, this tour features the iconic B-17 Flying Fortress, the only fully restored and flying B-24J Liberator and the legendary P-51 […]

Aeroflot's first Superjet - Photo: SuperJet International

Russian airline Aeroflot has taken delivery of their first Sukhoi Superjet 100. They become the second airline to operate the Superjet 100 after Armavia, which has been flying the aircraft since April 19th. The airline plans to enter the aircraft into service between Moscow and St. Petersburg starting today and Aeroflot is scheduled to receive […]

There were three Lufthansa Airbus A380s waiting at Frankfurt when we left.

Last Friday marked the first time that an Airbus A380 has landed at Miami International Airport (MIA). This was the first Lufthansa Airlines flight from Frankfurt (FRA) to Miami operated by the double-decker Airbus A380. Miami becomes the third US destination that Lufthansa flies the A380 and the sixth destination internationally. Although the airline has […]