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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Last night I attended a meeting for the public to comment on commercial air travel starting at Paine Field (KPAE) located in Everett, WA. KPAE is about 20 miles north of downtown Seattle and about 40 miles north of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) and it would provide the Seattle area with a second option for […]
The Airbus A380 is an amazing aircraft. Antarctica is an amazing continent. 2010 was the end to an amazing decade. Put them all together and what do you get? One amazing party. A Qantas Airbus A380 celebrated the New Year by taking 450 lucky folks to the southern most part of the world. The A380 […]
So, it might not technically be an airline, nor can the plane fly. The livery itself is really kind of bland, but the concept is pretty cool. This plane is the Jumbo Hostel, which is a land based hostel. The Boeing 747-200 has 25 rooms and 85 beds. The Jumbo Hostel is located in Stockholm, Sweden, […]
Found this great video at Simpliflying.com which looks at airlines branding and technology. The video shows TAP personal dancing to different songs at the surprise to travelers and then goes back to normal work. The video was very successful with over 500,000 views to date.
I got pretty obsessed with watching how the TSA subpoena story played out, I felt it was an important story and I am glad it got covered. I am working on a blog with a few people to talk about the power of Twitter with this story, but for now I just want to keep you […]