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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I love my sleep and it takes quite a bit to get me up before the sun. The first Copper River Salmon brought in by Alaska Air Cargo is good enough reason as any. This early morning event, which just wrapped up, has become a yearly tradition that started in 2010. Luckily in previous years there was […]
Hopefully the title of this story makes total sense to you already. What the heck does LOT Polish Airlines celebrating 40 years of flying from Warsaw (WAW) to New York (JFK) have to do with James Bond? Oh just wait. It was a big step for LOT to start their Warsaw to New York flights […]
The first horizontal stabilizer for the first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner has arrived to Paine Field — early. The new version of the Dreamliner will seat 40 additional passengers and be able to fly 8000-8500 nautical miles. Boeing expects that the first 787-9 will go into final assembly by mid 2013, first flight will occur during the second half of […]
BOEING BUSINESS JET 737 REVIEW BASICS Airline: Haha, who flies on airlines? Aircraft: Boeing 737-700 BBJ1 Departed: King County International Airport [aka Boeing Field] (BFI) Arrived Airport: Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) Stops: Non-stop Class: Yes, there was lots of class Seat: Jump seat, big chair, nice couch, bed and another big chair. Length: […]
When Singapore Airlines came to me and pitched doing something with a small group of AvGeeks at LAX to watch their Airbus A380 land and depart, I was instantly interested and with almost no details said, “yes please.” Almost five years ago, when I started AirlineReporter.com, I had a hard time defining this passion that […]