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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What a cruddy week for Alaska Airlines (and Horizon Air) in the press. First they get accused of mistreating an elderly man with a disability, then accused of flying around with broken airplanes twice and a flight has to make an emergency landing. So far, two of the stories have been picked up around the […]
AIR NEW ZEALAND BUSINESS PREMIERE REVIEW BASICS Airline: Air New Zealand Aircraft: Boeing 777-300ER Departed: London’s Heathrow Airport (LHR) Arrived: Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Stops: Non-stop flight Class: Business Premiere Seat: 1J (right center aisle) Length: 10.5 hours Cheers: The fact that I slept through most of the flight is probably one of the […]
VivaColombia (5Z), according to their website, is “the first and only low-cost airline of Colombia.” They started in May of 2012 and operate a fleet of four Airbus A320s that service nine Colombian destinations. They hope to grow their fleet by three additional A320s, all configured in a snug 180 seats, and expand to destinations in […]
Yesterday was a beautiful day at Paine Field to take a look at United Airline’s first Boeing 787 Dreamliner. This was not a delivery ceremony, but a celebration that the aircraft (reg N20904) is out of the paint booth and one step closer to being delivered. United is expecting to take delivery of their 787 […]
It has been a long while since I have made a new post highlighting the many airline liveries we have now seen on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. These are all the liveries we have physically seen on the Dreamliner, so no computer composite images here: A big thanks to Tony Rodgers (moonm) for allowing me […]