New Musical “Take Flight” Gives a Glimpse into History of Aviation

The entertainment industry second attempt at capturing the world of aviation is getting a much better reception than it’s first – where “Fly Girls” disappointed virtually all critics and caused quite a stir as being sexist and a all but a waste of the viewer’s time, “Take Fly” is triumphant in both depicting the early [...]

UK Airports Getting Aircraft Back Up to Speed

After nearly a week of closures and cancellations due to the ash laden airspace, many European and UK airports have resumed regular operations. The ash from an Icelandic volcano eruption has had potential flight passengers stranded all over the world and basically wreaked have with the ability to fly over much of Europe.

Though flight [...]

Disruption of Volcanic Proportions

Over the course of the winter we saw massive delays and cancellations throughout all of the Northeastern US due to record breaking snowfall and frigid weather conditions. Last week a very different variety of natural occurrence wreaked havoc with airspace and caused the cancellation of hundreds of flights throughout the UK and many other parts [...]

Better Late than Never?

In order to create customer loyalty, airlines need to create a nearly flawless experience and with many of the major airlines reporting pretty substantial increases in late arrivals and departures in the month of February on both the previous month and over the same month in 2009 it seems as though there will be a [...]

Signs of Better Times – Ensure Best Service With Aircraft Tugs

There are a number of financial positives being reported from the aviation industry: American Airlines and Airtran Airways both reported increases in traffic during the month of March and though US Airways traffic remained virtually the same, the company reported a gain in revenue.

Increases in traffic and revenue gains are both good signs for [...]

Transport Worker’s Union and Critics in Aviation Industry Unhappy with Fly Girls

The first television series detailing the lives of people involved in the aviation industry has barely hit the airwaves and it’s already receiving some flack from critics and the Transport Worker’s Union.

The show, which is supposed to offer a sneak peak into the lives of flight attendants, focuses on five female employees of Virgin [...]