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Ukrainian flight attendants wear trousers and sneakers instead of skirts and high heels

Skyup Airlines The female hostesses of Skyup Airlines say goodbye to formal clothes including skirts and high heels. This fall, Ukrainian Airlines is introducing a new look with an emphasis on usability and comfort, introducing new stewardesses to female flight attendants, including white Nike sneakers, a loose orange suit and a blue silk scarf. “Times […]

Delta Air Lines Set For A Record Year Of Profit Sharing

Delta Air Lines will pay out an extra $1.6 billion amongst over 90,000 employees. This comes after the carrier posted an excellent year financially. A known airline for profit sharing, this is a record amount for Delta. On the heels of an excellent year, Delta will distribute an extra $1.6 billion in profit sharing amongst […]

Saudia vs. Etihad – Which Airline Is Better In Economy?

Although Dubai-based Emirates and Doha-based Qatar are constantly in the spotlight, there are a few other decent full-service carriers in the Middle East. Today we’ll compare the economy class experience between Saudi Arabia’s Saudia and Abu Dhabi-based Etihad. Both are excellent products (especially compared to anything in North America) so it will be quite the […]

Grasshopper Swarms On Approach Give Ethiopian Airlines 737 A New Paint Job

An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 struck a hungry swarm of grasshoppers late last week, rendering much of the aircraft’s fuselage a nice smear of brown. It might sound trivial but these grasshoppers are big and swarm in their millions. When an aircraft runs into them, they can block visibility from the cockpit and cause significant […]

Bamboo Airways’ Boeing 787 Is Now Flying Domestic Flights

Vietnam’s most exciting startup airline, Bamboo Airways, has begun service using its brand new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. The airline began flying the Dreamliner on January 2nd, 2020, on the high demand route between Hanoi (HAN) and Ho Chi Minh City (SGN). Three of the 14 daily flights between the city pair are served by the […]

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Will airline alliances fade into mediocrity in the next decade?

As the majority of the world celebrated Christmas, China Southern Airlines planted a very unwelcome gift under SkyTeam’s tree on December 24, 2019, as it confirmed that as of January 1, 2020, it will no longer be a member of the alliance. Reasoning by the vision to “enhance global connectivity and create a better life” […]