Tag: Travel

Breeze Airways taking flight May 2021

February 10, 2020

David Neeleman branded Breeze as the “World’s Nicest Airline.” This stands out for a couple of reasons. For one, airlines are not really known as being “nice.” Nearly every passenger has a horror story about some particular airline. And, in the era of increasing ancillary fares and basic economy, nice is largely a word people associate with the past when it comes to flying. Breeze is trying to change that. … More Breeze Airways taking flight May 2021

New TSA Privacy and Health Concerns

September 8, 2019

Labor Day Weekend Las Vegas Airport conducted a quiet roll out of the newest TSA Technology with United Airlines and LAS Airport being the launch customer for North America. It is being touted in the media as “Innovation Check Point” which will utilize a new modernized version of the previous body scanners. EU’s 27 member nations, the prohibition is necessary “in order not to risk jeopardizing citizens’ health and safety.”X-ray body scanners, which use “backscatter” ionized radiation technology, emit enough radiation to theoretically damage DNA and cause cancer. … More New TSA Privacy and Health Concerns

Eurowings: New Nonstop Services Dusseldorf, Munich & Frankfurt to Las Vegas

August 10, 2019

Eurowings is expanding new nonstop service from three major German Cities to Las Vegas. This will create a new large gain in German tourism for the Las Vegas travel market next year. It will also provide some additional transatlantic nonstop travel options for locals living in Las Vegas to travel for vacation to Europe without having to connect through expensive and tedious LAX.  … More Eurowings: New Nonstop Services Dusseldorf, Munich & Frankfurt to Las Vegas

Moxy Airlines Launch 2021

June 17, 2019

David Neeleman is by far one of the most visionary and brilliant airline innovators in aviation history. He was the founder of JetBlue Airways and later on Azul in Brazil. He co-founded Morris Air and West Jet as well. Morris Air was the original charter company which he sold to what is known as Southwest Airlines today. Neeleman is currently the co-owner of TAP Air Portugal. Neeleman was also the creator and innovator of the first  E-Ticket. This leads us to 2019 where he is now embarking on his 5th aviation reinvention tour with an airline tentatively named, “Moxy Airlines” … More Moxy Airlines Launch 2021

The Rise of COMAC C919

June 9, 2019

COMAC C919: China alone will need around 9,000 new airplanes in the next 20 years and most of them will be single-aisle. China will be able to exploit this opportunity to establish the C919 as an Asian-built airplane that will be supported by the world’s largest domestic airline market. The conservatism of its design will be seen as a virtue if it proves to be competitive and reliable. … More The Rise of COMAC C919

GE9X Engine: Boeing 777-9

June 8, 2019

The GE9X is set to be the biggest jet engine in history. It’s wider than the fuselage of a Boeing 737, or as GE puts it, it’s “so large that Shaquille O’Neal would fit inside it with Kobe Bryant sitting on his shoulders.” The GE9X features the largest fan ever produced, a full 11 feet in diameter. It’s also the quietest, most fuel-efficient, the lowest-emission jet engine from General Electric ever. It will deliver 10% less fuel burn than current models, and a 5% cut in fuel use vs. any twin-aisle engine. … More GE9X Engine: Boeing 777-9