Recently, I had the opportunity to have a sneak peek at the upcoming National Geographic documentary on the new Boeing 747-8i planes that are being heavily converted to take on the role of Air Fo...
https://www.airlinereporter.com/2021/02/the-new-air-force-one-flying-fortress-a-preview/
Last year, I wrote about my experience flying with Norwegian Air on the 787-9 Dreamliner from London Gatwick (LGW) nonstop to Denver (DEN). On that flight, we were in their “Premium” cabin, b...
https://www.airlinereporter.com/2019/02/wamos-who-long-haul-economy-on-norwegian/
High risk, high reward. That's how I viewed my booking on Norwegian. They recently started serving Denver, Colorado (DEN) from London's Gatwick Airport (LGW) using their ever-expanding fleet of B...
https://www.airlinereporter.com/2018/02/flying-norwegians-long-haul-premium-product-787/
I recently needed to travel between Singapore and Hong Kong while on vacation. There are a lot of options for airlines and equipment for that four-hour flight. I had done the opposite route on th...
American Airlines has been focusing on upgrading the premium cabin experience on the ground, much as its competitor United Airlines has been doing with their Polaris lounges (currently only open ...
https://www.airlinereporter.com/2017/07/new-american-airlines-flagship-lounge-jfk-airport/
Qatar Airways has been growing rapidly, both in terms of their fleet and their route network. I recently got to experience an example of both when I joined Qatar for their inaugural flight to ...
A few weeks ago, I had the chance to fly Qatar Airways on their (current) longest flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Qatar"s home hub in Doha — about 16 hours. Given all the talk about them being...
https://www.airlinereporter.com/2016/04/first-disappointing-flight-qatar-airways/
THIS is the route that the Boeing 787 Dreamliner was built for. Flying between Tokyo and Denver, you need a special kind of aircraft. Something that is super-efficient, able to deal with Denv...
https://www.airlinereporter.com/2015/10/flight-review-united-787-businessfirst-economy-tokyo-denver/
Air New Zealand on Thursday announced a North American expansion, adding Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport as their fourth U.S. destination. Air New Zealand currently serves Los Angele...
https://www.airlinereporter.com/2015/04/air-new-zealand-add-u-s-service-via-houston/
Recently, Qantas opened a new lounge in the Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The Qantas First Lounge serves first class passengers from Qantas, Br...
https://www.airlinereporter.com/2015/04/review-qantas-first-lounge-los-angeles-lax/
Recently, LAN Airlines invited me down to their headquarters in Santiago de Chile, Chile, to check out their new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. While LAN was the first carrier in the Americas to operat...
Recently, my wife and I took a trip to Japan to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary. Because we have two toddlers (who were NOT coming with us), we wanted to travel in luxury and make it som...
https://www.airlinereporter.com/2014/09/flight-review-united-airlines-747-global-first/
Frontier Airlines, the Denver-based carrier which has recently been pushing towards “ultra-low-cost carrier” status, today revealed a new livery which draws upon their history. The animal t...
https://www.airlinereporter.com/2014/09/frontier-airlines-shows-new-livery-classic-features/
As a frequent flier, the novelty of in-flight internet has (mostly) worn off for me. After a full day of presentations, tours, and demonstrations at Gogo, I can promise you that I’ll never ta...
https://www.airlinereporter.com/2014/07/like-airplanes-like-the-internet-all-access-at-gogo/
As a Silver Premier member with United Airlines (their lowest-level elite tier), getting a complementary first class upgrade happens almost as rarely as spotting a unicorn. In a year and a hal...
https://www.airlinereporter.com/2014/06/flying-first-class-on-a-united-q400/