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Aviation
After Nearly Seven Years, Air Canada Returns to New York JFK
The last time Air Canada (in any form) flew to New York City’s JFK Airport was on 3 April 2016. Those were Air Canada Express regional jets, flying double daily from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ). Although those JFK slots are valuable, the goal at the time was to focus on the large point-to-point traffic […]
Brussels Airlines Starts Receiving Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
Teaming up with Finland’s NESTE, Belgium’s Brussels Airlines is now the second major European carrier — after Amsterdam-based KLM — to start using Sustainable Aviation Fuel, or SAF to fill its aircraft. Last year Finnair and Iberia signed contracts with GEVO, a Colorado-based renewable energy and biofuels company, but those SAF shipments will only start […]
What is a Flight Information Region (FIR), and Why Did Qatar Want One?
As of September 2022, Qatar is the latest country to get its own flight information region (FIR). What the heck is a flight information region? Briefly, the International Civil Aviation Organization, or ICAO, the Montréal, Canada-based UN-group that specifically deals with air transport policy and standardization methods, is also responsible for having divided the world into […]
Viva Aerobus Increases Destinations from Mérida, Mexico
First of all, Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad, and keep warm! Earlier this month, Mexican Low-Cost Carrier Viva Aerobus (airline code VB) added two new nonstop destinations from Mérida, the capital of Yucatán state, and the largest city in the Yucatán peninsula. (link in Spanish) Mérida, located in one of the hotter parts in the country, […]
Lounge Review: Japan Airlines Sakura Lounge, Tokyo Narita (NRT), Japan
Advertiser Disclosure: noworkalltravel.com earns an affiliate commission for anyone making a purchase through some links available on this website. This compensation may impact how and where links appear on this site. For more information, please visit the Advertising and Privacy Policy page. COVID-19 pandemic measures aren’t doing Tokyo Narita’s Japan Airlines Sakura Lounge any favors. […]
Wizz Air Adds Historic Destination in Uzbekistan
Abu Dhabi is now connected to one of the Silk Road network’s most famous destinations. Since 13 December, Hungary-based Wizz Air, through its United Arab Emirates hub, has been flying its Airbus A321Neo aircraft to Samarkand, Uzbekistan every Tuesday and Saturday; starting on 1 January 2023, this route will go to three days a week, […]
United Has Vast Plans for Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner
My history with United Airlines and Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner started off with a thud, which considering the circumstances, was the better end of that thud-bang spectrum. A few days after its inaugural Denver DEN to Tokyo NRT flight, I happened to be on that route (one of my aviation goals has been to connect Tokyo […]
