While the overall popularity of amphibious aircraft in the private aviation market is quite low, they are extremely popular among those who use them. The amphibious aircraft is perfect for remote areas such as those that are often used by hunters and fishermen who are looking for natural areas that are undisturbed by human development. These are a popular choice among guides who operate fishing, hunting, and wildlife tours. The design allows the user to depart from a populated area … >> Read More

While most everyone has heard about the incident where a 737 operated by Southwest Airlines had to make an emergency landing due to a hole that developed in the roof and now the question is what kind of impact will this have on aircraft sales. This incident seems to keep reappearing in the news as a result of follow up inspections revealing possible problems among other 737s that Southwest operates and potential problems with 737 models operated by other airlines. … >> Read More

Since their founding in 1993 Air Asia Airlines has been known for making bold moves that others in the industry were reluctant to act upon. This has both helped and hurt the airline over the years depending upon what situation we are talking about. Air Asia Airlines is making another moderately bold move again by continuing with their scheduled expansion of routes flying to both New Zealand and Japan. Their subsidiary low cost airline Air Asia X has just recently … >> Read More

With the amount of good economic news on the increase on a regular basis, Boeing Aircraft is no exception as they are seeing increases in orders from both commercial airlines and government/military customers. Following a fairly dismal 2010, this year is off to a great start for Boeing and all information tends to point toward a great overall year. While the company has not seen a large increase in orders from domestic airlines, there have been many orders coming from … >> Read More

There have been recent debates and discussions among US government officials on the subject of airline fares & fees. These discussions come at a time when there are seemingly a number of aviation issues making headlines and there is probably some connection between the two. The recent debates have led to the passing of legislation that further increases regulation of how airline fares are presented to customers and how fees are imposed. This legislation will certainly be beneficial to airline … >> Read More

The last few weeks have been a very busy time, to say the least, for Hawaiian Airlines as they have formed a new partnership, taken delivery of a new aircraft, rolled out new fares, and more. This has been a very challenging year for airlines with soaring fuel costs, questions of aircraft safety and other obstacles. That is why it is so important for a carrier such as Hawaiian Airlines to have so many positive things happening with the airline. … >> Read More