Canadian North is a Canada domestic airline based in Calgary serving many Northern Territory and Nunavut destinations. Because of poor conditions of Canada North, Canadian North has to use aircrafts of good takeoff performance, like B737-200 and Fokker F28. But both B737-200 and F28 are long out of production, and the new aircrafts, like A320, ...

Macau, a small city west of Hong Kong of just 400,000 people, did not have air services until 1996, with Macau International Airport was opened. Macau residents has to take ferries to Hong Kong and then fly to other places of the world. The Macanese Government decided to build their own airport in 1980's. Its airport is of very special design, ...

Midwest Express, a First Class-only USA domestic airline, is set up in 1984, and is very unique in the world. It fleet consists of old DC-9 series and MD80 series, and all are configured to 4-abreast leather seats of 33-34'' seat pitch, and cushion width of 21''. The DC-9-14/15 have only 60 seats, 84 seats for DC-9-32, 112-116 for MD80 series. ...

As many people here know, Southwest is the first low cost airline in the world. So I would not say its history here, and would only discuss its special inflight service policies. Southwest recently changed the policy of obesity travel, so obese passengers have to buy 2 seats on travelling. This caused many complaints, because obese passengers are ...

Cebu Pacific Air is started as a Philippines domestic only carrier. Cebu Pacific has one of the lowest cost and highest customer loyality among Philippines carriers, because is offers excellent on-time performance of more than 80% since 1999, and more than 90% of flights have delay less than 15 minutes, much better than competitior Philippines ...

I'm frequent flyer of EVA and I love 747-400, if EVA switches to 777, they'll at least lose me as a frequent flyer to Singapore Airlines which have at least 10 A380 orders confirmed, as well as new versions of 747 called 747-400QLR orders planned, any of those 2 aircraft will beat 777 any day. Besides political pressure, one reason of 777 ...

There are fewer Asian airlines ordered Airbus aircarafts compared to Boeing, and there are fewer Airbuses then Boeings. Some major Asian carriers, like Japan Airlines, use only Boeing and not Airbus. The situation is especially poor for A340. There are no more than 40 A340 in service & 60 ordered in Asia, but there are more than 100 B777 in ...

North American Airlines (www.northamair.com) is a very special airline, providing connection service for El Al passengers between New York JFK and some US cities like Los Angeles, Miami and Chicago. It also operates charter flights to the Caribbean, Mexico, South America, Europe, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Azores, the Middle East. It also flies ...

So why airlines flying only 4-engined aircrafts for intercontinental flights, like Cathay Pacific (except Hong Kong - Australia flights), Virgin Atlantic, Lufthansa, Air Canada (except flights to Europe) are so popular. And I think most Asian airlines especially that of Japan & Korea, and EVA Airlines of Taiwan, as well as USA airlines, are ...

-Emirates (they'll start NY, Chicago, LAX next year) -Qatar Airways -Garuda (used to) -Air Madagascar -Sri Lankan -Vietnam (US destinations planned) -Air Gabon -Air Namibia