Use Jeppesen Social Tags to Win a Flight with AeroShell Aerobatic Team at EAA AirVenture

Jeppesen will award social media users with the flight of a lifetime – a ride with the AeroShell Aerobatic Team during the 2016 EAA AirVenture Fly-In and Convention in Oshkosh, Wisc. (ww1.jeppesen.com) More...

Avoiding air turbulence may soon get easier

A new partnership between IBM's Weather Company and Gogo looks to change that situation to help improve airline safety. Pilots flying aircraft equipped with Gogo inflight technology will now get air turbulence alerts in real-time. (money.cnn.com) More...

Cirrus Aircraft Parachute Deployment Caught On Security Camera

Incredible video. It's the 63rd successful CAPS deployment, with 127 survivors to date. (www.boldmethod.com) More...

United Will Move To A Revenue-Based Frequent Flyer Program in 2015

United will be moving to a revenue-based frequent flyer program starting in March 2015, copying Delta's announcement earlier this year. Miles will be earned based on the cost of the flight rather than the distance of the flight. (thepointsguy.com) More...

United Airlines plans Cuba flights

After the US administration said it would further loosen travel restrictions to Cuba, United Airlines has wasted no time in announcing plans to start scheduled flights to Havana. The carrier said it would initially like to operate services out of its hubs at Newark and Houston. (www.travelmole.com) More...

Air Traffic Control Strike in France Causes Thousands of Flight Cancellations

The French Civil Aviation Authority DGAC asked airlines to cancel approximately 40% of their flights on Wednesday, and warned that that number could be as high as 50% on Thursday, April 9 (www.frequentbusinesstraveler.com) More...

ViaAir Launches Inaugural Flight

ViaAir's first flight between Beckley, WV and Charlotte, NC is underway. The @ViaAir Twitter account posted this picture. Looks like it is almost a full flight. https://twitter.com/flyviaair/status/540209942578601985 (twitter.com) More...

American Airlines Group Reports Highest Quarterly Profit In Company History

American Airlines Group's third quarter 2015 net profit, excluding net special charges, was a record $1.9 billion, or $2.77 per diluted share versus a third quarter 2014 net profit excluding net special charges of $1.2 billion, or $1.66 per diluted share. This is the highest quarterly profit in the Company's history. (hub.aa.com) More...

Kicker commits to Penn State with help from plane, elaborate video

The video features Nordin stepping off an airplane wearing Nittany Lions gear while the Diddy song "Coming Home" plays. (espn.go.com) More...

All Major Airlines Announce Nonstop Flights from the US to Cuba

The Cuba floodgates are open — American, Delta, United, Alaska, JetBlue and Southwest have all just announced their proposed nonstop routes from the US to several destinations in Cuba. (thepointsguy.com) More...