Everyone knows that Emirates is overwhelmingly the world’s largest Airbus A380 operator. According to ch-aviation, it has 116 double-decker quadjets, although not all of them are operational. Many configurations are available, from just 468 seats in a four-class layout to 615 in a two-class config. In several cases, the differenceContinue Reading
In October, the US and Canada will collectively have an average of 617 daily scheduled passenger departures to Europe. This finding is from analyzing every planned service using Cirium Diio data. Compared to last October, an additional 20 daily takeoffs are planned.Continue Reading
Delta Air Lines is the world’s second-largest operator by aircraft movements. In the final quarter of 2025, between October and December, the SkyTeam member will introduce or reintroduce 17 international routes. To qualify, none of them must have operated since 2021. While all of them have been announced, it isContinue Reading
The world’s new longest service will begin soon. On December 4, China Eastern will take off from Shanghai Pudong to Buenos Aires via Auckland. Starting in time for Christmas and the peak season in the Southern Hemisphere, the very long one-stop passenger operation will be blocked at a maximum ofContinue Reading
Lufthansa is the fifth-largest operator flying between Europe and the US. According to US Department of Transportation data for June 2024 to May 2025, the Star Alliance member carried 5.3 million round-trip passengers. Only Delta Air Lines (11.3 million), United Airlines (10.9 million), American Airlines (8.2 million), and British AirwaysContinue Reading
Breeze Airways is a fast-growing operator. Given its young age and pretty small base, that’s unsurprising. According to its schedule submission to Cirium Diio, it plans 4,755 round-trip flights in September, which will vary from 62 to 209 daily. Naturally, Tuesday (with lower demand, traffic, fares, and yields) is theContinue Reading
On September 1, Kenya Airways will begin Nairobi-Paris CDG-Amsterdam-Nairobi flights. Unfortunately, but unsurprisingly, traffic rights are not available between the two European airports and major SkyTeam hubs. Due to some of the airline’s Boeing 787s remaining grounded, the triangular operation will help overcome the frequency reduction to Paris while stillContinue Reading
Delta Air Lines is comfortably the largest operator in Boston. The SkyTeam member is also number one for European flights. Cirium Diio data shows that it has just over a fifth of all such transatlantic services, rising to over half when only US carriers are considered (not that there’s muchContinue Reading