Up My Alley

Embed from Getty Images The two biggest aircraft manufacturers in the world, Boeing Inc. and Airbus Industries, are continuing their battle on the potential viability for a new New Mid-Market Aircraft or New Midsize Aircraft (NMA).  Read the full story on   https://airlinegeeks.com/2019/09/24/airbus-confirms-belief-there-is-no-market-for-a-new-mid-market-aircraft/

An Alitalia 777-200 at New York-JFK (Photo: AirlineGeeks | Ben Suskind) Those who were looking forward to another episode of the never-ending saga of Alitalia and its quest for survival will have to wait a bit longer. The deadline for the presentation of a binding offer and commercial plan for the Italian flag carrier, that has been operating under bankruptcy protection for over two years, was supposed to be September 15, but it is likely going to be extended to October 31. Continue reading at: https://airlinegeeks.com/2019/09/14/no-finish-line-yet-in-sight-for-alitalia/

La Rogers Cup 2019 di Montreal va in archivio con un altro recordo mondiale di pubblico: 223.016 spettatori nei nove giorni della manifestazione, numeri inavvicinabili e inavvicinati per qualunque altro torneo non-combined di una settimana. Nel 2020 a Montreal ci sarà il Premier 5 femminile, con Bianca Adreescu come campionessa uscente, ma pochi giorni prima ci saranno anche le Olimpiadi. Di questo e altro si è parlato con il direttore del torneo alla fine di questa edizione. Montreal: un altro record mondiale di pubblico, in attesa del tetto https://t.co/qBwRNBB7CJ pic.twitter.com/RZHShnRWcA — Ubitennis (@Ubitennis) August 13, 2019

An Alitalia A330 at MIA (Photo: AirlineGeeks | William Derrickson) Alitalia is back in business. It never went "out" of business, but now it is getting some more money, a new majority stakeholder (Atlantia), an industrial partner (Delta Air Lines) that knows how to make money flying planes (the focus is on "make money") and some sizeable state presence with the Ministry of Finance and Ferrovie dello Stato. It probably won't make a difference... and it would be entertaining if so much of Italian taxpayers' money weren't being poured down the drain. But here is how the plan is supposed to work out. https://airlinegeeks.com/2019/07/17/atlantia-to-become-alitalias-majority-stakeholder/

The Ilkley Trophy Celebrates Five-Year Landmark And Is Ready For A Bigger Event - https://t.co/CetwvJhgKt pic.twitter.com/avwqb20kOd — UbiTennis (@UbiTennisEng) June 27, 2019

Paul Jubb Goes On Tour, But Money Can Wait - https://t.co/N0g8DhCtvY pic.twitter.com/yaNscIh9jk — UbiTennis (@UbiTennisEng) June 21, 2019

Boeing 737-800 Abbotsford Since high average fares are quite typical of the Canadian market, it was not difficult to foresee the launch of one or more Ultra-Low-Cost Carrier (ULCC) ventures north of the 45 th  parallel. Despite being the first new ULCC, NewLeaf Airlines never really started their operations before they were eventually taken over by Flair Air in 2017, and a second start-up Canada Jetlines is only due to commence flights by the end of 2019, the incumbent carrier WestJet tried to get ahead of the game and launched its own ULCC called Swoop. Continue reading on Airlinegeeks.com 🇨🇦 Ride along with us as we give Canadian ULCC, @FlySwoop , a try between Hamilton and Las Vegas. https://t.co/SljB7ehH16 pic.twitter.com/yYtnExfBGp — AirlineGeeks (@AirlineGeeks) May 15, 2019

An Allegiant A319 in Las Vegas (Photo: AirlineGeeks | William Derrickson) U.S. leisure carrier Allegiant Air has filed an application with the Department of Transportation to offer scheduled air services between the United States and Mexico. This would mark the beginning of international services for the Las Vegas-based carrier, which has so far limited its operations to 117 destinations all within the continental United States. https://airlinegeeks.com/2019/04/25/allegiant-seeks-dot-permission-to-fly-to-mexico/

The lingering debate fostered by major U.S. carriers complaining about “unfair competition” on behalf of airlines from the Middle East has seen a major flare in the last few days due to some back-and-forth between the CEOs of airlines involved in the dispute. https://airlinegeeks.com/2019/04/18/air-italy-sparks-new-controversy-in-us-middle-east-carriers-row/

My first article on Airlinegeeks.com https://airlinegeeks.com/2019/04/06/alitalia-recovery-further-delayed-with-no-buyers-in-sight/