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Korean Air Unveils Details of New A380 Service from JFK

August 4, 2011
Some of the new features on Korean Air’s A380 flights from JFK starting next Tuesday include a shopping experience in the A380’s duty free showcase where products from the airline’s in-seat catalogue are on display. Shoppers can see and touch the actual goods, then return to their seats to make their purchases in privacy.

The upstairs Celestial Bar that the airline partnered on with Absolut features couch seating,...

Continental Airlines Cancels 24 Flights Due to Lack of Crew

July 28, 2011
Continental Airlines canceled 24 flights on Wednesday, most of them out of Newark, N.J., because of a lack of crew, according to an spokeswoman for the airline. The pilots’ union at Continental Airlines had no comments and no further details were available. According to some media reports, the lack of crew members was the result of pilots calling in sick. The airline was working on getting...

United Continental Introduces New iPad, iPhone, iPod App

July 27, 2011
United Airlines has introduced a new application for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch users that gives United and Continental customers easy access to book reservations, check in, access mobile boarding passes with one touch, get flight status details and manage their MileagePlus and OnePass accounts.

The United app, which also includes a feed of United’s latest postings on Twitter, is available for free from the App...

Dreamliner makes long-awaited debut in Japan

July 6, 2011

Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner made its first landing in Japan over the weekend, completing its maiden trans-Pacific journey on Sunday, The Associated Press reports. The jet is now set to undergo further flight testing with Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA), which is scheduled to be the launch customer for the ballyhooed-but-much-delayed Dreamliner.

AP writes “the 787’s much-anticipated arrival marks the near-end of a long wait by ANA, the first customer in line for the...

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July 1, 2011
JetBlue Airways is again broadcasting live coverage of the 2011 Tour de France in flight, in partnership with NBC Sports Group and VERSUS, the exclusive television home of the Tour de France in the U.S. To further celebrate this epic race, the airline is also waiving its $50 bike fee for customers traveling throughout the month of July.

Beginning Saturday, July 2 at 8 a.m. ET at the grand start from the Passage du Gois...