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787 Dreamliner Arrives at DFW Airport, American Shows Off New Fleet
Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner aircraft is on tour and its 33rd stop was Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, home of American Airlines, where it arrived on Friday to a warm welcome from a crowd of invited guests, airport and airline employees, and Boeing and American Airlines executives. (To see the Dreamliner landing as well as for more detailed information on the aircraft, see Boeing’s Dreamliner: A Virtual Tour.)
The Dreamliner is currently in service …
US Airways Adds European Routes, Upgrades Business Class Cabin
US Airways will add service to Europe this summer, with new seasonal flights to Barcelona, Athens, Glasgow, Venice, and Lisbon from the carrier’s hub at Philadelphia International Airport.
The carrier will also add seasonal flights from its hub at Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Dublin, Madrid, and Rome.
In addition, US Airways will add more flights to Frankfurt from both Philadelphia and Charlotte. These new routes join the carrier’s regular, year-round service …
Great Moments in Travel History – May 2012
In 1893, numerous visitors flocked to Chicago for the 1893 World’s Fair, which introduced the Ferris Wheel, among other curiosities, to the world.
The beginnings of international air travel were discussed as an international conference on aerial navigation opened in Paris on May 18, 1910.
On May 9, 1917, William Boeing changed the name of his company, Pacific Aero Products, to the Boeing Airplane Co. The name stuck.
The Douglas DC-2, a larger …
KLM Resumes Nonstop Service Between Dallas/Fort Worth And Amsterdam
After a winter hiatus, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has restarted nonstop service from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, to its hub at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. KLM will operate the route with Airbus A330-200 aircraft which seat 243 passengers.
The flight will operate five times a week, departing Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 3:45 p.m. and arriving in Amsterdam the next day at 8:00 a.m. The return flight will leave Amsterdam …
This Week In Business Travel History – 22 April 2012
According to Johannes Kepler, the universe was created on April 27 in the year 4977 B.C.E. Although Kepler’s research was highly respected, his calculations of the universe’s birthday were found to be off by 13.7 billion years when scientists in the twentieth century developed and accepted the Big Bang theory.
In 1909, Wilbur Wright und seine Flugmaschine (Wilbur Wright and His Flying Machine), the first ever film made from a heavier-than-air …
Your Favorite Frequent Business Traveler Articles in Q1 2012
In the first three months of this year. we gave you the info you wanted first, with reviews of the new iPad, the BMW 328i Sedan, and A380 and Dreamliner flights. You responded, and continue to do so enthusiastically, casting your votes for your favorite airlines, hotels, and airports in our first-ever GlobeRunner Awards.
Here are the stories that engaged you, from the latest on lie-flat seats to the low down …
