Weekend Reading

Heathrow Airport's short-lived railway station
IanVisits

Airbus progresses with clearing parked A320neo backlog
FlightGlobal

Airbus CEO warns about Brexit, Trump, Protectionism
Aviation Week

Why Amazon is buying 210 acres near a Kentucky airport
CNN

The world's longest flights are making a comeback
Quartzy

Freighter conversions up 7% in 2017 on 767 strength
FlightGlobal (Analysis)

Emirates offers critical lifeline to A380
FlightGlobal

Curious things you didn't know about your flight number
The Telegraph

Airbus sets a monthly order record for December
Motley Fool

Alaska announces eight non-stop routes from Paine Field
USA Today

Weekend Reading

Russian Jets in Mexican hangars haunt troubled airline
Bloomberg

Turboprops could face crossover narrowbody Jet challenge
Aviation Week

RIP Virgin America...
Boardingarea.com

An Appreciation: John Young, 1930-2018
Aviation Week

US Experts split on drivers of airline safety record
Aviation Week

Canada files WTO complaint vs US over Boeing CSeries trade complaint
Leeham News & Content

At this restaurant, gastronomy takes a flight of fancy
Indian Express

As Alaska Airlines cuts costs, employee discontent grows...
The Seattle Times

Delta's imminent, efficient fleet rejuvenation
Airways Magazine

The 10 busiest airline domestic routes in the world
Boardingarea.com

Weekend Reading

[Please note JetTrak added a few new links to last weekend's 'New Year Weekend Reading' post, after the original publication date]

A jumbo jet crashed 40 years ago...but no-one remembers
Times of India

Media reaction to 'safest year' for airlines is telling
Air Transport World

Janet: the top-secret US airline your not supposed to know about
The Telegraph

MC-21 narrowbody flight tests symbolize Russian sector ambitions
Aviation Week

The Soviet Union's flawed rival to Concorde
BBC

Airlines' year of zero passenger fatalities
FlightGlobal (Analysis)

Airbus rolls out higher-capacity A321 NEO
FlightGlobal

Final flight for last US passenger airline 747
CNN

Airbus CEO Tom Enders Aviation Week 2017 person of the year
Aviation Week

New Year Weekend Reading

Five standout themes from 2017...
Air Transport World

Boeing, Embraer mull combination that could reset OEM industry
Aviation Week

The great jetliner ramp-up in perspective
Aviation Week (Contributor Opinion)

10 Best aviation apps for pilots
Travelingaap.com

Boeing 747 'party plane' ready for weddings
The Sun

The top 13 airline moments of 2017 (best and worst)
aviationfigure.net

Forget the high-speed rail fiasco: whisper-quiet electric airplanes will transform travel in America
The Daily Beast

The mystery of flight...the secret price of a jetliner
Aviation Republic

Buyers driving hard bargains with Boeing, Airbus
24/7 Wall St.

First Class on American...Mint Class on JetBlue
Inc.com (flight comparison)

Embraer tops Boeing's list of options for CSeries response
FlightGlobal (Analysis)

How Boeing, Embraer benefit from a combination
Leeham News and Comment

Five things analysts are saying about a potential Boeing-Embraer deal
bizjournals.com

Boeing and Airbus orders are spiking again in December
The Motley Fool

Top 10 stories of 2017
Airways Magazine

Airline start-ups and failures in 2017
FlightGlobal (Analysis)

10 aviation stories of the year...
Leeham News and Comment

In memoriam: the airlines we lost in 2017
Airways Magazine

Five memorable moments from 2017
Aviation Week

Happy New Year!
Rob @ JetTrak

Christmas Weekend Reading

The Year in Review: 2017's top stories in aerospace
FlightGlobal (Analysis)

The statistics that show why Norwegian has rattled BA - and why the A380 is falling from favour
The Telegraph

New Airbus commercial boss Faury is a strong choice for role
FlightGlobal

Delta's history with the Queen of the Skies
Delta.com

Assessing the Delta-Airbus order
Leeham News

Airbus facing leadership changes amid turmoil, corruption probes
Aviation Week

Time is fast running out to avoid a Brexit aviation crisis
Air Transport World

Delta Air Lines sends off its 747s with grand farewell tour
USA Today

US 747s bow out with final Delta flight
FlightGlobal

LAX's long-standing history with inter-terminal underground tunnels
Airline Geeks

Qatar A350-100 flies formation photo-shoot with -900
FlightGlobal

Three months that shook Ryanair...
Reuters

The amazing story of the 747 in 12 photos
The Points Guy

Weekend Reading

Why Boeing's CSeries concerns are justified
Aviation Week (Contributor Opinion)

Delta orders 100 Airbus A321 NEOs, says no to Boeing's 737 MAX
Airways (Analysis)

Introducing the most popular plane ever built...
The Telegraph

Airbus A380 draws Christmas Tree in the sky during test flight over Germany
The Independent

Designs that changed aircraft manufacturing
Aviation Week (Photo Gallery)

Jim Albaugh's lessons of aerospace success
Aviation Week (Opinion)

Baby Boomers
BCA / Aviation Week (Viewpoint)

The 'A-Team' that hunts missing planes
BBC

Enough with the hypocrisy, Boeing
Aviation Week (Opinion)

JetBlue's fleet review should wrap up soon - and it's a big deal
Motley Fool

Weekend Reading

Air France retrieves stranded A380 from Canada
FlightGlobal

Urgent action needed to avoid Brexit airline disaster
Air Transport World

How the unwanted Boeing 717 became popular
Business Insider

6 fun historic facts about KLM
Aviation Republic

Amazing airline suites: comparing Emirates and Singapore's cabin
USA Today

Travolta to deliver B707 personally
Australian Flying

CSeries deal presents wider opportunity
FlightGlobal (Opinion)

United explores investing in regional airline ExpressJet
Bloomberg

Weekend Reading

What happens when an outsider takes the reins at Etihad Airways?
Airways (Op-Ed)

Leahy reflects on 33 years at Airbus
Leeham News

IAG chooses Paris as second base for low cost airline (LEVEL)
Bloomberg

Meet the woman who's spent 60 years making the skies a little friendlier
The Washington Post

Air France plans return of engine-failure A380 from Goose Bay
Air Transport World

Boeing completes its first 737NG freighter conversion
FlightGlobal

Rolls-Royce's Schulz, ATR's Scherer contenders for Airbus sales chief
Aviation Week (Schulz was subsequently selected)

The Eastern Air Lines rebirth dream comes to a rapid end
Airways

Boeing starts assembling first Max 7
FlightGlobal

Leahy will be missed, although not by Boeing
FlightGlobal

Emirates unveils private suites with virtual windows
Curbed.com

Weekend Reading

Is United’s Secret Classified Restaurant Worthy of the Hype?
Boardingarea.com

The Eastern Air Lines Rebirth Dream comes to a rapid end
Airways (JetTrak reported Eastern's demise a few months ago, but these follow up details are well worth a read)

A Turkey Dinner from 37,000 feet over Iraq
boardingarea.com

Boeing starts assembling first 737 MAX 7
Flightglobal

How Icelandair aims to tackle Norwegian’s transatlantic ambitions...
Routesonline

Monarch slots – when is a carrier not a carrier?
Flightglobal

Industry Closely Watching Airbus/Bombardier C Series Integration
Aviation Week

How good is premium economy, really?
news.com.au

Thanksgiving Reading

The world's five best business class experiences
godsavethepoints.com

Airbus faces some tricky hurdles over stalled A380 Emirates deal
Reuters

The worst time to travel this Thanksgiving..
Time (I know it's too late now, depending on your travel booking)

6 American airports travelers should avoid during the holidays
Cheatsheet.com

...Photos of airline food from the past...
Scoopwhoop

Drama in the desert: How Airbus' A380 deal in Dubai evaporated
Bloomberg

Take a stroll through the world's only private 787 Dreamliner
2oceansvibe.com

Introducing the biggest low-cost airline you've never flown with
The Daily Telegraph

The world's biggest airline, that you can't fly
The Telegraph (focus on FedEx Express)

Airbus looks forward to a pilotless future
Bloomberg

Why is African air travel so terrible?
Citylab

Travel deal Tuesday is coming...
Vivalifestyleandtravel.com

A tale of two DC-10s
Air & Space

Weekend Reading

Surveying the US mainline passenger airline landscape
Air Transport World

The top 10 remaining operators of the 747
boardingarea.com (via FlightGlobal)

Smarter end-of-life strategies will cut into storage figures
MRO Network (Avolon)

Massive Narrowbody aircraft orders rattle Dubai
Aviation Week

Emirates faith in 787-10 closes window to A350
FlightGlobal

Ranked: The world's best premium economy experiences
godsavethepoints.com

The Death of First Class
Bloomberg

Opinion: A380 Endgame?
Aviation Week

Alaska's Cuba pullout signals the death of US-Cuba air transport market
Air Transport World

Emirates Unveils New Hotel like First Class Suites
travelnoire.com

How to use miles for the world's best first class products
boardingarea.com

Fascinating timelapse...Emirates A380 55 day overhaul
The Telegraph

Weekend Reading

Ranked: the world's five best airline economy experiences
godsavethepoints.com

Onboard Delta's A350 inaugural flight
Airways

A personal farewell to Meridiana's MD-80s
Airways

London City Airport turns 30...with ambitious future plans
The Independent

Boeing 747 'Queen of the Skies'
CBS News (includes good archive material)

Air Canada welcomes it's first 737 MAX
Airways

Awesome prototype planes: 1949 to 2017
CNN

Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet...the plane that changed the world
CNBC

Cathay & Qatar: who wins?
Air Transport World

Parked in the Pyrenees: an A380 awaits a new owner, or the scrapyard
Bloomberg

Why WOW Air's £99 flights from London to New York are 'fake news'
The Independent

Weekend Reading

30 years ago - People Express merged with Continental
Airways Magazine

Onboard United's 'Queen of the Skies" employee farewell flight
Airways Magazine

Onboard British Airways 25th 787 delivery flight
Airways Magazine

17 odd things that are very specific to British airports
Buzzfeed

Retirement of KLM Fokker ends era that began in 1921
FlightGlobal

Airbus/Bombardier C Series deal has broad implications
Aviation Week

IAG is serious about growing it's low cost long haul airline
Skift.com

Chinese capital changing leasing landscape
FlightGlobal

The truth about the luxury of Qatar Airways
aviationrepublic.com

Singapore's new A380 luxury suites
Business Insider

Gulf's fast growing carriers have problems at home
FlightGlobal

Air Canada welcomes it's first 737 MAX
Airways Magazine

The life cycle of planes...
wired.com

Weekend Reading

Air Berlin poised to say farewell
FlightGlobal

Primera Air names third transatlantic route
The Business Travel Mag

Opinion: How Airbus' C Series deal will change aerospace
Aviation Week

Boeing responds to revived interest in passenger carrying 767s
FlightGlobal

Crandall...to airlines and passengers - get real
Dallas News

A330 NEO assembly - time lapse
Business Insider

Photo Gallery: on board Air Mauritius first A350 delivery flight
ATWOnline / Air Transport World

Airlines praise C Series performance
Aviation Week

Airline industry a permanent hostage to national interests
Toronto Star

Airbus plans to make Bombardier's new aircraft a 'made in america' plane
Skift.com

An icon, a game changer...this is how to say goodbye to a plane
United Airlines...farewell to the 'Queen of the Skies', the 747

Weekend Reading

He was asked to fix a bankrupt airline...instead, he changed the way we fly
Los Angeles Time (Interview with Bill Franke)

Air France plans a challenging mission to rescue stranded A380
FOX News

From 10 days to non-stop: How London to Australia flights have changed
CNN

Airbus acquires controlling stake in Bombardier CSeries
Airways Magazine

How the CSeries deal could end up changing the world's aerospace industry
financialpost.com

From War to partner: Airbus and the CSeries
Leehamnews (Scott Hamilton talks to John Leahy)

Airbus-CSeries deal raises new Bombardier questions
FlightGlobal

US 747s fly into the sunset
FlightGlobal

Boeing's Iran deal hangs in the balance...
Seattle Times

Is the A380 fleet overtaking the 747 a hollow victory?
FlightGlobal (Opinion)

A week in the life a plane...
The Daily Telegraph

The Soviet Union's flawed rival to Concorde
BBC

First Look: Delta's new A350
USA Today

What to expect of Delta's new Airbus A350-900
Airways Magazine

First Look: Qantas' new 787-9
USA Today

Seven bids for bankrupt Alitalia...
Airways Magazine

Weekend Reading

The 747 loses it's Crown to the A380
FlightGlobal

Delta vows not to pay US duties on Bombardier's CSeries
Bloomberg

Hotel at iconic TWA terminal will evoke the glamour of the jet age
The State

Air Berlin to stop flights by late October
The Daily Telegraph

Garuda retires last 747-400
FlightGlobal

The 747...a pilot takes a flight down memory lane
The New York Times

The best beds in the sky
thepointsguy.com

Podcast: Protectionist threat to aviation?
Aviation Week (Check 6 Podcast) Discussion of Boeing / Bombardier issue and the US3 versus ME3

Monarch collapse: what's it like to fly on a CAA replacement plane?
The Independent

Airbus' John Leahy to retire at years-end after final sales push
Reuters

Finnair flight 666 to HEL to makes final Friday 13th departure
The Independent

Weekend Reading

A look inside the New England Patriot's 767
boardingarea.com

Southwest's first 737 MAX breaks down on flight #2
thepointsguy.com

Onboard Southwest's last 737-300 flight
Airways Magazine

Qatar Airways expects Meridiana to be Italy's real national carrier
channelnewsasia.com

Flashback: Southwest's last 737-200 flight
Airways Magazine

Boeing...protecting what is not being threatened
seekingalpha.com

Inside United's secret, invite-only restaurant
robbreport.com

TWA lounge opens at One World Center
USA Today

Weekend Reading

Have jetliners escaped the boom and bust cycle?
Aviation Week (registration required)

Southend Airport...could it become London's most convenient transport hub?
The Independent

Watch a 787 Dreamliner get built
ThePointsGuy.com

One couldn't make this up...but anything goes (and happens) these days
viewfromthewing/boardingarea.com

Alaska Airlines passengers will no longer share space with reindeer & sled dogs
Consumerist.com

Delta's second farewell to the 747
Aviation Week

Trimming Europe's LCC landscape
Air Transport World

JetBlue unveiled as launch airline for A320 family Airspace cabin
Airbus.com

US imposes 220% duty on Bombardier aircraft
Airwise.com

Why the Delta CSeries order is worth all the trouble
Air Transport World / ATW Online

Michael O'Leary is losing the plot...
thisismoney.co.uk

Hugh Hefner aboard Playboy's "Big Bunny" DC-9
thepointsguy.com

Norwegian low cost flights to Singapore...is 13 hours without frills really worth it?
The Daily Telegraph

Trade ruling poses big questions for the CSeries
Flight Global (Opinion) Registration required

Weekend Reading

Boeing vs Bombardier
Aviation Week (podcast) re: trade dispute

United Polaris experience
CNN Business Traveler (Video)

The pleasures and challenges of the CSeries
Airways Magazine

The A380s roller coast ride...
FlightGlobal - analysis (registration required)

United announces final 747 flight
Airways Magazine (full details & historical data)

LATAM and Avianca fight for dominance in South America
Business Insider

Why Ryanair will fly through this unprecedented turbulence
The Independent

WOW Air vs Norwegian
godsavethemiles.com

Boeing seeks quick fix on dispute with Bombardier
Seattle Times

Weekend Reading

Ryanair vs Easyjet
Business Insider

United debuts first 767-300ER with Polaris
FlightGlobal

Air New Zealand eyes Auckland - New York
Forbes

Gulf airlines see open skies go to empty skies
Arab News

The Story behind Delta # 431...and the race with Irma
Washington Post

A350 stumbles as Cathay latest to prefer smaller sibling
Bloomberg

Why aircraft deals aren't always what meets the eye
Fox Business

A350 order swaps no need for panic...yet
FlightGlobal - Opinion

Will LAX be ready for the Olympics?
Forbes