Chris Sloan

This week on the Airlines Confidential podcast, Scott McCartney & I share our stories, adventures, & misadventures of the fascinatingly exotic United Airlines Island Hopper: 6 flights, 6 islands, e nations in 1 day across the Pacific—unless things go awry, which they did. Listen https://t.co/Fve0oufhlB

First flights out! Our new world class terminal at Key West International Airport opened yesterday. Here’s my exclusive story for our local paper with industry’s trades to come! https://t.co/dlCNZupMua

It’s dark 30! Let’s do this! Let’s crush cancer! Thank you to all who supported me to be here. 🚴👏❤️ https://t.co/E2ylPBQNq6

On Saturday, the survivors, the fighters, and the ones we lost to Cancer are riding with me with me on The @MiamiDolphins Cancer Challenge! My deep thanks to my 140 supporters. 🙏🚴❤️ https://t.co/tEAthKdUnN

Let’s get ready to RUMble as I swizzle on over to Bermuda to cover the commonwealth’s first flag airline, Bermudair. https://t.co/fgifqW3JrH

If you want to know the meaty truths about where aircraft and engine production rates really stand? The suppliers often hold more clues than the OEMs - and are willing to talk. Hexcel's Q4 earnings paint a detailed picture. My latest for Leeham News. https://t.co/Qja9O8NNlr

GE Aerospace's Q4 and FY 2024 Earnings are LEAPing forward as the engine program reliability matures, but it's the after-market services sector that's grabbing the spotlight after softer production numbers. My latest earnings story for @leehamnews.bsky.social .

While the coming Western Sydney mega Airport is getting most of the attention, Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport is undergoing its share of new construction to cope with massive traffic growth. Here’s a flashback photo gallery to SYD in October 2007 https://t.co/mBxI11bm1k

Crystal Ball or Magic 8 Ball? I took a break from the rough beginning of 2025 - joining my esteemed fellow editors to discuss airline industry trends and predictions for the New Year on Air Transport World's Window Seat podcast. https://t.co/9bjSjQMjI3

Air Wisconsin is losing its American Eagle partnership and going it alone as an independent. With its prospects uncertain, we look back at its boom years of the 1970s and 80s - when United became its first partner - with these timetables and route maps. https://t.co/18O112BSuO https://t.co/DUfx1nCx2b

Did you know that there’s a museum focused on Miami International Airport, Eastern, National, Pan Am, and South Florida aviation? Neither did we until we visited the under-the-radar & fascinating Miami Springs Historical Museum a few years ago. Have a look around at all the

30 years ago, I went traipsing around the perimeter of then Mccarran Las Vegas Airport and found a mini-boneyard of L1011s, 747SPs, 747-200s, and DC-10s. Here are some of those long-gone relics of the past. https://t.co/Si1T6t2ZuU

Ten years ago today on December 28, 2014 AirTran operated its final flight. Citrus’ final flight 1 operated ATL-TPA, an homage to ValueJet’s first flight in 1993. Southwest acquired AirTran in May 2011, but the final integration took over 2 years. https://t.co/wQB9xVfXBT

10 years ago today on December 28, 2014 AirTran operated its final flight. Citrus’ final flight 1 operated ATL-TPA, an homage to ValueJet’s first flight in 1993. Southwest acquired AirTran in May 2011, but the final integration and AOC took over 2 years. Here are my pics from

My @Iberia @Airbus #A321XLR entry-into-service story made the cover of this month’s issue of Airliner World - the 5th outlet alone for the XLR’s launch. https://t.co/Dq4NVXnTO9

Northwest Orient operated up to 15 dedicated Boeing 747-200 Freighters - the most of any U.S. passenger carrier. The freight hub was located in Anchorage. Here’s a rare brochure from 1981 from La Jetee’ Press. https://t.co/tTpV3SKLLq