The roster

Writers

30 freelance contributors based in 27 countries. Each writes part-time about the airports and aviation realities they actually know.

Vivienne Park

Brooklyn, New York · 24 notes

Former aviation consultant, now a freelance writer in Brooklyn. Hates aggregator booking sites, defends LGA in public, and writes for airport.flights part-time.

US LoungesOperations

Marcus Trenton

Atlanta, Georgia · 32 notes

Twelve years as a Delta gate agent at ATL. Took early retirement in 2022, now writes part-time about southern US hubs and what the published timetables hide.

US OperationsTransport

Sloan Marchetti

San Francisco, California · 15 notes

Ex-Virgin America revenue management, ex-Klook content strategist. Writes part-time about West Coast hubs through a unit-economics lens.

US PricingAirlines

Theresa Doan

Los Angeles, California · 12 notes

Six years at Korean Air ground ops at LAX. Vietnamese-American, writes part-time about Pacific Rim transit and family travel.

USAPAC TransportOperations

Caleb Brockway

Chicago, Illinois · 16 notes

Aviation journalist who covered United and American for Crain's Chicago Business 2014-2021. Now writes part-time, mostly about hub politics and carrier strategy.

US AirlinesOperations

Imani Reeves

Houston, Texas · 28 notes

Corporate travel manager at a Houston energy firm. Books a team of sixty engineers to remote sites weekly. Writes part-time about budget travel done right.

US PricingTransport

Bridget Halsey

Boston, Massachusetts · 16 notes

Travel + Leisure staff writer 2015-2020. Now freelance, writes part-time about lounges and the slow erosion of business-class hospitality.

USEurope LoungesAmenities

Reggie Camarillo

Miami, Florida · 8 notes

Nine years as an American Airlines flight attendant on Latin America routes, MIA base. Now writes part-time on Latin connectivity.

USLATAM AirlinesConnections

Tomás Reyes

Seattle, Washington · 6 notes

Seven years at Alaska Airlines maintenance scheduling at Sea-Tac. Writes part-time, mostly about Pacific Northwest hubs and the operational side of fleet decisions.

US OperationsAirlines

Eliza Whitcombe

London, United Kingdom · 0 notes

Fourteen years as British Airways cabin crew, Worldwide LHR base. Took a buyout in 2023, now writes part-time about Heathrow and BA realities.

Europe AirlinesLounges

Hugo Rauch

Frankfurt, Germany · 0 notes

Twelve years at aero International magazine in Hamburg covering the Lufthansa Group. Freelance since 2022. Writes part-time about Central European hubs.

Europe AirlinesOperations

Aoife Brennan

Dublin, Ireland · 1 note

Transport policy researcher at Trinity College Dublin, side career in travel writing. Specialises in airport ground transport and rail integration.

Europe TransportConnections

Olivier Babin

Paris, France · 0 notes

Seventeen years as Air France long-haul purser on the 777 and A380 fleet. Early retirement in 2024. Writes part-time about Paris hubs and long-haul realities.

Europe AirlinesLounges

Sebastian Vogt

Berlin, Germany · 0 notes

Süddeutsche Zeitung aviation desk 2018-2023, now freelance. Writes part-time about European low-cost carriers and the airports that depend on them.

Europe AirlinesPricing

Marta Kowalska

Warsaw, Poland · 8 notes

Corporate travel manager at a Warsaw-based IT services firm. Books a team of sixty engineers across Europe weekly. Writes part-time about practical schedules.

Europe PricingTransport

Tunç Bey

Istanbul, Türkiye · 1 note

Anadolu Agency aviation reporter 2016-2023. Now freelance, writes part-time about Turkish Airlines hub politics and Middle East transit.

EuropeMiddle East AirlinesConnections

Ingrid Halberg

Stockholm, Sweden · 0 notes

Eleven years at SAS ground ops at Arlanda. Master's in sustainable aviation from KTH. Writes part-time about Nordic hubs and the climate side of flying.

Europe OperationsDesign

Kenji Watanabe

Yokohama, Japan · 1 note

Eleven years as an ANA gate agent at Tokyo Haneda. Now writes from Yokohama. Specialises in HND operational reality and Asian hub design.

APAC OperationsDesign

Mei Lin Tan

Singapore · 3 notes

Sixteen years as Singapore Airlines cabin crew, senior on A380 SIN-LHR and SIN-JFK. Took early retirement in 2024. Writes part-time on premium hospitality.

APACEurope AirlinesLounges

Park Jihoon

Seoul, South Korea · 0 notes

Korean travel magazine writer 2018-2024. Covered the Korean Air-Asiana merger. Writes part-time on ICN, Korean carriers, and North Asian transit.

APAC AirlinesDesign

Aanya Kapoor

Mumbai, India · 0 notes

Economic Times Travel desk 2019-2024. Family from Delhi, married to a Vistara pilot. Writes part-time on Indian aviation and family travel.

APAC OperationsDesign

Mark Sutherland

Sydney, Australia · 0 notes

Eight years on Qantas ground crew at Sydney. Took voluntary redundancy in 2023. Writes part-time on Australian hubs and long-haul Pacific routes.

APAC AirlinesOperations

Apinya Chaiyaphum

Bangkok, Thailand · 6 notes

Five years at Plaza Premium BKK. Now an independent lounge reviewer based in Bangkok. Writes part-time on Southeast Asian lounges and hospitality.

APAC LoungesAmenities

Aditya Verma

Bangalore, India · 1 note

Bangalore-based corporate IT consultant logging 200K+ miles a year on UA/LH/EK. Writes part-time on long-haul connections from the road-warrior side.

APACEurope ConnectionsPricing

Layla Al-Hashemi

Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 1 note

Nine years on the Emirates Marhaba ground hospitality team at DXB. Multilingual. Writes part-time on Gulf hubs and lounge networks.

Middle EastAPAC LoungesAmenities

Faisal Mansour

Doha, Qatar · 0 notes

Aviation Week stringer 2015-2021. Qatari national. Writes part-time on Qatar Airways and Gulf hub competition.

Middle EastAPAC AirlinesOperations

Carolina Mendes

São Paulo, Brazil · 0 notes

Brazilian transit journalist with a family of pilots. Writes part-time on Latin American airports and urban transit interfaces.

LATAM TransportDesign

Miguel Castaño

Mexico City, Mexico · 0 notes

Seven years at Aeroméxico revenue management. Now writes part-time on Mexican and Central American aviation.

LATAMUS AirlinesPricing

Sade Adeyemi

Johannesburg, South Africa · 0 notes

Engineering News (South Africa) 2017-2023 covering aviation business. Witnessed the Comair collapse. Writes part-time on African aviation.

AfricaEurope AirlinesOperations

Niko Marin

currently Bangkok, before that Lisbon, before that Mexico City · 1 note

Sold a SaaS startup in 2021, has been a continuous long-term traveller since. No fixed home. Writes part-time on cross-regional comparisons.

APACLATAMEurope ConnectionsDesign