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Robert Silk

Senior Editor

As Travel Weekly's senior editor for aviation, Robert Silk provides coverage and analysis of route networks, service offerings and distribution as well as airline industry trends and political/policy debates. He writes the Wheels Up opinion column about commercial aviation.

Silk also handles Travel Weekly's coverage of the golf and ski industries.

Prior to joining Travel Weekly in 2015, he spent a decade covering tourism, business, the environment, development and general news for the Florida Keys' daily newspaper, the Key West Citizen, as well as for an affiliated weekly, the Florida Keys Free Press. He also edited the Travel Weekly Florida eNewsletter in 2015 and 2016.

Silk is the co-writer and star of the Azzurri Productions documentary film "Silk Finds What He's Looking For," which was released in June 2021 and chronicles the meditative sport of competitive desert sitting. He is also the author of "An Ecotourist's Guide to the Everglades and the Florida Keys," which was published in 2016 by University Press of Florida.

More Articles by Robert Silk

Porter is fueling its transformation with Embraer E195 E2 aircraft.

Canada's Porter Airlines spreads its wings across North AmericaPorter put its first jets into operation in early 2023, and the carrier has already undergone a substantial transformation...

Boeing warns airlines about a possible loose bolt on the 737 Max

Boeing warns airlines about a possible loose bolt on the 737 MaxBoeing is urging operators of the jet type to look for a loose bolt in the rudder control system.

Mexicana launched on Tuesday with an inaugural flight from Mexico City to Tulum.

Mexicana is back in the airThe new Mexicana is an all-domestic airline operated by the Mexican army.

From Dec. 21 through Christmas Day, U.S. airlines canceled a total of 861 flights, or 0.8% of their schedule, according to FlightAware.

Airlines are managing the holiday travel rush, with a hiccup from SouthwestBuoyed by mostly benign weather, U.S. airline operations have seen relatively few disruptions so far this holiday season.

American Airlines' planes at New York JFK. The airline's aggressive approach to NDC strategy will likely carry on into 2024.

The year ahead for ... airlinesTopping the agenda: Mergers, strengthening balance sheets and whether AA will continue to push the distribution envelope.

Co-branded credit cards are a high-margin revenue stream for airlines.

The Transportation Department is investigating airline loyalty programsThe DOT said it is reviewing complaints about unfair and deceptive practices.

Athens will be the sixth European city that Norse Atlantic serves from the U.S., joining Berlin, Paris, Rome, London and Oslo.

Norse Atlantic adds Athens-New York routeThe low-cost carrier will fly the route five times per week from May 30 through Oct. 26.

The visa interview waiver will continue into 2024 and beyond

The visa interview waiver will continue into 2024 and beyondThe State Department has indefinitely extended a program that gives consular offices the discretion to waive in-person...

Southwest pilots will vote on the labor contract through Jan. 22.

Southwest reaches tentative labor deal with pilotsThe five-year agreement stipulates an immediate 29% pay raise and a pay rate increase of 50% over the life of the deal.

A Delta plane serving Jackson Hole passes the Grand Tetons.

Air service is up significantly to Western U.S. ski resortsThat's good news not only for skiers and riders but also for the towns and resorts, like Jackson Hole, that work steadfastly to...