If you’re a frequent American Airlines flyer, you’ll be able to use your miles to go on dive trips to Bonaire a lot more often, now. American Airlines recently announced that flights to Bonaire will now operate throughout the…
Air France expects enhancements to the biometric boarding pass solution it is trialing to soon enable passengers to proceed from baggage drop-off to boarding without having to show passports or identification cards at all. By matching a passenger’s biometric…
Mexico’s flag carrier announced at Routes Americas 2019 that it is launching a new route from Mexico City to Cali, Colombia. The new route will be flown four times a week, with the first flight scheduled for May 16…
United Airlines will add service to Greenville-Spartanburg, Portland (Maine) and Syracuse from Denver this June, further building on its expansion at the Colorado airport. The Star Alliance carrier will offer daily service on all three routes, with Greenville and…
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged the United States government and industry to work together to ensure that aviation is able to accommodate an expected 62% rise in demand for air travel to, from and within the country…
Star Alliance, the world’s largest airline alliance, has partnered with Skyscanner, the world’s travel search engine, to allow travellers visiting the Star Alliance website to search for flights, view airfares and book them directly with its member airlines. This…
Airbus announced Feb. 14 that it is terminating the Airbus A380 program in 2021, after Emirates cut back the last major order to just 14 A380s, instead of the 53 that it had on firm order. The Emirates order…
Accommodation provider Airbnb has appointed former Virgin America CEO Fred Reid as global head of transportation, as part of the company’s push to make travel more tolerable. “We’re going to explore a broad range of ideas and partnerships that…
Grupo Aeromexico reported a net loss for 2018 of MXP1.9 billion ($98.6 million), reversed from a MXP18 million net income a year earlier. Headwinds faced by the Mexico City-based carrier in 2018 included a 35.6% year-over-year (YOY) increase in…
LCC Norwegian will withdraw from the Caribbean market in March after concluding that its flights to the region are not financially viable. The airline provides seasonal services from New York JFK, Fort Lauderdale and Montreal to the French overseas…