U.S. Airlines to Support NASA-Boeing Sustainable Flight Demonstrator Project

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and NASA will collaborate with U.S. airlines to advise the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator (SFD) project and development of the X-66A research aircraft. As part of a new sustainability coalition, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines will provide input on operational efficiencies, maintenance, handling characteristics and airport compatibility. NASA and […]

Winner of the IATA and AWS Diversity & Inclusion Datathon Announced

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced that SMBC Aviation Capital is the winner of the first IATA and AWS Diversity & Inclusion Datathon. The Winner The SMBC Aviation Capital solution demonstrated a positive correlation between gender balance on airline senior management teams and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) scores […]

JetBlue Expands Caribbean Network, Adding Service to Belize and St. Kitts

JetBlue announced plans to continue expanding across the U.S. and the Caribbean, including the launch of two new destinations, bringing more low-fare, great service flights to customers in the airline’s New York, Boston Orlando, and Los Angeles focus cities. Launching later this year, JetBlue will now offer nonstop flights to two new destinations from New […]

Air Canada Targets Winter Sun Demand With Four New Routes

Air Canada has announced the addition of four new sun routes in its winter 2023-24 schedule, along with expanded service to the U.S., Mexico, and Caribbean destinations. The airline will introduce two routes from Toronto Pearson (YYZ) and two from Montreal (YUL). A further 36 leisure routes will receive capacity increases, seven of which are […]

Delta expands Salt Lake City hub presence with opening of new gates

Delta’s growth continues at Salt Lake City International Airport with the opening of five additional gates this week, following the initial launch of a new 900,000-square-foot Concourse A in Sept. 2020. “Delta operates more flights out of SLC than all other carriers combined*,” said Adam Ryan, Managing Director of Delta’s SLC Operations, “and the latest […]

Delta, Shell Aviation SAF agreement to fuel LAX hub and accelerate aviation decarbonization

Delta is making another multi-million-dollar commitment in sustainable aviation fuel on its quest to scale what is widely considered the airline industry’s largest proven decarbonization lever. Delta will purchase up to 10 million gallons of neat SAF from Shell Aviation over a two-year period for use at its hub at Los Angeles International Airport. This […]

Industry Ready to Continue Cooperation with Authorities in Transfer of Cargo-Only Flights from Mexico City International Airport

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) today reaffirmed the industry’s commitment to work with authorities in Mexico to ensure a successful transfer of dedicated cargo operations from Mexico City International Airport (MEX) to other airports within the Mexico City Metropolitan Region. In a decree published on 02 February 2023, the Mexican authorities extended the timeframe […]

Copa Airlines To Launch Flights To Baltimore/Washington

Panama’s Copa Airlines will launch service to Baltimore/Washington (BWI) in the northern hemisphere summer, growing its US network to 14 airports. Flights between Panama City Tocumen (PTY) and BWI will commence from June 28. The service will be operated 4X-weekly using a Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The route will be exclusive to Copa. The Star Alliance […]