Dallas-based Southwest Airlines has been teasing plans to start service to Hawaii for almost six months now without releasing many details for when and how the plan is going to come together. Last week, however, there was news that…
LATAM has sold its last two B777 freighters to Atlas Air, but their departure will not leave a gap. The ACMI provider will deploy them through its Southern Air subsidiary for DHL. Atlas has already used one under a…
Despite ceasing revenue flights on March 9, Latin American Wings (LAW) completed a few flights on March 12, hours before the Chilean Aviation Authority (DGAC) revoked its AOC. A singular history of rapid expansion and spectacular failure just completed…
A study from industry trade group Airlines for America (A4A) revealed a record number of passengers are expected to fly globally on United States airlines between March 1 and April 30. The record-breaking number of 150.7 million would be…
"All-time best ever" was the catchphrase of the day in Airlines for America"™s 2017 Review & Spring 2018 Air Travel Forecast teleconference. A4A, the trade group representing most US major airlines, presented a litany of records from 2017: the…
An $8.5 billion expansion plan for Chicago"™s O"™Hare International Airport got a lift on Thursday after the airport"™s two major carriers, American and United, settled a dispute that had clouded the project. United Airlines and American Airlines said in…
Those who fly frequently to Denver now have an option to fly directly there with Southwest Airlines. Officials with the airline announced it will begin making non-stop flights to the Denver International Airport beginning Oct. 7. «El Pasoans have…
The US major airlines American and United have spent the past couple of years touting the inherent potential of their hubs. United is working to shore up high yielding connections at its hubs, while American repeatedly refers to hub…
IATA has launched a new digital solution, Dangerous Goods AutoCheck (DG AutoCheck), that allows the air cargo supply chain to check the compliance of shipper"™ Declaration for Dangerous Goods (DGD) against the association"™s Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR). "The air…
U.S.-based airlines are expected to carry a record 151 million people to vacations and getaways during the spring break season, a trade group for the country’s airlines is projecting. Airlines for America, which represents carriers including American, Southwest and…
