Spirit plans first international route from Atlantic City

Spirit Airlines plans to begin overseas services from Atlantic City (ACY) this fall with routes to Cancun (CUN) in Mexico and San Juan (SJU) in Puerto Rico. The Florida-based carrier has also reaffirmed its commitment to launching the previously announced daily route between ACY and Miami (MIA) from Oct. 6. The expansion increases the ULCC’s […]

United Adding Supersonic Speeds with New Agreement to Buy Aircraft from Boom Supersonic

United Airlines today announced a commercial agreement with Denver-based aerospace company Boom Supersonic to add aircraft to its global fleet as well as a cooperative sustainability initiative – a move that facilitates a leap forward in returning supersonic speeds to aviation. Under the terms of the agreement, United will purchase 15 of Boom’s ‘Overture’ airliners, […]

23 million passengers transported the airlines of Latin America and the Caribbean: ALTA

The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) announced today that Latin America and Caribbean airlines carried 23 million passengers in August and up 6.6% (1,426,159 more passengers) from the previous year. Luis Felipe de Oliveira, Executive Director of ALTA, said: «Nearly 50% of the absolute growth in passenger traffic took place in the […]