American Airlines adds winter flights to Florida, Colorado, increases service to Las Vegas
American Airlines will add four seasonal routes from Phoenix Sky Harbor this winter. Starting Dec. 18, the airline will offer nonstop, daily service to Fort Lauderdale, Colorado Springs, Fargo and Cincinnati. Also this winter, the airline will launch additional flights to Las Vegas, Burbank and San Diego. Las Vegas and San Diego service each will […]
US government approves American-Qantas JV
The US Department of Transportation has approved the proposed joint venture between American Airlines and Qantas, clearing the final barrier to the carriers’ plans to coordinate transpacific flights. «We have concluded that, overall, the alliance and [joint business agreement] will be procompetitive and are likely to generate substantial benefits for the traveling public,» says the […]
Delta Cargo focusses on investments
Over the last three years Delta Air Lines has invested four times the amount that it spent in the preceding ten years to develop its cargo business. Delta Air Lines vice president of cargo Shawn Cole tells Air Cargo News that much of the investment was made in Delta Cargo’s online platform. Cole says the […]
IATA bemoans rise in NZ air charges
New Zealand’s decision to increase air navigation charges (ANS) has been met with disappointment by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The country’s ANS provider Airways New Zealand raised charges by 12.7% at the start of July, with further increases set for 2020 and 2021. Airlines will face a cumulative 21.4% increase in New Zealand’s […]
EasyJet names former Ryanair executive Bellew as operations chief
UK low-cost carrier EasyJet has appointed former Ryanair executive Peter Bellew as its new chief operating officer, it disclosed today as it reported «robust» third-quarter trading. EasyJet chief Johan Lundgren says Bellew’s experience at both low-cost and full-service carriers – he served a stint as Malaysia Airlines’ chief executive – meant he would be a […]
Icelandair removes MAXs from flight schedule through October
Icelandair will keep the Boeing 737 MAX off its flight schedule through the end of October as uncertainty about when the grounded aircraft will return to service drags on. The Icelandic flag carrier has five MAX 8s and one MAX 9 in its fleet, all of which are grounded. Two of the 737-8s are owned […]
LATAM Airlines Group Launches New Sustainability Campaign
Recycle your Journey is a global initiative by LATAM to sustainably manage onboard waste. The program will first roll out for domestic flights in Chile, before being rolled out by other LATAM subsidiaries. To that end, between August and December of this year, the company will recycle more than 20 tons of waste from domestic […]
EasyJet reports ‘robust’ performance in 3Q trading update
UK LCC easyJet reported a 11.4% revenue increase to £1.8 billion ($2.2 billion) in a trading update for the third quarter ended June 30. Ancillary revenue was 14.3% higher at £374 million. “EasyJet’s third-quarter performance was robust and, despite the tougher macroeconomic conditions, was in line with expectations,” easyJet CEO Johan Lundgren said. “We remain […]
Emirates secures rights to daily Mexico City service
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates has revived plans to open a service to Mexico City, which will operate via Barcelona in Spain. The decision follows its aborted attempt last year to introduce a service after a dispute over frequency. Aeromexico had protested the plan and Mexican authorities had denied Emirates the opportunity to open a daily […]
Iberia reduces use of plastic on flights by 68.5 tonnes per year
One of Iberia’s key strategies is to reduce, reuse, and recycle plastics. Here’s how the airline has improved the sutainability of its operations: Reduce The initiatives listed below mean that each year 68.5 tonnes less plastic is loaded aboard Iberia aircraft: Paper has replaced plastic for wrapping blankets and duvets. The plastic packaging of some […]
