Lufthansa: German airline not open to Qatar investment
Lufthansa responded coldly on Monday to a report that rival Qatar Airways was interested in taking a stake in or collaborating with the German airline. The Gulf carrier, which holds minority stakes in airlines including IAG, Cathay Pacific, and China Southern Airlines, has been seeking to boost collaborations. Its chief executive Akbar Al-Baker was quoted […]
New Study Reveals US Airlines With the Healthiest Food Options
Alaska Airlines offers the healthiest food choices among the 10 major U.S. carriers and tied with Air Canada for the best when folding in all major North American airlines, according to a study conducted by the Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center and DietDetective.com. The Airline Food Study ranked the airlines on the nutrients and […]
Turkish Airlines plans non-stop flights to Vancouver
Turkish Airlines has announced plans to fly non-stop between Istanbul and Vancouver, but a bureaucratic hurdle may keep the carrier from launching its desired route. In mid-October, the airline posted a notice to the investor relations part of its website saying that it “has decided to start operating scheduled flights, based on market conditions, to […]
Southwest Airlines Expanding Presence at Denver International Airport
Southwest Airlines will be expanding its impact on Denver International Airport after the carrier received $12.5 million in tax credits. According to The Associated Press, Southwest will receive the credits for a major expansion over the next eight years that could bring 1,000 new jobs to the Denver airport. The airline chose the Colorado city […]
Record-setting air travel expected for Thanksgiving
A record 31.6 million passengers will travel on US airlines during the Thanksgiving holiday period, according to a forecast by Airlines For America, an US airline trade organization. That’s up 3.7% from last year. Sunday, December 1 is expected to be the busiest travel day ever for the US airline industry, with 3.1 million passengers […]
Etihad appoints Duncan Bureau as senior vice president of global sales and distribution
Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) has announced the appointment of Duncan Bureau as senior vice president, global sales and distribution, who will report directly into the group’s chief commercial officer, Robin Kamark. The role will be instrumental in driving the group’s commercial strategy globally. Duncan Bureau, a well-known and respected figure in the aviation industry, joins […]
Virgin Atlantic launches WestJet codeshare partnership
Virgin Atlantic has announced a new codeshare partnership with WestJet. From today, customers will be able to book with Virgin Atlantic and fly to four key airports and connect onwards to 28 further domestic destinations in Canada. Juha Jarvinen, executive vice president, commercial, at Virgin Atlantic, said: “We’re committed to working with the best airline […]
Hawaiian-JAL JV expands scope to include Russia and India
Hawaiian Airlines and Japan Air Lines have expanded the geographic scope of their proposed joint venture to include numerous additional connections across Asia and the Pacific, as well as current and future service to India and Russia, in an attempt to show additional public benefits from a project they say deserves US antitrust immunity (ATI). […]
Hawaiian Airlines Celebrates 90 Years Of Connecting The Islands
Hawaiian Airlines celebrates its 90th birthday this week, marking the occasion with charity events around the island and a commemorative flight replicating the airline’s first flight from Honolulu to Hilo via Maui. The airline has come a long way in 90 years. It flew just over ten thousand passengers in its first year of operation. […]
Alaska Airlines separates president and COO role
Alaska Air Group has announced a series of leadership changes, splitting the president and COO role at Alaska Airlines and naming a new president to the group’s regional subsidiary Horizon Air. The Seattle-based group announced Nov. 8 that Alaska Airlines president Ben Minicucci—who oversaw the carrier’s acquisition and integration of Virgin America—will relinquish his role […]
