American Airlines and Qatar Airways Expand Strategic Alliance
American Airlines and Qatar Airways are expanding their strategic alliance with a new codeshare agreement, enabling American’s customers to book travel on Qatar Airways flights via Doha to and from 16 new countries. Pending any necessary government codeshare approvals, travelers will be able to book travel beyond Qatar to their final destinations in Ethiopia, Indonesia, […]
Alaska Airlines names new 25-year airline veteran to lead inflight team
Alaska Airlines’ board of directors named Matt Prainito vice president of inflight, as part of the airline’s goal to bring together its frontline operation and provide a foundation for growth. Prainito will lead strategy and operations for Alaska’s flight attendants who, on every flight, every day, ensure that guests’ journeys are safe and remarkable with […]
Portland: British Airways launches first direct route from Oregon to London
Last Friday Portland, Oregon became the newest destination on the British Airways route map as flight BA0267 touched down at Portland International Airport (PDX) at 5.05pm local time. Creating the only direct route between London (Heathrow) and Oregon, the inaugural flight received a warm local welcome as it taxied to the gate. The brand-new route […]
Pandemic Confirms Value of Strong Hub to KLM CEO Pieter Elbers
At the start of the pandemic and through 2020 and much of 2021, industry observers predicted airlines without domestic markets — like Cathay Pacific Airways, Emirates, KLM, and Singapore Airlines — would struggle to regain their pre-pandemic markets, and that when travel demand returned, passengers would prefer to fly point-to-point. But KLM CEO Pieter Elbers, […]
Volaris Reports May 2022 Traffic Results: 12% YoY demand growth with an 88% Load Factor
Volaris (the «Company») (NYSE: VLRS and BMV: VOLAR), the ultra-low-cost airline serving Mexico, the United States, Central, and South America, reports its May 2022 preliminary traffic results. In May 2022, Volaris’ capacity (measured in ASMs) increased 12.4% compared to May 2021, while demand (measured in RPMs) increased 12.3% compared to the same period; the result […]
JetBlue Recognized as First Airline to Begin LGBTQ+ Safe Spaces Certification Process as it Celebrates Pride Month 2022
JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU), New York’s Hometown Airline®, is commemorating Pride Month with a series of special events and support for various LGBTQ+ organizations and partners throughout the month of June and beyond. “Diversity, equity and inclusion are the heart of JetBlue’s core values and are included in everything we do, because we believe that to […]
In partnership with Repsol, Iberia is making its first long-haul flights using biofuel produced from waste in Spain
Repsol and Iberia are taking another step in their alliance to reduce emissions in the airline industry, with the first long-haul flights using biofuel produced in Spain from biological waste. The biojet fuel used is from a batch produced in 2021 at Repsol’s Petronor refinery in Bilbao. The first flight to use biofuel was the […]
Fast growing freighter airline mas expands network to China
Mexico-based freighter airline mas has added flights to China for the first time as it continues its network expansion. The new service will operate between Mexico City International Airport and Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport twice per week, before increasing to three times per week in July. There are also plans to add a three-times-per-week service […]
Swoop continues U.S. expansion with new non-stop service to Chicago from Toronto
Swoop, Canada’s leading ultra-low-cost airline, launched its inaugural flight to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ). Swoop flight WO746 took off from Toronto this morning at 6:30 a.m. ET and arrived in Chicago at 7:20 a.m. local time. «As Canada’s ultra-not-expensive airline, we are thrilled to continue our network expansion […]
EasyJet’s Seasonal Flexibility ‘Here To Stay’
EasyJet’s network planning strategy has become more “nimble and agile” since the pandemic began and that flexibility is here to stay, according to the airline’s director of network and airports. Speaking at Routes Europe 2022 in Bergen, Neil Slaven said the UK-based carrier is now far better equipped to make in-season changes to its schedule, […]
