Eclipse viewing at 30,000 feet: Delta to offer path-of-totality flight
If you’ve ever wanted to experience a total solar eclipse from the sky, Delta has you covered this April. The airline is offering a special flight from Austin to Detroit on April 8, 2024, specifically for umbraphiles to be able to spend as much time as possible directly within the path of totality. Delta flight […]
Delta deepens leisure footprint with new routes to Hawaii and Miami
Delta will add service from Boston (BOS) to Honolulu (HNL) and from Seattle (SEA) to Miami (MIA) next winter, reinforcing the airline’s leading position in BOS and connecting MIA customers to all nine of Delta’s U.S. hubs. “Over the past decade, Delta has been dedicated to refining our domestic footprint, and this year we’re strengthening […]
United Adds New Corporate Partners to Sustainable Flight Fund That Now Exceeds $200 Million
United today announced that Aircastle (a Marubeni & Mizuho Leasing Company), Air New Zealand, Embraer, Google, HIS, Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking, Safran Corporate Ventures, and Technip Energies are now among the 22 corporate partners that make up the airline’s The United Airlines Ventures Sustainable Flight FundSM, a first-of-its kind effort to reduce emissions and drive […]
Frontier Airlines To Boost Philadelphia Flying 47% For Summer 2024
U.S. ULCC Frontier Airlines will start service to 12 new destinations from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) in May, boosting its daily departures from the Pennsylvania airport 47% year-over-year for the 2024 summer schedule. The carrier, an all-Airbus A320-family operator, has unveiled 10 more routes to launch from PHL in May, having previously announced 2X-daily service […]
Aeromexico resumes service to South Korea
Starting on August 1st, Aeromexico will resume operations between the Mexico City International Airport and the Incheon International Airport in Seoul, South Korea. The airline will offer a daily flight, establishing itself as the only airline in Latin America connecting both regions. Departing from Mexico City, the route will make a stopover at Monterrey International […]
oneworld names Nathaniel Pieper as CEO
The oneworld® alliance named airline industry veteran Nathaniel (Nat) Pieper as its new CEO. Pieper, who is currently senior vice president of fleet, finance and alliances at oneworld member Alaska Airlines, will join the alliance in his new role on 01 April 2024. As CEO, Pieper will lead oneworld through its 25th anniversary celebration year […]
Global Air Travel Demand Continued Its Bounce Back in 2023
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the recovery in air travel continued in December 2023 and total 2023 traffic edged even closer to matching pre-pandemic demand. Total traffic in 2023 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 36.9% compared to 2022. Globally, full year 2023 traffic was at 94.1% of pre-pandemic (2019) levels. […]
Air Canada Introduces New Measures for Customers with Disabilities under Accelerated Accessibility Plan
Air Canada said today it has become the first airline in North America to adopt the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower program to better serve customers with non-visible disabilities. In announcing the measure, the carrier also confirmed the first appointments to its new Customer Accessibility Advisory Committee, which will guide the carrier as it accelerates its three-year […]
GOL Announces Important Milestone in Legal Financial Restructuring
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. («GOL» or «Company») (B3: GOLL4), a leading domestic airline in Brazil, today announced that it has received key approvals from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the «U.S. Court») in the Company’s legal financial restructuring initiated on January 25, 2024. The approvals granted by […]
Delta again named Top U.S. Airline by Wall Street Journal for 2023
Delta Air Lines was named the Top U.S. Airline of 2023 by the Wall Street Journal in its annual airline scorecard rankings released Wednesday. The Journal tracks seven metrics for nine U.S. airlines to rank them according to their track record of providing reliable, customer-focused service. Delta’s network performed number one for the third year […]
