Delta expands in Panama City, launching new nonstop flights to Los Angeles, Orlando and New York
Delta Air Lines marked its expansion in Panama alongside Tourism Minister Ivan Eskildsen as they welcomed customers arriving on the inaugural flight DL1753 from Delta’s New York (JFK) hub to Panama City (PTY) on Dec. 20. The celebration featured folkloric dancers and capped the airline’s third inaugural flight in three days. The expansion began on […]
Aer Lingus Regional Accelerates Launch Plans
Emerald Airlines will commence regional flights between the UK and Ireland in March 2022 under a franchise agreement with Aer Lingus—about 10 months ahead of schedule. The Irish airline will operate services as Aer Lingus Regional from March 17 using leased ATR 72-600 aircraft, taking over many of the routes previously served by Stobart Air […]
Southwest To Add Three New Routes In 2022 Summer
Dallas-based Southwest Airlines released its summer 2022 schedule, revealing three new services and a host of routes—grounded by the COVID-19 pandemic—to be resumed. The three new routes, which will commence on June 11 and operate on Saturdays only, are: Austin (AUS)-Cozumel (CZM), Mexico; Nashville (BNA)-Portland (PWM), Maine; and Denver (DEN)-Eugene (EUG), Oregon. From June 5, […]
JetBlue and American Airlines Offer Customers Record-Setting Summer Schedule out of New York and Boston in 2022
JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) and American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) today announced that customers in New York and Boston will have more reasons to make the Northeast Alliance (NEA) their preferred travel provider as the airlines add new routes, improved schedules and enhanced product offerings. Nine new routes go on sale this week across both airlines in […]
British Airways announces routes and starts selling seats for its new Gatwick short-haul subsidiary
Today British Airways has revealed the initial destinations for its new Gatwick subsidiary, which will start flying from March 2022. Tickets to 35 short-haul destinations will also be on sale from Tuesday 14 December. The airline announced its intention to create a short-haul standalone business at Gatwick in August, similar to its operation from London […]
United Airlines and Virgin Australia Group Announce New Partnership
United and Virgin Australia Group announced a new partnership that will enhance the travel experience between Australia and the Americas. This partnership will add more benefits for both MileagePlus and Velocity Frequent Flyer members as well as access to more one-stop connections to cities across the United States, Australia, Mexico, the Caribbean, and South America. […]
Delta fortifies global partner strategy
Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) will make investments in Virgin Atlantic, Aeromexico and LATAM as the partner airlines transform their businesses to emerge from the global pandemic stronger and more resilient. These investments bolster Delta’s global platform that provides customers an enhanced network, seamless connectivity and an elevated experience, as well as fuel business growth […]
United Becomes Largest Airline to Invest in Zero-Emission Engines for Regional Aircraft
United became the largest airline to invest in zero-emission, hydrogen-electric engines for regional aircraft, the latest move toward achieving its goal to be 100% green by reducing its GHG emissions 100% by 2050, without relying on traditional carbon offsets. Through a new equity stake in ZeroAvia, a leading company focused on hydrogen-electric aviation solutions, United […]
GOL: Emerging from the crisis with a better balance
Paulo Kakinoff, CEO, GOL, tells Graham Newton that the airline has emerged from the crisis as a healthier airline. Your last set of financial results were encouraging. Are you on the road to recovery or do you still need to be cautious? There are many challenges until we return to the pre-pandemic pattern. We are […]
Aeromexico Reports November 2021 Traffic Results
Grupo Aeromexico S.A.B. de C.V. («Aeromexico») (BMV: AEROMEX) today reported November 2021 operational results. Aeromexico transported 1 million 562 thousand passengers in November 2021. Passengers carried were at 95.1% of November 2019 levels. Aeromexico carried 2.2% more Domestic passengers in November 2021 than in November 2019, with International passengers carried at 79.8% of 2019 levels. […]