Cathay Pacific Marks 40 Years in the Americas
Cathay Pacific today marks a milestone in the Americas and in its history as one of the world’s leading airlines: 40 years ago today, Cathay Pacific flight CX800, a Boeing 747-200, departed Hong Kong to touch down in Vancouver, BC, Canada for the first time. The launch of this nonstop service between Hong Kong and […]
Lufthansa: New long-haul destinations in the winter
Lufthansa is launching new Airbus A380 destinations from Munich in the coming winter. From October 5 on, the airline will be flying again an A380 daily to the Californian metropolis of Los Angeles. Shortly before the start of the winter flight schedule on October 28, there will be a special premiere: For the first time, […]
Turkish Cargo and Avianca Cargo sign an MoU to further enhance their cooperation with global reach
Turkish Cargo, the successful air cargo brand of Turkish Airlines, and Avianca Cargo, leading cargo airline in the Latin America region, enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the purpose of exploring potential additional cooperation opportunities and strengthening air cargo connections. The agreement will serve as a guide to further enable both carriers to […]
Volaris Reports Financial Results for the First Quarter 2023
Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: VLRS and BMV: VOLAR) («Volaris» or «The Company»), the ultra-low-cost airline serving Mexico, the United States, Central and South America, today announces its financial results for the first quarter 2023[1]. First Quarter 2023 Highlights(All figures are reported in U.S. dollars and compared to 1Q 2022 unless otherwise noted) Total operating revenues of $731 […]
Alaska Airlines launches partnership with STARLUX Airlines
With more of us looking to travel internationally this year, Alaska Airlines is celebrating our newest global airline partner: STARLUX Airlines, a Taipei-based premium carrier, which today launched its inaugural transpacific service between Taipei and Los Angeles. Alaska is STARLUX’s first airline partner. Our Mileage Plan members can now earn miles on all STARLUX flights, […]
Mexican airline Viva Aerobus to buy sustainable fuel from Neste
Mexican low-cost airline Viva Aerobus has agreed to purchase 1 million liters of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Finland’s Neste (NESTE.HE), the companies said on Monday. The fuel will be used on Viva Aerobus flights from Los Angeles to Guadalajara, Mexico City and Monterrey, the companies said in a statement. The deal is «one of […]
United Airlines to launch Brisbane-Los Angeles flights
United Airlines will begin flying between Brisbane and Los Angeles from December 2023, adding a new destination for the Virgin Australia partner while also sharpening their shared battle against incumbent Qantas. United says it will run three flights per week starting December 1 on the Star Alliance member’s Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, equipped with lie-flat Polaris […]
TAAG Signs Codeshare With Brazil’s GOL
TAAG Angola Airlines and Gol Linhas Aéreas have signed a codeshare agreement designed to increase travel options between Africa and Latin America. The partnership will see GOL add its airline code on TAAG-operated flights between Sao Paulo Guarulhos and Luanda, which currently run three times per week using Boeing 777-300 aircraft. Passengers will then be […]
Air Travel Growth Continues in Februaryv
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced continued strong growth in air travel demand, based on February 2023 traffic results. Total traffic in February 2023 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 55.5% compared to February 2022. Globally, traffic is now at 84.9% of February 2019 levels. Domestic traffic for February rose 25.2% compared to the […]
American Airlines, JetSMART Advance Codeshare Plans
American Airlines and Chilean ULCC JetSMART have applied to the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) to launch the first phase of their codeshare partnership. The move comes just weeks after Chile’s Fiscalía Nacional Económica (FNE) approved the oneworld alliance member’s minority investment in JetSMART and 20 months since the planned deal was first announced. The two […]
