Emirates completes engine ground testing with 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Emirates has successfully completed the ground engine testing for one of its GE90 engines on a Boeing 777-300ER using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The objective of the ground testing and analysis is to demonstrate the capability of the GE90 engine to run on the specially blended 100% SAF without affecting its performance, requiring no […]
Delta launches first-ever service from Los Angeles to Auckland and more paths to popular European destinations
Delta will add to its portfolio of international routes with never-before-operated service to Auckland, New Zealand, from Los Angeles beginning this fall, while also boosting its trans-Atlantic service from its New York-JFK and Atlanta hubs starting this spring. “With more than 1,750 weekly flights to 85 destinations around the globe this summer, Delta is well […]
Air Canada staff forced to think 'outside the box' in shipment of largest item airline has ever fit into Boeing 767
Air Canada staff in Toronto were “put to the test” when recently tasked with shipping one of the largest items the airline has ever loaded into a Boeing 767 – a 44-foot long IMAX screen weighing nearly 2,000 lbs. The screen was shipped to Quito, Ecuador in November for a viewing of James Cameron’s “Avatar: […]
United Opens Expanded and Newly Renovated Global Inflight Training Center in Houston
United today opened in Houston its largest Inflight Training Center, a 56,000 sq. ft. facility that includes new classrooms, additional cabin and door trainers and a state-of-the-art aquatic center that features a 125,000-gallon pool and mock fuselage to practice the safe evacuation of the plane in the unlikely event of a water landing. Congresswoman Sheila […]
Delta Air Lines announces December quarter and full year 2022 profit
Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) reported financial results for the December quarter and full year 2022 and provided its outlook for the March quarter 2023. Highlights of the December quarter and full year 2022 results, including both GAAP and adjusted metrics, are on page five of the full release and are incorporated here. «Delta people rose to […]
Flybondi begins 2023 with even more good news: new planes, new routes and a record-breaking number of passengers carried
Flybondi, the first low-cost airline in Argentina, welcomed the year 2023 with the announcement of goods news and the continuation of its investment plan in the country. Flybondi’s twelfth aircraft, a Boeing 737-800 NG, has arrived in Argentina from Arkansas, USA. Flybondi will begin operating the aircraft after carrying out the pertinent administrative procedures for […]
JetBlue Announces New Routes – Many Made Possible Through the Northeast Alliance – All Out For Sale Starting Today
JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) announced that a variety of new routes launching this year – many made possible through its Northeast Alliance (NEA) with American Airlines – are out for sale starting today, delivering more competition and new choices to customers in the airline’s New York and Boston focus cities. JetBlue is also advancing its focus […]
Alaska Airlines plans to hire more than 3,500 employees in 2023
Alaska Airlines is announcing plans to hire more than 3,500 new employees this year in a variety of roles and functions. As we continue to grow and bring dozens of new airplanes into our fleet, we need thousands of people to join the Alaska family. From maintenance technicians to contact center agents, flight attendants to […]
Passenger Recovery Continues in November
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the air travel recovery continued through November 2022. Total traffic in November 2022 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 41.3% compared to November 2021. Globally, traffic is now at 75.3% of November 2019 levels. International traffic rose 85.2% versus November 2021. The Asia-Pacific continued to report the […]
Air Cargo Demand Softens in November
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for November 2022 global air cargo markets showing that demand softened as economic headwinds persist. Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs*), fell 13.7% compared to November 2021 (-14.2% for international operations). Capacity (measured in available cargo tonne-kilometers, ACTK) was 1.9% below November 2021. This was the […]
