Turkish Airlines Plans Istanbul-Seattle Route Launch
Turkish Airlines will add Seattle (SEA) to its network in May with flights from Istanbul (IST). The Star Alliance member will operate 4X-weekly service from May 27 on the IST-SEA route using a Boeing 787-9. SEA becomes the 12th point on the airline’s US route map. “The Seattle area is one of the most diverse […]
Air Canada, Aeromar Seek To Boost Canada-Mexico Connectivity
Air Canada and Mexican regional carrier Aeromar are launching an interline partnership to jointly market routes through Mexico. The move is expected to be the first step of a deeper cooperation between the carriers that is likely to include a codeshare relationship, which would see Aeromar become a partner of Air Canada’s Aeroplan program. “Mexico […]
KLM Names First Female CEO
The head of the Netherlands passenger rail operator NS, Marjan Rintel, will takeover as KLM’s new CEO on July 1. Rintel takes over from Pieter Elbers when she will join Anne Rigail as one of the few female CEOs in the airline industry. The board of Air France-KLM, which owns both airlines plus the discounter […]
BA short-haul flights resume from Gatwick
British Airways returned to Gatwick short-haul flying today (March 29), marking a return to the airport after a two-year Covid retrenchment. Services will operate under the BA’s Air Operators Certificate (AOC), before moving operations to new branded subsidiary BA Euroflyer later in the year. The new airline will operate in a similar manner to the […]
Turning Carbon Dioxide into Sustainable Fuel: United and Oxy Low Carbon Ventures Announce Collaboration with Biotech Firm to Create New Fuel Sources
United Airlines Ventures (UAV) and Oxy Low Carbon Ventures (OLCV) today announced a collaboration with Houston-based biotech firm Cemvita Factory to commercialize the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) intended to be developed through a revolutionary new process using carbon dioxide (CO2) and synthetic microbes. UAV also announced an equity investment in Cemvita Factory. OLCV, […]
Singapore Airlines Restarts World’s Longest Route
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has resumed its nonstop Singapore (SIN)-New York Newark (EWR) Airbus A350 service, considered the longest flight in the world with a flying time of more than 18 hr. 30 min. SIA has also started using an Airbus A380 again on its fifth freedom SIN-Frankfurt (FRA)-New York Kennedy (JFK) service as the airline […]
Spirit Airlines Completes LaGuardia Terminal Move, All Flights Now Operating From Historic Marine Air Terminal
Spirit Airlines (NYSE: SAVE) today announced the completion of its terminal move at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) with all Spirit flights now calling Terminal A home. Over the past year, Spirit maintained a split operation between Terminal C and Terminal A, also known as the Marine Air Terminal. The move has enhanced the LGA Guest experience […]
Alaska Air Group to invest $2.3bn on infrastructure at four US airports
Alaska Air Group, the parent company of Alaska Airlines, plans to invest $2.3bn to improve infrastructure across four airports in the US. The company plans to invest in airports in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles. At Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), the group plans to kick off the first phase of a major terminal […]
JetBlue and Qatar Airways Announce Plans to Expand Existing Global Partnership
JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) announced it intends to expand the depth and breadth of its existing partnership with Qatar Airways to offer customers even more benefits when booking travel to and from international destinations on the global partner airline. This will include more codesharing in additional markets in the coming months, enhanced benefits for JetBlue TrueBlue® […]
Spirit Adds 4 Affordable, Daily Newark Routes for Easy Access to the West Coast & More This Summer
Summer travel is getting easier for Guests booking to/from northern New Jersey with the announcement of new, nonstop flight options serving destinations stretching from coast to coast. Spirit Airlines (NYSE: SAVE) today announced four new routes at Newark (EWR) with daily nonstop flights to Indianapolis (IND), Los Angeles (LAX), Oakland (OAK) and Pittsburgh (PIT). As […]
