Alaska Airlines and Virgin America begin new service from San Francisco to New Orleans
Alaska Airlines and Virgin America launch nonstop service between San Francisco International Airport and Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, connecting the Bay Area to the «Big Easy.» The new route is part of the largest network expansion in Alaska Airlines’ 85-year history and is one of 33 new California routes to launch this year. […]
Boeing, Japan Airlines Announces Order for Four 787-8 Dreamliners
Boeing and Japan Airlines (JAL) announced an order today for four 787-8 Dreamliners. The order, which was previously listed on the Boeing Orders & Deliveries website, attributed to an unidentified customer, is valued at more than $900 million at current list prices and will expand JAL’s Dreamliner fleet to 49 airplanes. «This order for additional […]
Aeromexico presents its 2015-2016 sustainability report
Aeromexico, Mexico"™s global airline, presents its 2015-2016 Sustainability Report centered on initiatives that demonstrate its commitment not only to provide the best air connectivity, but also translate into ties between individuals who can collectively generate a sustainable environment and make Mexico a better country. The airline has created four pillars to work on these efforts […]
New agreement with United Airlines increases A350 XWB order to 45
United Airlines has increased the number of A350 XWB aircraft it will bring into its fleet, updating and expanding its previously existing order for 35 A350-1000 to 45 A350-900 widebody aircraft to replace older, less efficient aircraft, supporting future growth at the airline. The A350-900 is the cornerstone member of the A350XWB (Xtra Wide-Body) family, […]
Virgin becomes the first airline in Europe to offer Wi-Fi on every flight
Digital addicts travelling with Virgin Atlantic can now stay connected from above 10,000 feet in the sky on all flights. Virgin Atlantic has introduced Wi-Fi on all of its flights, including ones operated by its partner carrier Delta Air Lines. This makes it the first airline in Europe to offer in-flight Wi-Fi across its entire […]
A new super airline wants to dominate South America- here’s what it’s like to fly on its new planes
In operation since 2015, LATAM is one of newest international airline brands in the world. Yet it’s one backed by nine decades worth of history and experience. The brand is a result of a 2012 merger between Chile’s LAN Airlines and Brazil’s TAM. Together they form the largest airline in Latin America with 46,000 employees […]
Boeing, Japan Investment Adviser Finalize Order for 10 737 MAX 8 Airplanes
Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Tokyo-based Japan Investment Adviser Co., Ltd., (JIA) [TSE: 7172] today finalized an order for 10 Boeing 737 MAX 8s airplanes, valued at $1.12 billion at current list prices. The order was previously announced as a commitment at the 2017 Paris Air Show in June. The new 737 MAX 8s are the […]
WestJet: In Flight in Canada
WestJet Airlines (WJAFF), with headquarters in Calgary, is one of the leading airlines in Canada. The airline"™s low-airfare approach has enabled the company to expand rapidly during the past five years, says Roy Ward, editor of Cabot Benjamin Graham Value Investor. WestJet, WestJet Encore and the company"™s 10,000 employees now serve 120 destinations in North […]
"‹Airbus to deliver first US-built A320 to Spirit Airlines this week
Airbus is readying to deliver the first A320 passenger jet built in the U.S., capping a global assembly footprint that now touches three continents. According to a report from Bloomberg, the delivery, which is going to Spirit Airlines Inc. (Nasdaq: SAVE), is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 25. The Miramar-based, low-cost airline touts its fleet as […]
Seat densification multi-fold strategy: Focus on revenue optimization, unit cost containment and profit maximization
Seat densification is an industry trend and it’s clear why. It’s an affordable way to increase total seat capacity while enabling both lower cost-per-mile and cost-per-seat on each flight. At the same time, it allows to increase revenue opportunities per flight and overall route profitability. Furthermore, if it coincides with new and lower weight slimline […]
