Emirates operates milestone demonstration flight powered with 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Emirates has operated its first milestone demonstration flight on a Boeing 777-300ER, powering one of its engines with 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The flight took off from Dubai International Airport (DXB), and was commanded by Captain Fali Vajifdar and Captain Khalid Nasser Akram, flying for more than one hour over the Dubai coastline. The […]
Boeing's final 747 to be delivered to Atlas Air more than five decades after first flight
The last commercial Boeing 747 will be delivered to Atlas Air this week, ending its reign as «Queen of the Skies» 53 years after capturing the world’s attention as a Pan Am passenger jet. Designed in the late 1960s to meet demand for mass travel, the world’s first twin-aisle wide body jetliner’s nose and upper […]
Copa Airlines To Launch Flights To Baltimore/Washington
Panama’s Copa Airlines will launch service to Baltimore/Washington (BWI) in the northern hemisphere summer, growing its US network to 14 airports. Flights between Panama City Tocumen (PTY) and BWI will commence from June 28. The service will be operated 4X-weekly using a Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The route will be exclusive to Copa. The Star Alliance […]
Alaska Airlines eliminates inflight plastic cups: West Coast-based airline becomes first U.S. carrier to replace plastic with planet-friendly alternative
Alaska Airlines announced today the completion of our transition to paper cups for inflight beverages, a move which eliminates more than 55 million plastic cups annually and replaces them with a more planet-friendly alternative. The change to paper cups makes Alaska Airlines the first U.S. airline to eliminate plastic cups. Combined with our Boxed Water™ […]
American Airlines Cargo partnership delivers humanitarian supplies to Haiti
American Airlines Cargo is taking part in a global effort to transport life-saving medical and sanitation supplies to Haiti as the nation struggles to control a deadly cholera outbreak. In partnership with Airlink, a nonprofit humanitarian organization dedicated to bringing critical aid to communities in crisis, American is carrying more than 55 tons of medical […]
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 […]
LATAM group domestic operations to exceed pre-pandemic levels
LATAM group projects a passenger operation of 85% for January (measured in available seat kilometers – ASK) compared to the same period in 2019. The group expects to operate approximately 1,409 domestic and international daily flights during the month, connecting 144 destinations in 22 countries. In terms of cargo, the group has more than 1,590 […]
JetBlue plans new daytime flights from New York to London
JetBlue Airways plans to boost its North Atlantic operations by launching new daytime flights from New York to London – and an alternative to its transatlantic red-eyes. Starting 25 March, the New-York based discount carrier will begin operating daily flights that will depart John F Kennedy International airport in the morning and touch down at […]
Delta introduces fast, free onboard Wi-Fi
Delta will offer fast, free Wi-Fi in partnership with T-Mobile to all customers on board most domestic mainline flights beginning Feb. 1 – the first major U.S. airline to offer free Wi-Fi as a core element of its customer experience.1 The airline will offer the service on more than 700 Viasat-equipped aircraft by the end […]
Avianca To Launch Bogota-Boston Route
Colombia’s Avianca will open four new international routes from Bogota (BOG) in March, including flights to Boston (BOS). The BOG-BOS route will be operated 5X-weekly with an Airbus A320 family aircraft seating up to 180 passengers. Additionally, Avianca in March will launch service from BOG to Brazilian destinations Belo Horizonte (CNF) and Manaus (MAO). The […]
