Delta Air Lines ramps up leisure routes
Delta Air Lines announced a series of new routes and expanded frequencies to domestic beach and mountain destinations, as US carriers prepare for an expected leisure travel surge. The new and expanded services feature a series of US western mountain destinations including Bozeman (BZN), Glacier Park (FCA) and Missoula (MSO) in Montana; Fresno (FAT) in […]
IBS Software’s New iFlight Platform Transforms Global Flight Operations at LATAM Airlines
LATAM Airlines Group has deployed IBS Software’s iFlight digital platform to optimize their flight and crew operations across all its Spanish Speaking Carriers (SSC) and cargo subsidiaries. All the LATAM SSC and cargo subsidiary carriers (LATAM Chile, Colombia, LanExpress, Peru, Ecuador, Chile Cargo, Cargo Colombia, and Cargo Brazil) are already operating on the integrated iFlight […]
British Airways starts to trial COVID-19 document certification on BA.com
British Airways’ customers eligible to travel to India are now able to upload their negative Covid-19 test results and other travel declaration forms directly into their booking on the airline’s website ba.com, in advance of travel. The new initiative is being trialled as part of the airline’s efforts to simplify the departure process as it […]
JetBlue and CommonPass Begin Launch of Digital Health Pass with Boston Customers Bound For Aruba
JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) and The Commons Project Foundation, in partnership with the government of Aruba and COVID testing companies Vault and XpresCheck, today announced they have launched the use of the CommonPass platform, allowing JetBlue customers traveling from Boston’s Logan International Airport to Aruba’s Queen Beatrix International Airport to enter the nation using the CommonPass […]
Hawaiian Airlines Launches New Orlando-to-Honolulu Flights
Hawaiian Airlines today announced new, twice-weekly nonstop service between Orlando (MCO) and Honolulu (HNL) that will conveniently connect the Sunshine to the Aloha state. Passengers boarding the first scheduled flight on this new route—the very first commercial flight connecting Florida and Hawaii—were welcomed this morning with floral leis, Hawaiian music and dance. «We are excited […]
Australia’s Qantas says it will resume international flights in October of 2021
Australian airline Qantas said it plans to resume international flights by the end of October, 2021. The company released its half-year financial results on Wednesday and included the confirmation that it has a plan to restore international flights by the fall. That applies to both Qantas itself and to Jetstar, the lower-priced carrier also owned […]
Boeing Statement on United Airlines Flight 328
«Boeing is actively monitoring recent events related to United Airlines Flight 328. While the NTSB investigation is ongoing, we recommended suspending operations of the 69 in-service and 59 in-storage 777s powered by Pratt & Whitney 4000-112 engines until the FAA identifies the appropriate inspection protocol. Boeing supports the decision yesterday by the Japan Civil Aviation […]
Qatar Airways First to Introduce Touchless In-Flight Entertainment
Qatar Airways announced it would soon become the first global airline to offer passengers 100 percent touchless technology for its in-flight entertainment system. As part of the carrier’s latest COVID-19 safety measures, the Zero-Touch technology enables passengers on Qatar’s fleet of Airbus A350 planes to pair their electronic devices with their seat-back screen by connecting […]
TUI fly first in Europe to operate flights on Boeing 737 MAX
TUI fly becomes the first airline in Europe to operate passenger flight using the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. On February 17, 2021, TUI fly Belgium operated the first passenger flight on a Brussels-Malaga-Alicante-Brussels route. TUI fly Belgium flight TB1011 en route to Malaga Airport (AGP) took off from Brussels Airport (BRU) at 9:30am on February […]
Frontier Airlines Just Launched a New Flight to Cozumel
Frontier Airlines has kicked off its newest Caribbean route, with new flights between Denver, Colo. and the island of Cozumel in Mexico. Frontier launched the route on Feb. 13; it will be operating once each week on Saturdays, according to the carrier. “We’re delighted to begin nonstop flights from Denver to Cozumel, offering a third […]
