Frontier Airlines Launches 22 New Routes Ahead of the Holidays

Frontier Airlines is launching nearly two dozen new nonstop routes across the U.S. and Puerto Rico this week, including its first flight from New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport. The ultra-low-cost carrier is also adding significantly more flights from Miami, Las Vegas and Phoenix this November. New routes from Newark include Orlando; Miami; San Juan, […]

Southwest adding to service on three routes — Phoenix, Baltimore/Washington and Houston — at Milwaukee Mitchell

Southwest Airlines is planning to add additional flights on three of its nonstop routes at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport. Beginning in April, Southwest is increasing its flights between Milwaukee and Baltimore/Washington, Houston and Phoenix. The number of Southwest flights between Milwaukee and Baltimore/Washington Thurgood Marshall International will increase to four daily from three. Southwest is […]

Delta to end a decade of service to Haiti

Delta Air Lines will end a decade of service to Haiti citing weak demand. The SkyTeam Alliance carrier will operate its last flight between Atlanta (ATL) and Port-au-Prince (PAP) on Jan. 9, Delta confirmed and Cirium schedules show. The last flights will be operated with a Boeing 737-700. Delta spokeswoman Susannah Thurston said the move […]

British Airways Is Using Artifical Intelligence and Video Technology to Improve Punctuality

In the latest phase of its £6.5bn investment for customers, British Airways has introduced advanced neural networks, known as artificial intelligence, to its airside operation at Heathrow Terminal 5 to help its people ensure every flight departs safely and on time. Currently, when customers disembark an aircraft, British Airways’ ground staff manually check and record […]

United Partners With Timeshifter App to Offer Personalized Plans to Combat Jet Lag

Starting this week, United Airlines’ MileagePlus members will receive complimentary access to a Timeshifter jet lag plan while Premier 1K members will receive a free subscription with unlimited plans. The Chicago-based carrier announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with Timeshifter on Wednesday. The app assists users by breaking down the best time to see and avoid light, […]

Air connectivity is strengthened in Ecuador

American Airlines, United Airlines, Aeromexico, KLM, Copa Airlines, Lufthansa and JetBlue Airways are the airlines that have placed their trust in Ecuador in recent months. They reaffirmed their determination to improve air connectivity to Ecuador. This will be done with the opening of new routes, greater capacity and more frequencies. KLM, European airline, projects to […]

Hawaiian Airlines Celebrates 90 Years Of Connecting The Islands

Hawaiian Airlines celebrates its 90th birthday this week, marking the occasion with charity events around the island and a commemorative flight replicating the airline’s first flight from Honolulu to Hilo via Maui. The airline has come a long way in 90 years. It flew just over ten thousand passengers in its first year of operation. […]

Boeing Anticipating Return of 737 MAX This January

Boeing expects the grounded 737 MAX jet to return to commercial service by January, the airline manufacturer announced this week. On Monday, the company confirmed that it anticipates the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will issue an order approving the aircraft’s return to service this winter. «While the FAA and other regulatory authorities will determine the […]

JetBlue Adding New Inflight Entertainment Options

JetBlue is once again overhauling its more inflight entertainment (IFE) options by adding popular offerings from SHOWTIME, Spotify, INSCAPE and PressReader. Starting in November, passengers flying on JetBlue planes equipped with HD touchscreens can enjoy access to full seasons of top shows from SHOWTIME, chart-topping podcasts from Spotify, the biggest headlines from PressReader, relaxation content […]

Qantas aims for net zero carbon emissions by 2050

The Qantas Group has said it will aim to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050 in a major expansion of the airline’s commitment to a more sustainable aviation industry. With actions starting from today, the national carrier will double the number of flights being offset and cap net emissions from next year onwards. The […]