How Hong Kong Airlines became the world"™s most punctual carrier
Hong Kong Airlines has clocked up a remarkable turnaround in punctuality in the last two years, though this may have escaped the notice of their passengers, who now spend more time in the air. A British company that analyses travel data said on Friday that Hong Kong"™s No 3 airline had soared to the top […]
Boeing seals $15.1 billion Emirates Airlines deal
Emirates Airline on Sunday renewed its aircraft buying spree, committing to purchase $15.1 billion worth of Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliners. Boeing bested Airbus in the competition to sell Emirates Airline, the world’s largest carrier by international traffic, new twin-engine long-haul planes. Emirates will buy 40 of Boeing’s new 787-10, the largest model in the family […]
Alaska Airlines Starts Nonstop Service Between San Diego and Mexico City
Alaska Airlines today begins nonstop service between San Diego and Mexico City"™s Benito JuarezInternational Airport. San Diego is the third West Coast city to see nonstop service to Mexico"™s largest metropolitan city with Los Angeles and San Francisco added in August 2017. With more than 100 flights a week to Mexico from California, Alaska Airlines […]
A Current Ranking Of The Longest Airline Flights In The World
Earlier this week, United Airlines launched a new route: non-stop from Los Angeles to Singapore. The flight covers nearly 9,000 miles and takes almost 18 hours in the direction from Los Angeles to Singapore, making it one of the longest flights in the world. Not only is this the first time the two cities are […]
Southwest Airlines exploring inter-island service in Hawaii expansion
Dallas-based Southwest Airlines is considering inter-island service as part of its Hawaiian expansion, but no final decisions have been made, CEO Gary Kelly said Thursday. "Step one, of course, is getting from California to Hawaii," Kelly said in a conference call with investors and media. "(Inter-island service) has been down our priority list, but we […]
WPS 2017: Driving onboard passenger spending
Airlines must develop more creative ways to stimulate passenger spend if onboard ancillary revenues are to reach their potential. On many carriers, cabin crew are still walking up and down the aisle giving passengers only a short window of time to buy even on long-haul flights. But broadband access and services enabled by onboard connectivity"”such […]
LATAM Airlines Brazil To Offer Wi-Fi From 2018
LATAM Airlines Brazil has announced that it will offer in-flight internet access on domestic and regional routes from the first quarter of 2018. The onboard Wi-Fi service will be installed gradually on all aircraft that operate national flights within Brazil as well selected flights to other countries in Latin America, with the rollout expected to […]
JetBlue to cut Puerto Rico capacity 33% as hurricanes hit earnings
JetBlue Airways, the airline with the largest presence in Puerto Rico, expects the island"™s recovery from Hurricane Maria to last through the end of 2018 and will adjust its operations until then, trimming capacity to/from the US territory by about 33%. The assessment came as New York-based JetBlue reported a third-quarter year-over-year (YOY) net profit […]
Passengers Want Technology to Give Them More Control Over Their Travel Experience
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the results of its 2017 Global Passenger Survey (GPS) which revealed that passengers expect technology to give them more personal control over their travel experience. Based on 10,675 responses from around the globe, the survey provided insight into what passengers want from their air travel experience. Topping the […]
It"™s confirmed: Southwest Airlines will fly to Hawaii
Since the airline started to take delivery of new Boeing 737MAX 8 aircraft, there has been widespread speculation that it would use the planes "“ which can fly 500 nautical miles farther than its 737-800s "“ to begin service. And now the company has announced its intention to do just that. Southwest said it will […]
