New non-stop, direct flights from Vancouver to Costa Rica
Sun seekers attempting to escape Vancouver"™s wintertime gloom will have a new stop-less flight to a coastal Central American destination to choose from starting this year. A new non-stop, direct flight service operated by Sunwing Airlines between Vancouver International Airport (YVR) and Liberia in Costa Rica will commence on December 23, 2018 and operate on […]
Mexico City"™s new airport is an environmental disaster but it could become a huge national park
Mexico City long ago outgrew the two-terminal Benito Juárez International Airport, which is notorious for delays, overcrowding and canceled flights. Construction is now underway on a striking new international airport east of this metropolis of 20 million. When it opens in late 2020, the LEED-certified new airport "“ whose terminal building was designed by renowned […]
Lufthansa Group sets new fuel efficiency record
The Lufthansa Group has set a new fuel efficiency record. In 2017, the aircraft of the passenger fleets required an average of just 3.68 liters (.972 gal) of kerosene to transport a passenger 100 kilometers (62 miles) , 2016: 3.85 l (.972 gal) / 100 pkm (62 miles). This represents an improvement of 4.5 percent […]
Air China and Air Canada sign first China-North America airline joint venture
Today at a ceremony in Beijing attended by Jianjiang Cai, Chairman of Air China; Zhiyong Song, President of Air China; and Calin Rovinescu, President & Chief Executive Officer of Air Canada, Air China and Air Canada signed the first joint venture agreement between a Chinese and North American airline, deepening the two carrier"™ longstanding partnership. […]
Turkish Airlines may increase number of flights to Bogota
Colombian authorities have requested Turkish Airlines (THY) to increase the number of direct flights between Istanbul and Bogota, according to THY America Sales Marketing Vice President Mustafa DoÄŸan. In response to the request, DoÄŸan said that THY was pleased with the demand in Istanbul-Bogota flight and will take a more active role in the region. […]
Long Beach Airport debuts daily flights to Hawaii
The Long Beach Airport has gone all out to celebrate new daily nonstop flights to Hawaii. «We were the first ones to buy tickets and we couldn’t wait,» said passenger Kimberly Pena. Pena’s husband is from Hawaii. «My first-ever flight was on Hawaiian Airlines back in 1954, and now to get back to Honolulu on […]
Passengers say they love these 10 U.S. airlines the most
Customer satisfaction with air travel increased 6 points in 2018, according to a study released this week from global market research company J.D. Power. The increase comes after nearly every airline has added improvements in the past year after a spate of public relations disasters, said Brian Sumers, airline reporter for travel industry site Skift. […]
Emirates airline to launch premium economy in 2020, says Clark
Emirates airline will launch its much anticipated premium economy offering in 2020 on the newly-ordered A380, according to its president, Sir Tim Clark. Premium economy is levelled at between economy class and business class and considered as a potentially lucrative product option for airlines facing tough macroeconomic conditions. Late last year, in an interview with […]
Pilots strike grounds 75 per cent of Brussels Airlines flights
Brussels: Brussels Airlines pilots began a two-day strike Monday, leading to the cancellation of 75 per cent of flights and affecting 60,000 travellers, the company said. The strike will affect three-quarters of the 278 scheduled arriving and departing flights on Monday and 279 flights on Wednesday, the Lufthansa group subsidiary said. The Belgium-based company, which […]
JetBlue Reaches Agreement with Air Line Pilots Association
JetBlue JBLU $- -% announced it has reached an agreement in principle with the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) regarding JetBlue"™s pilots. The agreement is subject to a ratification process which includes final documentation, review, and consideration by the ALPA Master Executive Council before being distributed to JetBlue pilots for final ratification. Jeff Martin, JetBlue"™s […]
