Fiji Airways and Alaska Airlines Expand Partnership with Codeshare Agreement
Fiji Airways, Fiji’s National Airline, and Alaska Airlines have expanded their current partnership by signing a codeshare agreement on flights from San Francisco to two popular US cities. The codeshare agreement enables Fiji Airways to place its «FJ» code on Alaska Airlines’ flights from SFO to Seattle (SEA) and Portland (PDX), offering Fiji Airways guests […]
IATA Releases 2017 Airline Safety Performance
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for the 2017 safety performance of the commercial airline industry showing continued strong improvements in safety. The all accident rate (measured in accidents per 1 million flights) was 1.08, an improvement over the all accident rate of 1.68 in 2016 and the rate of 2.01 for the […]
Common Principles Urged to Help Aviation Continue to Deliver its Benefits
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged the US government and industry stakeholders to agree upon a set of common principles in order to enable aviation to continue to increase the level of benefits it delivers in the US and around the globe. Speaking at Aviation Day USA organized by IATA and the Wings Club, […]
Southwest raises fee for last-minute priority boarding
Southwest Airlines has quietly increased the fee to nab a prime boarding position at the last minute on some flights. The airline, which famously does not assign seats, will now charge up to $50 one way to board in the first group of travelers. Upgraded boarding was introduced in 2013. Southwest started out charging $40 […]
Air France warns fliers to brace for Thursday strike
Air France will ground a significant number of flights Thursday because of a pay-related employee strike. The company said half of its long-haul flights from Paris would be canceled. Beyond that, Air France said about a quarter of its medium-haul flights to and from Paris-Charles de Gaulle would be grounded. About 15% of shorter flights […]
Star Alliance wants to add budget carriers as members airlines
Star Alliance is seeking to expand its network. The global partnership of airlines would like to add more low-cost budget carriers to the mix. The move would reflect the growing trend among airline customers to choose low-cost carriers when booking tickets. Star Alliance would be in a position to provide budget travelers with more benefits […]
Southwest Airlines reveals five new routes as it extends schedule into fall
Southwest Airlines announced five new non-stop routes Thursday as the carrier extended its booking schedule through Oct. 1. Several of the new routes will put Southwest into highly competitive markets. Its new Atlanta-Nashville service, for example, will go up against Delta"™s 11 daily round-trip flights on the route. Southwest"™s Denver-Cincinnati route also will face competition, […]
United Airlines voted most «On-Time» Airline
A new report by the Federal Bureau of Transportation says United Airlines is the most ‘on-time’ airline in the country. United saw its flights arrive on time nearly 85% of the time in January. Delta Airlines and Alaska Airlines followed United with a score of 83%. The lowest ranked airline was Jet Blue. It had […]
Avianca expands towards Asia and adds route from Lima to Mendoza
Colombia"™s flagship carrier Avianca has entered into two code-sharing agreements as part of an expansion towards Asia. Singapore Airlines (SIA), widely considered one of the world"™s best airlines and Star Alliance partner with Avianca (AV), agreed to add its official "SQ" code to Avianca-operated flights from two European hubs: Barcelona and London. In turn, Avianca […]
Hainan Airlines starting direct flights to Mexico
Hainan Airlines, China’s largest private airline, will launch direct flights between China and Mexico from March 21. It will also become the first Chinese carrier to operate nonstop flights between China and Latin America. The flight, which will stop at Tijuana, Mexico and arrive at Mexico City, will fly three times a week and be […]
