Singapore Airlines Restarts World’s Longest Route

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has resumed its nonstop Singapore (SIN)-New York Newark (EWR) Airbus A350 service, considered the longest flight in the world with a flying time of more than 18 hr. 30 min. SIA has also started using an Airbus A380 again on its fifth freedom SIN-Frankfurt (FRA)-New York Kennedy (JFK) service as the airline […]

Route optimisation trials show significant benefits

The early results from four End-to-End Route Optimisation trials in Latin America and Caribbean are showing significant savings in time, fuel, and carbon emissions. Carried out by the CANSO ATFM Data Exchange Network for the Americas, CADENA, as a Planned Airway System Alternative (PASA) initiative, the trials were run for 90 days in the second […]

Dominican ULCC Startup Arajet To Debut In May

Santo Domingo (SDQ), Dominican Republic-based Arajet—which bills itself as the Caribbean’s first ULCC—plans to launch services in May and aims to grow its fleet to as many as 40 aircraft, bolstered by an order for 20 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft that was revealed March 14. Backed by investment firm Bain Capital and lessor Griffin Global […]

Spirit Airlines To Launch Oakland-San Diego Route

US ULCC Spirit Airlines will launch intra-California flights between Oakland (OAK) and San Diego (SAN) from May 25. The OAK-SAN service will be operated daily with an Airbus A320 family aircraft. The carrier will compete with Southwest Airlines on the route. The service will be the first new route Spirit has started from SAN since […]

Sun Country Airlines Adds 4 New Routes and Extends Schedule For Sale Through Fall Holidays

Sun Country Airlines (NASDAQ: SNCY) announced four new routes and welcomed one new airport to its growing network beginning this summer. Sun Country Airlines will offer new service from MSP to Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO) beginning September 1. The airline will offer new service to Las Vegas via Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) from Green […]

Avelo Airlines Adds 3 New Routes as it Surpasses Flying 100,000 Customers at Tweed-New Haven Airport

Avelo Airlines is adding three new popular leisure and business destinations from Southern Connecticut as it surpasses flying 100,000 Customers at the state’s most convenient airport – Tweed-New Haven Airport (HVN). Beginning in late May, Avelo will add exclusive nonstop service between HVN and Baltimore-Washington, Chicago and Raleigh-Durham. Avelo is commemorating this milestone by offering […]

Delta Air Lines Adds Three New Domestic Hawaii Routes

Delta Air Lines is expanding its Hawaii offering in the 2022-2023 winter season with three new routes from the US mainland. From Nov. 19, the airline will launch flights between its Atlanta (ATL) base hub and Maui (OGG) and between Detroit (DTW) and Honolulu (HNL). Both routes will be operated daily. Neither route is currently […]

Summer 2022: Air France to reopen its Paris-Orly – New York JFK, Paris-Charles de Gaulle – Dallas and Paris-Charles de Gaulle – Denver routes

Since the reopening of US borders in November 2021, Air France has been gradually increasing its service to the United States, the airline’s leading long-haul destination in terms of seat capacity. Air France currently serves 11 US destinations (Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York-JFK, Seattle, San Francisco and Washington D.C.), with […]