Boeing, Hawaiian Airlines Announce Purchase of 10 787 Dreamliners
Boeing [NYSE:BA] and Hawaiian Airlines announced today that the carrier has selected the market-leading 787 Dreamliner as its flagship airplane for medium to long-haul flights. As part of the selection, Hawaiian intends to purchase 10 787-9 jets valued at $2.82 billion at list prices. Hawaiian also has purchase rights for 10 additional 787s. The Honolulu-based […]
Airlines could generate €6 million more ancillary revenue per year with comtrade digital services"™ Adnexa platform
Comtrade Digital Services today announced that it has developed a digital platform that could make airlines €6 million in ancillary revenue per year*. Adnexa is a fully automated system which pairs passenger data with relevant advertising content. The application, unveiled at the Aviation Festival in Singapore on 27th-28th February, enables advertisers to create custom-made campaigns […]
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, […]
26 Airlines Offer Flights From the Juan Santamaria Airport Costa Rica
A total of 26 airlines offer flights from the Juan Santamaria Airport in Alajuela, Costa Rica, while 11 airlines operate from the Daniel Oduber International Airport in Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica. According to information from the Costa Rica Tourism Institute (ICT), flights from the Juan Santamaria Airport offer services to 37 destinations, and the ones […]
Japan"™s Leading Low-Cost Airline Details Plan to Accept Bitcoin
Japan"™s leading low-cost airline, Peach Aviation, has been working to implement a bitcoin payment system. Recently, there were reports that the company may be rethinking its bitcoin strategy following the recent hack of a major Japanese cryptocurrency exchange. Peach Aviation and its bitcoin exchange partner have clarified their position. Peach Aviation has recently clarified its […]
First A321LR successfully completes maiden flight
Airbu"™ first A321LR (Long Range), MSN7877, has accomplished its maiden flight following a mission lasting 2 hours and 36 minutes. The aircraft powered by CFM Leap-1A engines is now set to undergo a nearly 100 hour flight test programme, including trans-Atlantic missions, for EASA and FAA Type Certification in Q2 2018. Entry into service is […]
Hawaiian predicts big unit cost advantage from A321neos
Hawaiian Airlines executives expect big cost savings from the company’s incoming fleet of Airbus A321neos. Speaking during Hawaiian’s 2017 earnings call on 29 January, chief executive Mark Dunkerley says 189-seat A321neos have better trip and seat-mile costs on routes between Hawaii and the US mainland even than Hawaiian’s 294-seat A330s. «In terms of cost per […]
American Airlines saw 15 percent surge in cargo traffic in 2017
January 24, 2018: American Airlines witnessed an overall cargo traffic growth for 2017, up 15 percent compared to previous year. This significant improvement followed a year-long effort to continue streamlining the customer experience with the introduction of new self-service tools to automate and improve the booking process, besides implementation of new services like proactive shipment […]
Ryanair loses its spot as Europe’s biggest airline due to rostering error
Ryanair is no longer Europe’s largest airline after a rostering issue in 2017 saw thousands of flights cancelled and a number of routes suspended throughout the continent. In September 2017, the airline cancelled numerous flights in what was called an error "in the planning of pilot holiday", though its slip to second place in the […]
Ryanair applies for UK licence as airline braces for hard Brexit
Ryanair has applied for a British air operating licence to ensure its domestic UK routes can keep flying after Brexit. The Irish airline has repeatedly warned that flights could be grounded after March 2019 unless a new framework for aviation is agreed between Britain and the EU. A British licence would guarantee the airline could […]
