American To Launch 13th Mexico Route From Phoenix

American Airlines will add service between its Phoenix (PHX) hub and Monterrey (MTY), Mexico, in January. The route has not been served by any carrier since 2004, according to PHX. From Jan. 10, 2023, American regional subsidiary Envoy Air will operate daily PHX-MTY flights with a 76-seat Embraer E175 aircraft. “Mexico is Phoenix’s number one […]

Southwest Airlines updates service & support animal policies

Pigs might fly, but they shouldn’t do so as service animals Southwest Airlines has updated its policies governing passengers traveling with service and support animals. In doing so, the Dallas-based airline joins fellow US carriers American Airlines, Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines, Chicago-based United Airlines and New York-based JetBlue Airways, all of which have implemented their […]

Digital strategy alignment: Airlines and airport working together

Digital transformation has become a core strategy pursued by global airlines and airports as it has shown a positive impact in revenue optimizing while allowing cost reduction and productivity improvement opportunities. However, we rarely observe airlines and airports discussing a joint digital strategy in order to implement a mutual beneficial business model that will allow […]

The 13 best airlines in the world in 2018

The best and worst airlines in the world have been revealed by flight compensation company AirHelp "” and some of them are surprising. The company’s sixth annual AirHelp Score rates airlines based on quality of service, on-time performance, and claim processing in order to produce an overall score. The highest ranking airlines prove that customer […]

Southwest Airlines Announces New Service Between Chicago Midway and Cabo San Lucas

Southwest Airlines on May 31, announced it will begin international service on weekends between Chicago Midway International Airport and Cabo San Lucas/Los Cabos on Nov. 4. This is a brand new destination from Midway that has not been served previously. «This is great news for Midway airport and for travelers looking for convenient and easy […]

American Airlines introduces Caribbean and Hawaii routes

American Airlines customers will have new options to escape the cold with more seasonal and year-round flights to the Caribbean and Hawaii starting this winter. An overview of these new flights is as follows: "¢ From ORD: Daily winter seasonal service to HNL and four new routes to the Caribbean: AUA, GCM, NAS, PLS "¢ […]

Delta Celebrates 20 Years Serving Central America

Over the past two decades, Delta Air Lines has transported nearly 11 million passengers to and from Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Panama. The airline, which began flying to Central America in 1998, is now celebrating its 20th anniversary of providing service to the region. The region has grown to be one of Delta"™s […]

Air Canada Announces Nomination of Gary A. Doer to its Board of Directors

Air Canada is pleased to announce the nomination of Gary A. Doer to its Board of Directors to be voted on at its upcoming Annual Meeting of Shareholders («AGM») to be held on April 30, 2018 in Montreal, Quebec. Roy J. Romanow will retire from the Board at the conclusion of the company’s AGM after […]

New, smaller airlines making push to compete in era of consolidation

The four biggest U.S. airlines and their regional partners control about 80% of air travel in the U.S. But is there room in the skies for new competition? Over the past several years, airline mergers have left about 1,000 routes without service, most of them between smaller U.S. cities, according to an analysis by the […]

Oneworld wins its sixth ‘best airline alliance’ award of the year

Oneworld® has received its sixth ‘best airline alliance’ award of 2017 "“ twice as many as its rival global airline alliances combined. Its latest honour comes from World Travel Awards, which has named oneworld the World"™s Leading Airline Alliance "“ for the 15th year running. Earlier this month, oneworld was named Best Airline Alliance, for […]