Take off: New Australia-US route is one of the world’s longest
United Airlines’ non-stop flights from Houston to Sydney commence this Thursday. The inaugural flight, UA 101, departs Houston at 8pm local time (1pm Friday, AEDT) on 18 January and arrives in Sydney on Saturday January 20 at 6.30am, taking 17.5 hours to cover the 13,850-kilometre flight. It will be the world’s fourth longest flight route […]
United Airlines Will Fly the Longest-Ever Route From the U.S.
United Airlines is adding an 18-hour non-stop flight, covering 8,700 miles between Los Angeles and Singapore. The trip "” the longest scheduled non-stop flight to or from the U.S. "” will be offered in October, subject to government approval, United said. Westbound flights will take approximately 18 hours, while eastbound flights are expected to last […]
US, Japan agree to improved Haneda access for US carriers
Following bilateral talks in Tokyo earlier this month, the governments of Japan and the United States have now agreed to amend their Open Skies air services agreement to allow for daytime Japan-US flights out of Tokyo Haneda. The Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLITT) said in a statement that under the terms […]
US loosens embargo on Cuba
The Obama administration began to chip away at the U.S. embargo against Cuba, announcing new changes taking effect Friday that will allow more trade and travel between the two countries. The changes were announced despite concerns from members of Congress that the landmark shift in U.S.-Cuba relations is a «one-sided deal» that will benefit the […]
IATA Welcomes US Dept. of Transportation Final Approval of Resolution 787
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the decision by the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) to grant final approval to Resolution 787(i) . The Resolution is the foundation document for the New Distribution Capability (NDC), a travel industry-supported program launched by IATA for the development and market adoption of a new, XML-based data […]
EE.UU. autoriza que American y US formen la mayor aerolínea del mundo
Las empresas American Airlines y US Airways han llegado a un acuerdo con el Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos que abre la senda para su fusión por US$17.200 millones y que creará la mayor aerolínea del mundo, según indicaron hoy medios estadounidenses. El diario The Wall Street Journal y otros medios señalan que el […]
An Agenda for US Aviation
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) presented an agenda for aviation in the United States to be a strategic catalyst for growth and development during the second Administration of President Barack Obama. "The United States invented commercial aviation, but do its policies still recognize that aviation is vital to the US economy? Aviation supports some […]
