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NEWS Jan 07, 2022 Allegiant Announces Order for 50 737 MAX Planes In an unprecedented move, Allegiant Airlines is expanding their fleet by purchasing 50 Boeing 737 MAX planes. As the pandemic eases in the coming months, Allegiant hopes to capture demand with more capacity and potentially new routes. Read More →
NEWS Jan 03, 2022 Winter Storm Prompts Hundreds of Southwest Airlines Flight Cancellations With a Winter Storm Frida approaching the northeast, Southwest has proactively canceled more than 100 flights from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. These cancellations are reflective of the vulnerabilities airline networks face during inclement weather and the ongoing pandemic. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Dec 31, 2021 Alaska and Delta Battle for Success in Seattle In the past, Alaska Airlines dominated their hometown city of Seattle and remained largely unchallenged by other carriers. However, in need of an Asian gateway hub, in the past years, Delta has begun growing in the Emerald City, marking the beginning of a series of aggressive, competitive decisions that sparked the battle for Seattle. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Dec 26, 2021 The Wright Amendment: Wrong For Southwest With the Airline Deregulation Act being signed into law in 1978, many feared that Southwest’s new growth opportunities at Dallas Love Field Airport threatened the newly built Dallas/Fort Worth Airport’s dominance. The Wright Amendment, designed to restrict Love Field and Southwest’s growth, sparked an intense, decades-long debate that mixed business, government, and citizens around the cause to “Set Love Free”. Read More →
ROUTES Dec 23, 2021 European Airlines Grow in Southern California Air France will add another daily service between Paris and Los Angeles. British Airways will bring the A350-1000 to both Los Angeles and San Diego from London. Lufthansa brings the A340 back to Los Angeles while returning to San Diego with a new route from Munich using the A350s. Read More →
NEWS Dec 20, 2021 Delta Unveils New Team USA Olympic Livery Delta has just become the official airline of the U.S. Olympic team. To commemorate, they have repainted an Airbus a330neo with a special Team USA livery! Read More →
NEWS Dec 16, 2021 Boeing 787 Shortage Harming American Airlines American Airlines is struggling to operate international routes as a result of a 787 delivery shortage. Other international destinations are being cut or reduced in frequency as a result of demand changes in response to COVID guidelines alongside the shortage. Read More →
NEWS Dec 15, 2021 Doug Parker to Retire as CEO of American Airlines Doug Parker, the respected CEO of American Airlines, is retiring after 21 straight years holding the top job at three separate companies. Parker will hand the reins over to company president Robert Isom in late March/early April 2022. Read More →
ROUTES Dec 13, 2021 Vietnam Airlines Launches Historic First Vietnam to U.S. Scheduled Flight Vietnam Airlines has just became the first airline to operate scheduled commercial flights between Vietnam and the U.S. The airline now serves SFO from its Ho Chi Minh City hub twice weekly. Read More →
ROUTES Dec 10, 2021 Frontier Airlines Grows In South Florida Frontier Airlines recently announced the reintroduction of Fort Lauderdale to their route network. With a multitude of new routes, many of which are to the northeastern United States, the ultra-low-cost carrier plans to challenge Spirit Airlines on its home turf. Read More →