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INFORMATIONAL Jul 01, 2021 Alaska Airlines to Codeshare with Qatar Alaska Airlines and Qatar Airways recently announced a codesharing agreement on 150 flights across the US. This move comes after a string of announcements between Alaska and Qatar in the last six months, all of them strengthening their ties within OneWorld. Read More →
ROUTES Jun 30, 2021 Allegiant Air Adds 23 New Routes, 4 New Cities to Network Allegiant Air has expanded with 23 new routes, and 4 new destinations. A short description of each of the four new destinations, as well as Allegiant's motives is included. Read More →
ROUTES Jun 30, 2021 Emirates Plans To Add 7 More A380 Destinations In July Emirates Airlines will be adding seven Airbus A380 routes to its flight schedule in July. With the removal of two routes, the Dubai-based carrier is left serving sixteen destinations. Read More →
NEWS Jun 29, 2021 United Airlines Orders 270 Boeing and Airbus Aircraft, Largest Order in the Airline's History This morning, United Airlines announced their new "United Next" initiative, which included the purchase of over 270 medium-haul aircraft. The airline plans to increase the total number of domestic seats for mainline routes by more than 30% while at the same time minimizing carbon emissions. This comes as part of United's goal to become 100% eco-friendly by the year 2050. Read More →
ROUTES Jun 28, 2021 American Airlines Announces Expansion from Austin American Airlines has announced its latest expansion from the growing city of Austin, Texas Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Jun 26, 2021 Why U.S. Budget Airlines are Optimistic About Post-COVID Travel Numbers Ultra-low-cost carriers in the U.S. see a lot of room to expand in the post-pandemic travel boom. Why is this and what do these airline leaders think about it? Read More →
NEWS Jun 23, 2021 Southwest CEO Gary Kelly To Step Down Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly shared his retirement plans with the public today. The company announced on Wednesday that Mr. Kelly would transition roles in early 2022. Read More →
NEWS Jun 20, 2021 Boeing 737 MAX 10 Completes Maiden Flight After years of planning, the Boeing 737-10 MAX has taken to the skies for the first time. The first aircraft, registered N27751, took off at 10:15 a.m. local time from Renton Municipal Airport (RNT) before returning at 12:38 p.m. local time. The two-hour test flight was kept relatively low-key in an effort to mitigate the backlash following the 20-month Boeing 737 MAX crisis. Read More →
NEWS Jun 19, 2021 SilkAir's Journey Comes to an End After 50 Years of Flying SilkAir's pedigree as one of the Asia-Pacific region's leading regional carriers has now come to an end as the airline merges with Singapore Airlines. SilkAir began its journey in 1975 and has lasted for 46 years, until 2021. The Regional of Singapore Airlines will still be flying in our hearts. Read More →
ROUTES Jun 19, 2021 Brussels Airlines Resumes Flights to the United States On Monday, Brussels Airlines resumed flights to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport after an absence of almost 15 months. One day later, the Belgian carrier will restart its service to Washington DC's Dulles International Airport. This comes despite restrictions in the United States banning tourist travel from Belgium. Read More →