Tag: transatlantic routes
ROUTES May 29, 2026 Avianca vs. jetBlue: The Battle for Spirit's Florida Throne As Spirit Airlines exits bankruptcy weaker than before, Avianca and jetBlue are positioning to claim its lucrative Florida-Latin America routes. Read More →
ROUTES May 22, 2026 American Airlines Has Just Opened Four New Nonstop Routes to Europe American Airlines touched down in European cities it had never served nonstop before, and returned to one it had abandoned for eight years, as four new transatlantic routes took off simultaneously on May 21, 2026, marking the opening day of the carrier's record summer 2026 schedule. Read More →
ROUTES May 01, 2026 Cabo Verde Airlines Is Flying to America Again for the First Time Since 2021 After nearly five years of absence from the United States market, Cabo Verde Airlines is reinstating transatlantic service to North America with the launch of a new nonstop route between the Cape Verde islands and Rhode Island. Read More →
ROUTES May 01, 2026 WestJet Is Flying to Eight European Cities in Summer 2026 Canada's second-largest airline is opening a new chapter in its transatlantic history by launching eight new nonstop routes to Europe. Read More →
ROUTES Apr 29, 2026 United Airlines Is Now Flying Nonstop to Four European Cities No Other US Carrier Reaches United Airlines has formally launched the most ambitious week of new route openings in its current summer expansion, kicking off nonstop services to four European destinations: Split, Croatia; Bari, Italy; Glasgow, Scotland; and Santiago de Compostela, Spain- that no other US network carrier serves directly. Read More →
ROUTES Apr 24, 2026 Air Canada Just Took Delivery of a Jet That Will Change How Canadians Fly Across the Atlantic Canada's flag carrier reached a defining moment in its fleet history on Thursday, April 24, 2026, when it formally took delivery of its first Airbus A321XLR from the manufacturer's Hamburg facility. Read More →
NEWS Apr 14, 2026 Air Canada's Aurora Suites on the A321XLR Just Changed What Narrowbody Flying Means Air Canada and seat manufacturer Collins Aerospace formally unveiled the complete cabin configuration for the airline's incoming fleet of Airbus A321XLR aircraft. Read More →
ROUTES Apr 14, 2026 Aer Lingus Just Opened a Brand New Direct Route Between Dublin and North Carolina Aer Lingus has made history for the Research Triangle, touching down for the first time on North Carolina soil as it launched its inaugural nonstop service between Dublin and Raleigh-Durham International Airport. Read More →
ROUTES Apr 13, 2026 United Airlines Cuts 737 MAX 8 International Flights by 16% While Quietly Opening New European Frontiers United Airlines is trimming its Boeing 737 MAX 8 international operations by a significant margin this summer, even as it simultaneously uses the same narrowbody jet to push into European destinations it has never before served, or has not served in years. Read More →
ROUTES Apr 07, 2026 Delta Breaks Records With Three Nonstop Routes No U.S. Airline Has Ever Flown Before Delta Air Lines has officially entered a new chapter of its global expansion story, launching three groundbreaking long-haul nonstop routes from New York's JFK that no U.S. carrier has ever operated before. Read More →