Tags: Aviation

United Continues to Expand Global Network; Introduces Three New International Destinations and Four New Flights

United have announced it is expanding its leading global route network, adding new non-stop flights between New York/Newark-Marrakesh, Morocco; Tokyo/Narita-Cebu, Philippines and Houston–Medellin, Colombia. United will also increase flying to popular destinations across the globe including Hong Kong; Seoul, South Korea and Porto, Portugal. Additionally, the airline will add four weekly flights between Los Angeles […]

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and British Airways celebrate 10 years of connecting Austin and London

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) and British Airways have proudly marked a decade of partnership with non-stop flights to London Heathrow Airport (LHR). Since its inaugural service on March 3, 2014, British Airways has flown more than 1.25 million customers to and from Austin and the United Kingdom. To commemorate this milestone, a celebration event was held at […]

Spirit Announces Termination of Merger Agreement with JetBlue

Spirit Airlines, Inc. (“Spirit”) (NYSE: SAVE) yesterday announced that its merger agreement with JetBlue Airways Corporation has been terminated by mutual agreement.   “After discussing our options with our advisors and JetBlue, we concluded that current regulatory obstacles will not permit us to close this transaction in a timely fashion under the merger agreement,” said Ted […]

Southwest Airlines Launches Renewable Ventures Subsidiary to Advance Sustainable Aviation Fuel And Announces Investment In LanzaJet

Southwest Airlines Co. has announced the launch of Southwest Airlines Renewable Ventures (SARV), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southwest Airlines® dedicated to creating more opportunities for Southwest to obtain scalable sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), a critical component in the success of the carrier’s goal to replace 10% of its total jet fuel consumption with SAF by […]

airBaltic Sets Global Benchmark with AI in Safety Reporting

The Latvian national airline airBaltic with a long-standing history of being an innovation leader in the airline industry and Beams, a leading safety intelligence company, have entered a partnership to provide artificial intelligence (AI) for analyzing safety reports. Martin Gauss, President and CEO of airBaltic: “airBaltic continues to lead when it comes to innovations. Our […]

Budapest Airport and Ryanair elevate partnership with fleet expansion and route additions

Budapest Airport confirms further expansion with Ryanair, as the airline’s CEO Michael O’Leary unveils six new routes, increased frequencies, and a 10th based aircraft at the Hungarian gateway. Budapest Airport confirms significant expansion in collaboration with Ryanair, as the airline’s CEO Michael O’Leary officially announced new routes, increased frequencies, and two new based aircraft during […]

New Frontier Airlines Plane Tail Features the Hispaniolan Parakeet

Ultra-low fare carrier Frontier Airlines celebrated the delivery of a new A321neo aircraft last week, whose tail features Domingo and Andrea, the Hispaniolan parakeets, in honor of destination partner the Dominican Republic. Frontier serves six cities from Las Americas International Airport in Santo Domingo and nine cities from Punta Cana International Airport. All Frontier plane […]

A look ahead: Delta to debut premium lounges and more in 2024

Delta’s new premium lounge experience will launch in JFK, LAX and BOS. In addition, Delta Sky Club will debut in Charlotte, add a second Club in Seattle, and expand the existing Miami and LGA Clubs. 2023 saw major upgrades and additions to the Delta Sky Club network, with five new Clubs and two expanded or […]

Saudi Airport Exhibition 2024: Elevating the Future of Aviation

11 – 12 November 2024 Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center (RICEC) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Saudi Airport Exhibition 2024: Elevating the Future of Aviation Infrastructure The upcoming Saudi Airport Exhibition, scheduled for November 11-12, 2024, at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center (RICEC), is poised to be a transformative event in the aviation sector. […]

Delta Air Lines continues to partner with LUG for cargo handling in Frankfurt and Munich

Image source: Delta Air Lines Delta Air Lines has extended its partnership with LUG aircargo handling in Frankfurt and Munich, securing a contract extension until 2027. LUG will remain responsible for Delta Cargo’s handling at the German airfreight hubs. The Atlanta-based airline has utilized LUG’s services in Frankfurt for over four years and in Munich […]