WestJet adds Belize to its network

WestJet announced today it will begin serving Belize City, Belize, non-stop from Toronto Pearson International Airport starting October 29, 2016.  Starting August 1, 2016, WestJet also began year-round, non-stop service between Calgary and John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. Both announcements come on the heels of WestJet’s recent winter schedule announcement of more than 85 new flights across its growing network. “WestJet … Read more

American Airlines and TWU-IAM Association reach agreement on pay increases for ground employees

American Airlines and the TWU-IAM Association today announced they have reached an interim agreement to provide significant pay increases to the 30,000 maintenance, fleet service and other related employees represented by the TWU-IAM Association. The pay increases will go into place immediately while the negotiating committees continue working toward a joint collective bargaining agreement for … Read more

FAA Proposes $500,000 Civil Penalty Against SeaPort Airlines

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $500,000 civil penalty against SeaPort Airlines of Portland, for allegedly operating three single-engine Cessna Caravans when they were not airworthy. The FAA alleges SeaPort failed to perform initial and recurring borescope inspections of the planes’ turbine compressor blades. The inspections are required by an … Read more

Amazon’s Prime Air unveils its first aircraft

Amazon today is showcasing its first ever branded air cargo plane during Seafair’s Air Show, an annual community celebration taking place in Amazon’s hometown of Seattle. The Boeing 767-300, operated by Amazon’s air cargo provider Atlas Air, is flying in the Seafair Air Show to thousands of Seattle residents and Amazon employees. “Creating an air … Read more

Alaska Airlines announces two new destinations from Seattle

Alaska Airlines continues the expansion of its Seattle hub with the launch of new daily nonstop service to Indianapolis and Wichita, Kansas starting spring of 2017. With the addition of Indianapolis and Wichita, the airline will serve 89 nonstop destinations from Seattle, more than twice as many as its nearest competitor. Alaska is the only … Read more

Spirit Pilots Respond to Airlines’ Second Quarter Financials

Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Today, the pilots of Spirit Airlines, as represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), responded to Spirit Airlines’ financial results for the second quarter of 2016, which were announced on Friday, July 29. The company reported an adjusted net income of $78.5 million, an increase of 4.9 … Read more

Virgin Galactic receives FAA operating license for SpaceShipTwo

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation (FAA-AST) has awarded Virgin Galactic an operating license for SpaceShipTwo. The license award comes as the new vehicle, VSS Unity, begins to stretch its legs with the first tests conducted out of the hangar. Unity conducted the first taxi test today to evaluate and calibrate … Read more

Southwest Pilots Union Board Completes 20-0 Vote of No Confidence in CEO

Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments The board of directors from the Southwest Airlines Pilots’ Association (SWAPA) on Friday voted 20-0 by resolution a “Vote of No Confidence” in Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly and COO Mike Van de Ven. The pilots are joined by the mechanics of the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) whose National Executive … Read more

PSA Airlines makes two new executive appointments to its leadership team

PSA Airlines has appointed two new officers to its executive leadership team. Both positions will report directly to PSA President, Dion Flannery. Gary Pratt, Vice President – Maintenance and EngineeringGary Pratt joins PSA Airlines as Vice President – Maintenance and Engineering. With nearly 30 years of commercial aviation experience, Pratt started his career as an … Read more