WestJet Airlines announced the appointment of Karen Sheriff, as an independent director, to its Board of Directors. The appointment is effective immediately and will bring the total number of Board members to thirteen. “We are pleased to welcome Karen to our Board,” commented WestJet’s Chair of the Board Clive Beddoe. “She will bring a wealth … Read more
Delta is now the second-largest U.S. airline by passenger traffic, a common gauge of carrier size, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. Delta passed United Airlines in 2015 for the first time since United merged with Continental Airlines in 2012. Delta recorded 209.6 billion revenue passenger miles, an industry yardstick of traffic that multiplies the number of passengers … Read more
Delta will continue operating five daily flights between Dallas Love Field and Atlanta. U.S. District Court Judge Ed Kinkeade ruled Friday the Atlanta-based airline can continue to serve customers at the Dallas airport while gate allocations it is seeking are decided in lower courts. “Delta is pleased that the Court has confirmed our right to … Read more
Allegiant today announced 19 new routes and service to three new cities including Washington D.C. / Baltimore; Destin, Florida; and El Paso, Texas. “We are very excited to announce new routes within the communities we currently serve and to also have the opportunity to introduce our unique brand of ultra-low-cost travel to three brand-new cities,” said Jude Bricker, Allegiant senior vice president … Read more
Connections in key cities expand route maps for both airlines. JetBlue today announced it has expanded its partnership with Icelandair and now offers the JetBlue ‘B6’ code on flights operated by Icelandair between five JetBlue cities and Reykjavik-Keflavík International Airport (KEF). Today’s milestone expands the partnership between JetBlue and Icelandair which was established in 2011 … Read more
WestJet celebrated the airline’s first flight from Alberta to Hawaii on its own Boeing 767-300 extended-range aircraft. To this point, flights to the Hawaiian Islands had been taking place on leased aircraft. “As we enter our 20th anniversary year, non-stop service from Alberta to Hawaii onboard our own wide-body aircraft is an exciting new chapter … Read more
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Spirit Airlines begins new daily nonstop service to and from the Baltimore-Washington International Airport and the Orlando International Airport this week. In addition to today’s new service, Spirit Airlines will begin twice-daily nonstop service between Baltimore-Washington International Airport and the Boston Logan International Airport, and once-daily service to/from the … Read more
JetBlue today announced the start of service to its newest destination with the launch of flights between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Daytona Beach International Airport. JetBlue now serves eight Florida destinations and offers more flights between the Empire State and the Sunshine State than any other airline with up to 83 … Read more
Alaska Airlines has donated ten iPads to Air Serv International for the organization’s flight operations in East Africa. Air Serv pilots will use the iPads as electronic flight bags, including flight planning software as well as an innovative, Air Serv-developed database of remote East African airstrip charts (“Jungle Jepps”) with real time information on current … Read more
Hawaiian Airlines today announced the appointment of Aaron Alter to the position of executive vice president, chief legal officer and corporate secretary. Alter will oversee all legal, regulatory, and corporate governance matters, as well as the administration of quarterly board and annual shareholder meetings. “As legal advisor to Hawaiian since 2009, Aaron’s extensive knowledge of … Read more