Alaska Airlines launches first West Coast commercial air service to Havana
Alaska Airlines today launched the first regularly scheduled U.S. commercial flights between Los Angeles and Havana, Cuba.
North America
Southwest Airlines Adds New Destinations In The U.S. & Caribbean
Southwest Airlines is announcing plans to bring its low cost service to Cincinnati and Grand Cayman beginning June 4, 2017.
GECAS Announces Order for 75 737 MAXs
GECAS, the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of General Electric, announced today an order for 75 737 MAX 8 airplanes.
ALPA to DOT: Deny Norwegian UK Application Now
The union said that the DOT must reject the application because it fails to explain how its Norwegian’s business model will affect U.S. jobs.
JetBlue and Premier Aviation sign a 5 year agreement
Premier Aviation and JetBlue together announced the signing of a five-year Embraer 190 heavy maintenance and paint agreement.
ICAO:Traffic growth and airline profitability were highlights of air transport in 2016
Preliminary figures released today by ICAO indicated that the total number of passengers carried on scheduled services reached 3.7 billion in 2016.
Veteran Airline Executive Donald Carty to Join Hawaiian Airlines Board of Directors
Hawaiian Holdings, the parent company of Hawaiian Airlines, announced the return of Donald J. Carty to both companies’ boards of directors.
Piedmont Airlines Appoints New Chief Pilot
Before joining Piedmont Airlines, Captain Edward Leverton was managing director of Flight Operations for Air Wisconsin Airlines
Delta Cancels Boeing 787-8 order placed in 2005 by Northwest Airlines
While specific terms of the agreement are not disclosed, Delta will continue to take delivery of new Boeing 737-900ER aircraft through 2019
WestJet pilots endorse long-haul expansion plans
WestJet announced today that its 1,380 pilots have voted in favour of the company’s plans to expand its successful wide-body operations.