The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today launched a proceeding to award newly negotiated opportunities to serve Tokyo’s downtown Haneda airport and invited U.S. airlines to apply for these opportunities. DOT also proposed to temporarily allocate four daytime Haneda opportunities to the four airlines currently limited to providing nighttime U.S.-Haneda services. DOT’s proposal would allow … Read more
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments American Airlines announced that Ralph Lopez has been promoted to Vice President – Miami Hub (MIA) Operations. He is succeeding Marilyn DeVoe, who will retire from American this summer after nearly 40 years with the airline. “Ralph is a tremendous leader who has an impressive track record of leading … Read more
Following more than five years of rapid growth in Japan, Hawaiian Airlines has announced plans to restructure its commercial business as part of its long-term strategy for evolution in the market. By the end of June, the airline will hire 14 employees based out of its Tokyo, Osaka and Sapporo gateway cities to focus on … Read more
JetBlue today announced it is increasing the number of destinations and flights at its Southern California focus city. The growth is made possible due to the recent award of three new slots as well as increased utilization of JetBlue’s existing slots. JetBlue will now serve a dozen destinations nonstop from Long Beach. “Since JetBlue first came to town … Read more
Envoy announced that American has just added five additional aircraft to it’s fleet, starting in May. Work is already underway to reactivate three Embraer 140 (E140) that have been parked, in order to have them ready to begin flying the May schedule and beyond. Additionally, American will return two of the 16 Embraer 145 (E145) … Read more
Copa Airlines has announced new service between Panama City, Panama and the historic city of Chiclayo, Peru, beginning June 28, 2016. The airline’s two weekly flights will increase connectivity between northern Peru and the rest of the American continent. “For the past 17 years, Copa Airlines has offered Peru the best connectivity with North and … Read more
By Michael Sasso and Mary Schlangenstein (Bloomberg). FedEx Corp. climbed the most in 22 years after the shipping company’s improved profit outlook alleviated fears about the weak global economy and the broader stock market hit highs for this year. Profit will be $10.70 to $10.90 a share for the year ending in May, compared with a previous forecast … Read more
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Southwest Airlines has promoted Justin Jones to Vice President Operational Strategies and Performance. In this newly created role, Jones will work alongside a dynamic Team responsible for the operational performance and strategic planning of companywide initiatives that align and support the daily operation of the airline. Jones previously served … Read more
Transat has announce that, beginning this summer, two new destinations in Europe — Dublin as of May 23 and Lisbon as of June 20 — will be available from Calgary with a connection in Toronto. Thanks to the addition of this new flight between the two Canadian cities, Transat meets the expectations of travellers, whose wish list of … Read more
Today Alaska Airlines will begin new service from Orange County to Santa Rosa/Sonoma County, California and Reno/Tahoe, Nevada. These new routes eliminates the need to connect through other cities and marks the first time Alaska Airlines has provided service between Reno and Orange County, which is the second most popular destination from Reno. “We’re excited … Read more