Copa Airlines has announced the addition of Holguin, Cuba, to its route network. Copa will begin nonstop flights two times a week between Holguin and Panama City, Panama, during the second quarter of 2016. With the addition of Holguin, Copa will offer service to 74 destinations in 31 countries in North, Central and South America … Read more
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Southwest Airlines announced a tentative agreement (TA) with Transport Workers Union Local 557, the union representing the Company’s Flight Instructors. The agreement comes just four weeks after the group’s current contract became amendable. “I thank and congratulate the representatives of TWU who worked collaboratively with the Company to reach … Read more
The Boeing 737 MAX 8 took to the skies for the first time today. The 737 MAX program achieved the milestone on schedule which begins a comprehensive flight-test program leading to certification and delivery. With the latest technology LEAP-1B engines from CFM International and Boeing-designed Advanced Technology winglets, the first member of the efficient 737 … Read more
Hong Kong Airlines has signed a codeshare agreement with Air Astana. Under the agreement, Hong Kong Airlines customers can now travel with Air Astana to Almaty in Kazakhstan, while Air Astana customers get the opportunity to book tickets of both airlines to reach Hong Kong Airlines’ destinations in China, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan and Vietnam. Air Astana … Read more
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Boeing and Swiss International Air Lines are celebrating the delivery of the airline’s first 777-300ER (Extended Range). The latest addition to Swiss’ fleet touched down in Zurich today following a non-stop 4,545 nautical miles (8,418 kilometers) delivery flight from Boeing’s Everett Delivery Center in Everett, WA. “The delivery of our first flagship … Read more
Today, the pilots of Horizon Air, represented by the Airline Professionals Association (APA) Teamsters Local 1224, voted 352-161 to ratify an agreement that will bring jet flying back to Horizon Air. The vote closed just a week following Alaska Air Group’s announcement that it expects to place an order for 30 large regional jets in … Read more
Daily Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner service to Singapore begins June 1, 2016. United Airlines today announced that it will introduce daily nonstop flights between its San Francisco International Airport hub and Singapore’s Changi Airport, effective June 1, 2016 (westbound), subject to government approval. United will be the first airline to offer nonstop service between San Francisco and Singapore, and this will be the only nonstop … Read more
ANA Holdings has signed a purchase agreement with Airbus covering the firm order of three A380s. With this milestone order for Airbus, ANA Group has joined the customer base for the world’s largest passenger aircraft and will become the first Japanese airline to operate the type. ANA Group will take delivery of the aircraft from … Read more
Alaska Airlines will begin weekly nonstop service between Anchorage, Alaska, and Spokane, Washington, starting June 11 through August 27, 2016. “Alaska Airlines is excited to introduce the first ever nonstop service between Spokane and Anchorage for the peak summer travel season,” said John Kirby, the airline’s vice president of capacity planning. “We are pleased to … Read more
Arik Air is resuming flight services from Lagos to Freetown, Sierra Leone from February 23, 2016. Flights from Lagos to Freetown were suspended in July 2014 at the outbreak of the Ebola in some West African nations. The resumed service will entail a new schedule with flights from Lagos to Freetown now routed via Accra, … Read more