Alaska Airlines adds nonstop Seattle-Cleveland route
Alaska Airlines will begin nonstop service between Seattle and Cleveland in June 2022, connecting the two cities with a nonstop… Read More »
Hawaiian Airlines CEO: Strong pent-up demand for international travel
Hawaiian Airlines CEO Peter Ingram is optimistic about the recovery of demand for leisure travel, including to international destinations. “We’re… Read More »
Calif. airport opens educational play space
Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport in California has opened an educational play space geared to young children that… Read More »
Airlines expect travel onslaught as US opening looms
With the US opening to vaccinated tourists from 33 countries on Nov. 8, airlines are preparing for a wave of… Read More »
Southwest returns 6-year-old’s toy “Spikey”
After a 6-year-old Denver boy lost his beloved Disney World souvenir toy dinosaur named “Spikey” on the return flight home,… Read More »
Delta donates stock shares to program for minority students
Delta Air Lines is donating 1,000 shares of stock to be given to Black and Latinx students as part of… Read More »
United adds new US to London flights
Beginning next spring, United Airlines will add flights to London’s Heathrow Airport from New York, Denver, San Francisco and a… Read More »
Air Canada joins group to decarbonize air travel
Air Canada became the first Canadian carrier to join the Aviation Climate Taskforce, a group of 10 major airlines supporting… Read More »
United to resume liquor sales in main cabin Nov. 15
United Airlines will resume selling liquor Nov. 15 in the main cabin on flights over 300 miles in domestic, Canadian… Read More »
US airlines gear up for holiday travel season and beyond
With leisure travel on the rise, the holiday season around the corner and international borders reopening, US airline executives say… Read More »
Strong demand for travel lifts JetBlue recovery
In an interview on CNBC, JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes pinned hopes for a continued recovery on strong bookings ahead of… Read More »
Southwest CEO plots sustainable flight path for recovery
As he prepares to transition to executive chairman next year, Southwest CEO and Airlines for America chairman of the board… Read More »
JetBlue: We will “be going back to our roots”
Andrea Lusso, the airline’s JetBlue’s vice president of network planning, said the airline will “be going back to our roots… Read More »
House panel advances multilingual airport sign mandate
The House Homeland Security Committee has approved legislation that would require signs and instructions at US airports, as well as… Read More »
Alaska Airlines collaborates on hydrogen-electric aircraft
Alaska Airlines is collaborating with ZeroAvia to develop a hydrogen-electric engine that can power a 76-passenger aircraft with a 500-mile… Read More »
American Airlines unveils revamped AAdvantage program
American Airlines has revamped its AAdvantage frequent flyer program, creating a system where participants earn and spend loyalty points, generated… Read More »
Delta biometric program to enhance travel experience
Delta Air Lines is launching a biometric screening program in Atlanta and Detroit in partnership with the Transportation Security Administration… Read More »
Air cargo capacity should rise with international demand
International bookings have increased dramatically since the US government announced that vaccinated tourists would be allowed to enter the country… Read More »
United adds flights between D.C., Newark, N.J.
United Airlines will add more flights between Newark Liberty International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport starting Oct. 31,… Read More »
US airlines donate 20K tickets for Afghan refugees
Major US airlines are donating more than 20,000 airline tickets through the Miles4Migrants programs to help Afghan evacuees reach their… Read More »
Air Canada offers COVID-19 self-test to passengers
Partnering with Switch Health, Air Canada is making self-administered, proctored COVID-19 tests available to passengers, helping them meet Canadian government… Read More »
Southwest starts loyalty program for businesses
Southwest Airlines has launched Rapid Rewards Business, a loyalty program that allows companies to earn points based on employees’ business… Read More »
JetBlue president: Streamlining international requirements would speed travel recovery
Streamlining travel requirements around the world would speed the full recovery of air travel, according to JetBlue President Joanna Geraghty…. Read More »
AI helps Alaska save 30 minutes on some long flights
An artificial intelligence program that helps Alaska Airlines optimize routes has made transcontinental flights up to 30 minutes faster and… Read More »
US announces rules for reopening international travel
The White House announced new rules for the reopening of international travel beginning Nov. 8, lifting the severe travel restrictions… Read More »
A look at Air Canada’s roots
Air Canada began operations in 1937 as Trans-Canada Air Lines, changing its name in 1965 and becoming privatized in 1988…. Read More »