As passenger numbers at Pittsburgh International Airport continue to rise, chief executive Christina Cassotis outlines how the airport is successfully transitioning from a hub to focus on point-to-point traffic.
US regional airline Endeavor Air is preparing to expand its route network after parent company Delta Air Lines confirmed plans to transfer 31 aircraft to the carrier from ExpressJet Airlines.
WestJet Airlines’ planned ultra low-cost subsidiary will start services in the summer of 2018 as the Canadian carrier seeks to further disrupt the industry.
Argentinian ultra low-cost start-up Flybondi is seeking to start operations in the fourth quarter of 2017 after completing a €75m funding round with major investors from the aviation industry.
US carrier JetBlue Airways has outlined plans to significantly expand its presence from New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport over the next decade as it seeks to secure its long-term future in its hometown state.
While its rivals Emirates Airlines and Etihad Airways are looking closely at the sustainability of their business models, Qatar Airways shows no signs of slowing its incredible network growth and surprised guests at this year’s Arabian Travel Market in Dubai this week by revealing an additional 12 new markets that should see the airline service in 2018.
Delta Air Lines' ranking at Boston has been impacted by the growth of JetBlue Airways and consolidation in the US airline market. While it acquired Northwest Airlines, the merger of AirTran Airways into Southwest Airlines, Continental Airlines into United Airlines and most recently US Airways into American Airlines has boosted the presence of its rivals at Logan International Airport.
Long-haul arrivals in Western Europe are on the increase – showing its resilience in the face of last year’s terror attacks. It has taken over a year to recover, but long-haul arrivals are starting to surge again, reaching visitor numbers higher than those seen before the Paris attack in November 2015, reports ForwardKeys.
The launch of the as yet unnamed business remains subject to agreement with its pilots and any required regulatory approvals. Details of its plans also remain vague but WestJet confirms it will aim to “provide Canadians with no-frills, lower-cost travel options” and will operate with an initial fleet of ten high-density Boeing 737-800s.
Gulf carrier Emirates Airline is cutting back on its schedules to the United States of America, blaming policies introduced by President Trump's administration for hurting bookings. Daily flights from Dubai to Fort Lauderdale and Orlando will be cut to five a week. Flights to Seattle, Boston and Los Angeles will now be once a day, instead of twice.
KLM has opened reservations this week for a planned twice weekly Amsterdam - San Jose flight launching from October 31, 2017. This will be flown on Tuesdays and Fridays and operated by one of its new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. It previously served San Jose until March 1998.
In one of the most significant brand expansion in the history of luxury travel and hospitality, Crystal Cruises is not only introducing new ships to its fleet effectively establishing three brand new classes of cruising, but also inducting two commercial airliners to launch Crystal Luxury Air in 2017.
February international passenger demand rose 5.8 per cent compared to February 2016, which was down compared to the 9.1 per cent yearly increase recorded in January. Adjusting for the leap year, however, growth actually accelerated slightly compared to January. Total capacity climbed 3.4 per cent, and load factor rose 1.8 percentage points to 78.4 per cent.
Norwegian will launch flights from both Denver International Airport and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to London’s Gatwick Airport this September. With these additions, Norwegian now offers nine non-stop routes from across the United States to London, serving more city pair markets than any US airline.
JetBlue first introduced the Airbus A321 into its network in late 2013, but started introducing its premium Mint configured aircraft into its fleet in the middle of 2014 for operation on Transcontinental routes from New York and latterly also from Boston. These aircraft are configured with 16 lie-flat seats, four of which are private suites, and 143 core JetBlue Experience seats (Economy and ‘Even More Space’ seats).
The formal confirmation of the closure of the route from American Airlines follows an exclusive story on Routesonline on April 3, 2017 about the changes to the airline’s booking inventory. The report from our Airlineroute channel had revealed the cancellation of the twice daily link from August 22, 2017.
Delta’s activities out of Seattle have been on the rise since 2012 with overall departure capacity increasing 167.4 per cent up until 2016. Data from OAG Schedules Analyser shows a predicted capacity growth of 5.9 per cent in 2017, based on current published schedules.
