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The Las Vegas-based carrier is confident that leisure travel will drive the recovery.

The airline took delivery of the first of 68 Boeing 737-9s it has on order.

Two new international routes from Miami will also be launched.

The carrier also plans LAX-Austin, Texas service.

Flights to Boston and New York are among the US mainland routes returning to the airline’s network.

Southwest is expanding its route network with the addition of two new domestic leisure destinations.

Spirit Airlines is expanding in the Los Angeles area with the addition of John Wayne Airport to its route map.

Outdoor ski locale in Wyoming could prove popular even in the face of the pandemic, Alaska believes.

Alaska Airlines is beefing up its network from San Diego with the addition of three new routes.

US leisure carrier Sun Country is hoping to extend the suspension of service to a chunk of its domestic network for a further three months.

Dallas, New York JFK and San Francisco among the routes added back.

Routes' latest update on how airlines and airports across North America are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Seattle becomes the only mainland market served by the airline other than LAX and SFO.

Routes' latest update on how airlines and airports across North America are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic

Allegiant Air is adding nine new nonstop seasonal routes to its summer schedule, including three from its home hub in Las Vegas.

This week: Gulf Air is resuming service to Milan; Southwest readies for further Hawaii expansion; and Bamboo Airways to grow its international network.

Infrastructure grants of $677m have been awarded to airports across the US to help improve safety and efficiency.

For the first time a new award at the World Routes Marketing Awards will recognise the contribution of top-performing individuals.

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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).

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Alaska Airlines will significantly expand at Newark Liberty International Airport and introduce new services from Portland, Oregon and San Diego, California from the start of November 2016, with new service to San Jose, California beginning in March 2017.

JetBlue confirms it will take delivery of ten additional Airbus A321s in 2017 and nine of these will be configured in its MINT arrangement to be introduced on routes to Las Vegas, San Diego and Seattle from New York; to San Diego and Seattle from Boston and to Los Angeles and San Francisco from Fort Lauderdale.

Seattle-based Alaska Airlines has announced two new routes from Los Angeles and one new route from Boise, Idaho.

As with the smaller 787-8, the US major will be the first North American operator of the larger 787-9 and is expected to receive its first aircraft next month.