An end to JetBlue and American Airlines’ Northeast Alliance (NEA) likely wouldn’t have an immediate impact on flyers. But the long-term implications of a breakup would depend on whether the airlines decide to enter into a more limited partnership. The May 19…
Emirates will be offering its premium economy product on four U.S. routes by July. The Gulf airline introduced premium economy to the U.S. on May 1 on its flights between Dubai and New York JFK and has since begun offering the product…
Legal experts say a federal court’s resounding rebuke of American and JetBlue’s alliance in Boston and the New York area is likely to complicate matters for JetBlue and Spirit as they fight the Justice Department’s effort to block their proposed merger. “The…
United Airlines will launch six new routes from Denver this fall. The airline will also double early morning departures and late night arrivals at its Mountain West hub as it begins operations out of more Denver gates. And two United Clubs will…
A future in which large numbers of electric air taxis whisk urban commuters to and from daily tasks is likely still decades off, if it is to become a reality at all. Still, the release by the FAA this month of an…
Cathay Pacific will give away tickets for flights to Hong Kong from its U.S. gateways of New York, Boston, Los Angeles and San Francisco on the evening of May 17. The giveaway is part of the “Hello Hong Kong” promotional campaign launched…
American Airlines has been contacting TMCs and travel agencies this week, in at least some cases to end corporate incentive contracts or to significantly reconfigure them. The move is part of the airline’s broader shift in its sales strategy that is geared…
Consumer demand for air travel fell significantly in April, according to a Bank of America analysis of credit card spending. ARC data also suggests that airline tickets sales are moderating. Bank of America’s May 10 Consumer Checkpoint newsletter singled out slowing expenditures…
Hawaiian Airlines unveiled images of the interiors on new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. The carrier has 12 Dreamliners on order through 2027, with service on the first of the aircraft slated to launch early next year. The initial Dreamliner routes have not…
Avianca has abandoned a yearlong effort to purchase Colombian low-cost carrier Viva Air. In a statement, Avianca CEO Adrian Neuauser said that the merger conditions laid out by regulator Colombia Aerocivil in a late April resolution were overly onerous. “Unfortunately, the conditions…