Discount carrier Avelo will launch nine new routes in June from Wilmington, Del. Each route will operate two or three times per week. The announcement comes less than three months after the young airline began flying from Wilmington with five initial routes,…
After Silicon Valley Bank failed last month and raised fears about a wider banking crisis, bookings for last-minute business trips on United Airlines quickly dropped and remained depressed for about two weeks, underscoring how economic turmoil could choke off a strong run…
Boeing’s latest setback with production issues means airlines will have fewer planes than they expected to handle big crowds of travelers this summer. CEO David Calhoun said Tuesday that inspections and repairs related to unapproved fuselage parts will prevent the company from…
United Airlines will launch three routes between California and Australia and New Zealand next winter as the carrier expands its flights to those two Southern Hemisphere destinations by 40%. United will begin flying four times per week between Los Angeles and Auckland…
Boeing said Thursday that production and delivery of a “significant number” of its 737 Max planes could be delayed because of questions about a supplier’s work on the fuselages. Boeing said the supplier, Spirit AeroSystems, used a “non-standard manufacturing process” during installation…
American Airlines stock was down more than 9% in late-day trading Wednesday following the filing of a financial update. The stock plunge notwithstanding, the filing painted a generally acceptable picture of American’s first-quarter results. The airline now projects that its adjusted operating…
Zipair, a low-cost subsidiary of Japan Airlines, will launch service between Tokyo Narita and San Francisco on June 2. The five-times-weekly service will be operated with a two-class Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, featuring lie-flat business class seats and an economy cabin. Related: Tour…
As expected, American began its new NDC strategy by withholding basic economy fares from the legacy GDS. But the carrier has also removed many higher-end fares. In addition, NDC servicing shortcomings within Sabre are causing some agencies to book away from American…
Air Canada will begin offering NDC content within Amadeus, under a newly expanded distribution agreement. Amadeus is the first of the three major GDSs with which Air Canada has come to such an agreement. With NDC, airlines have the capability of offering…
Several U.S. carriers are cutting spring and summer flights on New York and Washington, D.C. routes at least in part to try to avoid the congestion and delays the airlines experienced last summer, several carriers confirmed. The moves come after the U.S….