Mesa Air Group will cease operating regional flights for American Airlines on April 3 and is finalizing a new five-year deal with United Airlines. Mesa said it initiated and finalized a winding down of operations for American because flying for the carrier…
With its record order last week of up to 200 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, United Airlines rolled out a new tagline to describe its position as the largest transoceanic carrier among U.S. airlines. “As we’re coming out of the pandemic, we have become…
American Airlines in March will add rewards tiers to its AAdvantage loyalty program, allowing members to earn perks when reaching certain point thresholds. American also raised the number of points necessary to qualify for Gold status. The airline created new reward levels…
A domestic travel environment relatively free of Covid-related restrictions has sapped much of the pent-up demand that existed last spring and sent airfares flying. But for some international markets, airlines likely can still look forward to a winter, spring and summer in…
SEATTLE (AP) — After more than half a century, the last Boeing 747 rolled out of a Washington state factory on Tuesday. The 747 jumbo jet has taken on numerous roles — a cargo plane, a commercial aircraft capable of carrying nearly…
The Northeast Alliance of American Airlines and JetBlue out of the New York and Boston areas will add seven new year-round services next spring and three summer seasonal routes. American will be responsible for six of those additions, all of them from…
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese airline on Friday became the first customer to take delivery of a long-range jetliner produced by a state-owned manufacturer set up to try to compete with Boeing and Airbus, state TV reported. The C919 plane made by…
In an effort to create more consistency and clarity for consumers related to the climate impact of their air travel, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Travalyst have agreed to align their efforts in this area. Travalyst is a coalition of…
Southwest Airlines says that in the two years since it began offering its content to TMCs on the three major GDSs it has gained a 10% share of domestic corporate travel bookings settled by ARC. The figure, presented by the carrier at…
Air Canada will begin servicing New York JFK Airport from Toronto and Montreal in March. The twice-daily Toronto-JFK flights and daily Montreal-JFK flights launch March 26. They’ll augment existing robust Air Canada service from Toronto and Montreal to LaGuardia and Newark airports….