A new airline plans to launch transatlantic service out of Belfast in the summer of 2024. Fly Atlantic says it will be a low-fare airline. Along with flying to North America, the carrier plans to fly from Northern Ireland to mainland Europe…
Greenland is betting that airport renewal and expansion projects in its two key commercial and tourism hubs will fuel more visitation, including from the U.S. “Greenland is right in between the U.S. and Europe, just like Iceland is,” said Visit Greenland spokeswoman…
ASTA this week characterized the DOT’s decision to fine six airlines a total of $7.25 million for failing to comply with refund requirements during the pandemic as a good start. But not all travel advisors believe it was adequate. Certainly not considering…
PALO ALTO, Calif. — Start-up air taxi developer Archer Aviation has unveiled its prototype four-seat electric aircraft. Midnight, as the electric vertical takeoff and landing, or eVTOL, craft is called, will fly up to 150 mph and as far as 60 miles,…
Budget carrier Frontier Airlines released details about its annual pass on Wednesday, and set a first-come, first-serve introductory price of $599 for Nov. 16 and 17. Frontier isn’t saying what the price will be after the introductory period. The GoWild! Pass is…
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy did a ribbon-cutting on the new Terminal A at Newark Airport on Tuesday. The terminal will open to passengers on Dec. 8. Twenty-one of the terminal’s 33 gates…
Alaska Airlines has announced a partnership with regional Hawaiian carrier Mokulele. Under the terms of the agreement, flights on Mokulele will be available for purchase though the Alaskaair.com website beginning early next year. Alaska has yet to announce a specific date for…
Colombia’s competition authority has rejected Avianca’s proposal to merge with low-cost carrier Viva Air. The Civil Aviation Authority of Colombia said that an integration between Viva and Avianca — Colombia’s largest airline — would reduce domestic route competition to a level not…
Airports in Orlando and Palm Beach announced closures Wednesday ahead of the anticipated landfall of Tropical Storm Nicole. The Miami and Fort Lauderdale airports remain open. As of 10 a.m. Eastern time Wednesday, Nicole remained a tropical storm and was approaching Great…
Denver International Airport has completed a 39-gate, $2.3 billion expansion. The first flights out of a new 12-gate section on the west end of the airport’s Concourse A took off Saturday. Flights out of a new 10-gate section on the east of…