Alaska Airlines plans to phase out its remaining Airbus mainline jets and DeHavilland Dash 8 regional propeller planes by the end of next year. It also plans to grow capacity by 4% to 8% per year through 2025. The goals are part…
Delta Air Lines has entered into an agreement to purchase 75 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) annually from Colorado-based producer Gevo, with deliveries expected to begin in 2026. Separately, the Oneworld alliance, which includes American Airlines and Alaska Airlines, has…
Air New Zealand plans to begin the first nonstop service between New York and New Zealand on Sept. 17. The flight, which will launch a few months after New Zealand’s planned May 2 reopening to U.S. tourism, will operate three times per…
BEIJING (AP) — A China Eastern Boeing 737-800 with 132 people onboard crashed in southern China on Monday, officials said, in the country’s worst air disaster in nearly a decade. There was no immediate word on survivors. The Civil Aviation Administration of…
The Transportation Department is looking for airlines interested in serving 29 communities that SkyWest plans to exit. The DOT has forbidden SkyWest from terminating its federally subsidized Essential Air Service flying in each of those communities until a replacement carrier is found….
DALLAS (AP) — The airline industry is escalating its campaign against a California law that gives pilots and flight attendants who are based there more rest and meal breaks than they are guaranteed under federal regulations. A study commissioned by an airline…
French airline La Compagnie, whose planes feature all business-class seats, will commence flights between Newark and Milan Malpensa on April 15. La Compagnie will operate the flight five times per week in a narrowbody Airbus A321neo equipped with 76 lie-flat seats and…
Russian president Vladimir Putin has signed a law allowing the nation’s airlines to claim ownership of aircraft that they lease from foreign companies. The carriers will be authorized to continue using those aircraft for domestic flights, Russian state media reported Monday. Related:…
The trade groups IATA and Airports Council International Europe are calling for the end of all remaining Covid-19 restrictions on travel between EU countries. Requirements for Covid testing, presenting proof of vaccination and completing passenger locator forms should all go away, the…
Frontier Airlines will launch 27 new routes over the course of April, May and June and will add the Mexican cities of Guadalajara and Monterey to its route map. Twice-weekly service from Las Vegas to Guadalajara will begin May 20 and thrice-weekly…