Alaska Airlines will fly between New York JFK and Anchorage next summer. The daily service will begin on June 13 and continue through Aug. 19. Alaska will operate the route on two-class Boeing 737-8 aircraft and will be lone airline connecting New…
As Delta fights to retain disgruntled elite SkyMiles members, competitor airlines are hoping to exploit the opening. On Oct. 18, Delta revised the changes it made in September to SkyMiles Medallion status accrual in response to a backlash from its elite customers….
Nearly 60,000 comments have been submitted to the public record regarding a potential FAA plan to require the largest operators of public air charters, most notably JSX, to adhere to the same requirements as commercial airlines. That’s more comments than the FAA…
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Commercial operations began Monday at Cambodia’s newest and biggest airport, designed to serve as an upgraded gateway to the country’s major tourist attraction, the centuries-old Angkor Wat temple complex in the northwestern province of Siem Reap. A…
More than 30 Democrats in Congress have asked the three global U.S. carriers to resume service to Tel Aviv. “We know there are a number of factors that make any resumptions of flights difficult, but we, as members of Congress, stand ready…
United Airlines will implement a revised boarding procedure on Oct. 26, adding a sixth boarding group. Under the new process, the carrier will board middle seat passengers before passengers with aisle seats. The new boarding procedure has been tested at one United…
U.S. flight attendants’ unions are becoming increasingly vocal as contract negotiations linger without resolution. The growing acrimony is taking place on the back end of a year in which U.S. airline pilots have won tens of billions of dollars in pay and…
The three global U.S. airlines have suspended flying to Tel Aviv due to the war between Israel and Hamas. United was flying four routes to Tel Aviv prior to Saturday, when an attack on southern Israel by Hamas sparked war, including an…
Mexican discount carrier Viva Aerobus has announced 10 new U.S. routes. The most recent announcements came Thursday, when Viva Aerobus tweeted that it would begin serving Houston and San Antonio from Queratero (about 135 miles northwest of Mexico City) in December. Earlier…
Air France-KLM Group would take a 19.9% stake in Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) under a proposed restructuring of the carrier, which has been in Chapter 11 bankruptcy since July 2022. “With its well-established position in Scandinavia and strong brand, SAS offers tremendous potential…