The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has reached a new agreement with a JetBlue-backed financial consortium to enable construction of a new international Terminal 6 at New York’s Kennedy Airport. Construction is due to start in the middle of…
Spirit Airlines canceled 35% of its scheduled flights Monday following cancellations of 19% of its schedule Sunday, according to FlightAware. Those cancellations of approximately 440 flights have been accompanied by 500 delays over the past two days. In a statement, the carrier…
This fall, new discount carrier Avelo will begin flying to Monterey, Calif.; St. George, Utah; Provo, Utah; and Fort Collins, Colo. The routes, all from Avelo’s West Coast base in Burbank, Calif., will launch between Sept. 17 and Oct. 7. Related stories…
A shortage of jet fuel, coupled with supply chain issues and an urgent demand from firefighting aircraft, continues to cause problems at airports around the West. In Nevada, state and federal lawmakers said they are investigating a possible shortage of jet fuel…
Southwest is now live in the Sabre GDS for corporate travel bookings. Monday’s landmark move marks the first time Southwest content has been available in all three major GDSs. Southwest went live for corporate bookings in the Amadeus and Travelport GDSs in…
Southwest Airlines executives said Thursday that the carrier’s operational performance is improving after a dismal June but still falling short of its own expectations. “It is not what we want,” COO Mike Van de Ven said during Southwest’s Q2 earnings call on…
United will end operations at Paine Field, in the northern portion of the Seattle metroplex, effective Oct. 5. The carrier is currently only flying to Paine Field from Denver. Prior to the pandemic United also flew Paine Field-San Francisco. Commercial flights at…
The airline that will replace Alitalia expects to launch on Oct. 15. Italia Transporto Aereo, or ITA, will begin operations flying a fleet of 52 aircraft to 45 destinations on 61 routes with bases in Milan and Rome, the company said. Initial…
Porter Airlines has ordered 30 Embraer E195-E2 jets, enabling the Canadian carrier to expand its current regional network across a much broader route map. “Destinations will include the West Coast and sunny spots in the southern United States, Mexico and the Caribbean….
United Airlines intends to purchase 100 electric aircraft from Swedish startup Heart Aerospace, planning to use the 19-seat planes on some of its shortest routes. United Express regional partner Mesa Airlines has also committed to purchasing 100 of Heart’s ES-19 aircraft. Heart…