Portugal will see a leap in air service from the U.S in July and August following its reopening to U.S. tourists on June 15. According to Cirium flight schedule data, airlines have scheduled 254 U.S-Portugal operations in August compared with 137 this…
Spirit Airlines will add five additional routes from Milwaukee this fall, including Cancun, its first international route from Brew Town. Beginning Nov. 17, the discount carrier will fly daily between Milwaukee and Fort Lauderdale, Phoenix, Tampa and Fort Myers, Fla. Thrice-weekly service…
The current GDS agreement between Emirates and Sabre is due to expire on July 1, and the parties have so far failed to reach a new deal. In a statement Thursday, the airline said it had attempted to reach an agreement with…
Planning a trip to New York City? Before you book your flights, you'll want to do a little research on the three major NYC area airports – LaGuardia, JFK, and Newark. The best airport for your next trip will depend on your…
Longtime Southwest CEO and chairman Gary Kelly will step aside in January. He will be replaced on Feb. 1 by Bob Jordan, who is currently the carrier’s executive vice president of corporate services. Kelly, 66, will stay with the airline as executive…
DALLAS — Southwest Airlines said Wednesday that longtime CEO Gary Kelly will step down in February and be succeeded by another veteran at the nation’s fourth-largest airline. The new CEO of the nation’s largest domestic carrier will be Robert Jordan, the executive…
Airlines and airline unions have asked U.S. attorney general Merrick Garland to begin criminally prosecuting the most egregious cases of passengers’ unruly behavior. “Specifically, the federal government should send a strong and consistent message through criminal enforcement that compliance with federal law…
Delta and Kenya Airways have extended their codeshare network to include five new Kenya Airways routes from Nairobi and Accra, Ghana. Conversely, the carriers have extended their codeshare partnership in the U.S. to include two new Delta routes from New York JFK. …
Lufthansa will now accept a digital proof of vaccination from passengers, eliminating the needs for travelers to show printed vaccine certificates and reducing the chance a certificate is fraudulent. In Germany, vaccinated individuals now receive a QR code as proof of vaccination….
The history of United Airlines dates back over 95 years, when Varney Airlines (which would eventually become part of the larger carrier) launched its first flight in a tiny Swallow aircraft on April 6, 1926 – a mail run from Pasco, Washington…