AirlinesAlaska Airlines 737 sports new liveryAlaska Airlines flew its first rebranded 737-900ER last month in the skies above Washington state. The flight took off Jan. 27 with a new livery.
LinkAmerican Airlines to sell optional ancillary services through SabreAmerican Airlines announced an agreement with Sabre Corp. to sell ancillary products. "American Airlines customers love Main Cabin Extra and Preferred Seats, and we're excited to have a new way to offer those seats to them through Sabre," said Cory Garner, managing director for distribution for American.
LinkHainan Airlines to launch second service to CalgaryChina’s Hainan Airlines is gearing up to launch a second Canadian flight to Calgary, the home base of interline partner WestJet Airlines. The Haikou-based carrier plans to start service between Calgary and Beijing on June 30 with a Boeing 787, Hainan announced Feb. 5. The 3X-weekly flight will depart from Calgary and Beijing on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Hainan said this will be extended to 4X-weekly frequencies later on.
LinkJazeera returns to profit in 2015 after major restructureKuwait’s Jazeera Airways posted a net profit of KD15.4 million ($51.3 million) for 2015, reversed from a loss of KD2.8 million in 2014. The 2014 figure was skewed by a major restructuring of the airline that saw it undergoing a sale and leaseback of its fleet to an external lessor. The latest profit was made on revenue of KD58.6 million, down 6.2% compared to 2014’s figure of KD62.5 million. Passenger numbers rose 4.5% to 1.22 million, up from 1.17 million last time, while capacity rose 3.5% and load factor climbed 1% to 69%.
LinkLATAM Air Says No Brazil Sales Impact Yet From ZikaConcerns over the Zika virus have not affected ticket sales at LATAM Airlines' TAM Brazilian unit, the regional carrier said. "So far, there has been no impact on reservations at TAM… due to the cases of Zika virus in Brazil and in other locations where the airline operates," LATAM said.
LinkMalindo Air adds international serviceMalaysian low-cost carrier (LCC) Malindo Air has launched a daily service from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) using Boeing 737-800 aircraft, which is configured in 12 business and 150 economy class seats. “We expect an upsurge in arrivals from Hong Kong with the new service,” Malindo CEO Chandran Rama Muthy said. The carrier says the new schedule will add more than 1,000 seats a week to the HKIA-KLIA route.
LinkSouthwest system traffic rose 11.1% in Jan.Southwest Airlines posted an 11.1% increase in total system traffic for January on a year-over-year basis. The carrier also reported a 2.3% increase in load factor for the month, as compared to January of last year.
LinkSomalia Plane Bomber Meant To Be On Turkish FlightA suspected suicide bomber who blew a hole in the fuselage of a Daallo Airlines plane last week and forced it to make an emergency landing in Mogadishu was meant to be on a Turkish Airlines flight, Daallo's chief executive said. The bomber was sucked out of the plane through the 1 metre wide hole when the blast ripped open the pressurised cabin in flight, officials said. The pilot landed the plane in the Somali capital, from where it had taken off.
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