AirlinesAir Canada increases service to BarbadosAdditional services by Air Canada are giving Barbados a double-digit boost in tourism. According to Barbados Tourism Marketing, Air Canada will provide a 27% increase in travelers from Toronto.
LinkAlaska sees traffic growth of 10.9% in JuneAlaska Air Group saw a 10.9% jump in traffic in June, as capacity for the group rose by 11.7%. The company had 3.24 billion revenue passenger miles for the month.
LinkAmerican invests additional $5M to cut TSA wait times by 30%American Airlines expects to cut passenger wait times in security lines by 30% at four major airports by installing automated screen lanes, airline officials said. The new screening lanes will cost the airline an additional $5 million on top of the $21 million it has spent this year to help TSA speed up the lines.
LinkEasyJet to launch seven new routes from SwitzerlandUK low-cost carrier (LCC) easyJet plans to add seven new routes from Switzerland, increasing the number of routes from Geneva to 74, from Basel to 54, and six from Zurich. The LCC, the second largest carrier in Switzerland behind Swiss International Air Lines, will add a weekly Basel-Funchal (Madeira, Portugal) service starting from Dec. 1.
LinkEgyptAir Recorder Indicates Attempt To Put Out FireAudio from the flight deck voice recorder of EgyptAir MS804 indicates an attempt to put out a fire on board the aircraft before it crashed into the Mediterranean, according to people on the investigation committee. The Airbus A320 crashed into the eastern Mediterranean en route from Paris to Cairo on May 19. All 66 people on board were killed. The cause of the crash remains unknown.
LinkLufthansa, flight attendants union reach long-term no-strike agreementLufthansa and the Independent Flight Attendants’ Organization (UFO) negotiated a long-term, no-strike agreement July 5, concluding nearly six months of arbitration. “Reaching a comprehensive agreement and ensuring that there is no need for cabin strikes in the years ahead was tremendously important for Lufthansa and all our colleagues in the cabin alike,” Lufthansa chief human resources and legal officer Bettina Volkens said.
LinkBad Weather Holds Up Search For MH370Adverse weather has caused a delay of up to eight weeks in the Indian Ocean search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, pushing the hunt well beyond an expected finish date of mid-2016. The Boeing 777 carrying 239 passengers and crew disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, 2014. A wing part, known as a flaperon, washed up on the French island of Reunion in July 2015.
LinkQantasLink extends Boeing 717 operations to 2026Qantas regional airline QantasLink has signed a 10-year extension to its agreement with Cobham Airline Services, which operates Boeing 717s under the Qantas brand. “Cobham announced today that it has been awarded a 10 year, A$1.2 billion ($0.9 million) contract to continue provision of airline services to QantasLink, supporting their fleet of 20 Boeing 717 aircraft to the end of 2026,” Cobham said in a statement.
LinkSwiss Decision On CSeries Upgrade By Year-endSwiss International Air Lines will decide whether to upgrade a further five Bombardier CSeries aircraft to the larger CS300 by the end of the year. Swiss, the launch customer for the new plane, had placed a firm order for 30 CS100s and has already converted 15 of those to the larger CS300 variant.
LinkThai Airways’ first A350 XWB to start ground, flight testingThe first A350 XWB for Thai Airways International (THAI) has rolled out from cabin furnishing and engine installation at the Airbus Toulouse Final Assembly Line. Airbus said the aircraft is now ready to proceed to further ground and flight testing. This first A350-900 is scheduled for delivery to THAI in Q3 2016.
LinkUnited delivers record on-time performance for July 4 weekendUnited Airlines has record on-time performance for the busy Fourth of July travel weekend. More than 72% of flights across mainline and regional services were on time. "We are getting more customers to meetings, beaches and family gatherings on time than ever before in our combined company history," said Chief Operations Officer Greg Hart.
LinkUnited proposes DC to Havana serviceMajor carriers are showing intense interest in routes to Cuba, with United Airlines vying to connect the US and Cuba via a Washington, DC, based route. "A lot of airlines are focusing on Florida, given the geographic ties," said United's Steve Morrissey, "but there's a strong desire for flights to Cuba from all across the country."
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