AirlinesAmerican Airlines announces routes for new Boeing 787sAmerican Airlines is deploying its new Boeing 787s to Los Angeles International, where they will operate on routes to Shanghai and Sao Paulo. A 787 will also join the Chicago-Tokyo route in August.
LinkCathay Pacific's first A350 undergoes final assemblyAirbus says it has begun final assembly of Cathay Pacific’s first Airbus A350-900 at is Toulouse manufacturing facility. The airframer issued an image of the aircraft fuselage section joining phase, which includes the attachment of the wings, horizontal and vertical tailplane, as well as tail cone.
LinkDelta adds flights to the Bahamas, Eleuthera Delta continues to expand its network in Latin America and the Caribbean with service from Atlanta to Eleuthera and Marsh Harbor in the Bahamas starting in December. In addition, the airline will increase its service to Georgetown from three times a week to daily, effective Dec. 19.
LinkeasyJet, Union Fail To Agree Pay DealBritish airline easyJet said it is confident it can operate its full summer flight schedule, after it failed to reach agreement with the union representing its UK cabin crew. Europe's second-biggest budget carrier behind Ryanair said it had increased pay by 4.1 percent for UK cabin crew and by 5.1 percent for cabin managers over two years backdated to January 2015 in line with a deal it had tabled in the discussions.
LinkJetBlue launches direct charter service from NYC to CubaJetBlue has begun operating weekly charter flights between New York City and Havana, Cuba. The flights allow for the first direct travel between the U.S. and Cuba since a travel ban was lifted earlier this year.
LinkLufthansa, Pilots Mediation Talks StutteringTalks between Lufthansa and pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit are reported to be on the verge of ending without agreement. If the talks fail it raises the prospect of strikes at the height of the summer travel season, Reuters reported from an unnamed union source.
LinkLufthansa challenges GDS systemLufthansa is challenging the global distribution system, according to executive Heike Birlenbach. "The GDSs basically control everything. We would like to break that up," she said.
LinkScoot unveils special independence liveryScoot has unveiled a special livery to mark Singapore’s 50th year of independence. The Singapore Airlines low-cost subsidiary had its newest Boeing 787, a -9 variant bearing the registration 9V-OJE, painted in a commemorative “party-themed” livery with 20 red circles on each side to mimic bursts of confetti, says Scoot.
LinkSouthwest is close to finalizing contract with flight attendantsSouthwest Airlines and its flight attendant union have reached a tentative deal that includes higher wages and changes to work rules. Union representatives say that the contract will be brought to a vote in the coming days.
LinkNew winter round trip flights from Southwest eases passenger travelSouthwest Airlines is making it easier for passengers to get around this winter as it introduces new round trip flights such as Little Rock, Ark., to St. Louis, Mo., and Sacramento, Calif., to Boise, Idaho. The airline will also offer several new flights from Fort Myers., Fla.
LinkUnited Airlines gets back to its roots with new Ore. commuter flightUnited Airlines is adding a new route from North Bend, Ore., to Denver, Colo., from the Southwest Oregon Regional Airport. The areas is home to Vern C. Gorst, an aviation pioneer often referred to as the "granddad" of United.
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