AirlinesShares of Alaska Air Group fly high on Seattle demandAlaska Air Group, hit a record stock high of $81.51 as the SeaTac-based carrier continues to ride on its growing array of routes and Seattle’s strong economy. Alaska has been pouring resources into battling off competitor Delta Air Lines at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, which is Alaska’s primary hub and Atlanta-based Delta’s West Coast International hub. Alaska has not only added dozens of flights, but passengers are buying tickets for them.
LinkAmerican debuts 787 on route from Chicago to TokyoAmerican Airlines has deployed the Boeing 787 Dreamliner on a route from Chicago O'Hare to Tokyo Narita International Airport. Starting today, American will also provide daily service between the two airports. American also uses the 787 on three international routes from Dallas-Fort Worth.
LinkReunion Police, Army Halt MH370 Debris SearchPolice and army personnel on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion have called off their search for more debris from the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines MH370. A piece of wing was found on the shore of the French-governed island last month and Malaysian authorities have said paint and maintenance-record matches proved it came from the missing Boeing 777.
LinkRyanair Formally Accepts IAG Offer For Aer LingusRyanair has formally agreed to sell its stake in Aer Lingus to IAG, giving IAG the approval of over 90 percent of shareholders in Ireland's former flag carrier. "We submitted our acceptance of the IAG offer today (18 Aug)," a Ryanair spokesman said when asked if it had agreed to sell its 30 percent stake.
LinkBird strike tears open radome of SIA 777A bird strike badly damaged the nose of a Singapore Airlines (SIA) Boeing 777-200ER aircraft operating from Istanbul to Singapore on 17 August. Photos on social media show that the radome of the aircraft, registered 9V-SVB, is torn open. The aircraft also suffered a dent to its right engine cowling. The aircraft, which was operating flight SQ391, turned back and landed safely. None of the 255 passengers and 14 crew on board suffered injuries.
LinkIndonesia recovers recorders of crashed ATR 42Indonesia’s transport ministry has recovered the flight recorders from the crashed Trigana Air ATR 42-300. In a Tweet, the ministry says the recorders were recovered at 13:40 local time on 18 August. It adds that the bodies of all 49 passengers and five crew members on board have also been found and recovered. There were no survivors.
LinkUnited launches nonstop service from Ark. airport to SFO United Airlines is now offering nonstop flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to San Francisco, according to a Monday news release from the airport. The tickets went on sale Saturday. The daily flights, operated by SkyWest Airlines, leave Northwest Arkansas at 7:45 a.m., arriving in San Francisco at 9:47 a.m.
LinkUS Airways honors its history with final flightUS Airways plans to fly its final flight on Oct. 17 to its hub airports. "We've officially changed the flight number for the last US Airways departure from SFO to PHL to US 1939, celebrating the year US Airways first operated under All American Aviation," said spokeswoman Martha Thomas. American Airlines and US Airways announced plans to merge in 2013, and all flights will eventually fly under the American banner.
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