AirlinesAlaska Air Group reported higher March trafficAlaska Air Group posted a 9.2% increase in traffic for March on a year-over-year basis. Alaska Air Group also boosted its load factor by 0.1% to 86.2% for the month.
LinkAmerican Airlines offers Cleveland-D.C. routeAmerican Airlines debuted a nonstop route between Cleveland and Washington, D.C., this week. "Obviously, with the Republican National Convention coming up, it's a critical aspect of air service at CLE," said Todd Payne from Cleveland Hopkins airport. American offers service to Reagan National Airport three times a day.
LinkAmerican Airlines hits milestone for Cuba charter serviceAmerican Airlines marked 25 years of service from the US to Cuba on Tuesday. The carrier's first charter flight to Cuba took off on April 5, 1991, from Miami to Havana. Last month, American applied to the Department of Transportation to offer commercial flights to Cuba.
LinkFlydubai 737 crash probe: Stabiliser shifted to nose-downRussian investigators have disclosed that the horizontal stabiliser of the crashed Flydubai Boeing 737-800 transitioned to nose-down pitch at a height of 900m (2,950ft) as the crew attempted a second go-around. The aircraft, which had been climbing out of the approach to Rostov-on-Don, subsequently entered a dive from which it failed to recover.
LinkGoAir plans to take delivery of first A320neo in MayMumbai-based GoAir, owned by the Wada Goup, plans to take delivery of its first Airbus A320neo in May if it is confident in the performance of the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF) engines powering the aircraft. The carrier, which currently operates a fleet of 19 A320s, has 72 A320neos on order (all set to be powered by GTFs) and confirmed to ATW that it is slated to take delivery of eight A320neos by May 2017.
LinkLATAM Airlines Group unifies cargo brandLATAM Airlines Group, as part of its brand unification initiative, has brought all of its affiliated cargo operations under a single brand: LATAM Cargo. LATAM announced last year that all of its subsidiaries, which most prominently include Chile’s LAN Airlines and Brazil’s TAM, would all be branded “LATAM” by 2018. This week it said it is uniting LAN Cargo, TAM Cargo, LAN Cargo Colombia and Mexico’s Mas Air under the single banner of LATAM Cargo.
LinkMalaysia Airlines to recommission 747 for domestic routesMalaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) will repaint one of its Boeing 747-400 aircraft in original 1970s livery before bringing it back into service on domestic schedules in the coming months. The Malaysian flag carrier, which was restructured in a $6 billion ($2.7 billion) government bailout last year, has three Boeing aircraft in storage, and is to bring at least one back into service by end April this year, the airline said.
“The newly liveried aircraft, bringing the spirit of Malaysia Airlines’ proud history to local communities, will be flying selected domestic destinations,” it said.
LinkRyanair to add nine 737s to Berlin Schoenefeld baseIrish budget carrier Ryanair plans to expand its base at Berlin-Schoenefeld Airport from five 189-seat Boeing 737-800s to nine of the type from October. The number of routes will grow from 27 in the 2016 summer season to 40 in the winter schedule, which will include destinations to Belfast (Ireland), Las Palmas (Spain, Canary Islands), Manchester (UK), Sofia (Bulgaria) and Toulouse (France).
LinkS7 Airlines to be first A320neo family operator in RussiaS7 Airlines has agreed to lease three A321neos from Air Lease Corp. (ALC) and has signed a letter of intent (LOI) for two A320neos, making S7 the first A320neo family operator in Russia. The first aircraft is scheduled to be delivered in spring 2017. S7’s A321neo will seat 203 passengers in two-class configuration, while the A320neo will seat 164 passengers in two classes.
LinkTAP Portugal Launch Operator For Airbus A330neoTAP Portugal will be the first airline to fly the Airbus A330neo, the latest version of the plane maker's current generation of wide-body jets. The aircraft, an updated and more fuel-efficient version of the A330 with Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines, is due to enter service in late 2017.
LinkUnited Airlines offers Denver-Richmond serviceOn Tuesday, United Airlines launched direct service between Denver and Richmond, Va. "United's nonstop flight between Richmond and Denver will enable visitors, business executives and other talent to go back and forth between two great American cities, benefiting the economy in both areas," said Maurice Jones, secretary of commerce and trade for Virginia.
LinkUnited Airlines upgrades plane for Wichita flightSome travelers will see a big change at Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport this morning -- all in the size of a plane. United Airlines is upgrading one of its Chicago flights from a regional jet to a mainline aircraft. People will fly on a Boeing 737, an Airbus 319 or an Airbus 320, according to the City of Wichita. Depending on which plane is used, they can seat to about 150 passengers. Smaller jets may have a capacity of 30 to 90 seats.
LinkUnited F/A Leaves Plane On Emergency SlideA United Airlines flight attendant deployed an emergency evacuation slide on a plane after it arrived in Houston and used it to exit the aircraft packed with passengers. "It is our understanding that she deployed it intentionally," said a United Airlines spokesman, adding airline officials have been trying to establish why she deployed the slide.
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