British low-cost carrier easyJet has completed a fleetwide retrofit with Descent Profile Optimisation (DPO) and Continuous Descent Approach (CDA) software on all its aircraft. This state-of-the-art technology significantly reduces carbon emissions and fuel costs, resulting in a permanent fuel saving of up to 1% or 88,600 metric tonnes of CO2…
As pointed out by Ishrion Aviation on Twitter (X), San Antonio, Texas is slated to receive its first-ever long-haul route in 2024. The airport, which saw nearly 9.5 million passengers in 2022, has yet to receive any scheduled nonstop air service outside of North and Central America. Low-cost carrier Condor…
Houston, Texas-based Avelo Air has unveiled four new routes out of Las Vegas, including two of which will continue to bridge the carrier's network between coasts. New routes out of Las Vegas include Redmond/Bend, Ore., which starts on Sept. 7, 2023; Eureka/Arcata, Calif. and Brownsville/South Padre Island, Texas which both…
Breeze Airways, a Salt Lake City-based start-up airline, has announced the launch of its longest nonstop service from Providence's T.F. Green International Airport (PVD) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). This new addition to Breeze's expanding route network marks a significant milestone for the airline and provides travelers in the…
Wizz Air is among the fastest-growing European airlines in 2022. It was also recently named Global Environmental Sustainability Airline Group of the Year at the inaugural Centre for Aviation Asia Aviation Summit and Sustainability Expo in Singapore and received the Europe, Middle East and Africa Environmental Sustainability Airline of the…
ZIPAIR Tokyo, the low-cost subsidiary of Japan Airlines, continues to expand its long-haul network with a new destination announced on Monday at a press conference at Narita International Airport. Beginning in December, the airline plans new nonstop service between Tokyo Narita and San Jose, Calif. Bookings for this new route…
Early Monday morning, U.S.-based ultra-low-cost carriers Spirit and Frontier announced their plans to merge the two airlines in a $3 billion cash-stock deal. The airline duo expects annual run-rate operating synergies once full integration is complete. While the deal is expected to close in the second half of 2022, a…
The U.S. airline industry is currently bracing for the ongoing shortage of pilots, as several carriers race to find their own solutions and incentives to prevent the issue from disrupting daily flight operations and route networks. On Thursday, in its attempt to attract new crewmembers and expand its team, Avelo…
Avianca — the Colombian airline which in May 2020 requested to file for bankruptcy in the U.S. for the second time in 20 years — announced today a new business move that will allow it to consolidate its operation in the domestic and international market. According to the Diario Financiero…
