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Qantas has announced that September 1 will be the start date for its new Melbourne to San Francisco service, with ticket sales starting on Friday, January 19. The flight will be operated by a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, which Qantas hopes will allow it to maximize its margins given the aircraft’s long range and smaller size […]

Low-cost airline Norwegian has set a new record time for the fastest ever transatlantic flight by a subsonic passenger aircraft this week for the route between New York and London, using the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. Norwegian flight DY7014 from New York JFK to London Gatwick on Monday completed the full duration of the flight in 5 […]

On Monday, United Airlines announced that it would launch new flights to eight destinations from six of its hubs. “We are excited to begin the new year by adding eight new flights as we continue our focus on making United the first choice for customers,” said Jake Cefolia, Vice President of Sales at United. Seven […]

British Airways has submitted yet another application to wet lease six Qatar Airways Airbus A320s. The application is for aircraft to be used from February to April, with British Airways citing “exceptional needs to enable British Airways to support passenger operations due to late delivery of aircraft.” The six Qatari aircraft, registered A7-LAA through LAF, […]

The Open Skies Agreement between the United States and Brazil has moved closer to reality due to recent approval from the Congress of Brazil’s lower house. While this agreement still requires ratification from the Brazilian Senate, the approval from the lower house carves a slightly clearer path for a joint venture between American Airlines and […]

Delta Air Lines is expecting a bullish 2018 based on their presentation during Delta Investor Day given higher expected earnings per share driven by higher flight capacity, nonfuel unit costs, and higher brand recognition. In order to achieve their metrics for 2018, the carrier has laid out a plan to drive top-line revenue growth in […]

United Airlines has announced nonstop service from San Francisco to Tahiti starting on Oct. 30, 2018, marking the carrier’s 13th new international destination this year. The new South Pacific route from the Bay Area to the gateway of Pape’ete (PPT) marks the first service to the island by a U.S. carrier since Pan Am. The capital […]

The recently formed Argentinian subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle obtained clearance from Argentina’s Department of Transportation to operate 152 routes, both domestic and international. After a public hearing that was held last September and the Air Transport Advisory Committee’s favorable ruling in late October, the last step of the process was the formal approval of the […]

Following Norwegian’s announcement of record passenger numbers in 2017, the airline is planning further expansion as it hopes to continue growing over the next several years. The low-cost carrier announced an 11 percent increase in passengers for November alone. With the airline continuing to grow, Chief Executive Bjorn Kjos is hoping to add to the […]

In a week which has seen numerous closures and cancellations due to adverse weather conditions, many U.K. airports will welcome the news of record passenger numbers for the month of November. The country’s largest airports, London’s Heathrow (LHR) and Gatwick (LGW), both saw improvements compared to 2016’s figures. The number of people passing through LHR rose […]