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JetBlue is adding a second New York Kennedy-Havana, Cuba charter frequency, the carrier said on Sept. 28. Operated in conjunction with Cuba Travel Services, the flight will leave JFK every Tuesday from Dec. 1. JetBlue already operates a weekly charter to Havana, which leaves every Friday. The carrier began the charter flights when the U.S. loosened travel restrictions to Cuba earlier this year.
Air France will announce at an extraordinary works council on Monday, Oct. 5 whether it will move toward a “Plan B” that could result in a 10% reduction of long-haul capacity, massive layoffs and the deferral of the airline’s Boeing 787 deliveries.
Republic Airways said on Sept. 28 it had reached a tentative agreement with its pilots union on a new three-year contract after the National Mediation Board (NMB) stepped in and brokered a deal.
Fastjet is revising its 2015 guidance downward, after economic downturns in key markets and significant delays in establishing new bases in the southern African cities of Zambia and Zimbabwe.
After recently splitting its frequent-flier program from United Airlines’ MileagePlus, Copa Airlines this week said it is operating its new platform using Amadeus software.
Philippine Airlines (PAL) is preparing to reshuffle operations in the key North American market and is also considering adding another U.S. destination.
Air Canada’s new distribution deal with Amadeus will support the airline’s expansion into new international markets, according to Duncan Bureau, the airline’s vice president-global sales.
Air New Zealand has completed a new airport lounge for its Auckland hub, the largest step in a four-year NZ$100 million ($63 million) program to upgrade its lounge facilities in New Zealand and overseas.
Ryanair will not use the proceeds from the sale of its Aer Lingus stake to finance new aircraft and instead will distribute almost €400 million ($358.9 million) to shareholders.
Pilots at Trans States Airlines this week ratified a new contract that the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) says will provide for the highest first-year first-officer pay in the regional airline industry.
