Southwest Airlines is adding about 15 daily flights, including nonstop service to six new markets, out of Dallas Love Field (DAL) in early 2019, crediting schedule-optimization for creating room to fly out of its already-crowded headquarters airport.
LCC Norwegian has introduced its first Boeing 737 MAX with a cabin featuring new slimline seats that the airline says are designed for more comfort on longer routes and will give taller passengers more personal space.
The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) president denounced the US Supreme Court’s decision barring public-employee contracts that require workers to pay union dues.
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has made a financing agreement with lessors GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) and Novus Aviation Capitol to cover the acquisition of four Airbus A321neos.
An Australian court is deciding penalties for the last two airlines involved in a long-running cargo price-fixing case, including an A$15 million ($11 million) penalty for Air New Zealand.
Qantas has completed a cabin refurbishment on the first of its turboprop aircraft, as the group undertakes an upgrade program across its Bombardier fleet.
The NextGen Advisory Committee (NAC) discussed actively engaging local communities over noise concerns that loom as a major challenge to the agency’s coming Northeast Corridor initiative.
New York-based JetBlue Airways will launch Saturday Boston-Havana flights and add a second daily Fort Lauderdale, Florida-Havana service in November, as the carrier ramps up its commitment to the US-Cuba market.
China’s Hainan Airlines is selling the remainder of its stake in Brazil's Azul Airlines—part of Hainan parent HNA Group's continuing efforts to raise cash and pay down debt.
Proposed Vietnamese startup airline Bamboo Airways has boosted its fleet plans with a major Boeing widebody aircraft deal, supplementing an existing agreement for Airbus narrowbodies.
Norwegian Air Shuttle plans to launch a new 2X-weekly London Gatwick-Tampa, Florida service from Oct. 31, and will increase frequencies on other routes in its long-haul winter schedule from Gatwick.
Cargo operator Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings increased its full-year profit outlook 5% and is projecting a 35-40% increase over 2017's adjusted net profit of $133.7 million on revenues of $2.6 billion.
Japan’s Nippon Cargo Airlines has extended the grounding of its freighter fleet; verification of maintenance records is taking longer than expected, the company said.
Several Chinese carriers are scheduled to start taking delivery of new Airbus A350 aircraft in July, the first of the model to enter-into-service in mainland China.
