Despite San Francisco's threat to take legal action, citing federal trademark infringement on SFO, the Port of Oakland moved forward with preliminary approval.
The city of San Francisco has threatened legal action if Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (OAK) rebrands to include "San Francisco Bay" in its title.
The carrier which pioneered cheap transatlantic flights between Europe and the US will now focus on short-haul routes as part of a plan to exit insolvency.
As 2019 draws to a close, Routesonline revisits some of the biggest stories making the headlines. Part one of our review looks at the first six months of the year, featuring Thai Lion Air, Air Transat, airBaltic, Qantas, Jet Airways and more.