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New airline routes announced in December, 2017

December 27, 2017 /

Aer Lingus will begin flying between Dublin (DUB) and Seattle (SEA) starting on May 18, 2018. The route will be served by an Airbus A330, with flights on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.

Air Canada announced several new nonstop international routes starting in May of 2018, including Toronto (YYZ) to Omaha (OMA) and Providence (PVD); Montreal (YUL) to Baltimore (BWI) and Pittsburgh (PIT); Vancouver (YVR) to Sacramento, Calif. (SMF); and Edmonton (YEG) to San Francisco (SFO). All flights will operate daily, year-round except for Toronto/Providence, which will be daily summer seasonal service.

Cathay Pacific will begin nonstop service between Washington, D.C. Dulles International Airport (IAD) and Hong Kong (HKG) on Sept. 16, 2018. Flights will operate four times a week with Cathay Pacific’s new Airbus A350-1000. Flights from Washington, D.C., to Hong Kong will operate Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday and leave IAD at 1:15 p.m.; flights from Hong Kong to Dulles will operate Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday and leave Hong Kong at 6:35 p.m.

United Airlines is adding 10 new routes from five of its domestic hubs, beginning in April of 2018, including the addition of service to two new cities: Wilmington, N.C. (ILM) from Chicago (ORD) and Washington, D.C. Dulles (IAD), and Elmira, N.Y. (ELM) from Newark Liberty (EWR). Starting on April 9, United will offer twice daily flights between Chicago and both El Paso (ELP) and Wilmington, N.C.; between Los Angeles (LAX) and both Redmond (RDM) and Medford (MFR), Ore.; between Newark and Elmira; and between Washington Dulles and Wilmington. There will be one flight daily between Denver (DEN) and Jacksonville, Fla. (JAX). Daily seasonal service between Chicago and Fresno (FAT), and between LAX and both Kalispell (FCA) and Missoula (MSO), Montana beginning on June 7.

Norwegian Air is adding four new routes between the United States and Europe. Service from New York (JFK) to Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD) will begin on July 18, 2018, and operate three times per week. Service from New York (JFK) to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS) will start on May 7, 2018, and operate four times per week. Norwegian will begin flying from LAX to Madrid four times a week, beginning July 16, 2018, and between LAX and Milan-Malpensa Airport (MXP) four times a week, starting on June 18, 2018.

La Guardia Airport turns 78 years old

December 2, 2017 /

La Guardia Airport has turned 78 years old today, December 2, 2017. The airport opened as New York Municipal Airport on December 2, 1939, and is one of the three primary commercial air terminals serving the New York City area. The airport occupies 680 acres of the New York Borough of Queens, and is located just a fews minutes from downtown Manhattan. It serves a general population of approximately 19 million people. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey took over the operation of LGA in 1947. The facility has four passenger terminals and two main runways.

Originally regarded as a $40 million boondoggle, public fascination with air travel led to thousands of people visiting the airport to watch the airliners take off and land. Two years later, the airport was generating $935,000 a year, and quickly became a financial success. The new airport received the commitment of the five largest airlines currently operating in the United States to serve the facility. These carriers were American Airlines, Eastern Air Lines, Pan American World Airways, Transcontinental & Western, and United Airlines. Pan Am would also move it’s transatlantic flying boat service to La Guardia Airport in 1940.

LGA is currently undergoing an extensive redevelopment program in an effort to provide updated facilities for both passengers and airlines. The Port Authority will undertake the construction of a new 1.3 million square foot, 35 gate terminal building, the demolition of Hangars 2 and 4, and the construction of a new East Parking Garage. A consortium called La Guardia Gateway Partners will design, build, manage, and maintain the new terminal B under a 35-year lease agreement. Delta Air Lines will also develop, construct, operate, and maintain a brand new terminal to replace the existing terminals C and D under a new lease agreement. The lease agreements are with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and will run through 2050.

Southwest Airlines News, St. Louis Lambert Airport

April 11, 2016 /

Southwest Airlines News, gate expansion at the St. Louis Lambert International Airport. The airport has undergone new renovations since it lost the Trans World Airlines hub following its acquisition by American Airlines back in 2001. The new look includes a paint scheme and chairs sporting the colors of Southwest Airlines, which now dominates the airports traffic these days. In fact, Southwest is operating so many flights out of St. Louis now that it will be opening 2 new gates this week. The new gates reflect Southwest Airlines new dominance over the airport. It occupies all of Terminal 2, and controls nearly half of the airports passenger traffic. The 2 new gates, numbered E31 and E33, are expected to handle 12 flights a day in the beginning, expanding to 16 in June when new flights are added to Cleveland, Oakland, and Portland, Oregon. This will give Southwest more than 100 daily departures to over 40 nonstop destinations from St. Louis.

Southwest Airlines News, 737 Fleet Renewal plans

Southwest Airlines plans to use some of the extra revenue it has generated the last few years to accelerate its fleet renewal plans. Southwest ended 2015 with 704 aircraft in its fleet, including the addition of 19 new Boeing 737-800 and 24 Boeing 737-700 aircraft. It also retired 4 of its older Boeing 737’s during the year. In December, the company updated its planned delivery schedule to include 33 more 737-800 planes, and converted its remaining order of another 25 737-700 aircraft to the 737-800 model. The updated delivery schedule is estimated to increase their aircraft capital expenditures by $400 million going forward. Southwest Airlines currently has an average aircraft age of 12.4 years. This leads its US competitors United Airlines, which has an average age of 13.6 years, and Delta Air Lines with an average age of 17.1 years. American Airlines now has the best average fleet age of the big four, coming in at 11.2 years. Southwest Airlines reported a net income of $2.4 billion in 2015, a massive increase over the $1.4 billion it reported in 2014.

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Air China and United Airlines expand partnership

March 25, 2016 /

Air China and United Airlines have signed an agreement that expands their existing strategic partnership. With the new long term agreement, Air China and United will established a joint initiative to improve the coordination of routes and schedules between the airlines. This will serve to enhance the product service to their customers in US and China. The improvements will include expanding connecting flight options, enhancement of the joint operation route experience for customers, improving benefits for elite frequent flyers, and the coordination and expansion of its joint marketing operations. The new initiative will be led by senior executives at both airlines, who will hold regularly scheduled meetings to coordinate the rollout of new initiatives, promote the integration of cultures, and prep both companies for the possible future expansion of the existing agreements.

Air China and United Airlines joint Pacific operations

United Airlines currently operates three nonstop routes to mainland China from its San Francisco International Airport gateway hub. United will also be launching new nonstop service to an additional two cities in mainland China when service to Xi’an starts on May 8, 2016, and Hangzhou beginning on July 13, 2016. Both of those new routes are pending government approval. Air China and United Airlines are both members of the Star Alliance, operating codeshare flights on 47 routes in China, 72 routes in the US and Mexico, and 16 Pacific routes between China and the United States.

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Air New Zealand and United Airlines form joint venture

March 11, 2016 /

Air New Zealand and United Airlines have agreed to form a joint venture between the air carriers. The agreement between the two Star Alliance partners will take effect this coming July, when United Airlines starts its service between San Francisco, California and Auckland, New Zealand. The terms call for coordinating sales and marketing between the two airlines, as well as tweaking of the airlines’ schedules for optimum through passenger connections.

Air New Zealand Route Network and Aircraft

Air New Zealand currently provides nonstop service from its base in Auckland, New Zealand to four US cities and Vancouver, Canada. The US cities served are Honolulu, Hawaii, Houston, Texas, as well as Los Angeles and San Francisco, California. New Zealand has been enjoying an increase in tourism the last few years, with over 3 million visitors in calendar 2015. The joint venture between Air New Zealand and United Airlines will offer up to 33 weekly flights between the mainland US and New Zealand during the upcoming December to January peak travel periods, providing customers more choice of flight times and better connections.

Air New Zealand will continue to operate its Boeing 777-300 ER and Boeing 777-200 ER aircraft between San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Houston to and from Auckland with Business Premier, Premium Economy, and Economy class service, including the airlines Economy Skycouch option. United Airlines will initially operate Boeing 787-8 aircraft on its routes, before upgrading the aircraft in November of 2016 to the larger capacity Boeing 787-9 aircraft model. Both United 787 versions will offer United Business First and United Economy, including the airlines Economy Plus seating option.

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Republic Airways seeks Bankruptcy Protection

February 29, 2016 /

Republic Airways has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a New York court. The regional air carrier has stated it will attempt to sustain normal operations while it works to stabilize its financial situation. The filing last Thursday comes around six months after Republic Airways Holdings warned that it was having severe financial issues. The airline at that time pledged to try to restructure outside of a court filing, but that is now no longer an option. The airline has been battling a severe shortage of regional airline pilots. The pilot shortage resulted in a major loss of revenue over the last few quarters, as aircraft had to be grounded due to the lack of flight crew staff. Republic Airways operates about 1,000 flights a day for its partners, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines.

Republic Airways reached pilot deal

Republic Airways, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, reached a new tentative agreement with its more than 2,100 pilots last October. The new agreement, which came following hostile negotiations and mediations between the airline and unions representatives over the last 7 years, is a 3 year deal with the company’s remaining pilots. That new contract includes improved pay and benefits, but may have come too late. Many of the airlines pilots had already left the company to fly for other air carriers. The airline states that it is currently about 300 pilots short of its staffing requirements. The deal also covers pilots flying for Republic Airways’ sister companies, including Chautauqua Airlines and Shuttle America.

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