British Airways (London) has announced it will operate nonstop London (Gatwick)-Las Vegas service starting on October 29. The route will supplement the London Heathrow route and will be operated three days a week with Boeing 777-200 ERs.
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British Airways Slide Show: CLICK HERE
Air Canada (Montreal) re-launches today daily nonstop seasonal flights between St. John’s, Newfoundland and London Heathrow. Air Canada will operate the only daily nonstop flights between Newfoundland and Labrador and London Heathrow until September 30, 2012.
Air Canada flight AC 822 leaves St. John’s at 22:05, arriving in London Heathrow at 06:35, and flight AC 823 will leave London at 13:00 arriving back in St. John’s at 15:10.ย At London Heathrow Air Canada offers convenient connections to points throughout Europe with its Star Alliance partners. In St. John’s Air Canada’s flights are timed to offer convenient connections to and from Deer Lake, Halifax, and Toronto (Pearson).
Flights will operate using a 120-seat Airbus A319 aircraft in a two-cabin configuration offering a choice of Executive Class and Economy service. On May 1, 2012 Air Canada expanded the selection on its in-flight entertainment system to offer customers twice as many movies to choose from than before. The enriched personalized seatback system will give each customer free access to a menu of up to 150 movies designed to suit every taste, ranging from the latest Hollywood blockbuster to classic art house and international films.
Air Canada’s seasonal St. John’s-London Heathrow service will complement the carrier’s daily nonstop flights to London Heathrow from Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Montrรฉal and Halifax.ย In 2012 the carrier will offer up to 84 flights each week from Canada to London Heathrow.
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Air Canada Slide Show: CLICK HERE
Frontier Airlinesโ (2nd) (Denver) year-round, nonstop service between Denver International Airport (DEN) andย Bismarck Airportย (BIS) in North Dakota takes off today. The new service will operate five days each week.
Flights will operate on 99-seat Embraer 190 aircraft operated by Republic Airlines (2nd) (Indianapolis), featuring onboard Wi-Fi and two-by-two leather seats.
Copyright Photo: Luimer Cordero.
Frontier Slide Show: CLICK HERE
Frontier-Republic Slide Show: CLICK HERE
Following is the schedule for the new Denver-Bismarck nonstop service:
Denver-Bismarckย (effective May 17, 2012)
| Route | Departs | Arrives | Frequency | Aircraft | ||||
| DEN-BIS | 10:54 a.m. | 1:24 p.m. | Mon/Tue/Thur/Fri/Sun | E190 | ||||
| BIS-DEN | 1:54 p.m. | 2:35 p.m. | Mon/Tue/Thur/Fri/Sun | E190 |
AeroSur (Santa Cruz) is down to one aircraft and one domestic route as the struggling near-bankrupt Bolivian carrier talks to William Petty of Colorado and Franklin Mining. Mr. Petty is not interested in assuming the debts of the airline according to the Associated Press and this article by The Washington Post.
Meanwhile unpaid employees are going on a hunger strike to protest the lack of pay in Bolivia.
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Copyright Photo: Marcelo F. De Biasi.
AeroSur Slide Show: CLICK HERE
Sun Country Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul) hasย announced details of their 2013 winter schedule.
Sun Country will now offer new nonstop seasonal service from Minneapolis/St. Paul to Tampa, FL andย Huatulco, MX. Sun Country has also expanded its year round service to include Boston and Seattle/Tacoma.
The new nonstop service to Tampa will operate four times per week with nonstop service to Huatulco available on Saturdays, adding to Sun Countryโs growing network of over 170 weekly nonstop flights.
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Sun Country Slide Show: CLICK HERE
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Southwest Airlines (Dallas) and the Transport Workers Union (TWU) 550, representing the carrier’s more than 180 Dispatchers, announced yesterday that the two parties have reached a tentative agreement. The tentative agreement is for a new, five-year contract through November 2014, and will be presented to all Southwest Dispatchers pending a final review and approval from the TWU 550 Board of Directors. The current contract became amendable in November 2009.
In early 2011, the Carrier sought assistance from the National Mediation Board (NMB) through the mediation process as defined by the Railway Labor Act. Both Southwest and TWU 550 would like to thank the NMB for its role in reaching this current tentative agreement.
In other news, Southwest has announced today the addition of e-Miles as a new Partner of the carrier’s frequent flyer program, Rapid Rewards. e-Miles is an opt-in online advertising channel that rewards its members for watching, reading, and responding to targeted advertising. e-Miles members now have the opportunity to redeem their e-Miles currency for Rapid Rewards Points.
Finally, the company is deferring 30 Boeing 737-800 (above) deliveries (20 in 2013 and 10 in 2014) to 2017 and 2018.
Read the full report from Reuters: CLICK HERE
Copyright Photo: Tony Storck.
Southwest Slide Show: CLICK HERE
Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) intends to cut its trans-Atlantic capacity by five percent after Labor Day. Previously the carrier stated the fall downsizing would only be two or three percent according to Reuters.
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Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing.
Delta Slide Show: CLICK HERE
Pinnacle Airlines Corporation (Memphis) has announced that it has received final approval from theย United States Bankruptcy Courtย for the Southern District of New York for $74.3 million in debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing. The funding is being provided byย Delta Air Lines, Inc. (Atlanta).
As previously announced, $44.3 million of the DIP financing will be used by Pinnacle to repay a secured promissory note held by Delta. The remaining $30 million will be available to fund operations during the restructuring process.
Pinnacle Airlines Corporation is the parent company ofย Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. andย Colgan Air, Inc.
Pinnacle intends to shut down the Colgan Air (United Express) operation at Houston (Bush Intercontinental) onย July 1. However the Colgan Air Albany, New York maintenance base is expected to remain operational until December 1. Colgan intends to end Bombardier DHC-8-402 (Q400) operations as an United Express operator (to be replaced by Republic Airlines) by December 1 according to this article by the timesunion.com. Colgan Air is expected to be shut down as an airline at this time.
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Top Copyright Photo: Jay Selman.
Delta-Pinnacle Slide Show: CLICK HERE
Colgan Air Slide Show: CLICK HERE
United Express-Colgan Slide Show: CLICK HERE
Three Bottom Copyright Photos: Brian McDonough.
Mesa Air Group, Inc. (Mesa Airlines) (Phoenix), the number one on-time regional airline in 2010 and 2011, announces its number one rank among US regional airlines for on-time arrivals in March 2012, as reported by US Department of Transportation (DOT), Bureau of Transportation Statistics in theย Air Travel Consumer Report,ย the industry recognized measure of performance. Mesaโs operational performance has ranked it as the number one On-time Regional Airline every month since April 2010, and the latest award reinforces Mesaโs continued commitment to serve our Code Share Partners and passengers with safe, reliable on-time air transportation. In addition to continuing its status as the number one on-time regional airline, Mesa was ranked first among regional carriers with the fewest mishandled bags and was ranked first among all airlines for having the fewest complaints per 100,000 passengers carried.
The airlineโs accomplishment is especially impressive given the airlineโs footprint of service in 34 states nationwide, including significant service at four of the nationโs five busiest airports. Mesa Airlines operates as US Airways Express and United Express under contractual agreements with US Airways and United Airlines, respectively, and independently as go!, a Low Fare airline which is about to enter its 6thย year of offering low fares to visitors and residents of Hawai’i as the second largest inter-island airline based on passengers carried.
With these announcements about its on-time performance, Mesa is building its case for reliability.
Top Copyright Photo: Brian McDonough.
United Express-Mesa Slide Show: CLICK HERE
US Airways-Mesa Slide Show: CLICK HERE
Bottom Copyright Photo: Bruce Drum.
Alaska Airlines (Seattle/Tacoma) announced today it will offer four flights a week betweenย Portland, Oregon, and Kauai, Hawaii, starting on November 5. The new seasonal service is in addition to flights Alaska offers fromย Portland International Airportย to Honolulu, Maui and Kona, on the Big Island of Hawaii.
| Summary of new Portland-Kauai flights | ||||
| Start date | City pair | Departs | Arrives | Frequency |
| Nov 5โApr 7 | Portland-Kauai | 10:40 a.m. | 3:05 p.m. | Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun |
| Nov 6โApr 7 | Kauai-Portland | noon | 7:55 p.m. | Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun |
| All times based on local time zones | ||||
The flights will be operated on Boeing 737-800 aircraft, accommodating 16 passengers in first class and 141 in the main cabin.
Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing.
Alaska Airlines Slide Show: CLICK HERE
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