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Delta Air Lines is looking at an order for 24-30 narrow body aircraft

Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) is in discussions with both Airbus and Boeing about an order for 24 to 30 narrow body airliners according to this report by Bloomberg.

Delta is in a select group of airlines that operates both the Airbus A319/A320 family (inherited from Northwest) and the Boeing 737-700/800 Next-Generation family. The order will be for current models which are now being reportedly discounted by the manufacturers pending the arrival of the next round of new more fuel-efficient engines.

Which manufacturer will win out?

Read the full story from Reuters: CLICK HERE

Top Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing. Ex-Northwest Airbus A320-212 N365NW (msn 964) climbs away from Los Angeles International Airport.

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Bottom Copyright Photo: Brian McDonough. Boeing 737-732 N310DE (msn 29665) completes its final approach into Dulles International Airport near Washington.

Southwest Airlines and Row 44 reach the 400 aircraft mark, adds extra flights to New Orleans for the Super Bowl

Southwest Airlines (Dallas) and Row 44 announced today that the Row 44 inflight entertainment and connectivity service, which includes high-speed Internet, shopping, destination services, and real-time flight map with updates, has been installed on 400 Southwest aircraft. In addition, Southwest offers Row 44’s live television service across all Wi-Fi equipped aircraft.

Now available on Southwest aircraft installed with Wi-Fi, the live television service features nine channels of live news and sports, which includes NBC Sports, NFL Network, NFL Red Zone, MLB, MSNBC, CNBC, Fox News, Fox Business News and FOX-NYC. Passengers with Wi-Fi-enabled devices can stream the live television service. Importantly, the Row 44 live television service utilizes a distinct band transmitted to the aircraft, and therefore does not interfere with Internet connectivity.

In other news, Southwest and subsidiary AirTran Airways are adding extra flights to New Orleans for the Super Bowl on February 3, 2013.

Southwest Airlines Additional Service on Jan. 31:

Two daily nonstops from San Francisco to New Orleans.
Two daily nonstops from Baltimore/Washington to New Orleans for a total of four daily nonstop departures.

AirTran Airways Additional Service on Jan. 31:

One daily nonstop from Atlanta to New Orleans for a total of five daily nonstop departures.

Southwest Airlines Additional Service on Feb. 4:

Two daily nonstops from New Orleans to San Francisco.

The airlines added other flights, but due to high demand, the service is already sold out.

Southwest Airlines Additional Service on Feb 4:

Two daily nonstops from New Orleans to Baltimore/Washington for a total of four daily nonstop departures (sold out).

AirTran Airways Additional Service on Feb 4:

Two daily nonstop departures from New Orleans to Atlanta for a total of six daily nonstop departures (sold out).

In addition, Southwest Airlines’ Bay Area Customers can fly existing service from Oakland to New Orleans with seven daily direct flight options.

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AirTran Airways to fly from Chicago Midway to both Montego Bay and Punta Cana

Southwest Airlines Company (Dallas) has announced new nonstop service between Chicago (Midway) and both Montego Bay, Jamaica, and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

The flights, subject to governmental approvals, will be operated by Southwest’s wholly owned subsidiary AirTran Airways.

AirTran Airways nonstop flights between Chicago (Midway) and Montego Bay*:

Begin Sunday, April 14
Will operate on Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays

AirTran Airways nonstop flights between Chicago (Midway) and Punta Cana*:

Begin Sunday, May 19
Will operate on Mondays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays

*air service subject to governmental approvals

Southwest and AirTran currently operate a combined 200+ daily departures from Chicago (Midway) including daily service to Cancun, Mexico, which began in May 2012.

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Copa Airlines is coming to Boston

Copa Airlines (Panama City) will the new destination of Boston and the Panama City-Boston route starting on July 10. The new spoke route will operate daily with Boeing 737-700 aircraft according to a report by Airline Route.

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AirTran Airways to fly Denver-Los Cabos starting on March 10

Southwest Airlines (Dallas) and its wholly owned subsidiary, AirTran Airways, have announced new international flights between Denver International Airport (DEN) and Los Cabos International Airport (SJD) in Baja California, Mexico.

AirTran’s daily service on the new route begins on March 10, 2013.

AirTran Airways also currently serves SJD Los Cabos International Airport with daily service to/from Orange County (increasing to twice-daily as of June 2, 2013) and has flights between other destinations in the US and both Cancun and Mexico City.

Southwest Airlines began service to Denver on January 3, 2006, with 13 daily departures to three destinations. The airline currently operates 163 daily flights to 54 destinations from Denver. Southwest recently demonstrated its LUV for the state of Colorado by dedicating Colorado One, a specialty aircraft painted with the colors of the Colorado state flag (see below).

Top Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing. Boeing 737-7BD N290AT (msn 33925) of AirTran Airways completes its final approach into Los Angeles.

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Bottom Copyright Photo (click on the photos for the larger view): Mark Durbin. Colorado One in the form of Boeing 737-7H4 N230WN (msn 34592), taxies at San Francisco.

Aerolineas Argentinas to post its largest loss in 2012

Aerolineas Argentinas (Buenos Aires) is estimating it will lose around $976 million in 2012, its largest deficit recorded in the last 21 years. On average, the airline has lost close to $2.7 million per day. since July 2008, according to this report by Noticias.

Read the full report (in Spanish): CLICK HERE

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WestJet sets a new one-day traffic record

WestJet Airlines (Calgary) announced it was planning to fly 57,464 passengers yesterday (December 21), setting a new single-day record for guests travelling with the airline.

Across the airline’s network, WestJetters have been getting into the holiday spirit by volunteering their time with its WestJet Cares for Kids partner charities. At this busy time of year, WestJetters who work in the airline’s Calgary campus and in offices across the country also offer their time to help in airports, helping guests use kiosks and agents drop off and sort baggage.

Earlier this month, the airline unveiled its WestJet Christmas Flash mob where WestJet employees turned the D-wing of Calgary International Airport into Santa’s workshop, spreading Christmas cheer just before a sold-out red-eye flight to Toronto earlier this month.

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Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing. Boeing 737-7CT C-FWAO (msn 33657) prepares to land at Los Angeles International Airport.

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Southwest Airlines files for DCA slot exemptions for Houston Hobby-Washington Reagan National authority

Southwest Airlines (Dallas) today announced it has filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for slot exemptions that would allow Southwest to offer nonstop service between Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) and William P. Hobby Airport (HOU). The proposed service is possible due to Spirit Airlines’ discontinued use of the slot exemptions, which are available for use inside Washington National’s traditional 1,250 mile service perimeter.

Southwest’s application points out that current average fares for nonstop service between Houston and Washington National are more than 60 percent higher than Southwest’s average nonstop fare between Houston and Baltimore/Washington International (BWI), a similar distance. Southwest projects that its proposed HOU-DCA service would attract tens of thousands of new Passengers and save consumers millions of dollars annually.

As part of the effort to bring a low-fare alternative to the HOU-DCA market, Southwest is unveiling www.Southwest.com/HOU-DCA.

A decision by the DOT is expected in the first quarter of 2013. Southwest is prepared to begin service this spring if awarded the slots.

Southwest has served Houston since June 18, 1971, and currently has more than 2,700 HOU Employees serving 143 flights every day. Earlier this year, the Houston City Council approved the carrier’s proposal to construct a new five-gate international facility at Hobby Airport. This new service is scheduled to begin in 2015.

Copyright Photo: Brian McDonough. Boeing 737-7H4 N281WN (msn 36528) with special 500th Boeing 737 Aircraft markings arrives at Washington (Dulles).

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Yakutia Airlines intends to order 3 Boeing 737-700s and 8 737-800s

Yakutia Airlines (Yakutia Aircompany) (Yakutsk) intends to firm up a new order with Boeing for three new Boeing 737-700s and eight 737-800s for deliveries in the 2016-2018 period per Air Journal. This order will be a replacement order for the existing fleet.

Read the full article (in Russian): CLICK HERE

Copyright Photo: Paul Doyle. Boeing 737-76Q WL D-ABAB (msn 30227) at Dublin became VQ-BLS on delivery. The airliner wears the 2009 “Northern Lights” livery.

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WestJet adds more flights for 100th Grey Cup in Toronto

WestJet Airlines (Calgary) has announced it will add additional flights between Calgary and Toronto (Pearson) to accommodate demand from football fans to huddle up for centennial Grey Cup celebrations in Toronto this weekend. The Calgary Stampeders will play the Toronto Argonauts for CFL supremacy at Rogers Centre on Sunday, November 25 .

WestJet will add one flight on Friday from Calgary to Toronto and one flight on Monday from Toronto to Calgary , plus return flights in the opposite direction each day.

“The Grey Cup is Canada’s oldest professional sports trophy and a truly Canadian celebration,” said Bob Cummings , WestJet’s Executive Vice-President of Sales, Marketing and Guest Experience. “This year, as we celebrate the 100^th Grey Cup Championship in Toronto , we’re calling the signals. Flights between Calgary and Toronto are almost completely sold out, so we’re changing the play. In support of this iconic Canadian tradition, we are adding two more flights to help get more fans over their goal line.”

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