Copyright Photo: AirSpeed.
Austral Lineas Aereas (Buenos Aires) on September 20 took delivery of its first two Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGWs (LV-CDY and LV-CDZ).
Copyright Photo: AirSpeed. ERJ 190-100 IGW LV-CDZ (msn 19000377) is pictured in the new 2010 livery at Buenos Aires (Aeropargue Jorge Newbery) on the delivery day.
British Airways-BA CityFlyer Embraer ERJ 190-100SR G-LCYM (msn 19000351) MAN (Nik French), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
British Airways (London) is opening up its route network from London City Airport with the launch of its first route to Scandinavia.
The airline has announced plans to start a new double daily weekday service from the Docklands Airport with flights to Copenhagen in Denmark, providing a direct air link between the two capital cities.
There will also be one flight a day from London City on Sundays and one flight from Copenhagen on Saturdays.
The new flights will start on September 12, and will be operated by British Airways wholly-owned subsidiary BA CityFlyer with their fleet of brand new Embraer ERJ 190 aircraft.
Copyright Photo: Nik French. BA CityFlyer’s Embraer ERJ 190-100SR G-LCYM (msn 19000351) taxies at Manchester.
N174HQ-LAX20JUN10-2, originally uploaded by DuncanStewart.
Frontier Airlines (2nd) (Denver) announced it will launch new seasonal nonstop service between Milwaukeeโs General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) and Tucson International Airport (TUS). The carrier will operate once-weekly Saturday service using Republic Airlines’ (2nd) (Indianapolis) Embraer ERJ 190 aircraft between January 8 and April 16, 2011.
Copyright Photo: Duncan Stewart. Republic Airlines’ Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW N174HQ (msn 19000211) is the first E190 in Frontier’s colors. It is pictured at Los Angeles on June 20.
N174HQ at GRR, originally uploaded by PhotoLab507.
Frontier Airlines (2nd) (Denver) announced the name of the badger gracing the tail of Republic Airlines’ (2nd) (Indianapolis) 99-seat Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW (N174HQ) aircraft. And the winner is โฆ Buddy.
From May 28 through July 4, more than 15,000 Wisconsin residents voted online and at Milwaukeeโs Summerfest for Bella, Buddy or Cookie. Frontier Airlines narrowed the list to those three names after receiving thousands of name suggestions from frequent flyers and others.
Copyright Photo: PhotoLab507. The Wisconsin Badger, now named “Buddy”, graces the tail of N174HQ (msn 19000211) at Grand Rapids.
N174HQ at GRR, originally uploaded by PhotoLab507.
Frontier Airlines (2nd) (Denver) announced the finalists for the names of the badger gracing the tail of its newest 99-seat Embraer ERJ 190 aircraft operated by Republic Airlines (2nd) (Indianapolis). Thousands of Wisconsin residents offered up their favorite names for Frontierโs newest animal and Frontier narrowed the list to Bella, Buddy and Cookie.
The names and an online ballot will be posted on FrontierMidwest.com/namethebadger. Wisconsin residents can also vote at the Frontier Airlines Landing at Milwaukeeโs Summerfest. Entries must be received by July 4, 2010. The winning name will be announced on July 5.
Copyright Photo: PhotoLab507. Republic Airlines’ (2nd) Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW N174HQ (msn 19000211) stopped at Grand Rapids (GRR) on May 15.
Midwest Airlines-Republic Airlines (2nd) Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW N162HL (msn 19000231) LAX, originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Frontier Airlines (2nd) (Denver) yesterday (May 14) launched new nonstop service between the carrierโs Denver hub and Fairbanks (FAI); Grand Rapids (GRR) and Long Beach (LGB). The carrier also launched new nonstop service between its Milwaukee hub and Seattle/Tacoma (SEA). The service is part of a 17-market expansion taking place this spring and summer, making Frontier the fastest-growing major carrier in the United States. Services will be operated by Frontier’s Airbus A318s and A319s and Republic Airlines’ Embraer ERJ 190s.
In the coming weeks, Frontier Airlines will launch service between Denver and both New Orleans and Santa Barbara, Calif. The carrier will also launch service from Kansas City, Mo. to New Orleans.
Copyright Photo: Republic Airlines’ Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW N162HL (msn 19000231), dressed in Midwest’s retiring livery, arrives at Los Angeles while operating a Frontier flight.
JetBlue Airways Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW N193JB (msn 19000017) (Harlequin) FLL (Bruce Drum), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
JetBlue Airways (New York-JFK) will add Sarasota/Bradenton (its 37th destination) and the Boston-Sarasota/Bradenton route on November 18.
The addition of SRQ is part of a major expansion for the company at BOS this summer.
Key summer schedule highlights for BOS:
* Two additional daily flights to Chicago/O’Hare (for a total of three)
* Two additional daily flights to Charlotte (for a total of four)
* Two additional daily flights to Raleigh/Durham (for a total of three)
* One additional daily flight to Fort Lauderdale (for a total of four)
* One additional daily flight to Pittsburgh (for a total of three)
* One additional daily flight to San Diego (for a total of two)
* One additional daily flight to Washington/Dulles (for a total of seven)
* One new daily flight to San Jose, California (for a total of one)
* Four additional weekly flights to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (for a total of one daily)
* Three additional weekly flights to Aruba (for a total for four)
* Two additional weekly flights to Cancun, Mexico (for a total of three)
* Two new weekly flights to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (for a total of two)
* One additional weekly flight to San Juan, Puerto Rico (for a total of 11)
Copyright Photo: Bruce Drum. Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW N193JB (msn 19000017) climbs away from Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood.
Copyright Photo: Frontier Airlines.
Republic Airlines (2nd) (Indianapolis) has painted its first Embraer ERJ 190 for sister airline Frontier Airlines (2nd) (Denver). Previously Republic operated 12 Embraer ERJ 170s in Frontier Airlines colors. Ex-US Airways Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW N174HQ (msn 19000211) was unveiled in a special ceremony yesterday (April 29) in Milwaukee and honors the State of Wisconsin (the former home of Midwest Airlines) with an image of an unnamed Wisconsin Badger on the tail.
During the unveiling, Frontier Airlines announced it is inviting residents of the Badger State to help the airline to name the badger.
According to the airline, โThe choice of the badger to adorn the tail of our newest Embraer ERJ 190 honors the Wisconsin roots of Midwest Airlines,โ said Jim Reichart, vice president of sales, distribution and loyalty programs. โWe hope the residents of Wisconsin will submit their most memorable and creative monikers for their newest badger.โ
Frontier has created an online form, atย FrontierMidwest.com/namethebadger, so Wisconsin residents can submit the name they would like for their state animal and our most recent recruit into the Frontier animal family. Entries will be accepted through May 24, after which the names will be pared down to three finalists. Wisconsin residents will then be given the opportunity to vote for their favorite from May 28 through July 4. The badgerโs name will be announced July 5.
The 99-seat ERJ 190, which features a two-by-two, all-leather seating configuration, will go into service tomorrow (May 1).
JetBlue Airways Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW N192JB (msn 19000014) (Stripes) CLT (Bruce Drum), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
JetBlue Airways (New York-JFK) reported a net loss for the first quarter of $1 million, or $0.01 per diluted share. This compares to JetBlue’s first quarter 2009 net income of $12 million, or $0.05 per diluted share.
In other news, jetBlue announce plans to serve the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), its third airport in the Washington/Baltimore area, with seven daily nonstop flights to Boston’s Logan International Airport (BOS) and one daily nonstop flight each to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) and Orlando International Airport (MCO) beginning November 1, 2010.
DCA will be JetBlue’s 62nd destination. The carrier also serves the region with service from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI). With the addition of DCA’s seven daily shuttle flights to Boston — complementing five daily nonstop flights from BWI and six daily flights between Boston and IAD — JetBlue will become the largest carrier for flights between Boston and the Washington DC region offering 18 conveniently-timed departures.
Copyright Photo: Bruce Drum. Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW N192JB (msn 19000014) taxies to the runway at Charlotte.
Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing. JetBlue's Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW N258JB (msn 19000047) prepares to land at the Long Beach focus city. Due to this new arrangement, the ERJ 190s are expected to leave the West Coast and return to the East Coast in May 2010 and will be operated from DCA.
American Airlinesย (Dallas/Fort Worth) andย JetBlueย Airways (New York-JFK) announced an agreement for collaboration that will offerย JetBlueย customers connections to American’s international flights fromย New York’s John F.Kennedyย International Airport (JFK) andย Boston’s Logan International Airport, whereย JetBlueย is the largest domestic airline, and offer American’s customers convenient nonstop domestic flight options onย JetBlueย from those markets.
Under terms of the agreement, American intends to transfer eight slot pairs at Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport and one slot pair atย White Plains, NY toย JetBlue, andย JetBlueย intends to transfer 12 slot pairs at New York’s John F.Kennedyย International Airport to American.
The agreement will provide customers with interline service in non-overlapping markets, which will offer them more choices and convenient connections. The companies are also exploring other commercial cooperation.
On domestic routes where the carriers don’t currently compete, American customers can book convenient, nonstopย JetBlueย flights from JFK andย Bostonย to 18 domestic markets, includingย Portland, ME;ย Nantucket; andย Burlington, VT.
Starting in summer 2010, American and American Eagle will expand the routes and service they offer customers fromย New York. Including previously announced additions, by year end at LaGuardia and JFK combined, American and American Eagle will add 31 total flights to and from 13 additional routes, bringing totalย NYCย departures to 216 and unique destinations to 63.ย The announcement includes seven new destinations served on 23 new roundtrip flights. When combined with new options for travel onย JetBlue, American’sย New Yorkย customers will have access to 81 unique destinations on 271 nonstop flights by the end of 2010. In addition, American serves four destinations with 18 daily departures out ofย Newark’s Liberty International Airport.
LGA
New American Eagle Bombardier CRJ700 regional jets, outfitted with First Class as well as new Coach Class seats, will fly new routes from LaGuardia toย Minneapolis-St. Paulย four times daily, toย Atlantaย seven times daily, and five times daily toย Charlotte. The CRJ700s will also be used to fly existing routes from LaGuardia toย Torontoย andย Raleigh-Durham, giving passengers in those markets access to First Class service.
American will also increase mainline daily flights to and fromย Miamiย andย Chicagoย from LaGuardia.
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As previously announced, American begins service in April and May toย San Jose, Costa Rica;ย Madrid, andย Manchester, England. Previously announced nonstop service toย Austin will begin in July.
American also announced it will add twice-daily, nonstop service to and fromย Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood in November and increase daily frequencies toย Orlando, Las Vegas, andย Miamiย effective in November.
American Eagle previously announced daily round-trip service on regional jets to and fromย Columbus, Ohio, andย St. Louis. American Eagle today announced twice-daily service to and from bothย Indianapolis, and Cincinnati. In addition, American Eagle will begin one flight daily to and fromย Norfolk.ย Those new flights will useย Embraerย regional jets and are slated to begin by year end. They will be assigned times so that customers can make connections to American’s international flights. The airline will also assign the two-class CRJ700s to upgrade existing routes from JFK, offering First Class service to Washington (Reagan National), Boston, andย Torontoย starting in early 2011.
DCA
JetBlue Airways alsoย announced plans to serve the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) beginning inย November 2010. JetBlue intends to initially offer travelers at least eight daily departures from DCA to select East Coast destinations, complementing its existing service from Washington Dulles International Airport and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
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