Norwegian Long Haul (Norwegian.com) (Oslo) is planning to launch a new route connecting London (Gatwick) with Oakland in May 2016. The new route will be operated three days a week with Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners starting on May 12 per Airline Route.
Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing/AirlinersGallery.com. Now registered in Norway (was previously registered in Ireland), Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner LN-LNG (msn 35314) arrives at Los Angeles International Airport.
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Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) will add the Atlanta – Oakland route with daily Boeing 737-800 service starting on October 1 per Airline Route.
Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 737-832 N3745B (msn 32373) climbs away from Los Angeles International Airport.
Delta Air Lines aircraft slide show (current livery):
Spirit Airlines (Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood) announced today it will add new nonstop service between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Oakland International Airport (OAK),
beginning on November 12, 2015.
Spirit continues its build-up at LAX. This new service will consist of two daily nonstop flights, with a morning and evening flight each way. With this new service, Spirit will operate nonstop flights to 13 destinations from Los Angeles, including Atlanta (starting on August 20, 2015); Baltimore/Washington, DC (starting July 9, 2015), Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood, Houston, KansasCity (starting July 9, 2015), Las Vegas, Minneapolis-St. Paul, and Oakland (starting November 12, 2015).
From Oakland, Spirit will operate nonstop to five destinations, including Chicago (O’Hare), Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston (seasonal), Las Vegas, and Los Angeles (starting November 12, 2015).
Copyright Photo below: Ken Petersen/AirlinersGallery.com. Airbus A319-132 N502NK (msn 2433) prepares to land in Las Vegas.
Spirit Airlines aircraft slide show:
Hawaiian Airlines (Honolulu) flight HA 24 departed Kahului on Maui at 11:18 a.m. yesterday (May 1) bound for Oakland. The flight crew declared an emergency and landed safely at Kahului Airport (OGG) at 11:50 a.m. after the smell of fumes was detected in the cabin according to MauiNow.com. The 224 passengers and 10 crew members safely evacuated the Boeing 767-300.
Hawaiian Airlines issued this short statement:
HA Flight 24 left Maui at 11:18 a.m. for Oakland, and returned to the Maui airport soon after departure due to an odor of fumes in the cabin. The flight crew declared an emergency and landed in OGG at 11:50 a.m. All customers were evacuated via emergency slides. There were 224 customers and 10 crew onboard. At this time there are no reports of serious injuries.
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Volaris (Mexico City) on March 4 inaugurated new international service connecting the city of Tijuana in the Baja with Oakland with flights on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The schedule:
Departing Tijuana at 18:20 hrs., arriving San Francisco, (Oakland) at 19:55 hrs.
Departing San Francisco (Oakland) at 21:10 hrs., arriving Tijuana at 22:40 hrs.
Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing/AirlinersGallery.com. Airbus A320-233 N521VL (msn 5621) named “Roberto” prepares to land at Los Angeles International Airport.
Volaris aircraft slide show:
Southwest Airlines (Dallas) has extended its flight schedule through October 30, 2015. The new schedule will bring more nonstop service and new destinations beginning August 9, 2015, for travelers flying Southwest in Santa Ana/Orange County, Washington, D.C. (Reagan National), and Columbus, Ohio.
The carrier will add service to both coasts from Port Columbus International Airport with the airport’s first daily nonstop flight to/from Oakland, and twice-daily service to/from Boston Logan International Airport.
Copyright Photo: Tony Storck/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 737-3H4 N644SW (msn 28329) in the new 2014 livery arrives at Baltimore/Washington (BWI). Southwest is gradually replacing its older Boeing 737s.
Southwest Airlines aircraft slide show (current livery):
Volaris (Mexico City) will start twice-weekly Tijuana – Oakland service on March 4.
Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing/AirlinersGallery.com. AIrbus A319-133 XA-VOD (msn 3045) named “Daniella” arrives in Los Angeles.
Volaris aircraft slide show:
Southwest Airlines (Dallas) has announced two additional destinations from Dallas (Love Field). Flights between Dallas and both San Francisco International Airport and Oakland International Airport begin on January 6, 2015.
The carrier previously announced its post Wright Amendment offerings from Dallas (Love Field) which, along with the additions of Oakland and San Francisco, gives Dallas Customers access to a total of 33 destinations via nonstop service on Southwest Airlines by January 6, 2015.
Beginning October 13, 2014, Southwest will add nonstop service from Dallas (Love Field) to Baltimore/Washington, Chicago (Midway), Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Orlando, and Ronald Reagan Washington National.
On November 2, 2014, Southwest will add additional nonstop city offerings from Dallas (Love Field) to Atlanta, Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood, Nashville, New York (LaGuardia), Phoenix, San Diego, Orange County/Santa Ana, and Tampa.
Copyright Photo: Ton Jochems/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 737-8H4 N8301J (msn 36980) “Warrior One” lands in Las Vegas.
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Norwegian Long Haul (Norwegian.com) (Oslo) today (May 3) launched the first nonstop flight from Stockholm (Arlanda) to Oakland, California. It is the first time that Sweden has a direct flight to the San Francisco Bay area.
The new route is operated two days a week with the Boeing 787. Oslo-Oakland service starts on May 28.
Norwegian’s other long-haul routes from Stockholm (Arlanda) and Oslo (Gardermoen) operates to New York (JFK), Los Angeles, Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood and Bangkok. From Copenhagen the fast-growing airline operates nonstop flights to Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood, Los Angeles and New York (JFK).
Copyright Photo: Stefan Sjogren/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 787-8 EI-LNC (msn 34795) prepares to land at Stockholm (Arlanda).
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Aloha Air Cargo (Honolulu) on May 14 celebrated its fifth anniversary. The company is keeping alive the Aloha name.
The cargo airline on May 2 also held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new air cargo facility, which will consolidate existing cargo operations, aircraft maintenance, loading docks, support offices, and customer service operations into an integrated facility on the west side of the airport near the end of Elliott Street and Hale Kinai Road. The facility initiates the kick-off for the Hawaii Airports Modernization Program – part of Governor Neil Abercrombie’s New Day Work Projects. In attendance were Governor Abercrombie, Deputy Airport Director Ford Fuchigami, Kahu Kelekona Bishaw, Aloha Air Cargo Executives and employees, and various key customers and local Hawaii businesses.
Aloha’s cargo facility will act as its primary operational hub, which will coordinate logistics efforts with the company’s Statewide shipping network across all major airports including Lihue, Kauai (LIH), Kahului, Maui (OGG), Kailua-Kona, Hawaii (KOA), and Hilo, Hawaii (ITO).
The groundbreaking is a perfect segue into Aloha Air Cargo’s 5-year anniversary as an independent cargo company which took place on May 14, 2013. The cargo carrier continues to grow and strengthen its core cargo business, while expanding its offerings to become a formidable logistics solutions provider – coming a long way since its much beloved predecessor, Aloha Airlines, closed its doors in March 2008.
The new cargo facility and hangar will be 115,000 square feet, including over 2,400 square feet of refrigerator capacity and five (5) drive-up docks for shippers. Structural considerations were made to incorporate over 31,000 square feet of buildup area under roof for cargo to be sheltered from the elements, wind, sun, and rain. Completion of the facility is projected at the end of first quarter 2014. Until then, operations will not be impacted, and Aloha will continue to serve more than 2,000 local businesses who rely on the cargo carrier to move over 100 million pounds of freight annually into and across the State.
Above Copyright Photo: Mark Durbin (all others from Aloha Air Cargo). Boeing 737-2X6C N841AL (msn 23123) passes through Oakland.
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