CEO Tom Horton: We approached US Airways about a merger, not US Airways...
American Airlines‘ (Dallas/Fort Worth) CEO Thomas W. Horton has given an interview to the Associated Press and for the first time revealed it was Horton who approached US Airways’ (Phoenix) CEO Doug...
View ArticleVolaris adds Culiacan-Los Angeles service on August 4
Volaris (Los Angeles) on August 4 added its sixth route to Los Angles from Culiacán, the largest city in the state of Sinaloa. Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing. Airbus A319 A319-133 XA-VOA with the...
View ArticleTurkish Airlines plans to order 15 additional Boeing 777-300 ERs
Turkish Airlines (Istanbul) plans to order 15 additional Boeing 777-300 ERs by 2017 with five options according to a report by Reuters. Read the full report: CLICK HERE Copyright Photo: Michael B....
View ArticleDelta Air Lines to add three summer routes from Los Angeles starting in June
Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) will reintroduce three routes for the summer season from Los Angeles in June per Airline Route. Anchorage will be served twice-weekly with Boeing 757-200s effective June 21....
View ArticleBoeing proposes a 787 battery fix to the FAA
Boeing (Chicago) yesterday proposed a fix to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) concerning the 787 battery fires according to this report by Reuters. However investigators have not yet...
View ArticleDelta Air Lines, Los Angeles World Airports invest $229 million to overhaul...
Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) has partnered with the City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles World Airports to significantly overhaul Terminal 5 at Los Angeles International Airport (mid center above on the...
View ArticleCompass Airlines to operates an hourly Los Angeles-San Francisco shuttle for...
Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) is planning to turn over the Los Angeles-San Francisco route to subsidiary Compass Airlines (Delta Connection) (Minneapolis/St. Paul). Starting on September 3, 2013, Compass...
View ArticleDelta to expand Seattle/Tacoma operations with new flights to Las Vegas, Los...
Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) despite having a close relationship with Alaska Airlines (Seattle/Tacoma), will offer new daily nonstop service to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport from San Francisco...
View ArticleAmerican Airlines is coming to Hong Kong
American Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth) today announced it plans to launch its first-ever nonstop service from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and...
View ArticleAirlines impacted at Los Angeles International Airport by shooter, Terminal 3...
Airlines at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) were impacted yesterday morning (November 1) when a 23-year old gunman forced his way through the TSA checkpoint at Terminal 3, killing one TSA...
View ArticleAmerican and US Airways settle with the Department of Justice giving up 52...
AMR Corporation (Dallas/Fort Worth), the parent company of American Airlines, Inc., (Dallas/Fort Worth) and US Airways Group, Inc. (US Airways) (Phoenix) today announced that the airlines have settled...
View ArticleAmerican Airlines takes delivery of its first Airbus A321
American Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth) today took delivery of the first Airbus A321 trans-continental aircraft, complete with fully lie-flat First and Business Class seats. The new aircraft is...
View ArticleAmerican Airlines introduces the Airbus A321 today between New York and Los...
American Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth) today (January 7) welcomes the new Airbus A321, the first of what will become a dedicated three-class fleet operating on trans-continental flights between New...
View ArticleMalaysia Airlines to end Los Angeles flights on April 30
Malaysia Airlines (Kuala Lumpur) will end service to Los Angeles on April 30 per Airline Route. The carrier currently serves LAX from Kuala Lumpur via Tokyo (Narita) four days a week. The carrier has...
View ArticleAllegiant Air reports its fourth quarter (44th consecutive profitable...
Allegiant Travel Company (Allegiant Air) (Las Vegas) meanwhile has reported the following financial results for both the fourth quarter and full year 2013, as well as comparisons to prior year...
View ArticleAmerican Airlines to launch the Dallas/Fort Worth-Shanghai route on June 11
American Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth) today announced the schedule for its new service between Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport (PVG), further...
View ArticleFast-growing Volaris to lease 10 new Airbus A320neo and six A321neo aircraft
Volaris (Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V.) (Mexico City) has signed a letter of intent with a leading aircraft lessor for 16 aircraft, comprised of ten new A320neo and six new...
View ArticleUnited Airlines to introduce the Boeing 787-9 internationally from Los...
United Airlines (Chicago) today announced that it will introduce nonstop flights between its hub at Los Angeles International Airport and Melbourne, Australia, effective on October 26, 2014...
View ArticleAmerican to end American Eagle Los Angeles-Santa Barbara service
American Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth) will end American Eagle Bombardier CRJ200 service between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara on April 1 according to Airline Route. Copyright Photo: Michael B....
View ArticleVirgin America wants to start operations from Dallas’ Love Field
Virgin America (San Francisco) today announced plans to significantly expand its Dallas presence by operating new daily nonstop flights from Dallas’ Love Field (DAL) to New York’s LaGuardia Airport...
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