As Upgrade Travel reports, Brataslavia-based discount airline SkyEurope is offering negative fares. This promotion, which started today and runs through the 22nd, prices their fare at -1 euro. Thus, not only do they make no profit, but they’ll pay one euro of your taxes. Even SkyEurope refers to it as the “most crazy promotion ever.”…
As Today in the Sky reports, The FAA approved Jetblue’s application for four daily flights from Chicago-O’Hare, arrival authorizations at 8:30, two at 11, and 4. However, Jetblue must initiate service by October 28, and flight operations by January 27, 2007. Jetblue is likely to operate at least some of the flights to its Kennedy…
In several press releases issued over the last day, the various airlines have weighed in on the benefits of their proposed China routes. We briefly touched on the issue in a previous post. United Airlines commented in their press release that a Washington-Beijing service would link the two capitals, and would be the first China…
As Southwest reports in a press release, Southwest Airlines this morning celebrated the phased-out repeal of the Wright Amendment with the rollout of new connecting service for Love Field. By this Thursday, passengers can take full advantage of 25 new destinations on Southwest from Dallas Love Field Airport: Baltimore/Washington, Chicago Midway, Cleveland, Columbus, Denver, Detroit,…
The Globe and Mail reported today on Porter Airlines. Porter is a recent Canadian upstart run by Donald Carty, a former American Airlines CEO. He held executive positions with American and its parent AMR Corporation from 1978 through 2003, which certainly qualifies him to be chairman of an airline. He is also the chairman of…
Today, Northwest and Delta both announced expansion plans. As the Associated Press notes in regards to Northwest, airline consultant Alan Sbarra said that expansion fits with a policy now popular amoung US carriers of “avoiding competition by going to Europe.” The push to offer more international service could possibly increase competiton and thus lower fares…
Today, as Delta announced its international expansion, Northwest announced its first major expansion since bankruptcy. Since the two carriers declared bankruptcy at the same time, Northwest seems to like to announce things the same day Delta does. Delta has had an aggressive international expansion plan since bankruptcy. Northwest, however, has engaged in very little in…
Flightglobal.com reports that Delta will be the US launch customer for the Boeing 777-200LR. The two are converted from a previous 200ER order previously placed by Delta. The first of this type of aircraft was delivered to Pakistan Internation Airlines in February. Air Canada has 11 on order. Delta may also accept additional deliveries as…
Airbus’s chief executive, Louis Gallois, who took the position on Monday, warned that “painful” job cuts would be needed to turn the aircraft manufacturer around. Gallois replaced Christian Streiff, who resigned after less than 100 days on the job. As the Independent reports, Gallois pledged to proceed with the new A350 mid-sized jet, needed to…
As Crain’s Chicago Business reports, the FAA has dismissed objections by American and United Airlines in regards to Jetblue’s proposal to serve Chicago-O’Hare Airport. Thus, it can allow Jetblue or any new entrant to gain access to the airport under a system that will be modified on October 29th. The FAA thus has said that…
We recently wrote on the subject of Northwest’s aircraft purchase. We are pleased to announce that Northwest has begun its order with 72 jets. Northwest has ordered 36 Embraer 175s to be flown by their new subsidiary, Compass Airlines as well as an additional order for 36 Bombardier CRJ-900 jets to be flown by a…
The Associated Press reports that Northwest Airlines is expected to make a large order for regional jets in the next few weeks. Not only has it launched its new subsidiary, Compass Airlines, for its regional flying, it needs to replace 105 ancient DC-9 aircraft. The DC-9 began service in 1965, and evolved design-wise into the…
Boeing has emphasized its view of the future in the development of the 787 Dreamliner. It is made of lightweight and durable composites including advanced aluminum alloys. The most important goal of the Dreamliner is an increase in fuel efficiency. Seeking Alpha summarizes the development of the Boeing aircraft, which is 33% made in the…
In a press release, Southwest announced the inauguration of service from Dulles airport today with twelve daily nonstop departures: Seven daily flights to Chicago-Midway, once daily to Las Vegas, and twice daily to Orlando and Tampa Bay. The service complements Southwest’s hub at Thurgood Marshall International Airport in Baltimore(BWI), and provides an alternative to Northern…
As USAToday reports, this week, New York discounter Jetblue asked the Federal Aviation Administration for permission to operates eight flights a day to Chicago’s O’Hare airport. The FAA limits the number of flights that can arrival hourly at O’Hare, but has been known to allow airlines inroads into the fortress hub of both American and…
After six years of offering Pepsi products, Spirit Airlines is now serving Coca-Cola beverages.
The much-anticipated Airbus 380 has received another blow. Airbus has once again postponed its delivery schedule. The project is turning into a major embarassment for Airbus, which was supposed to give it a strategic advantage over its main competitor, Boeing. Its superjumbo status, and its continual problems put into mind the Hughes H-4 Hercules, more…
This morning, Senator Charles Schumer(D-NY), announced that discount airline Airtran would be offering service from the Newburgh airport, 55 miles from downtown Manhattan, effective January 11. “The tides are changing,” Schumer commented. “You might even say a new moon is rising. Better low-cost service is something I’ve worked very hard on for upstate New York.”…
The first airfield in the US to be called airport was just closed, as the Courier Post reports. In 1919, the term airport was coined for Bader Field in Atlantic City because it was bordered on three sides by water. Every U.S. President from Thomas Roosevelt through Gerald Ford had flown there. The Civil Air…
Yesterday, Reuters reported that Congress voted to repeal the Wright Amendment which limits flights from Dallas Love Field. Assuming the President signs it into law…and he has no reason not to, the first benefits will be available as soon as the airlines update their reservations systems…through ticketing out of Love Field. Through-ticketing will allow passengers…
USAToday reports that a British businessman, Alan Watts, has traded in millions of frequent flyer miles on Virgin Atlantic to travel on the world’s first commercial flight into space with Virgin Galactic, scheduled to launch service in 2009. Test flights are planned for later this year. The Flights will cost $200,000 and require three days…
The Crankyflier, one of the blogs we check in on regularly, had this great article with visuals on the perimeter rules at National Airport and LaGuardia Airport. These are the only two airports with perimeter regulations, limiting the distance a flight can travel to/from there. Love Field, which has its Wright Amendment, is not a…
Ryanair reported earlier this week in a press release that they have signed an exclusive five year deal with InviseoMedia to install seatback advertising across their entire fleet of 737s. This advertising will take the form of the “Inviseo Table,” a custom-made airline tray table with an advertising panel for printed advertisements. In the press…
Upgradetravel reported in a post that according to the British press, the UK is poised to follow the US in allowing travel-sized toiletries to be brought through security…just proving that where the US goes, the world will follow. These regulations would limit containers to less than 100ml, carried in a transparent bag and presented for…
Mass transit to airports is a hot-button issue, removing congestion from airport roads, as USAToday reminded us in their article yesterday. The most basic element of this has passengers taking a shuttle bus or train from the airport terminal to the nearest mass transit stop. Airports around the country have invested large amounts of money…