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JetBlue Launches Major Expansion at Boston’s Logan Airport
May 5, 2010
JetBlue Airways is beginning a summer-long expansion at Logan International Airport with added service to more than a dozen cities and a 30 percent increase in daily departures. JetBlue plans to operate an average of 75 departures per day...
Teamsters to Closely Monitor Continental-United Merger Plan
May 5, 2010The Teamsters Union said that it is assembling an experienced team of experts to ensure its members’ jobs and interests are protected should the proposed merger of United and Continental be approved by federal regulators and shareholders. “Our most important responsibility is to ensure that the proposed Continental-United merger doesn’t harm our members,” said Teamsters Airline Division Director David Bourne. “Our team of legal and financial experts has extensive...
Delta to Launch Flights from Detroit to South America
May 5, 2010
United, Continental Reportedly Agree to Merger Late on Sunday
May 3, 2010
Late Sunday newswire services were reporting that the boards of United Airlines and Continental Airlines had agreed to a merger, a move that would create the world’s largest airline...
Caribbean Airlines to Take Over Operations of Air Jamaica
April 30, 2010Caribbean Airlines will take over operations of Air Jamaica on Saturday, May 1. Beginning on that day, a transition plan will be implemented under which Air Jamaica will continue its current operations under a contractual arrangement with Caribbean Airlines. “There will be no disruption of service, as all...
Lufthansa to Begin Service with A380s from Frankfurt
April 30, 2010
Lufthansa will initiate scheduled flights aboard A380s, the world’s largest passenger aircraft. on June 11, with service from Frankfurt to Tokyo’s Narita International Airport. The aircraft, which bears the name Frankfurt am Main,...
United Celebrates 80 Years of the Flight Attendant Profession
April 30, 2010
Eighty years ago, on May 15, 1930, United’s first stewardesses led by registered nurse Ellen Church took their initial flight on a Boeing 80A from Oakland/San Francisco to Chicago, making a 20-hour journey with 13 stops, 14 passengers and cruising at 125 mph. To commemorate this anniversary,...
SAA Adds Flights to Prepare for World Soccer Championships
April 29, 2010
South Africa for the world soccer championships are in place as the airline marks the 45-day countdown. SAA has added flights between match cities and has enhanced the airport experience in Johannesburg, making it easier than ever for soccer fans from throughout North America to fly to South Africa...
Spirit Airlines Debuts “Pre-Reclined” Non-Adjustable Seats
April 27, 2010Spirit Airlines is introducing “pre-reclined” seats that do not adjust. Brice Seating’s new pre-reclined B3100 Featherweight Super Light seat design has a greater recline built into the design. The lightweight seat means greater fuel efficiency, which is better for the environment and reduces costs. It is more than 30 percent lighter in weight than other seats. The 178 seats on Spirit’s A320 weigh less than 145 seats on its A319. Fewer moving mechanisms mean less maintenance and fewer...