By Michael Garko, In Airline News The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that Delta Air Lines is considering a bid for US Airways. It is apparently only one of the options that the Atlanta-based carrier is considering as U.S. carriers continue to look at consolidation options. Bloomberg News reported on Saturday that Delta has … Continue reading »
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Copa Airlines adds Las Vegas flights
By Michael Garko, In Airline News Panama’s Copa Airlines has announced it will begin flights from its Panama City base to Las Vegas beginning June 27. June 27 also marks the day Las Vegas McCarran’s new 14-gate international terminal will be opened. “With this, we’re opening up Las Vegas to the whole world,” said Rosemary … Continue reading »
WestJet to launch flights to LaGuardia
By Michael Garko, In Airline News On Friday, Canadian low-cost carrier WestJet announced how it plans to use the sixteen slots it won in November for flights to the capacity controlled New York’s LaGuardia airport. WestJet will launch seven weekday flights to Toronto beginning June 4. Service will increase to eight weekday flights on July … Continue reading »
Airbus to inspect 20 A380′s after cracks found inside wings
By Michael Garko, In Airline News Airbus announced on Wednesday it has been ordered by the European Aviation Safety Agency to inspect 20 of its A380 superjumbos after cracks have been discovered inside their wings. The situation is not an airworthiness or safety issue according to the world’s largest plane manufacturer.” This is not a fatigue … Continue reading »
Oakland named Allegiant’s newest focus city
By Michael Garko, In Airline News Oakland International Airport will become Allegiant’s seventh focus city joining Fort Lauderdale, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Orlando-Sanford, Phoenix-Mesa and St. Petersburg-Clearwater. The leisure-focused airline will add seven new routes out of Oakland this spring.
Southwest’s post merger map takes shape
By Michael Garko, In Airline News Southwest Airlines, and its subsidiary AirTran Airways, has released its late-fall flight schedule for 2012. Included in the release is the announcement that the carriers will end service to Allentown, Pa.; Lexington, Ky.; Harrisburg, Pa.; Huntsville, Ala.; Sarasota, Fla.; and White Plains, N.Y. beginning August 12, 2012.
