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American Pitches New Service at Mainly GA Airport
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (306+ words) American Airlines" plan to launch regular scheduled service at Naples Airport in Florida drew mixed reactions at a public meeting Thursday as officials overseeing the general aviation-focused facility said they will continue to study the proposal. According to WZVN-TV, American…...
Alaska Outlines Plans for New Seattle Lounge
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (192+ words) Alaska Airlines plans to open a new 41, 000-square-foot lounge at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport by late 2027, officials said Thursday. The lounge will cover two levels in Seattle's Concourse C, with approximately 700 seats, showers, multiple bars, and dining spaces. Alaska lounge members,…...
Livery of the Week: Turkish Airlines" 500th Aircraft
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (111+ words) Have an idea for a livery that we should highlight? Drop us a line. This aircraft, registered as TC-LHH and named "TK Aile," which is Turkish for "family," is the 31st of the 33 Airbus A350 aircraft currently operated by Turkish. It was…...
American Launches Four New Routes to Europe
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (209+ words) American Airlines on Thursday launched four new nonstop routes to Europe ahead of what is expected to be a busy summer travel season. The carrier started seasonal service from Philadelphia to Budapest and Prague, and from Dallas/Fort Worth to…...
American to Begin Essential Air Service at Midwest Airport
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (237+ words) The U. S. Department of Transportation this week selected American Airlines to provide Essential Air Service at Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois. The carrier will take over a single route currently operated by Contour Airlines linking Veterans Airport with Chicago O'Hare. American…...
United Adds Two New Routes
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (239+ words) United is expanding its presence at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport in Ohio, with two new routes set to launch this fall. On Sept. 24, the carrier will launch nonstop service between Cleveland and Las Vegas. Flights will operate once per day…...
IATA: European Connectivity "Flatlined" in 2025
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (329+ words) Air connectivity in Europe grew by only 1% in 2025, the International Air Transport Association reported this week. Across the European Union, 1, 281 routes were added last year while 1, 127 were canceled, a net gain of 154 connections. At year's end, the continent's route network…...
Alaska Starts Service to London
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (192+ words) Alaska Airlines on Thursday launched a new nonstop connection between Seattle and London Heathrow. Service will operate daily year-round going forward, officials said. The carrier is using Terminal 3 at Heathrow. London is Alaska's second destination in Europe, behind Rome, which…...
Air France, Airbus Found Guilty of "Corporate Manslaughter" in 2009 Crash
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (437+ words) A Paris court found two pillars of France's aviation industry, Air France and Airbus, guilty of corporate manslaughter on Thursday in connection with the fatal crash of Air France Flight 447 in 2009. The accident, which killed all 228 passengers and crew on…...
United Projects Rise in Summer Air Travel
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (204+ words) United said Tuesday that it expects to fly about 53 million people this summer between June and August, 3 million more than the same period last year. The carrier said it is seeing "double-digit increases in demand" for certain destinations, mostly tied…...