United Airlines is seeking regulatory approval to launch service between Washington Dulles and Cape Town. If the route is approved by the DOT, the carrier plans to begin weekly flights between those cities on Nov. 17. Related: United and Delta […]

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaiian Airlines is exploring electric aircraft technology with a company based in Boston. The airline is interested in using the vehicles for travel between Hawaii’s islands, Hawaii News Now reported. The company called Regent is designing “seagliders” […]

Denver Airport, which is already Southwest’s largest base, now has 16 additional gates for the Dallas-based carrier. Southwest officials joined airports leaders for a ribbon-cutting on the expansion Thursday afternoon. The gates, which are located on the east end of […]

Frontier Airlines will launch four Caribbean routes from Tampa early this summer.  The discount carrier will operate daily, year-round, Tampa-San Juan service beginning June 23, competing against the daily service of Southwest, JetBlue and Spirit, Cirium flight schedule data shows.  […]

Qantas has ordered 12 specially outfitted Airbus A350-1000 aircraft as it finalizes plans to launch flights from Sydney and Melbourne, Australia, to New York and London by late 2025. Those routes would be the world’s longest nonstop flights. The Qantas […]

Spirit Airlines plans to move forward with its original plan to merge with fellow ultralow-cost carrier (ULCC) Frontier rather than accepting the higher-priced, counter buyout proposal of JetBlue.  The Spirit board’s unanimous decision, the company said, stems from its view […]

MANILA, Philippines — North and Central America are leading the global aviation recovery, with U.S. travelers fueling the resurgence, according to new data from ForwardKeys.  Presenting the numbers during the World Travel & Tourism Council’s Global Summit here, ForwardKeys vice […]

MANILA, Philippines — North and Central America are leading the global aviation recovery, with U.S. travelers fueling the resurgence, according to new data from ForwardKeys.  Presenting the numbers during the World Travel & Tourism Council’s Global Summit here, ForwardKeys vice […]

MANILA, Philippines — North and Central America are leading the global aviation recovery, with U.S. travelers fueling the resurgence, according to new data from ForwardKeys.  Presenting the numbers during the World Travel & Tourism Council’s Global Summit here, ForwardKeys vice […]

United Airlines foresees the U.S. pilot shortage slowing industry growth for next five to 10 years. But United executives also said Thursday that the impact will primarily be felt by smaller carriers, creating a tailwind for United relative to its […]