When politics are tightly intertwined in the operations of airports then perhaps it should not be surprising when the airport operators get political. In this case it is the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) campaigning…
JetBlue’s west coast push: More cities, daytime transcons
The west coast will soon see more JetBlue love. The carrier announced significant route and operational changes today, adding Blue cities and frequencies. The moves come on the heels of launching a codeshare with JetSuiteX…
JetBlue goes semi-private, adds codeshare with JetSuiteX
JetBlue is putting its investment in private charter operator JetSuiteX to work. The carrier announced this week that it will add the B6 code to the scheduled charter flights operated by JetSuiteX. The flights are…
Alaska Airlines dumps Dallas-Washington, DC/New York City routes
In late 2014 Virgin America toyed with a mid-continent hub. The carrier acquired gates at Love Field in Dallas and slots at New York City's LaGuardia Airport (LGA) and Washington, DC's Reagan National (DCA). The…
American’s 787 order: Big win – with challenges…
American Airlines used a 5pm Friday news dump to announce a major aircraft order last week. The carrier shed its previously deferred Airbus A350 order that came with the US Airways merger in favor of…