Come the end of 2025 no two cities on earth will be too far apart for a nonstop flight. Qantas officially confirmed its plans to purchase A350-1000 aircraft in an ultra-longhaul configuration capable of flying from Sydney to London or New York City or anywhere else on earth without a stop on the way. The carrier will eventually take delivery of a dozen planes for this effort.
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Avelo adds Orlando base, continues expansion
Upstart Avelo Airlines sees big potential in Orlando. The airline will establish a new crew and aircraft base in Central Florida, bringing new competition to the market. Avelo plans for ten destinations served from Orlando by the end of the year.
Norse Atlantic’s four inaugural routes on sale
Norse Atlantic will bring its 787 “Longships” across the Atlantic Ocean beginning in June. The carrier formally launched its first four transatlantic routes, with New York City, Los Angeles, and Florida connecting to Oslo from this summer.
Sacramento, Rapid City vie for Breeze Airways service
Both Sacramento and Rapid City want to see Breeze Airways planes in the year ahead. Federal grant money could help make that happen.
Breeze brings transcon service to Westchester/White Plains
Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Las Vegas will all soon be available as nonstop destinations from White Plains, flown on Breeze Airways’ brand new A220-300 aircraft. These are three of the seven new destinations the carrier will add as it opens operations from the airport just north of New York City.
Delays, suspensions, and cuts: JetBlue further trims Summer 2022
JetBlue will close two stations and delay two routes as part of its schedule cuts this summer. Another eleven routes will also operate “for at least a portion of the summer season” per a message shared with in-flight crewmembers.
Rossiya super-sizes SuperJet services at Sochi
No spare parts? No problem! Aeroflot subsidiary Rossiya will lean on its fleet of Sukhoi SuperJets as it seeks to keep some international flights operating as sanctions put pressure on operations of its Boeing, Airbus, and Embraer aircraft.
JetBlue snags slots for London-Boston flights
Is JetBlue finally ready to launch transatlantic flights from Boston? The carrier secured slots for the Summer 2022 season at both Heathrow and Gatwick, making such service possible.
In search of growth: Where the Summer 2022 US market is flying
Domestic US travel is back. And, in many ways, not at all what it once was.
Digging deeper into BreezeThrough connections
Breeze Airways launched promising point-to-point service, saving passengers time and money versus connecting in major hubs. With its latest schedule update, however, the company adds a twist – via connections – to that plan.