The Department of Transportation has imposed a $140 million fine on Southwest for last year’s operational collapse during the holiday season.  The penalty, the DOT said, is 30 times larger than any previous fine the […]

Regulatory guidance from the Treasury Department is likely to pave the way for ethanol-based sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to be eligible for a federal tax credit program designed to spur production. Airlines and fuel producers […]

Delta plans to begin daily Seattle-Taipei service on June 6.  The route will be Delta’s first from the U.S. to the Taiwan capital. Delta last served Taipei from Tokyo Narita in 2017.  Related:  Taiwanese carrier […]

JetBlue has launched its first service to Belize, becoming the only airline flying to the Central America destination from New York JFK. JetBlue’s inaugural flight between JFK and Belize City, operated with an Airbus A320, […]

Hawaiian Airlines will start flying daily from Salt Lake City to Honolulu on May 15. Tickets are on sale now. Salt Lake City will be Hawaiian’s 16th gateway on the U.S. mainland. The carrier will […]

Alaska Airlines gained a massive boost to its international partner portfolio when it joined the 13-airline Oneworld Alliance in 2021. But Alaska is also bullish about its burgeoning partnership with small German carrier Condor.  “The […]

AAA Travel forecasts that the number of air travelers during the Thanksgiving holiday will increase 6.6%, to 4.7 million, which would be the highest number of Thanksgiving air travelers since 2005.  AAA said the average […]

Salt Lake City Airport, in partnership with hub carrier Delta, has completed the second phase of a $5.2 billion airport redevelopment. Phase 2 officially ended on Tuesday with the opening of 13 additional gates leased […]

Qatar Airways has launched service to AlUla, an emerging Saudi Arabian tourism destination.  Qatar made its first landing at AlUla on Sunday and will fly to the northwestern oasis city twice weekly from its Doha […]

Delta has begun enabling personalized entertainment seatback screens.  The system is now being tested on select older-generation Airbus A321 aircraft. The technology offers flyers an experience similar to their own smart TVs. For example, screens […]