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Delta to Resume Berlin, Monterrey ServiceBy Donna M. Airoldi

Delta Air Lines plans to offer daily direct service between New York-JFK and Berlin Brandenburg Airport beginning in May 2023, the carrier confirmed. It... KEEP READING

DOT Allocates Cape Town Service to Delta, UnitedBy Donna M. Airoldi

The U.S. Department of Transportation has tentatively allocated three weekly frequencies each to Delta Air Lines and United Airlines for proposed... KEEP READING

Delta Orders 100 Boeing 737 Max AircraftBy Donna M. Airoldi

Delta Air Lines has placed an order with Boeing for 100 737-10 Max aircraft, with the option to purchase 30 more, the airline announced Monday.... KEEP READING

American Airlines OKs Electric Aircraft Pre-Delivery PaymentBy Donna M. Airoldi

American Airlines has committed to delivery slots and a pre-delivery payment for 50 VX4 electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft from U.K.-based... KEEP READING

Emirates, Industry Org Slam Heathrow Capacity CapsBy Donna M. Airoldi

Two days after Heathrow Airport announced capacity caps on daily departures for the next two months and asked airlines to restrict summer sales, the... KEEP READING

TSA Adds Third Gender Option for PreCheck MembersBy Michael B. Baker

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration has added a gender marker option for nonbinary and gender nonconforming applicants to its PreCheck... KEEP READING

Airline On-Time Performance Drops in JuneBy Donna M. Airoldi

The North American airline on-time arrival average in June dropped to 65.7 percent from 71 percent in May, according to a new Cirium report. Nine out of... KEEP READING

Finnair Launches NDC Agency Portal to Bypass GDS SurchargeBy Michael B. Baker

Finnair has partnered with travel content aggregator TPConnects to power a new agency booking portal that distributes the carrier's NDC content to... KEEP READING

Delta to Hold Capacity at June Level through 2022By Donna M. Airoldi

After apologizing during a second-quarter earnings call Wednesday to customers "who have been impacted by cancellations, delays and long wait times over... KEEP READING

Spirit Delays Frontier Merger Vote a Fourth TimeBy Donna M. Airoldi

Spirit Airlines for a fourth time has postponed a shareholder vote on its agreement to merge with Frontier Airlines, the company announced Wednesday.... KEEP READING

Aer Lingus Signs SAF Deal with GevoBy Donna M. Airoldi

Aer Lingus has signed an agreement with sustainable aviation fuel manufacturer Gevo in which the airline has committed to purchase 6.3 million gallons... KEEP READING

Heathrow Adds Capacity Caps, European Airlines Restrict SalesBy Donna M. Airoldi

London's Heathrow Airport has imposed daily capacity caps of 100,000 passengers through Sept. 11, Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye wrote in a statement,... KEEP READING

Virgin Atlantic Plans October A330neo LaunchBy Donna M. Airoldi

Virgin Atlantic expects to begin flying its new Airbus A330neo aircraft between London Heathrow and Boston beginning in October, with Bluetooth... KEEP READING

Air Canada, Emirates Partner, Plan CodeshareBy Donna M. Airoldi

Air Canada and Emirates have signed a strategic partnership agreement, the carriers announced Tuesday. They intend to establish later in 2022 a... KEEP READING

Sabre, Amadeus to Distribute Finnair NDC Content This YearBy Michael B. Baker

Finnair later this year will begin distributing NDC content via both Sabre's and Amadeus' global distribution systems, the GDSs announced. ... KEEP READING

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