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Singapore Airlines to Resume Newark Flights, Extend Reward StatusBy Donna M. Airoldi

Singapore Airlines will restore daily flights from Newark Liberty Airport with nonstop service beginning March 28, 2022, the company announced... KEEP READING

Carriers Prune Winter Schedules After Holiday CancellationsBy Donna M. Airoldi

The flight cancellations that beleaguered the airline industry during the recent Christmas and New Year holidays have eased but not abated entirely.... KEEP READING

Delta Extends Flight Credit Expiration Date by One YearBy Donna M. Airoldi

Delta Air Lines customers with flight credits on the books from the airline now will have until Dec. 31, 2023, to rebook their ticket for travel through... KEEP READING

IATA: Air Travel Recovery Rate Slows in NovemberBy Donna M. Airoldi

Domestic air travel in November declined slightly month over month, largely due to "strengthened travel restrictions in China," but that was outweighed... KEEP READING

Southwest Airlines Connects to Kayak for BusinessBy Michael B. Baker

Southwest Airlines has started providing content to Kayak's corporate travel platform, Kayak for Business, Kayak announced. ... KEEP READING

Emirates Partners with DRCT for NDC DistributionBy Donna M. Airoldi

Emirates will offer the carrier's New Distribution Capability content to customers of NDC aggregator DRCT, including travel management companies, DRCT... KEEP READING

American Airlines, Aer Lingus Launch Codeshare AgreementBy Donna M. Airoldi

American Airlines and Ireland's Aer Lingus, part of International Airlines Group, have launched a codeshare agreement, American announced. ... KEEP READING

Delta Snags JetBlue's Laurence, Overseer of Northeast AllianceBy Donna M. Airoldi

Delta Air Lines has hired JetBlue's Scott Laurence as VP of network planning, the company announced. Laurence on Jan. 18 will begin work at Delta and... KEEP READING

Airlines Hit by Cancellations as Omicron Causes Crew ShortagesBy Rob Gill

Airlines canceled more flights in late December and early January than in previous years, as they suffered crew shortages due to the spread of the... KEEP READING

Virgin Atlantic to Launch Heathrow-Austin ServiceBy Donna M. Airoldi

London-based Virgin Atlantic will launch new direct service between Heathrow Airport and Texas' Austin-Bergstrom International Airport beginning May 25,... KEEP READING

JetBlue Launches Sustainability Program for Corp. CustomersBy Donna M. Airoldi

JetBlue has launched a program designed to help corporate customers reduce business travel emissions and meet sustainability targets, the airline... KEEP READING

JetBlue Promotes Clark to Head Revenue, PlanningBy Donna M. Airoldi

JetBlue has promoted Dave Clark to head of revenue and planning, reporting to president and COO Joanna Geraghty, effective immediately, the airline... KEEP READING

Airlines for America Pushes Emergency Petition to Delay 5G Service Initiation Near U.S. AirportsBy Donna M. Airoldi

Will the U.S. Federal Communication Commission's 5G rollout wreak havoc on airline schedules?... KEEP READING

Delta Leads 2021 On-Time Performance for N. American CarriersBy Donna M. Airoldi

Delta Air Lines had the best on-time performance among major North American carriers in 2021, with 87.8 percent of flights arriving within 15 minutes of... KEEP READING

New CDC Isolation Guidance Pleases Airlines, but Flight Attendants SkepticalBy Michael B. Baker

Airlines have begun adjusting scheduling policies based on the new U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention isolation guidance for Covid-19,... KEEP READING

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