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EXCLUSIVE High Flyer Interview: Spirit’s Former CEO Ben Baldanza – Part I
By: Chris Sloan / Published: February 8, 2016 Ben Baldanza, Spirit Airlines’ Former CEO. Ben Baldanza is an industry pioneer. Until last January, he was the CEO of Spirit Airlines, the U.S. largest...
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EXCLUSIVE High Flyer Interview: Spirit’s Former CEO Ben Baldanza – Part II
By: Chris Sloan / Published: February 8, 2016 Ben Baldanza, Spirit Airlines’ Former CEO. Ben Baldanza is an industry pioneer. Until last January, he was the CEO of Spirit Airlines, the U.S. largest...
View ArticleSouthwest Airlines Intends to Serve Long Beach Airport
By: Staff / Published: February 11, 2016 Southwest Airlines has confirmed its intention to serve Long Beach Airport (LGB). The carrier formally filed this week for slot authority to offer new services...
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ANALYSIS: Who Will Win In Initial US-Cuba Flight Allocations?
by Vinay Bhaskara / Published February 15, 2016 The United States and Cuba will sign tomorrow in Havana a bilateral agreement that will permit US airlines to operate up to 110 flights per day between...
View ArticleNew U.S. Senate Bill Proposes End to “Ridiculous” Airline Fees
By: Staff / Published: March 10, 2016 Senators Ed Markey (D-MA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced yesterday the “Forbidding Airlines from Imposing Ridiculous (FAIR) Fees Act” which would bar...
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Delta Takes Delivery of its First Airbus A321
By: Benjamin Bearup / Published: March 18, 2016 Two and a half years after being ordered, the first Airbus A321 for Delta Air Lines has been delivered. The Jetliner is joining Delta’s fleet of over 800...
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ANALYSIS: The Battle for Los Angeles – Part I
by Vinay Bhaskara / Published March 24, 2016 Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has seized the mantle from Denver International Airport (DEN) as the site of the hottest competition between legacy...
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ANALYSIS: Will Virgin America Consolidate?
by Vinay Bhaskara / Published March 24, 2016 Low cost carrier (LCC) Virgin America may be partly or wholly for sale, according to a recent article by Bloomberg’s Mary Schlangenstein. The San...
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American Airlines to be the Leading Transpacific Carrier from LAX
By: Rohan Anand / Published: March 29, 2016 The strategic implications of American’s recently announced Los Angeles – Hong Kong route will not be overlooked by its two largest competitors at LAX: Delta...
View ArticleUnited and Delta Resume Brussels Flights
By: Staff / Published: April 8, 2016 United Airlines and Delta announced the return of their flights to Brussels two weeks after two terrorist attacks occurred at Zaventem Airport and Maelbeek metro....
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ANALYSIS: The Battle for Los Angeles – Part II
By: Vinay Bhaskara / Published: April 11, 2016 The head-to-head battles in the Los Angeles (LAX) marketplace are heating up in 2016. In order to get a sense of how the constant growth from carriers...
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Bombardier Nearing Deal for 125 CSeries to Delta, WSJ Reports
By: Staff / Published: April 14, 2016 According to a report by Jon Ostrower of the Wall Street Journal, Bombardier is about to close a deal with Atlanta-based carrier Delta Air Lines for the...
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Delta Air Lines Confirms Order for 37 Additional Airbus A321s
By: Airways Staff in Atlanta / Published April 29, 2016 After placing a major CSeries order yesterday, Delta Air Lines has confirmed today the acquisition of 37 A321ceos (current engine option) as part...
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Ed Bastian Talks About Delta’s Past, Present, and Future
By Jack Harty in Atlanta / Published May 2, 2016 Ed Bastian officially takes over the reigns from Richard Anderson as the CEO of Delta Air Lines today, and last Friday, he sat down with a large group...
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The Heat is On for Haneda: DOT to Release Decisions Soon
By: Rohan Anand and Alex McIntyre / Published: May 4, 2016 Ten years ago, U.S. carriers were emphatically advocating for their individual rights to operate nonstop service from their hubs to mainland...
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Recalling Two Memories From Delta’s Former CEO Anderson
By: Jack Harty / Published: May 9, 2016 Last May 1 was the last day of Richard Anderson as Delta Air Lines CEO. Under Anderson’s leadership, Delta has become an operation and profit making machine that...
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ANALYSIS: Elimination of Slots at Newark Could Harm Competition
By: Vinay Bhaskara / Published: May 10, 2016 The Federal Aviation Administration is set to lift slot restrictions at Newark Liberty International Airport, with the elimination of slots to commence in...
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Turkish Airlines Begins Service to Atlanta
By: Benjamin Bearup / Published: May 16, 2016 Turkish Airlines began service to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Monday by flying in the carrier’s signature Boeing 777-300ER featuring a...
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