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American eyes look west for arranged marriages
After years of transatlantic alliance and joint venture attention from the US majors – Northwest-KLM, AA-BA, BA-US Airways, Air France-KLM/Delta – the big news over the weekend is that their gaze is...
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The battle for Haneda redux
US airlines love Asia. Well, at least the slots to fly there.Mainline carriers are once again posturing against one another for a slot pair at Tokyo’s close-in Haneda airport from the US Department of...
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‘The Republic Airlines Story,’ by Terry Love
The name ‘Republic’ was once synonymous with the largest, by destinations, domestic airline in the USA, and not the regional airline of today. The carrier dominated travel in the upper midwest and was...
View ArticleAirline election jitters
The USA is about to make a big decision. Voters will choose largely between the continuation of the economic policies of president Barack Obama or those of challenger former Massachusetts governor Mitt...
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Delta at LAX – tell me something I didn’t know
So Delta Air Lines is expanding at Los Angeles. What else is new? The Atlanta-based SkyTeam alliance member has been dribbling out the expansion since December when it loaded flights between Los...
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Delta’s Memphis in maps
Delta Air Lines will cut 12 destinations and about 30 flights from Memphis International this September, as it de-hubs the former Northwest Airlines stronghold. Gone are flights to Baton Rouge,...
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Capital markets remain a good deal for airlines
Why have Air Canada, British Airways, Hawaiian Airlines and Emirates all tapped the capital markets for the first time to finance new aircraft during the past 18 months? It is a great deal, that is...
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PICTURE: First look at Delta’s 717s
Delta Air Lines unveiled its Boeing 717-200 today, giving travellers a first look at the aircraft that will soon be a staple at many of the small- and medium-sized airports in the carrier’s network....
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Delta’s “proven-technology” fleet plan
When Delta Air Lines announced an order for 40 Airbus jets, it did not jump for the latest A320neo family or the next generation A350 widebody, opting instead for the existing A321 with sharklets and...
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Go west, US airlines
US air carriers are beginning to duke it out (again) out west. Delta Air Lines especially is provoking the ire of its codeshare partner Alaska Airlines and competitor United Airlines along the west...
View ArticleDomestic terminal developments at LAX
Los Angeles International airport is undergoing a more than $1.4 billion upgrade – to its domestic terminals. The airline-led projects in partnership with operator Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA)...
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Delta chief Anderson looks beyond volatility
“It’s a volatile industry,” says Richard Anderson, chairman and chief executive of Delta Air Lines, on the ups-and-downs of the airline industry in the January-February issue of Airline Business....
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United closes product gap with Airbus streaming IFE
United Airlines has finally flipped the switch, activating streaming in-flight entertainment on the majority of its Airbus A320 family fleet. Source: United Airlines Streaming entertainment is live on...
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Knee Defender touches off a reclining debate
It was the clip on a tray table arm that set off a debate over the right to recline a seat on an airplane heard around the world. A passenger on a recent United Airlines flight from Newark to Denver...
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