Americas
The latest aviation new and new air services from the world’s leading airlines, airports and tourism authorities in the Americas including North America, Latin America and the Caribbean.
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USA and Cuba sign-up to deal allowing launch of up to 110 daily flights between countries
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The memorandum of understanding, signed on February 16, 2016, allows airlines of each country to operate up to 20 daily scheduled frequencies...
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INSIGHT: A change in focus for aviation in Puerto Rico
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San Juan is unlike any other Caribbean market because it has significant outbound travel. With an estimated five million Puerto Ricans living on...
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Southwest Airlines plans to add Long Beach to California network
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Should Southwest be granted permission to serve the Long Beach route, it would be the fifth airport in Greater Los Angeles on the airline’s route...
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2016: The Year of Collaboration?
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One company that has airport investment and management at the heart of its business is Vantage Airport Group. We recently spoke to Lee Lipton,...
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SeaPort Airlines files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
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SeaPort said that after much consideration, its Board of Directors determined that reorganisation was the best path forward for the carrier,...
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Alaska Airlines brings more colour to its expanded network
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Alaska Airlines, which has been in operation since 1932, has announced a rebranding of its aircraft, livery, website and mobile app. It comes at a...
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Delta to debut A321 on routes from Atlanta to Florida
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Delta plans to use the type to replace older less-efficient domestic Boeing 757 aircraft that are being retired from Delta's fleet and, according...
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Calgary secures new Hainan Airlines direct link to China
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Hainan Airlines filed an application with the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) in November last year for rights to introduce the first...
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American Airlines to deploy Dreamliner to Manchester
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The modern generation airliner will substitute for older 767-300ER equipment for a five month period this summer in the Chicago - Manchester...
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Copa adds connection options into Cuba
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Copa already has more than 20 years of experience in the Cuban market and now offers seven daily flights between Panama City and Havana and since...
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Gulf carriers vie for world’s longest commercial passenger flight title
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The current longest route in the world is the Qantas operation between Sydney and Dallas Fort Worth. For a long time, Singapore Airlines had held...
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Air India’s Delhi – San Francisco route to be featured as the Routes Asia “Route Case”
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Have you wondered what enticed an airline to a certain destination? What the data says about demand on the city pair and connecting markets? What...
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Enhanced global air connectivity drives increased international tourism demand
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The latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer highlights that growth in advanced economy destinations (up five per cent) exceeded that of emerging...
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LATAM to develop joint business partnerships with American and IAG
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South America’s LATAM Airlines Group is applying for regulatory approval to enter into joint business arrangements with US major, American Airlines...
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DATA: ANA hits 100,000 Dreamliner flight milestone
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According to OAG schedule data, ANA has accounted for more than a quarter (25.1 per cent) of all 787 flights since the aircraft’s debut offering...
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Collaborative approach brings Richmond closer to the Mile High City
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US major, United Airlines will introduce a daily service on the route from April 5, 2016 using a 76-seat Embraer E175 configured with United First,...
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Emirates to introduce A380 on Washington route
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Emirates launched operations between its Dubai International Airport hub and Washington’s Dulles International Airport in September 2012 initially...
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Airline start-up opens NewLeaf for Canadian travellers
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NewLeaf will offer an unbundled travel service for leisure travellers with low base fares and numerous add-ons for passengers to tailor their...
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Emirates goes doubles daily to Los Angeles from July 2016
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The second flight will complement the carrier’s existing A380 service on the route with a mid-afternoon departure from the UAE and a late night...
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DATA: What were the fastest growing airlines in South America in 2015?
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Ahead of this year's Routes Americas forum, Routesonline is providing a snapshot on the leading airlines and airports and most used aircraft types...