In the single largest new market announcement in its history, Alaska Airlines said it is adding 13 new nonstop markets from San Francisco International Airport and Mineta San Jose International Airport in late summer and fall. From San Francisco, the carrier will serve Philadelphia, New Orleans, Nashville, Indianapolis, Raleigh-Durham, Baltimore-Washington, Kona, Albuquerque and Kansas City. […]

Cathay Pacific Airways will add four nonstop flights between San Francisco and Hong Kong beginning Oct. 29, using the new A350-900 in the U.S. for the first time. The aircraft will feature a refreshed business class cabin and new premium economy and economy class seats.   Flight 893 will expand from a three-times-weekly service using […]

Travel agencies in the United States and Canada now can access and book Air Canada’s Preferred and Advance paid seat offerings through Amadeus. 

Eight JetBlue Airways executives have new titles as a result of a move to “evolve our leadership team while continuing to nurture a strong group of leaders,” according to Robin Hayes, chief executive officer. None of the appointees are new hires, and most will continue to report to their current managers. The new roles are: […]

British Airways is reducing economy cabin legroom by about 1 inch, from 30 inches to 29 inches, on its short-haul A320 and A321 aircraft to make room for two additional rows. Passengers will see the change on intra-Europe flights next year. The reduction will put BA’s legroom on a par with EasyJet but one inch […]

A new take on an unwelcome airport ritual.

At ‘the beginning of a new era in aviation in North America,’ the longtime partners will launch the largest U.S. cross-border alliance with Mexico.

The growth of ancillary sales in the travel agency channel was “quite large” last year, Amadeus said. 

Airline customers have implemented Rich Content & Branding, which provides travel agents with ‘state-of-the-art abilities to show and sell all of their products, fares, fare families and ancillaries.’

After Delta—an airline that prides itself on its flight completion factor—endured a meltdown in August that inflicted pain for days, it decided it wasn’t taking the tyranny of technology lying down.