New Texas Nonstops US Airways announced that as of September 5th, the airline will begin daily nonstop flights between Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) and San Antonio International Airport (SAT). Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) is both a US Airways hub and international gateway.  US Airways customers in both cities will not [...]

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First Sharklet Equipped A320 in Toulouse Airbus is now swimming with the sharks, er, Sharklets, to reduce fuel burn and increase efficiency on its airbus A320 family aircraft.  The first new-build A320 with Sharklet wing tips has rolled off the line in Toulouse as MSN 5098 (pictured above) and will become one of several A320 [...]

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US Airways Begins New DCA Flights Today US Airways officially started new service to 11 cities as previously announced and enhanced service on three existing routes today.  We previously reported this in an article titled US Airways Announces New Washington National Routes on January 3, 2012. Today, March 26th, these new flights have taken to [...]

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US Airways Adds Six Destinations from National US Airways is launching six more destinations from its hub at Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).  Washington National Airport has an outdated perimeter rule to protect Dulles airport, only allowing flights of up to 1,250 statute miles. However, US Airways obtained one exemption to the Washington National perimeter [...]

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Afraid of Flying? From time to time various airlines have provided fear of flying courses – if you live in the United Kingdom and have a fear of flying, British Airways has just the answer for you, a “Flying With Confidence” course, which will next be held at London Gatwick (LGW) Airport on March 24. [...]

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South African Airways Grows Network SAA has introduced Cotonu (COO) in Benin as its latest addition to their growing route network.  The route will launch on May 17, 2012, as an extension to the newly added flight between Johannesburg (JNB) to Pointe Noire, Congo (PNR). The flight will route Johannesburg (JNB) to Pointe Noire (PNR) [...]

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More Non-Stops to Orlando Frontier Airlines, which recently added nonstop flights between Orlando (MCO) and Allentown (ABE) and between Orlando (MCO) and Harrisburg (MDT) is expanding from Orlando once again. The lucky city is Knoxville, Tennessee’s Mc Ghee Tyson Airport (TYS) with nonstop flights to Orlando International Airport (MCO).  Frontier will take-off from Knoxville starting March [...]

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Austin and San Juan to Washington National JetBlue has applied for four beyond-perimeter slot exemptions at Washington National Airport.  JetBlue is looking to operate both Washington National (DCA) to Austin-Bergstrom Airport (AUS) and Washington National (DCA) to San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU). The proposed flights would be the only nonstop service between the U.S. capital’s [...]

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Los Angeles and San Francisco to Portland Virgin America will bring RED to the Rose City as an Airbus known as Redwood is cleared to land at Portland International Airport (PDX) starting June 5th with flights from San Francisco (SFO) and Los Angeles (LAX).  These new routes bring some much need nonstop competition from California’s [...]

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No Disruption of Services at Air Canada Canada’s Minister of Labour, the Hon. Lisa Raitt, has issued a referral pursuant to the Canada Labour Code, to determine the activities that Air Canada may be required to maintain as relates to the health and safety of Canadians. As a result of this CIRB referral, the IAMAW cannot [...]

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