Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic agree to trans-Atlantic Joint-Venture United States based Delta Air Lines and British based Virgin Atlantic reached an agreement for a new joint venture that will create an expanded trans-Atlantic network and enhance competition between the U.K. and North America. Pending anti-trust approval, Delta will invest $360 million in Virgin [...]
Atlanta’s Maynard Jackson International Terminal Opens The long awaited Maynard Jackson International Terminal opens today along with Concourse F — combined with the existing international concourse E, travelers will find a state of the art 40 gate complex at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. The first flight to depart concourse F will be Delta 295, a [...]
Business and Civics Leaders Gather for Dedication More than 1,100 guests gathered on the evening May 3, 2012, to dedicate the Maynard H. Jackson International Terminal, which will soon be the newest gateway to the world from the United States. Valerie Jackson, widow of the international terminal’s namesake, joined Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, Georgia Gov. [...]
International Arrival Building Greets Travelers The international arrival facility at Washington Dulles Airport was once a source of complaints, designed for traffic levels over two decades ago. Today, passengers on international flights to Washington Dulles (IAD) will be greeted by an upgraded federal inspection station (FIS) located inside the expanded International Arrival Building. Expanding the [...]
Atlanta World’s Busiest Airport Home to Delta Air Lines, Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL) once again takes the record for the world’s busiest airport for the 14th consecutive year. Passenger traffic increased by more than 3.5 percent from 2010 to 2011; this increase is record-shattering with 2011 being the busiest year ever. Much of the [...]
Nonstop Washington Dulles to Honolulu The Washington D.C. Metro area was one of the few big cities without non-stop flights to Hawaii. Today, January 31, 2012, United announced they would begin service between Washington Dulles Airport (IAD) and Honolulu (HNL) starting on June 7, 2012. The Honolulu flight will be operated with a Boeing 767-400 [...]
More Comfort Across the Atlantic United Airlines has finished the re-configuration of the long-haul Boeing 757-200 aircraft used on international routes. The new Economy Plus seats are setup with 6 inches of additional space, providing more legroom and comfort for trans-Atlantic Boeing 757-200 operations. Reconfigured aircraft now provide 16 flat-bed seats in Business First, 45 [...]
Boeing 767-400 Flights to Brazil Just in time for cold weather in much of the United States, Delta Air Lines upgraded their services to Sao Paulo (GRU) and partnered with the Brazilian low cost carrier, GOL. As of December 14th, all flights – Atlanta, New York JFK, and Detroit to Sao Paulo will operate with [...]