Etihad Airways Upgagues NYC to Boeing 777-300ER Washington, DC – May 8, 2013 (FlyersPulse.com): Etihad Airways continues to grow its presence in the United States. On April 1, the airline started non-stop flights between Abu Dhabi (AUH) and Washington Dulles Airport (IAD). Beginning on June 1, 2013, Etihad will upgrade capacity on their flights [...]
US Senate Votes to End ATC Furlough Washington, DC – April 25, 2013 (FlyersPulse.com): The US Senate passed a bill which will end the air traffic control furlough. However, the bill, known as the Reducing Flight Delays Act of 2013, must now proceed to the US House of Representatives. If approved in the House, [...]
Sequester Delays Flights Across the Nation Washington, DC – April 25, 2013 (FlyersPulse.com): Delayed flight? You’re not alone. In what is becoming a broken record, nearly 50 percent of delays over the past several days have been due to staffing, a result of the FAA-imposed delays related to controller furloughs. Sadly, these delays are [...]
Wrecking Ball to Raze Pan Am Worldport in 2015 March 12, 2013 – Louisville, KY (FlyersPulse.com) – The original Pan Am Worldport at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport is now being used by Delta Air Lines after the demise of Pan Am in 1991. Today, the building is simply known as Terminal 3. [...]
LAX – The Largest Origin/Destination Market Louisville, KY – March 7, 2013 (FlyersPulse.com) – Delta Air Lines is increasing their market share at Los Angeles International (LAX) with an array of new routes set to take flight this summer. The airport, best known as LAX is the largest “Origin / Destination” market in the United [...]
Belgian Aviation Returns to the United States Louisville, KY – March 5, 2013 (FlyersPulse.com) – Brussels Airlines soared into New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport last June, bringing Belgian aviation back to the United States after an absence of 10 years. A sporty Airbus A330-300 outfit with the latest in technology and creature comfort [...]
February 20, 2013 – (Louisville, KY): The merger won’t begin until the 3rd quarter of this year, but once the wedding cake is cut, forget the honeymoon and fasten your seatbelt low and tight across the waist. Today I spoke with Mike Benjamin, CEO ofFlightView Inc., about the American Airlines and US Airways merger. When [...]
Additional Upgrades for Delta at JFK Terminal 4 February 12, 2013 – (Louisville, KY): Just as the new $1.2 billion Terminal 4 expansion prepares to open for Delta Air Lines in May, brand-new plans for an additional expansion have been announced. The expansion project announced yesterday will add 11 new gates and 75,000 square feet [...]
Boston-Logan (BOS), Hartford (BDL), and New York City Airports Open January 10, 2013 – (Louisville, KY): Airports across the northeast United States are now open for business after monster storm Nemo dumped between one and three feet of snow across the region. Flights are once again operating at Boston-Logan Airport (BOS) which received nearly two [...]
Flights to Slowly Resume at NYC Airports January 9, 2013 – (Louisville, KY): New York City airports are open and flights will slowly resume at New York-Kennedy (JFK) and New York-LaGuardia (LGA) this morning. Flights at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) will resume after 12:00 noon. The Port Authority New York-New Jersey, the bi-state agency [...]