US Pre-clearance Facility to be Built in Abu Dhabi Washington, DC – May 8, 2013 (FlyersPulse.com): The US Department of Homeland Security is planning to open a controversial US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facility at Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH). Typically passengers arriving into the United States clear US Immigration, Customs, and Agriculture [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
ANA Boeing 787 Dreamliner Arrives in San Jose on a Perfect Day The Boeing 787 has been getting a bad rap by the mainstream media, but All Nippon Airways couldn’t have asked for a better day in San Jose. Today, January 11, 2013, ANA’s inaugural Boeing 787 flight arrived early into Norman Y. Mineta San [...]
TSA Expands Pre Check at United’s Newark and Washington Hubs Shoes and belts off, laptops out, and your liquid baggie in a tray, and be sure to listen up for the rule de jour — unless you’ve been vetted and approved for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Pre-Check Program. United passengers who’ve been vetted and [...]
Video Analytics Calculates Real-Time Wait-Times at Washington Dulles The United States Transportation Security Administration, or simply put, “The TSA”, has become part of the airport experience some travelers have become up close and personal with, whether it’s a full body scan or the hands-on pat-down. Aside from what may seem to be an overly invasive [...]
Korean Air is Now Located in New International Terminal 3 Korean Air relocated into the new International Terminal 3 at Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport. The new terminal is equipped with a new Federal Inspection Station (FIS) allowing passengers to pass through US Immigration, Baggage Claim, and US Customs, with ease as they’re all located [...]
Cuts Response to Approved Hobby International Flights In a letter to employees United Airlines has announced they will be cutting 10% of their planned capacity at Houston Intercontinental (IAH), which may result in the loss of 1,300 jobs. This move is in response to Southwest Airlines receiving the go-ahead to construct a small international terminal [...]
Port Authority Says Yes to JetBlue’s T5i The expansion to JetBlue’s Terminal 5 at JFK airport hasn’t even broken ground but has already been dubbed T5i. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s Board of Commissioners has provided a green light to expand the T5 facility JetBlue calls home to add an international [...]
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 [...]