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5 days ago | 
aviationweek.com | Christine Boynton
Freshly emerged from Chapter 11, Spirit Airlines is still feeling the impacts of a challenging pricing environment—which it anticipates will continue “at least” for the duration of 2025. Releasing its results for the first quarter of 2025 May 30, the South Florida-based ULCC warned it also continues...
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1 week ago | 
aviationweek.com | Christine Boynton
Despite challenges at Newark Liberty International Airport, United Airlines believes it is largely on course with prior expectations for the second quarter. Financially, the situation did have an impact on the carrier, CEO Scott Kirby shared during a May 29 investors event. “At least for this summer...
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1 week ago | 
aviationweek.com | Christine Boynton
Under a new collaboration with JetBlue Airways, United Airlines will gain access to slots at New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), allowing the carrier to reach its goal of returning to JFK. In comments made earlier in May, United CEO Scott Kirby said he was committed to bringing the...
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1 week ago | 
aviationweek.com | Christine Boynton
Under a new collaboration with JetBlue Airways, United Airlines will gain slots at New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), allowing the carrier to reach its goal of returning to JFK. United CEO Scott Kirby said he was committed to bringing the airline “back into JFK one way or another...
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1 week ago | 
aviationweek.com | Christine Boynton
Southwest Airlines sees its new membership in IATA as another step forward in a journey to broaden its offerings. The new membership formally announced in May comes as the carrier progresses through a multi-year transformational plan aimed at improving profitability—one prompting significant changes...
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2 weeks ago | 
aviationweek.com | Christine Boynton
The Memorial Day holiday weekend will usher U.S. airlines into the busy summer travel period, halfway through a year where outlooks have grown murky and air traffic control (ATC) challenges present a dominant theme. Summer months are rarely short on challenges for airlines, as volumes ramp and...
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2 weeks ago | 
aviationweek.com | Christine Boynton |Sean Broderick
In the summer of 2024, the FAA relocated controllers responsible for Newark airspace to Philadelphia from New York. The FAA’s patchwork plan to alleviate delays related to air traffic control at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey envisions a steady rollout of procedural and technical changes to address the most immediate problems as the agency tackles longer-term fixes, notably staffing and...
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2 weeks ago | 
aviationweek.com | Christine Boynton
Gary Stone, left, is the new Sunrise Airways CEO, with Jean-Sébastien Bayard stepping in as deputy chief executive. Haiti-based Sunrise Airways has named Gary Stone to CEO, an appointment that will see the former Sabre executive take the helm from founder Philippe Bayard, who will remain as chairman. Additionally, Executive Director Jean-Sébastien Bayard was promoted to deputy CEO, supporting Stone, and tasked...
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2 weeks ago | 
aviationweek.com | Christine Boynton
FedEx Express has begun operating flights powered by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), marking its first major U.S. deployment of SAF. Under a new one-year agreement with Neste announced May 20, the cargo airline is taking delivery of 8,800 metric tons (3...
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2 weeks ago | 
aviationweek.com | Christine Boynton
BermudAir has taken delivery of an Embraer E190, the third aircraft to join its Bermuda-based operations. The 96-seat jet joins a fleet of two 70-seat E175s, while a second E190 is expected in June. Doubling its fleet, the two additional aircraft will give the niche airline a dedicated spare and on...
