The Essential Air Service program has awarded a $1.5 million annual contract to SeaPort Airlines to fly between Athens and Nashville.
Emirates inaugurated its fifth US destination Thursday morning: Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, the first scheduled nonstop flight between DFW and the Middle East.
Alaska will inaugurate seasonal flights between Portland, Oregon and Kona, Hawaii, as well as between San Diego and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
Hawaiian Airlines is set to become the only US carrier flying to Brisbane, Australia. As of November 27, Brisbane will join Sydney as Hawaiian’s second Australian destination.
JetBlue on Wednesday announced that it would begin four-times-weekly service to Liberia, Costa Rica from their hub at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport.
US Airways announced Sunday that they will fly daily, seasonal service from their hub at Charlotte to Dublin and Madrid beginning in May 2011.
JetBlue Airways on Wednesday launched twice daily service out of Hartford Connecticut’s Bradley International Airport to Fort Lauderdale and Orlando.
Turkish Airlines has announced it will begin service linking Istanbul with Houston on April 1, 2013 using Boeing 777-300ER jets.
Virgin America has applied for rights from the Mexican Government and United States Department of Transportation to fly to Puerto Vallarta from San Francisco starting this winter.
Delta Air Lines on Wednesday announced that it will expand its African route network in January by offering the first-ever direct service between the U.S. and Luanda, Angola.