Philippine Airlines Buys 54 Airbus Jets Worth $7 Billion
Airbus on Tuesday secured a $7 billion order from Philippine Airlines for A321, A321neo and A330-300 airliners.
Southwest to Launch Newark Service with Continental Slot Lease Deal
Southwest Airlines and Continental Airlines announced Friday that they had entered a lease agreement for 36 slot pairs at Newark-Liberty International Airport (EWR), allowing Southwest to operate as many as 18 daily flights beg...
American Eagle Launches Daily NY-Atlanta and Chicago-Tri-Cities Flights
American Eagle starts nonstop flights between Chicago and Tri-Cities with an ERJ-140, and also on La Guardia to Atlanta with CRJ-700s, which is a new aircraft type for LGA.
Qantas Cancels One Boeing 787 Dreamliner, But Keeps 14 On Order
Australia's Qantas on Friday announced it was cutting its order for Boeing 787 jets by one.
The New Geography of Hubs
US airlines have cut costs, slashed workforces and, largely, evolved to fee-based revenue models. But one of the biggest, and sometimes overlooked, changes was the consolidation and retrenchment of hub airports since 2000. Whil...