On Friday, Boeing and Cathay Pacific announced an order for 21 of the manufacturers new 777-9X aircraft. With the order, Cathay Pacific becomes the first airline in Asia to order the new type.
Libyan authorities have reportedly closed civilian airports, including Tripoli International Airport, after the United Nations Security Council approved a resolution to impose a no-fly zone on Libya.
South African Airways will be eliminating their Dakar, Senegal (DKR) stop on the Johannesburg, South Africa (JNB) to JFK route making it nonstop. Flights are operated with Airbus A340-300 aircraft.
Southwest Airlines is to boost frequencies on its existing flights from Kansas City to Baltimore and Nashville with an additional daily rotation on each route.