Final Airbus A318 Operated By A North American Airline Retired
The Airbus A318 can be thought of as the black sheep of the Airbus family. With a grand total of only 79 airframes built, the A318 program was simply not meant to be. Earlier this month, the final A318 based in North America, b...
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...
AirBridgeCargo Receives Russia’s First Boeing 747-8 Freighter
Russia's AirBridgeCargo Airlines on Thursday took delivery of its first of five Boeing 747-8 Freighters on order.
Delta, Air France KLM and Alitalia Slash Service Citing High Fuel Costs
Delta Air Lines, Air France KLM, and Alitalia have announced a year-over-year 7 to 9 percent reduction in trans-Atlantic passenger capacity this fall as the airlines respond to a significant increase in jet fuel prices and fluc...
Port Authority Appoints First Woman to Head All NYC-Area Airports
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey today named Susan Baer, a 32-year PA management veteran, as director of aviation.