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Alaska Airlines to fly nonstop to Honolulu in November

  Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group Inc., begins flying daily nonstop to Honolulu out of Lindbergh Field Nov. 17 to complement its existing daily nonstop service to Maui, which was launched in October, the Seattle-based airline said July 19. To boost interest, the airline is offering introductory one-way tickets for $149 that […]

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Caribbean budget airline will fly to Trinidad

The Caribbean’s first discount airline has received the go-ahead to fly to Trinidad, ending a monthslong conflict with government regulators. Ian Burns, the Irish CEO of short-haul, low-cost REDjet, announced Tuesday that commercial flights between the airline’s Barbados hub and Trinidad will begin July 28. Booking for tickets has started. “We are delighted to bring […]

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Tiger Airways could stay grounded throughout July

Low-cost carrier Tiger Airways Australia has accepted that it could stay grounded throughout July as Australian safety inspectors continue to probe its operations. The grounding, which is costing the Singapore-based airline $1.6 million a week, claimed its first casualty with the announced departure of CEO Crawford Rix. Tiger Airways Australia and sister airline Tiger Airways […]

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CAAP-Airbus joint venture supported by CEB

Cebu Pacific (CEB) is strongly supporting the joint venture between the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines’ (CAAP) and Airbus to provide training for the safe and efficient implementation of a full performance-based navigation network (PBN) in 11 airports in the country. “CEB fully backs this CAAP partnership since it will benefit our passengers and […]

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Stuker Becomes the first United Mileage Plus® Member to Reach This Milestone

Miles above the U.S. heartland, nearly half-way between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, one customer aboard United Airlines (NYSE: UAL) flight 942 from Los Angeles to Chicago this Saturday will reach a first-ever milestone: earning 10 million miles in flight. Tom Stuker, a Chicago-based automotive sales consultant, joined Mileage Plus in 1982 and, since then, […]