Source: Southwest Airlines  Southwest Airlines Co. furthered its commitment to Music City by announcing the addition of a Crew Base at Nashville International Airport (BNA) in the second quarter of 2024.Nashville will become the 12th Crew Base in the Southwest® system with approximately 150-250 Pilots, growing to 500-600 Pilots, and an estimated 500-700 Flight Attendants based in the new Crew location beginning in 2024, with continued growth planned. "Hundreds of Southwest Employees who work in the air and on the ground already consider their hometown to be in Middle Tennessee, with our presence in Nashville remaining a key factor to our success, future growth, and the Reliability of our network," said Andrew Watterson, Chief Operating Officer at Southwest Airlines. "Given our love for Nashville [...]

Source: Frontier Airlines New Monthly Pass Holders Pay No Monthly Fee for Their First Month; New & Current Pass Holders Can Book Now for Travel Through October 4 with New Early Booking Promotion Ultra-low fare carrier Frontier Airlines launched an unprecedented offer allowing consumers to enjoy their first month of the GoWild! All-You-Can-Fly Monthly Pass™ for FREE*! Consumers can unlock access to unlimited travel with only a $49 enrollment fee - the first month fee is waived. This limited-time, limited-quantity offer is available on a first-come, first-served basis for new GoWild! Monthly Pass enrollments at FlyFrontier.com. After the first month, a $149 monthly fee applies; consumers can cancel their monthly pass at any time. GoWild! Pass holders will, for a [...]

Source: JetBlue As previously announced, in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 28, 2022 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among JetBlue Airways Corporation (“JetBlue”), Sundown Acquisition Corp., and Spirit Airlines, Inc. (“Spirit”), JetBlue has set August 25, 2023, as the record date for the August 2023 prepayment to Spirit stockholders of $0.10 per Spirit share (the “August 2023 Additional Prepayment”), with payment of the August 2023 Additional Prepayment to occur on August 31, 2023. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Spirit stockholders as of the August 25, 2023, record date will be entitled to receive the August 2023 Additional Prepayment.

Source: Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines added an additional flight from Kahului to Honolulu to support the ongoing evacuation of displaced visitors and residents. The airlines has also flown its full regular schedule of some 25 roundtrips between Honolulu and Maui this past weekend. Hawaiian transported more than 6,600 people out of Maui  and expects to carry more than 17,000 visitors and residents out of the island in the 72 hours since the fires broke out. The priority has been to keep moving people safely from and within our islands and facilitate the work of federal, state and local agencies. Hawaiian is grateful for the overwhelming generosity of some 10,000 HawaiianMiles members who have donated miles equivalent to more than 9,500 interisland flights [...]

Source: United Airlines United to expand China flying per agreement by the governments of the U.S. and China to increase flights between the two countries United announced it will resume daily flying between San Francisco and Beijing this November and will increase flying to Shanghai with daily flights from San Francisco, starting October 1, 2023. These enhancements to United's Asia Pacific schedule are enabled by agreement between the governments of the U.S. and China to increase flights between the two countries. "We are grateful for this positive step forward in U.S. – China passenger air services, and we thank the many officials from both countries who partnered to make this reinstatement of air service possible," said Patrick Quayle, Senior Vice President [...]

Source: Southwest Airlines This year marks the 25th anniversary of Adopt-A-Pilot®, a signature Southwest Airlines® program that has inspired more than half a million fifth graders through science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)-centered activities, connecting Southwest® Pilots with classrooms to engage students in aviation-related lessons. August is Aviation Month, and we're continuing the anniversary celebration by showcasing Adopt-A-Pilot items from over the years in a special display case at Dallas (Love Field). The exhibit, located just outside Baggage Claim at the airport, will be available through August 31, and includes some of our favorite ties—including the 25th anniversary commemorative tie—worn by Pilots who participate in the program, a model aircraft featuring the nose decal and fuselage artwork, and photos from [...]