Source: Boeing Global cargo carrier's first direct purchase of 777 Freighter will grow its fleet to 18 777s Adding capacity to meet growing e-commerce and express cargo demand Order caps record year for Boeing freighters Boeing and Atlas Air Worldwide today announced an order for four 777 Freighters. The order, placed in December, rounds out a record-setting 2021 for Boeing's freighter family including new-production and converted models. Boeing has forecast that the global freighter fleet will grow by 70% in the next 20 years, with freight carriers such as Atlas Air supporting a rapidly expanding global e-commerce business and evolving supply chains. "We are excited to expand our fleet and service offerings for our existing and prospective customers with these [...]

Source: Delta Air Lines The updated guidance allows more flexibility for Delta to schedule crews and employees to support a busy holiday travel season and a sustained return to travel by customers. Delta is working to implement new COVID-19 isolation guidance issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday. Those recommendations shorten the recommended time for isolation from 10 days for people with COVID-19 to five days, if asymptomatic, followed by five days of wearing a mask when around others. The updated guidance allows more flexibility for Delta to schedule crews and employees to support a busy holiday travel season and a sustained return to travel by customers. Customers who are traveling must also meet the CDC’s new [...]

Source: Southwest Carrier offers fares starting as low as $39 one-way for travel through May 18, 2022, includes prime spring break travel dates  Southwest Airlines Co. today launched a sale with fares as low as $39 one-way. Customers can jump start the New Year and book their spring travel getaway through Jan. 6, 2022, for travel taking place Jan. 18, 2022, through May 18, 2022. Visit Southwest.com to view fares as well as terms and conditions. "We’re kicking off the New Year with a huge sale for spring travel, making it easier than ever to meet your travel goals for 2022," said Bill Tierney, Southwest Airlines Vice President of Marketing. "Southwest® offers all Customers low fares, legendary Hospitality, and flexible policies, including no cancellation [...]

Source: Boeing Growing U.S. carrier places first direct Boeing order for 50 737 jets, with 50 options Order of smallest model 737-7 and high-capacity 737-8-200 expected to reduce carrier's fuel use by 20% Boeing and Allegiant Air today announced an order for 50 737 MAX jets, with options for 50 additional airplanes. In Boeing's first U.S. ultra-low cost carrier (ULCC) deal, Allegiant selected two models – the 737-7 and 737-8-200 – in the 737 MAX family, which provide the lowest seat-mile costs for a single-aisle airplane and high-dispatch reliability. "Our approach to fleet has always been opportunistic, and this exciting transaction with Boeing is no exception," said Maurice J. Gallagher, Jr., Allegiant chairman and CEO. "While the heart of our [...]

Source: United Airlines United will hold a conference call to discuss fourth-quarter and full-year 2021 financial results on Thursday, January 20 at 9:30 a.m. CT/10:30 a.m. ET. A live, listen-only webcast of the conference call will be available at ir.united.com. The company will issue its fourth-quarter and full-year financial results after market close on Wednesday, January 19.

Source: Delta Air Lines Weather impacts in Seattle, Minneapolis-St. Paul and the Mid-Atlantic region are partially driving cancellations in the Delta system. UPDATE: JAN. 3, 2022, 2:15 P.M. EST The impact of winter weather, affecting a significant portion of the country and including two major Delta hubs, and the omicron variant continued to hamper Delta’s operation on Monday, with the airline expecting to cancel roughly 500 flights for the day. About 200 cancellations per day are expected into Tuesday and Wednesday. These numbers reflect the total between both Delta mainline and Delta Connection operated flights out of more than 4,000 daily departures across our system. Whenever possible, Delta teams strive to cancel flights far enough in advance so customers are [...]

Source: WestJet Over the last few days, we have seen a significant increase in delays and cancellations impacting our business. As we work to stabilize our operation to best serve our guests, we understand this has been immensely challenging and frustrating and for that we apologize. We could not have anticipated the rapid and unpredictable impact of the Omicron variant on our people and operations, coupled with prolonged frigid temperatures across Western Canada and global staffing shortages. Despite all contingency planning, in addition to hiring back thousands of WestJetters to safely support peak operations, we find ourselves no longer able to predictably resource our planned schedule due to Omicron impact and have made the difficult decision to consolidate approximately 15 percent [...]