Source: Aeromexico The event was hosted by the Governor of Nuevo Leon, the Chief Executive Officer of Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (OMA), and the airline's executives. The three weekly flights to Madrid are served by Boeing-787 Dreamliner aircraft. The Monterrey-Madrid route is in full operation operations connecting passengers and cargo directly from the capital of the State of Nuevo Leon with the Spanish capital city. As part of the celebration of this landmark moment for Monterrey and the region, the local authorities, together with Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (OMA) and Aeromexico executives, cut the inaugural ribbon and performed the traditional aircraft water salute. This new route connects nonstop one of the most important cities in the country with the Old [...]

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. “This is a safe, science-based and more practical approach based [...]

Source: Alaska Airlines (Last Updated 27 December 2021, 4pm PT) Residents across the Pacific Northwest who hoped for a white Christmas got their wish on Sunday as winter storms spread across the region, including Seattle. Snow and freezing weather continue to disrupt our operation at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, our largest hub. On Monday, we had to unfortunately cancel 214 mainline and regional flights. With forecasts calling for bitter cold temperatures throughout the week and snow on Thursday more flights could be canceled throughout the next several days. “We’re deeply sorry to our guests for the delay in their holiday travel plans and are working hard to reposition aircraft and crews back to the West Coast to get everyone where they need to [...]

Source: JetBlue Airways U.S. Carrier Has Introduced Badly Needed Competition Between New York-JFK and London Heathrow and Substantially Lowered Premium Fares JetBlue  announced it is extending its transatlantic schedule for flights between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and London Heathrow Airport (LHR) through October 2022, with seats on sale beginning today. JetBlue was initially welcomed at Heathrow with temporary slots made available as entrenched, larger airlines reduced service during the pandemic. Since its successful transatlantic launch in August 2021, JetBlue has worked with the local authorities to ensure it can continue to shake up the route with much-needed competition. “The response on both sides of the Atlantic has been overwhelmingly positive, and it’s now widely recognized that losing [...]

Source: Delta Air Lines Delta expects that around 40 flights may be canceled today A combination of issues, including but not limited to inclement weather in some areas of the country and the impact of the omicron variant, are driving cancellations that were expected throughout the Xmas weekend. Latest Update: 26 December 2021, 1pm EST Winter weather in portions of the U.S. and the omicron variant continued to impact Delta’s holiday weekend flight schedule. Of the 4,155 total mainline and connection flights scheduled Sunday, the airline had canceled 161, with around 40 more cancelations forecasted for the day, fewer cancelations than predicted less than a day ago. Delta expects that around 40 flights may be canceled today. We apologize to [...]

Source: Austrian Also long-haul routes, such as the popular Cancún is ideal for a beach holiday in spring 2022. Austrian Airlines will offer several flights a day to Palma de Mallorca Almost 110 attractive destinations worldwide will be offered during the summer season with around 1,300 weekly frequencies Those who are already tired of freezing temperatures, can start planning their 2022 summer holiday with Austrian Airlines with the ramp up of the airline’s summer flight schedule. "The focus is clearly on tourist destinations. With 110 destinations, 35 of them warm-water destinations in Greece, Spain or Italy, and up to 1,300 weekly flights in peak summer 2022, we will not only significantly expand our flight programme compared to 2021, but also [...]

Source: Swiss SWISS intercontinental network will put a particular emphasis on North American destinations. Zurich-Buenos Aires service via São Paulo consisting of two weekly flights will be continued in the 2022 summer schedules. SWISS expects to restore its services to around 80 per cent of their 2019 capacities by the 2022 third-quarter period. Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) plans to further expand its range of scheduled services for the 2022 summer season. The airline will serve a total of 119 destinations from Zurich and Geneva next summer, 93 within Europe and 26 in its intercontinental network. SWISS travellers from Zurich will have a choice of 92 destinations, while customers in the Geneva region can choose from 46. Within Europe the [...]

Source: Piedmont Airlines Many pilots take the route of building flight time by flight instructing but First Officer Jake Reed wasn’t interested in becoming a flight instructor and wanted to build his hours when and where it was convenient for him. Piedmont Airlines Cadet Program appealed to Jake because in their program, Cadets are not required to be a Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) and they have the flexibility to build his hours where and when they want. “I didn’t want to take the traditional route of flight instructing to build hours and instead wanted to explore real world flying situations all over the United States which I could accomplish as a Piedmont Cadet,” said Jake. “While building hours, I flew [...]