Tag: Travel Updates

Breeze Airways taking flight May 2021

February 10, 2020

David Neeleman branded Breeze as the “World’s Nicest Airline.” This stands out for a couple of reasons. For one, airlines are not really known as being “nice.” Nearly every passenger has a horror story about some particular airline. And, in the era of increasing ancillary fares and basic economy, nice is largely a word people associate with the past when it comes to flying. Breeze is trying to change that. … More Breeze Airways taking flight May 2021

TAP Air Portugal: New Nonstop Service San Francisco to Lisbon

August 25, 2019

TAP Air Portugal has begun new service from its hub in Lisbon to San Francisco with the brand new Airbus A330-900neo jet. The new service to San Francisco (SFO) marks the flag carrier’s first non-stop service to exist between Portugal and the U.S. West Coast. The flight departs Lisbon at 10:00 a.m. and arrives into SFO at 2:40 p.m. The flight to Lisbon departs SFO at 4:10 p.m. and arrives at 11:35 a.m. … More TAP Air Portugal: New Nonstop Service San Francisco to Lisbon

Fifth Freedom Flights: The US Political Debate

July 20, 2019

There are 7 “Freedom of the Air” commercial aviation rights. The fifth freedom allows an airline to carry revenue traffic between foreign countries as a part of services connecting the airline’s own country. It is the right to carry passengers from one’s own country to a second country, and from that country to a third country. … More Fifth Freedom Flights: The US Political Debate

Bamboo Airways: Ho Chi Minh City to LAX / SFO in 2020

July 3, 2019

Bamboo Airways (QH, Hanoi) is in the process of adding its maiden widebody aircraft, an ex-Vietnam Airlines A330-200. Going forward, the carrier is also eyeing leasing an A380-800 for its touted flights to the United States. Flightradar24 ADS-B data shows A330-200 msn 943 was ferried from storage at Lourdes/Tarbes to Manchester Int’l on June 21. … More Bamboo Airways: Ho Chi Minh City to LAX / SFO in 2020

JetBlue to London 2021

June 3, 2019

JetBlue Airways Corp is in discussions with Airbus SE about the European planemaker’s plans for a longer-range version of its A321neo family as it prepares to jump into the transatlantic market. The sixth-largest U.S. carrier has 85 A321neo aircraft on order, of which it has already decided to convert 13 into a longer-range version called the A321LR for its planned launch of daily flights from New York and Boston to London in 2021. … More JetBlue to London 2021