MIAMI – In a press release today, JetBlue (B6) announced it is expanding its international codeshare with Qatar Airways (QR).
The agreement will offer customers more ways to book travel to international destinations aboard the global partner airline. Customers can book the new codeshare flights starting today on jetblue.com for travel beginning April 19.
As part of the new bilateral codeshare, QR will place the JetBlue “B6” code on nine routes the former operates between Doha’s Hamad International Airport (DOH) and several US airports:
Boston Logan International Airport (BOS)
Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD)
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)
MIAMI – This week,
Airways sat down (virtually) with Vincent Frascogna, Vice President of Americas at Etihad Airways (EY), to reflect on how the airline has navigated through COVID-19, and their path moving forward.
This interview marks one year since the airline was forced to ground their entire fleet. Numerous border closures, millions of COVID-19 cases and a shattered travel industry later, airlines can now begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel with the incredible scientific innovation of vaccines leading to an eventual increase in travel.
Etihad has continually made strides to offer consumer-centered solutions to problems invoked by COVID-19. These include increased partnerships with organizations like IATA, creating a Wellness Program, being the first airline to institute a negative PCR requirement for travelers to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), among others.
MIAMI – The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Embraer regional jets landing gears.
The new AD needs additional general visual checks of the main landing gear on Embraer ERJ135 and ERJ145 aircraft. This AD follows one released by Embraer’s home country, Brazil, for the same aircraft.
The new AD directs airlines to perform a general visual inspection of the main landing gear on both the right and left sides. If an adverse condition is discovered, airlines must address it before returning the aircraft to commercial passenger service.
In the United States, the AD extends to all Embraer ERJ135 and ERJ145 versions. This includes, among others, the ERJ-135LR, ERJ145ER, ERJ145LR, and ERJ145XR. The AD takes effect on April 20.
DOHA – Abu Dhabi-based flag-carrier Etihad Airways (EY) announced that its first scheduled commercial flight to Tel Aviv, Israel, has landed in Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV) Tuesday afternoon at local time.
“Today is a hugely significant moment in Etihad’s history, as we operate our first scheduled commercial flight into Tel Aviv,” said Etihad Group CEO Tony Douglas.
“On our inaugural flight today, we were delighted to welcome representatives from some of the UAE’s finest tourism and hospitality operators. These business leaders will not only showcase Abu Dhabi as a world-leading tourism destination, but also reinforce the emirate’s robust and united response towards wellness,” he added.
MIAMI – Today, Hawaiian Airlines (HA) began its Orlando service, connecting the Aloha state to the airline’s third East Coast destination.
The flight, operated by one of the airline’s 24 Airbus A330-200s, was greeted in Orlando with a water salute, as is customary with inaugural flights. N383HA arrived at 7 am after a long 8 hour, 25-minute flight. HA uses terminal A at MCO.
The new route complements the airline’s existing services to Boston and New York City on the East Coast. The twice-weekly service will bring travelers from one of the largest markets of travelers with no other direct flights to Hawaii.