Delta Air Lines loaded two interesting new routes over the weekend: • Raleigh – Washington Reagan National (DCA), four times a day on CRJ900 76-seat two-class regional jets effective August…
American Airlines updated its summer schedule over the weekend. There’s one notable addition and one notable subtraction from its Charlotte hub. The step forward is a summer seasonal flight to…
Effective after Labor Day. Not a surprise really as Delta flights from Memphis have been on the decline for the past several years. Four points: 1. This is more proof…
This would be our look at air service development from the CLT to Portland, OR and Sacramento, CA, which have had summer-seasonal service since 2007 and 2008 respectively. The idea…
Fuel prices are still high and the economy still weak. That’s a bad combination for airlines, even on traditionally strong routes, like those across the Atlantic. Delta Air Lines and…
On Wednesday. Interesting in its on right how Southwest will serve the two South Carolina markets, but also will provide additional data points as to which routes they may serve…
Seasonally. Starting next May. Interesting announcement, for a couple of reasons, which we’ll get to. But first some context. US Airway’s summer 2010 European flying and such, by aircraft type,…
Published accounts out of Colombia suggest that the country will sign an Open Skies agreement with the Unites States soon. This is big, as it will help determine exactly what…
Or the good, the bad, and the ugly of US Airways’ recent longhaul route expansion from CLT. You’ll recall that CLT has long had nonstops to London-Gatwick and Frankfurt. And…
As in Melbourne, Florida. Three flights a day. Begins in February. The airline had previously served Melbourne from 1989 to 1997. Bonus Analysis: US Airways last went on a Florida…
The latest on some things we’ve talked about previously: • US Airways announced yesterday the sale of 10 of its 25 99-seat Embraer E-190s to Republic Airways, which owns (among…
US Airways has applied to begin flights from Charlotte to Rio de Janeiro later this year. They have a good chance of being awarded the route as well. The U.S.-Brazil…