United Airlines added flights between Los Angeles and Bakersfield in California. The short 175-kilometre hop will be maintained daily with an E175 aircraft. The Star Alliance member faces no competition on the route. Flight UA4804 departs Los Angeles at 10:43 local time, arriving in Bakersfield at 11:40. The return service, operating as flight UA4730, takes […]
August 18, 2026 | Latest Route News +
Air Tahiti Nui (IATA code TN) is the flag carrier of the French overseas collectivity of French Polynesia. Launched in the late 1990s, it is French Polynesia’s first long-haul carrier. According to Planespotters.net, Air Tahiti Nui has four 294-seat Boeing 787-9s, which average 6.8 years. They replaced the A340-300, the last of which was withdrawn […]
December 15, 2025 | Airlines, Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
Delta Air Lines introduced flights between Los Angeles and Melbourne on Wednesday 3 December. The 12,745-kilometre service will be maintained 3-weekly, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays departing LAX, with the 275-seat A350-900 aircraft. The carrier competes against daily Qantas and United flights between the two cities. Flight DL11 departs Los Angeles at 21:05 local time, […]
December 10, 2025 | Latest Route News +
Mexican LCC Volaris commenced operations between Tepic, in western Mexico, and Los Angeles on Wednesday 16 July. The 1,915-kilometre service will be maintained 3-weekly, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, with the A320-family fleet. Los Angeles becomes Tepic’s first international service. Flight Y47964 departs Tepic at 06:50 local time, arriving in Los Angeles at 09:48. The […]
July 31, 2025 | Latest Route News +
Norse Atlantic Airways introduced flights between Athens and Los Angeles on Tuesday 3 June. The 11,150-kilometre service will be maintained 4-weekly, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, with the 787-9 aircraft. The carrier is the sole operator between the two cities. What they said Bjorn Tore Larsen, Norse Atlantic Airways CEO and Founder, said: “We […]
June 11, 2025 | Latest Route News +
TAP Air Portugal launched a new transatlantic service between its Lisbon hub and Los Angeles. The 9,160-kilometre journey will run 4-weekly, on Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, with the 298-seat A330-900 aircraft. The Star Alliance member faces no competition between the two cities. Flight TP247 departs Lisbon at 09:55 local time, arriving in Los Angeles […]
May 26, 2025 | Latest Route News +
Spirit has exited bankruptcy protection. It cut much debt and received fresh investment, making it a stronger, more focused, and more competitive operator. It has stated it wishes to become a more premium operator. While its changes will increase costs, Spirit’s refocus is to generate much more revenue per passenger. It is quite a change […]
April 16, 2025 | Airlines, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
Norse Atlantic Airways commenced seasonal operations between Rome FCO and Los Angeles on Tuesday 1 April. The 10,225-kilometre route will run 5-weekly, each day except on Wednesdays and Sundays, with the 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. It will compete against 6-weekly ITA Airways rotations. What they said Bjorn Tore Larsen, CEO and Founder of Norse Atlantic Airways, […]
April 9, 2025 | Latest Route News +
Alaska Airlines commenced operations between Los Angeles and Monterrey on Thursday 13 February. The 1,980-kilometre service will be maintained daily using the E175 aircraft. The Oneworld member will compete directly against VivaAerobus, which operates 5-weekly rotations, and Volaris, which runs 4- weekly flights on the route. Flight AS3451 departs Los Angeles at 10:37 local time, […]
February 17, 2025 | Latest Route News +
Norse Atlantic is a long-haul, low-cost carrier, whose first revenue flight was in June 2022 from Oslo to New York JFK. When its two AOCs (its original Norwegian unit and UK entity) are combined, it has 12 Boeing 787-9s. It has removed its three 787-8s. The 12 aircraft were previously flown by Norse’s predecessor, Norwegian, […]
February 3, 2025 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
Delta introduced flights between Los Angeles and Mazatlan on Saturday 21 December, marking its return to the Mexican city after five years. The 1,680-kilometre service will be maintained weekly with the A319 aircraft, however, operating days will vary from week to week. The carrier faces no competition. The seasonal winter service will be maintained until […]
January 9, 2025 | Latest Route News +
In the first half of 2025, TAP Air Portugal will be the 21st-largest carrier serving Europe by available seats. That finding is based on examining its full network using Cirium schedules information data. It plans just over 10 million two-way seats, up by 2% compared to the same period in 2024 but down by 5% […]
January 7, 2025 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story