KLM recently made headlines by welcoming its first Airbus A321neo, which will enter commercial service on September 16 from Amsterdam to Berlin, Copenhagen and Stockholm ARN. According to Planespotters.net, KLM itself has 108 aircraft. Alongside the A321neo, it has the A330-200/300, 737-700/800/900, 777-200ER/300ER and 787-9/10. KLM Cityhopper has 65 Embraer E170s/E175s/E195-E2s. Airbus widebodies are critical, […]
September 9, 2024 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Alaska Airlines is the US’s fifth-largest airline by available seats in W23. Examining Cirium schedule information shows that it accounts for about 5% of the country’s domestic market and 2% of international. This hides the fact that international seats are at their highest level for the season. The Alaska Airlines Group’s intention to acquire Hawaiian […]
February 28, 2024 | Airlines, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
Despite it being less than two years since Breeze Airways’ first commercial flight took off, the airline has 118 non-stop routes planned in Q2 (April-June). These include 22 announced in mid-February, which will see it fly to Portland, Maine for the first time. The airport is one of 35 to welcome the regional carrier, whose […]
February 16, 2023 | Airlines, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
After revealing which airports in Europe were seeing the slowest recovery in traffic (using passenger data for June 2022 and June 2019), this week we conduct a similar analysis on airports in the US. However, this time airline capacity data provided by Cirium is used for August 2022 and August 2019. As airlines are still […]
September 2, 2022 | Airports, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
British Airways began service to its latest US destination on Friday 3 June, when it added 5-weekly service from London LHR to Portland in Oregon. The 7,910-kilometre route will be flown using the airline’s fleet of four-class, 787-8s. Since January 2000, Portland has had the following non-stop services to Europe: Lufthansa to Frankfurt: April 2003 […]
June 13, 2022 | Latest Route News +
Alaska Airlines has expanded its network from Portland in Oregon by adding service to Tampa in Florida. The inaugural flight on the 4,020-kilometre route departed Portland on Thursday 16 December with the maiden return flight operating on Friday 17 December. The route is set to operate nine times in the first two weeks. After that […]
December 29, 2021 | Latest Route News +
Portland International Jetport (IATA code PWM) in Maine on the US east coast is not to be confused with Portland International Airport (IATA code PDX) in Oregon on the US west coast. The airport lies just three kilometres west of downtown Portland. Maine is the easternmost state in the US and PWM is the state’s […]
July 21, 2021 | Airports, News & Analysis, North America
Portland International Jetport in Maine (IATA code PWM) welcomed two new Frontier Airlines routes on Tuesday 13 July. The ULCC began 4-weekly service (on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays) to both Atlanta in Georgia and Philadelphia in Pennsylvania using its A320 fleet. The 1,650-kilometre route to Atlanta is already served 12-weekly by Delta and the […]
July 16, 2021 | Latest Route News +