LOT Polish Airlines inaugurated flights between Warsaw WAW and San Francisco on Wednesday 6 May. The 9,440-kilometre route will be maintained 3-weekly, on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, with its 787 fleet. The carrier faces no direct competition on the route. Flight LO37 departs Warsaw WAW at 17:40 local time, arriving in San Francisco at 20:15 […]
May 17, 2026 | Latest Route News +
United commenced a new transpacific service on Thursday 11 December by inaugurating flights between San Francisco and Adelaide in Australia. The 12,985-kilometre route will operate 3-weekly, departing San Francisco on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, with the 787-9 Dreamliner. It becomes the first US carrier to serve the South Australian capital. Flight UA207 departs San Francisco […]
December 17, 2025 | Latest Route News +
Some 39 US airports have passenger flights to Europe. According to Cirium’s schedule information for the first half of 2026, they have 23.2 million one-way seats. Capacity has risen by 2% year-over-year. San Francisco remains the ninth-busiest US airport for European activity. SFO’s European capacity has risen by 3.5% in the past year, more than […]
December 2, 2025 | Airports, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
The Port of Oakland has announced plans to rename Oakland International Airport to “Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport,” a move designed to boost the local economy, enhance visibility and attract more passengers to Oakland and the greater Bay Area. The Port Board is scheduled to vote on the proposal on 10 July. The name change […]
July 2, 2025 | Airports, News & Analysis, North America
United became the first airline to have 1,000 mainline aircraft in its fleet in late January when another Boeing 737 MAX 9 was delivered. However, Planespotters.net shows that it now has 1,002 mainline aircraft. Its fleet consists of 148 737-900ERs/non-ERs, 141 737-800s, 112 737 MAX 8s, 87 737 MAX 9s, 81 A319ceos, 78 A320ceos, 74 […]
February 10, 2025 | Airlines, Airports, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
United Airlines is the number-one airline between North America and Europe by available seat kilometers (ASK) in Q3 (July-September) 2024, according to Cirium data. It is also first by the number of flights, but it is second to Delta Air Lines for available seats. Focusing on ASKs, which reflect distance, United’s capacity is at a […]
May 16, 2024 | Airlines, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
The LA Basin to San Francisco Bay air market is enormous. According to the US DOT, it had 9.4 million two-way passengers in 2023, equivalent to passengers daily each way of 12,877. While most passengers were local, the number also includes those who transited to other flights. If using a car, the drive between the […]
April 17, 2024 | Airlines, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
The US has non-stop flights to 10 Asian countries (excluding the Middle East) in the first half of 2024 (January-June). According to Cirium schedules information, the continent accounts for more than one in five of the country’s long-haul international seat capacity (22%). Comparing data to the first half of 2019 shows that US-Asia seats remain […]
February 2, 2024 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
Porter Airlines commenced flights between Toronto YYZ and San Francisco on Thursday 25 January. The 3,635-kilometre service will be maintained daily with the 132-seat E195 E2 aircraft. The airline will compete against Air Canada’s 28-weekly flights between the two cities, as well as United’s daily rotation. Flight PD669 departs Toronto at 10:30 local time, arriving […]
January 29, 2024 | Latest Route News +
Rebranded from Enerjet in 2021, Canada’s Lynx Air commenced operations in April 2022 between Vancouver and Calgary. Nearly two years later, the ULCC’s fleet comprises nine 189-seat Boeing 737 MAX 8s. Its first international route – from Toronto to Orlando – started in January 2023. Lynx Air is one of a handful of Canadian (U)LCCs […]
January 4, 2024 | Airlines, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
United launched its latest South Pacific service on Friday 8 December between San Francisco and Christchurch in New Zealand. The 11,125-kilometre seasonal route will be maintained 3-weekly, departing San Francisco on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, with the 787 aircraft. The Star Alliance member faces no competition between the two cities. Flight UA730 departs San Francisco […]
December 12, 2023 | Latest Route News +
United inaugurated flights between San Francisco and Manila, the capital of the Philippines, on Sunday 29 October. The 11,245-kilometre service will be maintained daily with the 350-seat 777-300ER aircraft. The carrier will compete directly against Philippine Airlines’ daily flights on the route. Flight UA191 departs San Francisco at 00:35 local time, arriving in Manila at […]
November 1, 2023 | Latest Route News +