Silver Airways is unusual in the USA as it only operates turboprops. According to Planespotters.net, it has 18, comprising 10 ATR 72s (some in freight configuration for Amazon) and eight ATR 42s. They replace the Saab 340, of which it had a total of 28, providing more capacity, more usable range and lower seat-km costs […]
July 26, 2023 | Airlines, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
Frontier added seven new routes to the US territory of Puerto Rico during the first week of May. 4 May: Baltimore-San Juan (daily) 4 May: Chicago MDW-San Juan (6-weekly) 4 May: Cleveland-San Juan (4-weekly) 4 May: Dallas DFW-San Juan (daily) 4 May: Orlando MCO-Ponce (3-weekly) 4 May: Tampa-Aguadilla (3-weekly) 5 May: Detroit-San Juan (4-weekly) Flights are being maintained by the ULCC’s A320-famly fleet. Five of […]
May 12, 2023 | Latest Route News +
Puerto Rico is a US territory and is therefore considered as part of that country. Between April and June, an average of almost 100 flights a day exist between the lower 48 and Puerto Rico, according to Cirium schedules information data. They are to three airports: Aguadilla, Ponce and San Juan. In Q2, 18 states […]
February 8, 2023 | Airlines, Airports, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
Air travel demand in the US during the last week was relatively stable at around 90% of the level seen during the same period in 2019. Given that capacity levels appear to also be at around 90%, this suggests that airline load factors are comparable with what they were back in 2019. Air Service One […]
April 4, 2022 | Airlines, Airports, News & Analysis, North America