United Airlines has responded to JetBlue Airways’ recent application to launch service between Newark Liberty International Airport and Santiago de los Caballeros in the Dominican Republic from May 1 by applying to operate the route itself, from this summer.

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United Airlines will launch daily service from its hub at Chicago O’Hare International Airport to Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on November 5.

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Alaska Airlines is installing in most of its Boeing 737NG aircraft new Recaro seats like those in its new 737-900ERs, allowing the carrier to add more seats in each aircraft’s cabin while providing the same amount of personal space for each passenger in each aircraft as they have now.

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In Alaska Airlines service, the Boeing 737-900ER has nine more seats than a standard Boeing 737-900. The extra seats are made possible by a flat rather than a curved rear bulkhead and by reducing the size of a main cabin closet.

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Boeing has delivered the 7,370th 737 to come off the production line. The milestone aircraft, a Boeing 737-800 for Indonesia-based Lion Air, was delivered on November 5.

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Alaska Airlines says it is now offering Aircell’s Gogo Inflight Internet service on more than half its aircraft, including all 55 of its Boeing 737-800s and 10 of its 737-900s.

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