From May 26, Delta will operate daily service linking Minneapolis-St. Paul with Rome, as well as six weekly flights linking Detroit with Munich.
Read moreDelta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic Airways have announced that their transatlantic joint-venture partnership will add six new transatlantic services between the U.S. and the UK for the summer 2015 season.
Read moreFinnair will operate its Chicago service from June 13 through October 17. The carrier will operate three round-trips a week on the Helsinki-Chicago route, using Airbus A330-300 widebodies.
Read moreAmerican Airlines is launching daily service from New York JFK to Birmingham in England on May 7.
Read moreThe codeshare will initially cover nearly all of the two carriers’ transatlantic flights. Customers now have access to British Airways flights to London from 21 U.S. destinations, and British Airways is codesharing on US Airways’ flights to Charlotte and Philadelphia from 17 European destinations.
Read moreDelta Air Lines will launch daily, year-round service from New York JFK to Zurich Airport and is planning to increase its service frequency from JFK to Rome. Delta and its joint venture partners Air France-KLM and Alitalia are also expanding service to Paris and Amsterdam from Atlanta.
Read moreDelta Introduces Sleep Kits and New Amenities for Long-Haul Economy Passengers
Airlines April 3, 2014
Flight attendants will offer each Delta Air Lines long-haul Economy passenger a sleep kit, which will include eyeshades along with earplugs to help customers get better rest when traveling between continents.
Read moreUS Airways brings 28 transatlantic routes to the oneworld members’ joint business, including non-stop services from the United States to 18 European destinations. Munich, Athens and Amsterdam are three of them.
Read moreNow both Delta and strategic partner Virgin Atlantic Airways operate to and from the same terminals at both ends of the London Heathrow-New York JFK route, which is the world’s most important international business-travel market, according to Delta.
Read moreWestJet will launch transatlantic service for the first time next June, subject to the airline receiving the requisite government approvals. The carrier plans to operate seasonal daily service from St. John’s in Newfoundland to Dublin from June 15 to October 5, 2014.
Read moreThe partners claim that, by combining Virgin Atlantic’s Heathrow slots and U.K. brand strength with Delta’s powerful U.S. network, the joint venture will offer significant competition in the market and benefit consumers on both sides of the Atlantic.
Read moreLufthansa Marks 75th Anniversary of Pioneering Transatlantic Flight
AircraftAirlinesTravel Technology August 9, 2013
On August 10, Lufthansa Group is commemorating the 75th anniversary of the first non-stop transatlantic flight of a land-based passenger aircraft to New York. A Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor of the original Deutsche Lufthansa landed at New York’s Floyd Bennett Field on August 11, 1938, nearly 25 hours after taking off from Berlin Tempelhof
Read moreFinnair has joined the transatlantic joint business founded by fellow oneworld alliance members American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia. On July 1, Finnair also announced its intention to join the joint business agreement between oneworld members Japan Airlines and British Airways on traffic between Japan and Europe.
Read moreAmerican Airlines is launching daily non-stop service between Miami International Airport and Milan Malpensa Airport on November 21.
Read moreDelta and Virgin Atlantic Seek Antitrust Immunity for Transatlantic Joint Venture
Airlines April 8, 2013
The airlines say an antitrust-immunized joint venture would allow Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic to be more effective competitors on routes between North America and the U.K., particularly between the U.S. and London.
Read moreDelta Plans Transatlantic Joint Venture with Virgin as Share Buy is Agreed
Airlines December 11, 2012
Singapore Airlines has agreed to sell its 49 per cent stake in Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd to Delta Air Lines for $360 million in cash. Together with its share purchase, Delta Air Lines has reached agreement with Virgin Atlantic Airways to form a new joint venture on transatlantic routes.
Read moreAmerican to Offer Onboard Pajamas and Slippers to Premium Passengers
AirlinesTravel Tips August 29, 2011
From September 1, premium-class passengers traveling on American Airlines flights between the U.S. and London Heathrow Airport will be among the first to be offered the new amenities.
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