Hawaiian’s last Boeing 767 widebody was sent into retirement after completing Hawaiian Airlines Flight 19 from Sacramento, California, to Honolulu.
Author: Ben Mutzabaugh, USA TODAY
Frontier Airlines expansion: 8 new routes, 1 new city
Frontier Airlines is adding Boston to its route map, part of an eight-route expansion from North Carolina’s Raleigh/Durham airport this spring
Biggest Dreamliner: United Airlines now flying Boeing’s 787-10
United Airlines’ newest aircraft type – the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner – is now flying paying passengers for the carrier. Jet debuted on LAX-Newark route.
Southwest’s Herb Kelleher: Five innovations that shaped U.S. aviation
The larger-than-life bourbon-drinking Kelleher helped launch Southwest in 1971. He’ll forever be remembered for key innovations in the airline industry.
WOW Air dropping four more U.S. destinations
WOW confirmed it’s axing service to at least four more U.S. cities. L.A., San Francisco, Dallas/Fort Worth and New York JFK will drop off WOW’s 2019 schedule.
Christmas travel: 6,245 flight delays Friday (and growing)
Friday’s potential problems follow a rough Thursday that saw more than 8,000 delays. Two airlines, United and JetBlue, are waiving change fees for NYC.
The art of the mileage run: Where airline miles make the trip
Many frequent-flyers take an extra trip, one that’s simply to earn miles to upgrade to the next status tier before the mile-earning counter resets.
United Airlines adds 11 routes amid ‘record’ network expansion
United’s expansion adds one new city – Stockton, California – but the other routes represent new connections to cities the airline already serves.
Frontier adds two new cities as part of 3-route Denver expansion
Frontier will launch Denver-Hartford service in late March, offering three flights a week. Frontier last flew from the Connecticut airport in 2008.
Christmas and New Year’s flying guide: 6 things to know
Most holiday travel tips are the same from year to year, but there are some new things to keep in mind this year.