Frontier Airlines Adds New Nonstop Flight Service Between San Diego and Omaha

Starting January 16, 2011, Frontier Airlines will add nonstop flights between San Diego and Omaha. Scheduled flight service three times a week with Embraer 190 aircraft.

Vice president of planning and strategy of Frontier Airlines said, “With the addition of this service, our guests in Omaha and beyond can now enjoy the superb service and affordable rates Frontier even more prominent tourist destination.”

Aircraft Embraer 190 (E190) that will be used to serve the flights are equipped with Wi-Fi facilities, all-leather seating in the configuration of two-by-two, and four-row seat “STRETCH”, which provides five inches extra legroom.

About Frontier Airlines

The original Frontier Airlines was Denver’s hometown carrier for 40 years before it was purchased in 1986. The airline carried 87 million passengers over the years and was known for great service and an outstanding safety record.

In 1993, executives from the original Frontier Airlines, as well as some newcomers to the industry, gave the old Frontier a fresh start. They were looking to fill gaps in Denver’s mainstream hub-and-spoke system.

We launched on July 5, 1994 with 180 employees and two Boeing 737-200s on routes between Denver and Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks and Minot, N.D.

Today, Frontier Airlines is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings Inc, an airline holding company that owns Chautauqua Airlines, Lynx Aviation, Midwest Airlines, Republic Airlines and Shuttle America.

Frontier is the second-largest carrier at Denver International Airport, employing approximately 5,000 aviation professionals. Frontier has one of the youngest Airbus fleets in North America offering 24 channels of DIRECTV® service in every seatback along with a comfortable all-coach configuration. Frontier offers routes to more than 50 destinations in the U.S., Mexico and Costa Rica. In addition, Frontier and Midwest have a codeshare partnership that allows passengers of both airlines access to 70 destinations in the U.S., Mexico and Costa Rica.

Virgin America to Order 40 Airbus Jets Worth $3.3 Bln

U.S.-based airline Virgin America plans to order 40 narrow-bodied Airbus jets, worth $3.3 billion, as part of its strategy to offer low-fare, eco-friendly service to 30 cities by 2016, its chief executive said Thursday.

The San Francisco-based airline has also taken options for another 20 A320s, doubling its fleet to 90 by 2016. The first delivery is scheduled for 2013.

“It’s my 60th birthday this week, and I can’t think of a better 60th birthday present than getting 60 aircraft,” said Sir Richard Branson, speaking by video link from his hideaway on Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands. His Virgin Group owns 25% of Virgin America.
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Austrian Ailrines Additional Flights Season Sammer From Austrian to Brussel

Austrian Airlines increase flight service with launched flight schedules during summer season 2010. Australian add flights service from Austria to Brusell.

Additional cheap flights to London from Vienna will be launched in an agreement with bmi, with the current 28 weekly services being extended to 35.

The carrier is planning to increase flights to Brussels from the Austrian capital. Currently operating 32 weekly flights, Austrian Airlines will soon manage 46 flights a week to the Belgian capital.

Elsewhere, the airline will also launch additional flights to Zurich and Prague from Vienna. This means that, during the summer, Austrian Airlines will operate a total of 1,513 flights a week, an increase from last year’s figure of 1,499.
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British Airways Flight Service Not Recovered After Cabin Crew Strike

British Airways said Tuesday it is canceling fewer flights through an upcoming four-day cabin crew strike because more employees want to cross the picket line.

The airline is still recovering from a three-day strike that ended Monday, in which the Unite union — locked in a long-standing dispute with airline management over pay and working conditions — went ahead with a walkout after talks collapsed at the end of last week.

The airline said that during the cabin crew’s next strike from Saturday to March 30 its schedule at London’s Heathrow airport will include up to 55 percent of short-haul flights and 70 percent of long-haul flights.

That compares to 60 percent of long-haul flights and only 30 percent of short-haul flights over the previous walkout.
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Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air Launches Mobile Apps

Frequent travelers on Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air can now download mobile applications for the iPhone, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile smartphones. The free apps allow travelers to review flight schedules, check arrival and departure times, add mileage plan numbers, receive flight alerts and more.
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