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JetBlue, Singapore Airlines to Launch New Codeshare
JetBlue Airways and Singapore Airlines announced plans for a new codeshare agreement. The two carriers filed an application with the Department of Justice for the proposed codeshare, which is pending government approval.
Under the agreement, Singapore Airlines will be allowed to place its code on JetBlue-operated flights to 16 U.S. destinations from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, including Austin, Boston, Charlotte, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, New Orleans, Syracuse, and Tampa.
In …
United to Launch New San Francisco-Tokyo Haneda Service
United Airlines announced it will begin new daily, non-stop service between San Francisco and Tokyo Haneda on October 26. The service will operate using Boeing 777 aircraft.
Flights will depart San Francisco International Airport at 6:35 p.m. and arrive at Tokyo Haneda at 10:05 p.m. the next day. Flights from Tokyo to San Francisco will depart at 12:05 a.m. and arrive at 5:15 p.m. the previous day.
United’s Boeing 777 aircraft that …
BMW Expands DriveNow Program in San Francisco
BMW announced it is adding street parking in San Francisco for its car-sharing program, DriveNow. The company will add 80 electric BMW ActiveE vehicles to its fleet, which will be available on San Francisco streets and at 17 DriveNow locations in the Bay Area, including Palo Alto and both San Francisco and Oakland International Airport.
DriveNow was launched in Germany in 2011, and is a part of BMW i, BMW’s brand …
The 2014 Guide to Lie-Flat Seats in First and Business Class
With apologies to George Orwell, some lie-flat seats are more equal than others. Indeed, is one airline’s reverse herringbone lie-flat seat more comfortable than another’s backwards-facing lie-flat?
The move to fully lie-flat seats began in 1995 and 1996 when Air France and British Airways introduced seats that converted to fully-flat beds in their respective first-class cabins. The beds were truly horizontal and parallel to the deck, in stark contrast to the …
Great Moments in Travel History – May 2014
On May 16, 1863, the Excelsior Hotel Ernst opened in Cologne, Germany. The hotel celebrated its 150th anniversary last year.
The Chicago World’s Fair opened on May 1, 1893. The fair transformed the landscape of the midwestern city and introduced the Ferris Wheel to the world.
The Palace Hotel Luzern in Luzern, Switzerland, opened its doors on May 7, 1906. The luxury hotel is still in operation today.
Wilbur Wright died from typhoid …
Delta Completes Installation of Lie-Flat Seats on International Widebody Fleet
Delta Air Lines announced it has finished outfitting its BusinessElite cabins on all of its international widebody planes with fully lie-flat seats with direct-aisle access.
Aircraft in Delta’s fleet which offer the lie-flat seats include all of its Airbus A330-200, A330-300, Boeing 767-300ER, 767-400ER, 747, 777-200ER, and 777-200LR planes.
In addition, the airline plans to install the lie-flat seats with direct-aisle access on its Boeing 757-200 transcontinental fleet. The carrier will launch three …
Virgin America to Launch Additional Flight Between San Francisco, Austin
Virgin America announced it will add a second daily flight to its existing San Francisco, California-Austin, Texas, service beginning July 8. The additional flight will operate through September 6, 2014.
Flights will depart Austin-Bergstrom International Airport at 9:20 a.m. and arrive at San Francisco International Airport at 11:05 a.m. Flights from San Francisco to Austin will depart at 3:30 p.m. and arrive at 9:05 p.m.
The additional flight will operate using Airbus …
