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Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Delta adding new nonstop Saturday flights for the summer to these Florida cities
Planning your summer vacation? Delta Air Lines is making it easier with new nonstop Saturday flights starting in June. Many of the new flights will help people get to popular vacation destinations, such as (ahem) Florida. But Sunshine State residents can use them, too. Nonstop flights to and from Detroit are coming to Pensacola and Destin-Fort Walton, starting on June 8. Both routes will use a Boeing 717, the company said in a release. Other Saturday domestic flights include Atlanta to Bangor, Maine and Rapid City, South Dakota; Detroit to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic and Bozeman, Montana; and Minneapolis-St. Paul to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The airline added twice-daily nonstop service from Austin to Panama City in March and year-round nonstop service from Austin to Jacksonville in May. Service to Tampa is scheduled to begin in June. Service between Austin and Orlando will increase to twice daily this winter during peak travel season, the company said. Delta also plans to offer new daily flights starting Nov. 6 between the Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport in Panama City and LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York. In February, Delta announced the airline was adding three new domestic routes on December 20, including one between Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) in Fort Myers and Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) Atlanta International Airport (ATL) Bangor Internatinal Airport (BGR), from June 8 to Sept. 25, with a Boeing 737-800 Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP), from June 8 to Sept. 25, with a Boeing 737-800 Detroit (DTW) Pensacola International Airport (PNS), from June 8 to Sept. 25, with a Boeing 717 National Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS), from June 8 to Sept. 25, with a Boeing 717 Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ), from May 10 to Aug. 25, with a Boeing 737-900 Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN), from June 8 to Sept. 25, with an Airbus A319 Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) Jackson Hole (JAC), from June 8 to Sept. 25, with an Airbus A319 Earlier in May, Delta announced it was folding its Basic Economy fare into a new Delta Main category (previously called Main Cabin), which will contain three levels: Delta Main Basic: Roughly the same as Basic Economy, a bare-bones fare with restrictions. Delta Main Classic: Includes options for same-day standby, higher boarding priority and other perks Delta Main Extra: Includes an even better boarding position, more miles per dollar and more Delta Comfort+ will become Delta Comfort, and First Class will be called Delta First. Premium Select, the airline's international-style premium economy service, and its Delta One business class will keep their names. All four categories will have two levels, Classic and Extra. You can get the benefits you've become accustomed to when you book Classic – seat selection, no-fee cancellation and Same-Day Standby,' the airline said in an FAQ section on its website. 'Extra gets you more than Classic or our previous Refundable ticket option. With Extra, you can enjoy full refundability if you decide to cancel, earlier boarding, free Same-Day Confirmed options and more miles earned.' Contributing: Nathan Diller, USA TODAY This article originally appeared on Pensacola News Journal: Delta flights new to Florida include nonstop Pensacola to Detroit
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Sun Country retires jet, delays 737-900 service
This article first appeared in AirlineGeeks. Sun Country Airlines (NASDAQ: SNCY) plans to retire one of its Boeing 737-800 aircraft in an effort to save money on parts amid an industrywide supply chain crisis. During a Q1 2025 earnings call on Friday, CEO Jude Bricker said the decision to retire one of its 737-800s is in response to 'tightness' the carrier was experiencing in the components market. Additionally, the ultra-low-cost airline has decided to delay flying its first Boeing 737-900 passenger aircraft until later this year. Bricker said this was due to a 'temporary surplus' in the airline's passenger fleet. 'Even with this deferral, we'll experience some unit cost pressures associated with lower utilization of our passenger fleet until we're able to catch up our staffing to our fleet, which should occur around the second quarter of 2026,' he said. Despite having too many aircraft and a pinch for parts, Bricker said he expected Sun Country's charter segment to perform well through the rest of 2025, and that the company 'continues to deliver high levels of free cash yield.' 'Currently, we plan to continue to deliver with net debt levels expected to fall below zero at some point in 2028,' he said. 'However, we have the liquidity and balance sheet headroom to take advantage of any opportunities, including share repurchases using the $25 million of repurchase authority recently granted by our board.' Supply chain challenges have recently led some airlines and lessors to dismantle newer aircraft models for spare parts. Ongoing reliability issues with Pratt & Whitney's PW1500G engines have been a critical contributor to the state of the supply chain. Longer maintenance has led to multiple aircraft groundings and increased demand for spare engines. This paired with large backlogs in overall aircraft production has crippled the sector, causing airlines to extend use of existing aircraft. Other challenges in aviation's maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) industry have also persisted since the pandemic years, primarily due to shortages of skilled labor. While the industry has taken action to address the issue, the near-term future looks like it's going to be difficult. A workforce gap is projected to cause a 20% shortfall on maintenance techs in 2028, according to a 2024 Pipeline Report by the Aviation Technician Education Council. Although currently bleak, some industry insiders like the Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM) have suggested this crisis could be a catalyst for increased wages and greater collaboration between industry stakeholders. AIM President Jason Pfaff told AirlineGeeks in an interview earlier this year that the situation would get worse before it got better. 'If it's a nine-inning game, I'd say we're probably in the third inning,' Pfaff said in the February interview. 'It will get more challenging. But again, from our perspective, at least from some of the conversations we're having, this could also be a catalyst for a lot of really exciting change in our industry as well.' The post Sun Country retires jet, delays 737-900 service appeared first on FreightWaves. Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
14-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
FAA says it's investigating reported engine issue on Delta flight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration said it is investigating after a Delta airline crew reported an engine issue on a Boeing 737-900 flight on Monday. It said the plane returned safely to Tucson International Airport.
Reuters
14-04-2025
- General
- Reuters
FAA says it's investigating reported engine issue on Delta flight
WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration said it is investigating after a Delta airline crew reported an engine issue on a Boeing 737-900 flight on Monday. It said the plane returned safely to Tucson International Airport.
