Northern Pacific Airways is ready to fly scheduled passenger flights. The first revenue flight will be from Ontario, California (ONT) to Las Vegas (LAS) on June 23 with the first Las Vegas outbound flight on June 25 back to Ontario.
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Top Copyright Photo: Northern Pacific Airways Boeing 757-2B7 WL N628NP (msn 27809) ONT (Michael B. Ing). Image: 959235.
United Airlines today became the first U.S. airline to support Live Activities for iPhone, giving customers real-time access to their boarding pass, gate and seat number, and countdown clock to departure time on their Lock Screen or while unlocked in the Dynamic Island, all without opening the United app.
United customers check their mobile boarding pass and flight status nearly 800,000 times each day, and this new feature makes it even easier and faster for United flyers to receive timely updates and find important flight details.
Live Activities helps United customers with iPhones stay informed in real time, so they can see live flight updates, flight details and alerts right on the Lock Screen or in the Dynamic Island on iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max.
With a quick glance at the iPhone screen, customers can:
Support for Live Activities has started to roll out to United travelers and will be widely available by the end of May. To experience the new features, customers should verify that their iPhone is running iOS 16.1 or later and their United app is up to date.
With up to three million users interacting with the app daily, United’ mobile app is recognized for its accessibility options for the visually impaired, personalization options and improved navigation. The air carrier has consistently rolled out industry-leading app features in recent years, including:
Top Copyright Photo: United Airlines Boeing 757-324 WL N74856 (msn 32815) LAX (Michael B. Ing). Image: 960580.
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Amerijet International Airlines, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Amerijet Caribbean Express Ltd., opened a new branch office in Port of Spain, Trinidad, on March 28, 2023.
Amerijet Caribbean Express Ltd. has been successfully operating at the Piarco International Airport for over 22 years.
Recent legislation passed by the government of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago to encourage foreign direct investment will eventually allow for the establishment of special economic zones. In anticipation of the legislative change, Amerijet is moving forward with its expansion plans, focusing on hiring skilled and experienced labor in Trinidad & Tobago.
Trinidad’s proximity to the United States, common language, and close time zone will allow the new Amerijet branch office to handle various financial and management functions and report directly to Miami’sheadquarters.
Top Copyright Photo: AmeriJet International Boeing 757-256 (F) WL N286GB (msn 26245) MIA (Antony J. Best). Image: 960067.
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United Airlines today announced an improved family seating policy that makes it easier than ever for children under 12-years old to sit next to an adult in their party for free – including customers who purchase Basic Economy tickets.
United’s new policy is made possible through a series of investments in a new seat map feature that dynamically finds available adjacent seats at the time of booking. The online seat engine first reviews all available free Economy seats and then opens complimentary upgrades to available Preferred Seats, if needed.
Customers traveling with children under 12 will start to see more adjacent seat options immediately and the complete policy change will go into effect in early March.
In instances when adjacent seats are not available prior to travel – due to things like last minute bookings, full flights or unscheduled aircraft changes – United’s new policy also lets customers switch for free to a flight to the same destination with adjacent seat availability in the same cabin. Customers also won’t be charged if there is a difference in fare price between the original and new flight.
Many airlines try and use a more manual process to seat families together that can include blocking random seats or asking agents to facilitate seat swaps at the gate. Those circumstances often result in more stress and a longer boarding process for everyone.
Today’s announcement reflects the investments United has made in its technology and tools. Since last summer, the airline has worked to improve its ability to seat families together more easily by optimizing the airline’s seat engine to prioritize families who did not have seats assigned before their day of travel and prioritize adjacent seating for families during schedule changes, aircraft swaps or irregular operations.
United Polaris®, United First Class® and Economy Plus® seats remain separate products and are excluded from this family seating policy change.
Top Copyright Photo: United Airlines Boeing 757-224 WL N14102 (msn 27292) (Her Art Here) FLL (Bruce Drum). Image: 105895.
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The Federal Aviation Adminstration-FAA has announced it issued an Emergency Order of Suspension on February 1, 2023 of the operating authority of Aero Micronesia Inc., doing business as (dba) Asia Pacific Airlines (Guam).
The airline announced it is working with the FAA and intends to comply and rectify any issues.
Asia Pacific Airlines was formed in 1998 to serve Micronesia and the Western Pacific with much needed all-cargo jet service.
APA is an FAA part-121 Supplemental all-cargo carrier, headquartered in Guam, making the airline the westernmost US part-121 based carrier.
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Top Copyright Photo: Asia Pacific Airlines (Guam) Boeing 757-230 (F) WL N888LT (msn 25441) ONT (Michael B. Ing). Image: 952516.
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United Airlines will not restart the seasonal Newark – Keflavik (Reykjavik) on May 12, 2023 as previously planned.
The summer season route was suppose to operate through October 27, 2023.
The carrier will still seasonally serve Iceland through its Chicago O’Hare hub.
Icelandair will continue to serve the Newark route.
Top Copyright Photo: United Airlines Boeing 757-224 WL N19136 (msn 29285) LAX (Michael B. Ing). Image: 959897.
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