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Breeze Airways has announced service this spring from three new cities: Denver, CO; Greenville/Spartanburg, SC; and Mobile, AL. The airline will add 11 nonstop routes, both seasonal and year-round flights, including connecting existing Breeze destinations such as Akron/Canton, OH to Los Angeles, CA, and Santa Ana/Orange County, CA, to Tampa, FL. Fares on the new […]

American Airlines has announced that it will lay off 656 employees to reorganize and improve its customer service team. The layoffs will eliminate 8.2% of its 8,000 customer service-related positions for a total of 656 employees, who are not represented by a union. The impacted includes 335 who work in Phoenix and 321 in Dallas-Fort Worth.

Copyright Photo: Air France Boeing 707-328C F-BLCF (msn 19292) ORY (Jacques Guillem). Image: 962363.

First we want to wish you a safe and prosperous new year in 2024. As of midnight tonight, World Airline News (WAN) will cease to publish free airline news, photos and features on this blog as we have done since 2009. Declining ad revenue has forced us to terminate all publishing operations as of midnight.

Video: From Sam Chui: I hopped on TransMaldivian Airways Twin Otter seaplane flying around the Maldives with some of the best views! However, the sunny weather changed and I encountered some rough weather in paradise. TransMaldivian is the world’s largest seaplane operator with 65 seaplanes from its base in Male, Maldives. Seaplane operation is crucial

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From Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-urges-airlines-to-inspect-737-max-planes-for-possible-loose-bolts/ Boeing aircraft photo gallery:

An interview with Air India’s CEO Campbell Wilson: From Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisagarcia/2023/12/29/air-india-ceo-campbell-wilson-on-airlines-renaissance-in-2023/?sh=4f2bfca81e77 Air India aircraft slide show:

JetBlue Airways will provide daily, nonstop service between Tallahassee (TLH) and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) starting on January 4, 2024. JetBlue aircraft photo gallery:

Air Tindi de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter with skis made a forced landing in poor weather on December 27 in northern Canada. The aircraft was on a flight from Yellowknife, NT to a frozen lake with 8 passengers and 2 crew members. The Twin Otter was forced to land about 16 km (8.6 nm)