Hawaiian Airlines has confirmed that it will commence flights between Honolulu and New York JFK by Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner jets beginning April 22nd. These aircraft will replace the Airbus A330-200s, which currently operate this route with a daily frequency.

New York will become Hawaiian Airlines’ third regular Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner destination, all of which are offered to/from Honolulu. Los Angeles and Phoenix are part of the schedule.

Hawaiian’s Boeing 787s are configured for 300 passengers in two seating classes (34 Business and 266 Economy), while the Airbus A330s have 278 seats (18 Business and 260 Economy).

Daily

• HA 50  Honolulu HNL 15:35 · 06:55+1 JFK New York
• HA 51  New York JFK 09:05 · 13:40 HNL Honolulu

Hawaiian routes from/to Honolulu in the U.S.

• Austin (AUS): 2 weekly · Airbus A330-200
• Boston (BOS): 4 weekly · Airbus A330-200
• Hilo (ITO): 81 weekly · Boeing 717-200
• Kahului  (OGG): 142 weekly · Boeing 717-200
• Kona (KOA): 102 weekly · Boeing 717-200
• Las Vegas (LAS): 21 weekly · Airbus A330-200
• Lihue (LIH): 123 weekly · Boeing 717-200
• Long Beach (LGB): 7 weekly · Airbus A321-200
• Los Angeles (LAX): 21 weekly · A332/789
• New York (JFK): 7 weekly · Airbus A330-200
• Oakland (OAK): 7 weekly · A321/A332
• Ontario (ONT): 7 weekly · Airbus A321-200
• Phoenix (PHX): 7 weekly · Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
• Portland (PDX): 7 weekly · Airbus A330-200
• Sacramento (SMF): 7 weekly · Airbus A330-200
• Salt Lake City (SLC): 7 weekly · Airbus A321-200
• San Diego (SAN): 7 weekly · Airbus A330-200
• San Francisco (SFO): 7 weekly · Airbus A330-200
• San Jose (SJC): 7 weekly · Airbus A321-200
• Seattle (SEA): 7 weekly · Airbus A330-200

Arajet enters the US market

After receiving authorization from the US DOT following a two-year wait, Arajet will start services between the Dominican Republic and the United States as of April 11th, with a new route to Miami. At the moment, flights will be operated from Santo Domingo, one of the airline’s bases in the country.

The entry into the United States is a significant step for Arajet, as it reinforces its hub in the Dominican Republic. From now on, Arajet will compete with other Latin American airlines for flights between Latin America and the United States, such as Aeromexico, Avianca, Copa Airlines, LATAM and SKY Airline. In addition, Arajet is usually characterized by low prices, so there will be strong competition in this market.

Miami, New York (EWR, JFK and/or SWF) and San Juan are the destinations authorized by the US DOT.

SDQ – MIA

• DM 2104  Santo Domingo SDQ 15:35 · 17:55 MIA Miami (Tuesday and Sunday)
• DM 2100  Santo Domingo SDQ 10:19 · 12:39 MIA Miami (Wednesday and Friday)

MIA – SDQ

• DM 2105  Miami MIA 19:25 · 21:45 SDQ Santo Domingo (Tuesday and Sunday)
• DM 2101  Miami MIA 14:09 · 16:29 SDQ Santo Domingo (Wednesday and Friday)

Argentina, Aruba, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curaçao, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru and Sint Maarten are its current markets, which will be joined by the United States in April.

Arajet’s fleet consists of 10 Boeing 737 MAX 8s, averaging four years old.

United Airlines expands flights with CRJ-550s

United will introduce SkyWest’s CRJ-550s on various services to/from Chicago O’Hare Airport, as reported by AeroRoutes. These aircraft are configured for 50 passengers in three seating classes.

First flight

• Asheville (AVL): February 13th
• Green Bay (GRB): February 13th
• Greensboro (GSO): February 13th
• Louisville (SDF): February 13th
• Memphis (MEM): February 13th
• Roanoke (ROA): February 13th
• Sioux Falls (FSD): February 13th
• Traverse City (TVC): February 13th
• Tulsa (TUL): February 13th
• Grand Rapids (GRR): February 14th
• Charleston (CRW): March 6th
• Charlottesville (CHO): March 6th
• Huntsville (HSV): March 6th
• Knoxville (TYS): March 6th
• Oklahoma City (OKC): March 6th
• Saginaw (MBS): March 6th
• South Bend (SBN): March 6th
• Springfield (SGF): March 6th
• Dayton (DAY): March 8th
• Lexington (LEX): March 30th
• Lincoln (LNK): March 30th
• Little Rock (LIT): March 30th
• Moline (MLI): May 1st
• Akron/Canton (CAK): May 22nd
• Buffalo (BUF): May 22nd
• Cedar Rapids (CID): May 22nd
• Fayetteville (FAY): May 22nd

Nearly 50 SkyWest CRJ-550s operate for United Express.

Icelandair to fly to Miami

The Icelandic airline has announced the launch of services between Reykjavik and Miami effective October 25th, which will be conducted with Airbus A321neo aircraft configured for 187 passengers. According to its press release, Icelandair will provide this route three times per week, offering 561 weekly seats on each leg.

Miami will become Icelandair’s 19th destination in North America, following Baltimore (7), Boston (7), Chicago (7), Denver (4), New York (7), Orlando (4), Raleigh-Durham (4), Seattle (7), Toronto (7), Vancouver (3) and Washington DC (7), and the other seasonal services in the market. These twelve are the current routes.

Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday

• FI 691  Reykjavik KEF 17:15 · 20:55 MIA Miami

Wednesday, Friday and Sunday

• FI 690  Miami MIA 17:15 · 05:55+1 KEF Reykjavik

“We are thrilled to be opening a new gateway from Europe to sunny Florida via Iceland and from Miami to Iceland and beyond. With the new long-range and fuel-efficient Airbus aircraft we are able to add new and exciting destinations and Miami is a great addition. Miami will fit well into our route network, with convenient connections via Iceland to our 34 destinations in Europe. Welcome aboard Miami!”, said Bogi Nils Bogason, Icelandair President and CEO.

Porter to launch Toronto – New York LaGuardia and Ottawa – Victoria

Porter Airlines continues to expand its flights between Canada and the United States, with the commencement of the YYZ-LGA route. Services will be performed 20 times a week using Embraer E195-E2 aircraft configured for 132 passengers in single class.

YYZ – LGA

• PD 603  Toronto YYZ 07:15 · 08:55 LGA New York (daily)
• PD 605  Toronto YYZ 14:50 · 16:30 LGA New York (daily)
• PD 607  Toronto YYZ 19:25 · 21:05 LGA New York (daily except Saturday)

LGA – YYZ

• PD 602  New York LGA 06:15 · 07:55 YYZ Toronto (daily except Sunday)
• PD 604  New York LGA 09:55 · 11:35 YYZ Toronto (daily)
• PD 606  New York LGA 17:30 · 19:10 YYZ Toronto (daily)

On the other hand, the Canadian airline will inaugurate operations between Ottawa and Victoria beginning May 15th, which will also fly on Embraer E195-E2 planes.

Porter will reach 20 scheduled destinations in Ottawa, while two in Victoria. The Canadian capital will join Toronto Pearson, served seven times weekly by the same aircraft.

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday

• PD 447  Ottawa YOW 08:35 · 10:55 YYJ Victoria
• PD 448  Victoria YYJ 11:50 · 19:35 YOW Ottawa

The company has 43 Embraer E195-E2 in its fleet.

We review other highlights of the US & Canada market

Aeromexico

As of June 26th, the Mexican company will double services between Mexico City and Austin, increasing from one to two daily frequencies. It currently operates with Boeing 737 MAX 8s, but will switch to Embraer 190s on both flights effective June 26th.

New frequency

• AM 2684  Mexico City MEX 09:55 · 13:21 AUS Austin
• AM 2685  Austin AUS 14:48 · 16:55 MEX Mexico City

New frequency considering the time of departure and arrival.

Daily

• AM 2686  Mexico City MEX 17:15 · 20:41 AUS Austin
• AM 2687  Austin AUS 07:48 · 09:15 MEX Mexico City

Air Canada

Air Canada will expand its Airbus A220-300 services within Canada from May.

The airline currently has 34 A220-300s in its fleet, and plans to continue adding more this year.

• Calgary (YYC) – Vancouver (YVR): 7 weekly · May 1st
• Montreal (YUL) – Victoria (YYJ): 5 weekly · June 6th
• Montreal (YUL) – Kelowna (YLW): 1 weekly · June 7th
• Calgary (YYC) – Ottawa (YOW): 7 weekly · September 2nd

In 2016, Air Canada ordered 45 A220s, in 2018 15 more A220s and five on December 2024.

American

The company will commence seasonal flights between New York LaGuardia and Calgary starting June 7th, which it will provide until the end of August. In line with its website, services will be operated once a week on Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.

Saturday

• AA 552  New York LGA 08:10 · 11:15 YYC Calgary
• AA 553  Calgary YYC 12:15 · 18:55 LGA New York

Likely in response to Frontier’s launch, as you will see in its section below, American will increase its services between New York and Dallas Fort Worth beginning April 30th, from three to four daily frequencies.

JFK – DFW

• AA 2234  New York JFK 08:00 · 11:20 DFW Dallas (daily)
• AA 3186  New York JFK 12:47 · 15:44 DFW Dallas (daily · new)
• AA 1582  New York JFK 14:30 · 17:46 DFW Dallas (daily)
• AA 1274  New York JFK 15:59 · 19:15 DFW Dallas (daily)

DFW – JFK

• AA 1602  Dallas DFW 07:00 · 11:45 JFK New York (daily · new)
• AA 1582  Dallas DFW 09:04 · 13:30 JFK New York (daily)
• AA 606  Dallas DFW 12:26 · 16:59 JFK New York (daily)
• AA 578  Dallas DFW 17:04 · 21:29 JFK New York (daily)

American Airlines has more than 75 weekly flights between New York LaGuardia and Dallas.

Alaska

By summer 2025, Alaska Airlines will open three new routes, to be operated with Boeing 737s and Embraer 175s.

New routes

• Portland (PDX) – Eugene (EUG): 14 weekly · May 15th · Embraer 175
• Portland (PDX) – Houston (IAH): 7 weekly · May 15th · Boeing 737-800
• San Diego (SAN) – Medford (MFR): 7 weekly · May 15th · Embraer 175

avianca

Avianca will have a significant increase in frequencies between Central America and the United States effective March 30th, for summer 2025.

• San Salvador (SAL) – Dallas (DFW): from 7 to 10 weekly · March 30th
• San Salvador (SAL) – Houston (IAH): from 7 to 11 weekly · March 30th
• San Salvador (SAL) – New York (JFK): from 18 to 19 weekly · March 30th
• San Salvador (SAL) – San Francisco (SFO): from 14 to 17 weekly · March 30th
• Guatemala City (GUA) – Chicago (ORD): from 2 to 3 weekly · June 1st
• Guatemala City (GUA) – Washington (IAD): from 4 to 7 weekly · June 1st
• San Salvador (SAL) – New York (JFK): from 19 to 21 weekly · June 1st
• San Salvador (SAL) – Toronto (YYZ): from 7 to 14 weekly · June 1st
• San Salvador (SAL) – Washington (IAD): from 25 to 28 weekly · June 1st

Delta

The airline will expand its domestic operations using 238-seat Boeing 767-400(ER) jets, by introducing them on two routes. At the moment, it will be on a limited schedule during March and April.

JFK – SAN · March 9th

Daily

• DL 683  New York JFK 08:45 · 12:08 SAN San Diego
• DL 683  San Diego SAN 13:35 · 21:55 JFK New York

Until March 8th, Delta will operate flight DL 683 by Boeing 767-300(ER).

ATL – LAS · March 29th

Daily

• DL 777  Atlanta ATL 08:29 · 09:54 LAS Las Vegas
• DL 777  Las Vegas LAS 11:20 · 18:16 ATL Atlanta

Until March 28th, Delta will operate flight DL 777 by Airbus A330-300.

Delta Air Lines has 21 Boeing 767-400(ER) in its fleet.

Frontier

The company will add three connections to/from New York City’s JFK airport, bringing its total to eight scheduled routes.

• Miami (MIA): 7 weekly · March 30th
• Dallas (DFW): 4 weekly · April 22nd
• Los Angeles (LAX): 7 weekly · May 1st

Atlanta, Las Vegas, Orlando, San Juan (Puerto Rico) and Tampa are the current destinations.

JAL

Japan Airlines has announced several new developments on the Japan-US market as of March 30th, including restarts, more frequencies and aircraft changes, as informed by Ishrion Aviation.

• Tokyo Narita (NRT) – San Diego (SAN): from 4 to 7 weekly · March 30th
• Tokyo Narita (NRT) – Chicago (ORD): route resumption · March 31st
• Osaka (KIX) – Los Angeles (LAX): from 5 to 7 weekly · July 18th
• Nagoya (NGO) – Honolulu (HNL): from 4 to 7 weekly · July 19th

In addition, the airline will start flights to Los Angeles with Airbus A350-1000 aircraft on June 8th.

jetBlue

The company will add six new routes from/to New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport, two of which are resumptions.

JFK

• Washington (DCA): 7 weekly · March 30th · Airbus A220
• Burbank (BUR): 7 weekly · April 30th · Airbus A220
• Detroit (DTW): 7 weekly · April 30th · Airbus A220
• Hartford (BDL): 7 weekly · April 30th · Airbus A320
• Pittsburgh (PIT): 7 weekly · April 30th · Airbus A220
• Providence (PVD): 7 weekly · April 30th · Airbus A320
• San Pedro Sula (SAP): 7 weekly · June 12th · Airbus A320

Furthermore, jetBlue will begin additional service to/from Boston, Newark and New York LaGuardia.

• Boston (BOS) – Islip (ISP): 7 weekly · April 30th · Embraer 190
• Boston (BOS) – Norfolk (ORF): 7 weekly · April 30th · Airbus A220
• Boston (BOS) – Wilmington (ILM): 7 weekly · April 30th · Airbus A220
• Newark (EWR) – Los Angeles (LAX): 21 weekly · April 30th · Airbus A321neo
• New York (LGA) – Tampa (TPA): 14 weekly · April 30th · Airbus A320
• Boston (BOS) – Traverse City (TVC): 3 weekly · June 5th · Airbus A220
• Newark (EWR) – Santo Domingo (SDQ): 10 weekly · June 12th · A320/A321
• Boston (BOS) – Halifax (YHZ): 7 weekly · June 26th · Airbus A220

Nolinor

Nolinor Aviation has confirmed an agreement with Natilus, a San Diego-based company developing the next generation of blended-wing-body aircraft.

This agreement will allow Nolinor to incorporate multiple Kona aircraft, a new type of freighter jet currently under development. The aircraft will be able to operate on gravel and unpaved runways.

Marco Prud’Homme, President of Nolinor Aviation, said: “This partnership marks a pivotal step in our commitment to innovation and operational excellence. During our visit to Natilus’ head office in San Diego last fall, we were impressed by their groundbreaking approach to aircraft design and their dedication to addressing the unique challenges of the cargo industry. The Kona’s gravel runway capability is a perfect match for our operations, and we are eager to leverage its potential to better serve our customers across Canada and beyond.”

The Kona aircraft, jointly developed by the Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) and Canadian Aviation Regulation (CAR), is expected to transform cargo aviation due to its design and capabilities. According to Nolinor’s press release, the Kona will offer 3.8 metric ton payload capacity and will be able to operate on short runways. Fuel consumption will be lower compared to conventional aircraft by approximately 30%, and it will have a range of 900 nautical miles.

Philippines

Effective June 4th, Philippine Airlines will increase from five to six weekly flights between Manila and Honolulu, which it will operate with Airbus A330-300s.

Daily except Monday

• PR 100  Manila MNL 18:40 · 11:10 HNL Honolulu
• PR 101  Honolulu HNL 12:55 · 18:15+1 MNL Manila

New service on Wednesdays.

Honolulu, Los Angeles, New York JFK, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto and Vancouver are its North American destinations.

Porter

Two routes will be extended year-round.

Porter Airlines has confirmed that it will maintain operations to Fort Lauderdale and Las Vegas from Ottawa throughout 2025. In both cases, the Canadian airline will serve by Embraer E195-E2 aircraft.

Fort Lauderdale · 7 weekly

Daily

• PD 518  Fort Lauderdale FLL 13:45 · 17:10 YOW Ottawa
• PD 517  Ottawa YOW 15:50 · 19:35 FLL Fort Lauderdale

Las Vegas · 7 weekly

Daily

• PD 651  Ottawa YOW 08:55 · 11:15 LAS Las Vegas
• PD 652  Las Vegas LAS 12:10 · 19:45 YOW Ottawa

Spirit

The low-cost airline will add new domestic and international routes, to be performed by Airbus A320 and Airbus A321 planes. Some are restarts after several months:

• Dallas (DFW) – Pensacola (PNS): 4 weekly · March 5th · Airbus A320neo
• Dallas (DFW) – Tampa (TPA): 7 weekly · March 5th · Airbus A321
• Nashville (BNA) – Houston (IAH): 7 weekly · March 5th · Airbus A320
• San Antonio (SAT) – Miami (MIA): 4 weekly · March 5th · Airbus A321neo
• San Antonio (SAT) – San Juan (SJU): 4 weekly · March 5th · Airbus A320neo
• Nashville (BNA) – Pensacola (PNS): 4 weekly · March 6th · A320/A21N
• Nashville (BNA) – Fort Myers (RSW): 1 weekly · March 8th · Airbus A320
• Myrtle Beach (MYR) – Louisville (SDF): 4 weekly · March 19th · A320/A20N
• Orlando (MCO) – Minneapolis (MSP): 7 weekly · March 19th · Airbus A320neo
• Baltimore (BWI) – Punta Cana (PUJ): 4 weekly · March 20th · A20N/A21N
• Detroit (DTW) – Pensacola (PNS): 4 weekly · March 20th · A20N/A21N
• Milwaukee (MKE) – Fort Myers (RSW): 3 weekly · March 20th · A320/A20N

Tradewind Aviation

The U.S. airline inaugurates two new routes between Stuart Witham Field – Bahamas, which will be flown with Pilatus PC-12s configured for eight passengers.

Marsh Harbour

SUA – MHH

• TJ 6004  Stuart SUA 08:25 · 09:28 MHH Marsh Harbour (daily except Monday and Tuesday)
• TJ 6008  Stuart SUA 10:00 · 11:03 MHH Marsh Harbour (daily except Monday and Tuesday)

MHH – SUA

• TJ 6005  Marsh Harbour MHH 10:00 · 11:03 SUA Stuart (daily except Monday and Tuesday)
• TJ 6009  Marsh Harbour MHH 17:00 · 18:03 SUA Stuart (daily except Monday and Tuesday)

The start of these routes was announced by AeroRoutes in early January, and as can be seen through our database, will be conducted ten and five times a week (Marsh Harbour and North Eleuthera, respectively).

Tradewind is the only company to operate to Marsh Harbour and North Eleuthera from Stuart, as well as in the Stuart – Bahamas market.

North Eleuthera

Daily except Tuesday and Wednesday

• TJ 6006  Stuart SUA 11:45 · 12:58 ELH North Eleuthera
• TJ 6007  North Eleuthera ELH 13:30 · 14:43 SUA Stuart

In accordance with our data, Tradewind Aviation has more than 30 Pilatus PC-12 in its fleet.

United

Starting May 22nd, United Airlines will begin seasonal flights between Los Angeles and Toronto Pearson, which it will offer during summer 2025. Operations will be carried out with a mix of Boeing 737-800s and Boeing 737 MAX 8s.

Daily

• UA 418  Los Angeles LAX 23:45 · 07:15+1 YYZ Toronto
• UA 2603  Toronto YYZ 10:15 · 12:43 LAX Los Angeles

WestJet

The Canadian airline will commence services between Calgary and New York LaGuardia as of May 24th.

At the time of publication, WestJet schedules one weekly frequency with 132-seat Boeing 737-700 airplanes through the end of August, for summer 2025.

Saturday

• WS 1810  Calgary YYC 08:15 · 15:05 LGA New York
• WS 1811  New York LGA 16:00 · 19:25 YYC Calgary

WestJet currently offers six flights per week to New York JFK from the Canadian city.

New aircraft added by U.S. and Canadian airlines

• Air Canada (x2)

• Alaska Airlines

• Delta Air Lines

• jetBlue

• Southwest Airlines (x3)

• United Airlines (x8)

Other reports we have published

• Latin America
• Europe
• Asia and Oceania
• Africa and Middle East

Cover photo: Saul Hannibal – JetPhotos (Phoenix Sky Harbor Int’l Airport – KPHX)