Swissport has entered into a five-year contract with JetBlue for its ramp handling services at Miami International Airport. The new cooperation with services launched yesterday covers aircraft handling on the apron, including baggage loading and pushback services for all of JetBlue’s daily flig...

JetBlue has announced it is introducing new electric ground service equipment (eGSE) at New York’s JFK International Airport. It will be replacing the previous vehicles which were powered by gasoline, with more sustainable vehicles such as electric bag tugs and belt loaders. “Converting o...

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has opened and begun flight operations in an initial nine-gate section of the new Harvey Milk Terminal 1. Southwest Airlines and JetBlue have started flying from the new terminal, which features artwork by local Bay Area artists and a museum exhibit abou...

Four US and Canadian airlines have awarded new ground handling contracts to Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in the US. Allegiant Air has partnered with WFS at four new airport locations in the US; Albany and Plattsburg in New York, Albuquerque in New Mexico, and Tucson, Arizona. The two-year ...

JetBlue is advancing the boarding process at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) with SelfPass — a biometric facial scanning process implemented by Collins Aerospace - in cooperation with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Passengers using SelfPass, with fully integrat...

JetBlue today announces the appointment of Edward Baklor as the carrier’s new Vice President, Inflight Experience. He will join JetBlue effective January 2019 and lead the carrier’s 5,000 award-winning inflight crewmembers. Baklor comes to JetBlue from LaGuardia Gateway Partners where he serv...

JetBlue, in partnership with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), today announced the roll-out of its first fully-integrated biometric self-boarding gate at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). Customers flying to select international destinations from Terminal 5 at New ...

JetBlue announced today the appointment of William Cade as the carrier’s new vice president, technical operations. Cade joins JetBlue early next month to oversee the airline’s maintenance, materials, quality, engineering and technical purchasing functions. He will be based in Long Island City,...

Democratic politicians in the US are to lobby against airlines raising higher baggage fees in congress as they fear rates are becoming too high. Two US senators, Edward Markey of Massachusetts and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut have both put forward legislation that they both believe addresses t...

JetBlue has become the first carrier in the country to increase first checked bag charges to an industry high of $30. The carrier based in New York has increased the charge for a first checked bag from $25 to $30. The change is effective immediately on all bookings. The move is part of a numbe...

JetBlue today announced the appointment of B. Ben Baldanza and Sarah Robb O'Hagan to its Board of Directors. The independent director appointments are effective immediately, following unanimous approval by the company’s Board of Directors. B. Ben Baldanza is an airline industry veteran with dee...

A JetBlue aircraft was swarmed by authorities earlier this week on the apron of JFK airport after a communications error led to fear that the plane had been hijacked. The plane, due to take off from New York City's JFK airport and land in Los Angeles experienced a radio problem while taxiing pre-...

Ontario International Airport (ONT) officials heralded news from JetBlue that the popular airline will return to ONT this fall, beginning with nonstop service to New York. JetBlue is the third carrier in recent months to announce new service at ONT, the fastest growing airport in Southern Califo...