United Airlines is to open a direct service between Boston and London Heathrow from April 1999. Boston-London is the third-largest route to Europe.
European expansionAmerican Airlines is strengthening its European operation with the launch of services to Amsterdam and Frankfurt from Chicago and New York, respectively.
French freighterExpress parcels carrier UPS has included Paris Charles de Gaulle in a new Cologne-Philadelphia route.
Old continentBrussels and Zurich will be served by Continental Airlines from April 1999, taking to 15 the number of European cities served.
Pittsburgh progressUS Airways opened a Pittsburgh-Paris link in October. It already serves Pittsburgh-Frankfurt.
Where the eagle fliesAmerican Eagle has added new jet services from Chicago O'Hare to Duluth and the new Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport. Columbus-Miami has also been opened.
Midway marketMidway Airlines inaugurated a new jet service with its Canadair CRJ between Indianapolis and its hub at Raleigh-Durham.
Twin-trackAir Canada opened a twice-daily service between Montreal and Washington Dulles International in October, complementing its three daily flights to Washington-National.
Comair connectionCincinnati-based Delta Connection carrier Comair's new winter schedule includes new flights to Colorado Springs and to Nassau in the Bahamas.
Calypso celebrationsThe island of Antigua is the third Caribbean destination to be served by Virgin Atlantic. The others are Barbados and St Lucia, all served with the Boeing 747.
Orlando openingsLow-fare airline Delta Express has established daily links between Orlando and four New York cities, including Albany, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse. A second frequency is being added in November.
Atlanta additionsDelta Air Lines has started a non-stop service from Chicago-Midway Airport to Atlanta, adding to the Chicago O'Hare-Atlanta link. Delta now offers 18 daily round-trips between Atlanta and the two Chicago airports.
MetroJet makes moveUSAirways has begun low-fare MetroJet service into the New York area, serving Albany and Rochester. MetroJet now serves 15 cities in the Eastern US.
Source: Airline Business