Continental Airlines plans to fly nonstop twice a day between Grand Junction, Colo., and Houston beginning May 3.The Daily Sentinel reports the new air service is expected to create five jobs at Grand Junction Regional Airport. The airport also offers nonstop flights to Dallas, Denver, Las Vegas, Los... 

Germany’s Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) said it was resuming flights to Tokyo on Thursday following disruption caused by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.Germany’s flagship carrier announced the service resumption on its website. The airline previously said it would divert flights away from Tokyo... 

Cathay Pacific Airways will launch daily nonstop passenger service from Chicago’s O’Hare Airport to Hong Kong on Sept. 1, 2011. Chicago will become only the fourth United States market to get Cathay service, as well as the first new United States market added to its route system since 1998, and the... 

Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways said Monday it will start service to Chicago next fall and add more flights to New York’s JFK.Cathay Pacific will launch daily nonstop passenger service between Hong Kong and Chicago on Sept. 1. Chicago will be the airline’s first new American destination... 

The head of budget long-haul carrier AirAsia X said the eurozone debt crisis would not prevent the airline expanding in Europe and that he hoped to open a route to New York next year.Tony Fernandes said he would absolutely not  rethink plans to begin new flights into Russia, Hungary, and the Czech Republic,... 

Next month, Klint, his brother and his uncle are all flying to Las Vegas and staying in two rooms at a five-star hotel. The total cost: $44. Throw in a $200 food and drink credit and they are actually making $156 off the trip. How did Klint score such a deal? The 24 year old Philadelphia law student... 

American Airlines has launched its codeshare relationship with airberlin, the second largest carrier in Germany, the fifth largest in Europe, and a oneworld member-elect.With hubs in Berlin and Dusseldorf, airberlin offers service to more than 160 cities in Europe, Russia, the Middle East and North America.... 

Hawaiian Airlines announced Wednesday it will be adding some extra flights this holiday season to meet holiday travel demand.Those extra flights will be between Maui and Oakland, Honolulu and Los Angeles, and Honolulu and Pago Pago, American Samoa.The airline says it will be using its twin-aisle Boeing... 

American and American Eagle announced plans to add 10 new destinations from Los Angeles – one international and nine domestic – for a total of 33 additional roundtrips beginning April, 5, 2011.New destinations from Los Angeles International include Albuquerque, N.M. (3); Boise, Idaho (2);... 

Iberia Airlines will return to Los Angeles International Airport in April, when the Spanish airline will launch four weekly nonstop flights to Madrid-Barajas Airport, officials announced Wednesday.Iberia last served LAX from 1984 to 1997.Each international flight brings jobs and economic activity to...