Here is a look at some travel-related headlines for Friday, July 12, 2024.
News of Note
American Airlines announced that it has entered into a conditional purchase agreement with clean aviation innovator ZeroAvia for 100 hydrogen-electric engines intended to power regional jet aircraft with zero inflight emissions save for water vapor.
Air France-KLM and SAS signed codeshare and interline agreements applicable to Air France, KLM and SAS. These agreements also cover reciprocal loyalty program benefits. They will take effect on Sept. 1, when SAS officially joins the SkyTeam alliance. Air France-KLM is a founding member of SkyTeam.
BNSF Railway Company is honoring four state departments of transportation for their dedication to improving grade crossing safety in their communities, a first-of-its-kind initiative to reduce grade crossing incidents across the company’s 32,500-mile network. The railroad has given the inaugural “Tracking to Zero” awards to Idaho, Montana, New Mexico and Wyoming for averaging less than one grade crossing incident per one million BNSF train miles traveled in their respective states.
Destination News
The Mob Museum, the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, has been named “Best Museum” in Las Vegas Weekly’s 2024 Best of Vegas Awards. The “Best Museum” award marks recurring wins for the museum, which has seen more than 4 million visitors since opening its doors in 2012.
American Airlines has formally submitted an application to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to operate daily, nonstop service between San Antonio International Airport and Washington Reagan National Airport. The 2024 Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill was signed into law in May, awarding five new roundtrip flights serving DCA. American’s proposed service between SAT and DCA will complement the carrier’s more than 25 daily departures from SAT to seven cities across the U.S.
Other News
AccuWeather’s Preliminary Estimate of the total damage and economic loss from Hurricane Beryl, the earliest Category 5 hurricane on record in the Atlantic basin, is $28 to $32 billion. The storm also brought numerous tornadoes and flooding through eastern Texas, into Arkansas and southeastern Missouri, before moving toward the Midwest and then New England.
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