Alaska Air Uses Biofuel on Flight
Alaska Airlines flew a flight from Seattle to San Francisco using a biofuel blend made with 20 percent corn oil. The ethanol blend was also used on a longer flight, from Seattle to Washington DC. The airline will test other biofuel blends this summer as well.

United to Start Auckland Flights on July 1
United Airlines will start flying to Auckland on July 1 using its new Boeing Dreamliners. The service will begin with three flights per week and then change to daily service in October.

Delta Starts Selling Atlanta-Brussels Tickets Again
Delta stopped its Atlanta-Brussels service in the wake of the terrorist attacks in March. The airline has already restarted its New York-Brussels flight and is now selling tickets for the Atlanta-Brussels service that will begin again in March 2017.

Condor Planning New Orleans-Frankfurt Flights
German leisure carrier Condor has announced that it will start offering flights from Frankfurt to New Orleans next summer. Though Frankfurt is not a huge leisure destination, its airport offers connections to virtually every other major hub in Europe.