Airline routes and fleets news roundup - April 2025
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United launches San Francisco – Adelaide
United Airlines will expand its operations in Australia, by launching flights to Adelaide beginning in December. The flights will have three weekly frequencies on Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. Adelaide will become the airline’s fourth regular connection in the country, joining Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. Currently, according to our database, United has 29 flights per week between the U.S. and Australia, being Sydney its main destination in terms of frequencies and routes. Flights commence on December 11th, 2025.
Hawaiian to fly the 787 between Seattle and Honolulu
Hawaiian Airlines will commence services between Seattle and Honolulu using its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft as of August 20th. The introduction of the 787 to this route is due to the agreement between Hawaiian and Alaska Airlines and the development of operations among the carrier’s main hubs. The airline will operate this route daily until September 11, when it will double its weekly flights on this service. These aircraft are configured for 300 passengers in two classes (34 seats in Business and 266 seats in Economy).
According to Flightradar24 data, Hawaiian offers 28 flights a week between Honolulu and Seattle Tacoma using the Airbus A321 and A330. It also operates a daily service to SEA from Kahului.
Iberia to operate the A321XLR to Latin America
Iberia are set to fly the Airbus A321XLR to Fortaleza and Recife, the first Latin American destinations for the type. Recife will enter the schedule effective December 13th, 2025, and Fortaleza from January 19th, 2026. Both Brazilian cities will have three weekly frequencies, although Fortaleza will increase to four services per week in February 2026, as Iberia recently announced.
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