Air Transat made a significant announcement yesterday with its new routes to Rio de Janeiro (GIG) launching in February next year. Using its fleet of Airbus A330s, the brand-new flights are a ...

Five of the routes are now among Southwest's 11 shortest mainland US network: Sarasota-Orlando, Fort Myers-Orlando, West Palm Beach-Orlando, Louisville-Nashville, and Indianapolis-Chicago Midway.

Among the most iconic of these was the Lockheed L-1649A 'Starliner,' which was developed from the US manufacturer's L-1049 ...