Air France is introducing its latest Premium Economy cabin, Premium Voyageur, to four new gateways: Boston,MA., Chicago, IL., Detroit, MI. and Seattle, WA. The Premium Voyager cabin, located between the Business and Economy cabins, offers greater personal space with a fixed-shell seat, large in-flight personal video screen and other Business Class amenities as well as priority check-in and baggage delivery and increased baggage allowance.

AAmerican Eagle, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, announced daily round-trip service between Chicago O'Hare International Airport, IL., and Manhattan Regional Airport, KS., which will begin November 18. The new service will be operated with 50-seat Embraer ERJ-145 jets.

Continental announced it has begun flying nonstop from its hub at Houston Bush Intercontinental, TX to Tuxtla Gutierrez in Chiapas, Mexico. Continental Express partner ExpressJet is operating two weekly flights on the route using 50-seat Embraer-145 XR regional jets.

Continental is postponing the installation of onboard Internet because the airline wants to determine in-flight Internet connectivity solutions in the context of a merged carrier. In December, Continental said it planned a second-quarter launch of Aircell's Internet service on the airline's Boeing 757-300 aircraft. That announcement occurred before United Airlines and Continental unveiled merger plans in May.

Delta Air Lines announced beginning June 14 it will launch hourly Delta Shuttle service with 11 weekday flights between New York-LaGuardia, NY. and Chicago-O'Hare International, IL. To mark Delta's continued growth in the New York market, the airline is offering SkyMiles members triple flown miles and triple Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs) on all Delta Shuttle flights connecting LaGuardia to Boston-Logan, Washington-Reagan National and Chicago-O'Hare airports between June 14 and Aug. 31, 2010.

Delta has announced several new trans-Pacific routes. From Detroit, MI., Delta launched non-stop service to both Seoul Inchon and to Hong Kong. Delta is operating five flights a week on both routes using Boeing 777-200 jets. Delta also upgraded its Detroit-Shanghai service to daily flights. From Seattle, WA., Delta has inaugurated its route to Beijing. The service operates five times a week on Boeing 767-300 jets. Delta adds a trans-Pacific route from Seattle with daily service to Osaka, Japan, also on Boeing 767-300 aircraft

Delta announced that SkyMiles members flying the airline's new nonstop flights between Hong Kong and Detroit, MI. can earn up to triple bonus miles for their travel. The new flights began June 4 and will operate five times weekly. Delta customers who are SkyMiles members can enroll in the promotion by registering at delta.com/triple by Sept. 30, 2010, and by flying the Hong Kong -Detroit route anytime between June 4 and Sept. 30. Once registered, SkyMiles members will automatically qualify for the promotion and will earn triple miles for each BusinessElite flight flown and double flown miles for Economy Class flights.

Emirates announced it has teamed up with Armani Hotel Dubai and The Address Downtown Dubai to offer its First and Business Class passengers flying to or via Dubai, who hold a valid return ticket, complimentary hotel stays. The offer is valid till August 31, 2010. The airline's First Class passengers will receive a two-night stay with breakfast at the newly opened Armani Hotel Dubai, while Business Class passengers will get a one-night stay with breakfast at The Address Downtown Dubai. With the offer, premium passengers will also get a chance to experience Burj Khalifa with priority tickets to the 'At the Top, Burj Khalifa'. Travel must originate outside the UAE and entire booking must be made either in First or Business Class. Some restrictions will apply for certain points of origin and fare types.

Frontier Airlines announced it has added twice-daily service between the carrier's Denver, CO hub and Santa Barbara, CA. The service will be operated by Republic Airlines- a regional subsidiary of Frontier parent Republic Airways - on 99-seat Embraer E190 jets.

Hawaiian Airlines announced beginning October 3 it will add its "first-ever" service between Las Vegas and Maui. The carrier will fly two flights a week on the route using 264-seat Boeing 767-300 jets.

United Airlines announced that customers have more choices of free music with the introduction of Zune inflight audio on all United aircraft. United now offers customers a broader selection of music to enjoy during their onboard experience, with up to 21 separate playlists programmed by Zune, Microsoft's premium digital entertainment service.

Los Angeles unveiled its newly remodeled Tom Bradley International Terminal last week, a project that cost $737 million and took more than three years to complete. Among the new features: wider and better-lit corridors in check-in lobbies, baggage carousels that handle bags faster, renovated restrooms and two aircraft gates that can accommodate new-generation aircraft, such as the Airbus A380 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The terminal, which serves more than 8 million passengers a year, is considered a gateway to Asia but has not had a major overhaul since 1984. In keeping with a more contemporary look, the project also improved accessibility for disabled passengers and installed energy-efficient lighting and clearer signs, the airport says. Like other recently renovated terminals, it also has a new behind-the-scenes checked-bag-processing facility that reduces lobby congestion by eliminating the need for passengers to haul their luggage to a screening machine in the lobby. Go Lakers!