Source: Air Canada History was made on December 20, 2019, when Air Canada took delivery of its first Canadian designed and built Airbus A220-300. A few weeks later, Air Canada revealed this game-changing aircraft to the public in a ceremony at its Montreal headquarters, allowing media and employees to have a first-hand look at an aircraft that has become a key part of the airline's narrowbody fleet renewal. Fin 101, bearing the registration C-GROV in honour of former Air Canada President and CEO Calin Rovinescu, who was instrumental in Air Canada's purchase of the fleet, took off for its maiden commercial flight from Montreal to Calgary on January 16, 2020. As we celebrate the fifth anniversary of the A220 in our [...]

Source: Sun Country Airlines Sun Country Airlines Gopher Athletics Livery Sun Country Airlines debuted its first custom-designed aircraft livery in celebration of Minnesota Golden Gopher Athletics. Sun Country was named the Official Airline of Gopher Athletics in 2023. In addition, Sun Country has provided charter service for the university’s sports teams since 2012 and has flown nearly 500 charters during the past 12 years. "Sun Country is proud to debut this aircraft design that illustrates our hometown pride and longstanding partnership between two iconic Minnesota organizations,” said Grant Whitney, Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer. "We look forward to continuing our multi-year partnership with Gopher Athletics and will root for them for years to come." “This is a tremendous [...]

Source: Delta Air Lines Delta TechOps presented a record 1,700 bikes, over 1,300 new toys and a check for $50,000 from Delta to the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation Atlanta affiliate at a festive, fun-filled event at the TechOps Hangar in Atlanta on December 4th. Delta TechOps presented a record 1,700 bikes, over 1,300 new toys and a check for $50,000 from Delta to the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation Atlanta affiliate at a festive, fun-filled event at the TechOps Hangar in Atlanta on December 4th. Hundreds of Delta people gathered at the annual TechOps event in Atlanta to celebrate Delta’s 20th year in partnership with Marine Toys for Tots. Following the Toys for Tots event, Delta employees loaded all [...]

Source: Piedmont What makes a great Piedmont Flight Attendant? The answer lies in a combination of skills and personality traits. Here are the seven essential qualities that every successful flight attendant should embody, according to our team.  1. Always have a smile Piedmont Flight attendants are responsible for the safety and comfort of all passengers on board. It’s important that Piedmont Flight Attendants attend to the passengers’ needs and have a customer service attitude at work.  “Be open minded about making friends,” says Dakota. “Make sure you’re a people person.”  In many cases, Piedmont Flight Attendants get to know their passengers on a personal level.  “When we have a 2-hour flight we get to know everybody,” Iwona says. “We know [...]

Source: Delta Air Lines Delta teams are ready to fly 9.3 million customers on more than 75,000 flights from Dec. 20 to Jan. 6. Here are a few ways customers can get ready for their holiday travel. Delta expects to welcome 9.3 million customers on more than 75,000 flights during the winter holiday travel season from Friday, Dec. 20, to Monday, Jan. 6. Team members across the airline have been preparing for the busy travel period to ensure a smooth operation while making sure customers are prepared to make the most of their journey with ease. Delta is prepared to run a smooth operation this winter Experts from 36 departments come together in our Operations and Customer Center (OCC), Delta’s [...]