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Aeromexico and ITA Airways announce a codeshare alliance and reciprocal loyalty program benefits

Source: ITA Airways The flagship airlines of Mexico and Italy celebrate a codeshare agreement, allowing customers of both airlines to enjoy even broader connectivity and benefits between both countries as of March 10. Thus, all customers traveling with Aeromexico on the Mexico City–Rome route will be able to connect, via Rome Fiumicino International Airport (FCO), to 15 destinations in Italy. ITA Airways passengers, instead, will have access to 28 destinations operated by Aeromexico from the Mexico City International Airport (MEX). Through this agreement, customers will be able to travel using a single ticket, checking baggage from origin to destination to cities such as Milan, Genoa, Florence, Naples, and Turin, among others, as well as to Cancun, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Puerto Vallarta, [...]

2024-03-08T17:12:35+02:00March 8th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

Single European Sky: deal on better management of European airspace

Source: European Parliament After a decade of negotiations MEPs and the Belgian Presidency of the Council have agreed on new EU rules to optimise flight routes, reduce flight delays and cut CO2 emissions. A provisional agreement was reached on Wednesday morning between Parliament, led by rapporteurs Marian-Jean Marinescu (EPP, Romania) and Bogusław Liberadzki (S&D, PL), and Council negotiators on the reform of the so-called Single European Sky rules. Better performance The agreed text introduces performance plans for air navigation services to improve network management of EU airspace, with binding targets and incentives to make flights more efficient and environmentally friendly. An independent advisory Performance Review Board would be set up to help Commission and member states take decisions on the implementation of these [...]

2024-03-08T17:15:43+02:00March 8th, 2024|News, ORGANISATIONS|

ACI-LAC presents airport traffic forecasts for Latin America and the Caribbean to 2052 and preliminary results for 2023

Source: ACI-LAC Data show that passenger traffic at Latin American and Caribbean airports will increase 2.4 times in three decades (general) Data show that Brazil will continue to be the region's main air market in the next two decades (Brazil) Airports Council International Latin America and the Caribbean (ACI-LAC) has released airport traffic projections for the region for the period 2023-2052, based on the ACI World Airport Traffic Forecasts 2023-2052 report, and preliminary 2023 traffic data. Airport traffic projections In 2052, 1.79 billion passengers are expected to use Latin American and Caribbean airports, compared to 740 million in 2023. In 2052 the region will account for 7.3% of global passenger traffic, down from 8.5% in 2023. This is due to [...]

2024-03-29T08:01:41+02:00March 7th, 2024|News, ORGANISATIONS|

JetBlue Announces Termination of Merger Agreement with Spirit

Source: JetBlñue JetBlue today announced that it has reached an agreement with Spirit Airlines to terminate their July 2022 merger agreement. Although both companies continue to believe in the procompetitive benefits of the combination, JetBlue and Spirit mutually agreed that terminating is the best path forward for both companies as required closing conditions, including receiving necessary legal and regulatory approvals, were unlikely to be met by the merger agreement’s outside date of July 24, 2024. “We believed this merger was worth pursuing because it would have unleashed a national low-fare, high-value competitor to the Big Four airlines,” said Joanna Geraghty, chief executive officer, JetBlue. “We are proud of the work we did with Spirit to lay out a vision to [...]

2024-03-04T19:35:22+02:00March 4th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

WestJet celebrates a decade of flying to Europe with the restart of service between Toronto and Dublin

Source: WestJet WestJet is celebrating the return of transatlantic flying between Eastern Canada and Europe following the touchdown of WestJet flight WS34 between Toronto Pearson International Airport and Dublin International Airport. As Canada's coast-to-coast leisure travel champion, the daily summer seasonal service reaffirms WestJet's commitment to transatlantic connectivity to and from Eastern Canada. This summer also marks the 10-year anniversary of WestJet's entry into Europe, commemorating the airline's inaugural transatlantic flight between St. John'sand Dublin in 2014. "Service between Toronto and Dublin continues be an important part of WestJet's story, and we celebrate a decade of service that has strengthened ties between our two countries," said John Weatherill, WestJet Group Executive Vice-President and Chief Commercial Officer. "The return of daily seasonal service between Toronto and Dublin gives Canadians the opportunity to immerse themselves [...]

2024-03-04T19:37:46+02:00March 4th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

Marco Sansavini will be from April CEO and Chairman of Iberia

Source: Iberia International Airlines Group (IAG) today announced changes to its senior management team effective from the beginning of April 2024. Marco Sansavini has been appointed CEO and Chairman of Iberia, moving from his current role as CEO of Vueling. Fernando Candela, who was appointed as interim CEO of Iberia in May 2023, will step down as CEO of Iberia. He will continue as CEO of Level. Carolina Martinoli will become the CEO and Chair of Vueling, moving from her current role as IAG Chief People, Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Officer Announcing the changes on the same day as IAG’s Full Year results and during the analysts’ presentation in London, IAG CEO Luis Gallego commented: “Today IAG is announcing very good results [...]

2024-03-04T19:41:00+02:00March 4th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

Secretary Buttigieg Announces Proposed Rule to Ensure Passengers Who Use Wheelchairs Can Fly with Dignity

Source: US DOT U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced a new proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) that would ensure airline passengers who use wheelchairs can travel safely and with dignity. The proposed rule would require that airlines meet rigorous standards for accommodating passengers with disabilities safely and with dignity.  The proposal will set new standards for prompt, safe, and dignified assistance, mandate enhanced training for airline employees and contractors who physically assist passengers with disabilities and handle passengers’ wheelchairs and specify actions that airlines must take to protect passengers when a wheelchair is damaged during transport. Notably, the proposed rule also would make it easier for DOT to hold airlines accountable when they damage or delay [...]

2024-03-04T19:43:34+02:00March 4th, 2024|News, ORGANISATIONS|

TAP strengthens operations to Brazil and North America

Source: TAP This summer, TAP is strengthening its offer to destinations in important markets for the airline, such as Brazil and North America. In Brazil, six flights a week will be added to Recife, for a total of 13 weekly frequencies. For Fortaleza and Rio de Janeiro, there will be two more flights a week, for a total of nine and 12 flights a week, respectively. TAP will also increase its operation between Lisbon and Belém, Brasília, Natal/Maceio, Porto Alegre, Salvador and São Paulo by one flight a week. By the peak of summer 2024, the airline will be offering 96 flights a week between Portugal and Brazil, 16 more than the 80 weekly flights operated last summer. For Canada, [...]

2024-03-04T19:46:36+02:00March 4th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

Eclipse viewing at 30,000 feet: Delta to offer path-of-totality flight

Source: Delta Air Lines If you’ve ever wanted to experience a total solar eclipse from the sky, Delta has you covered this April. The airline is offering a special flight from Austin to Detroit on April 8, 2024, specifically for umbraphiles to be able to spend as much time as possible directly within the path of totality. Delta flight 1218 will be specifically operated on an A220-300, which will offer especially premium viewing due to the aircraft’s extra-large windows. The flight will depart from Austin at 12:15 p.m. CT and land in Detroit at 4:20 p.m. ET — timed to give those on board the best chance of safely viewing the solar eclipse at its peak.* “This flight is the [...]

2024-02-20T20:09:00+02:00February 20th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

Brazil’s Embraer and Scoot sign agreement for Embraer Collaborative Inventory Planning

Source: Embraer Embraer and Scoot, the low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, have signed a contract for the Embraer Collaborative Inventory Planning (ECIP), a tailored expendable spare parts inventory management program designed to assist customers reduce operational costs by optimizing inventory levels. The ECIP agreement, coupled with the Pool Program that Scoot has earlier signed for, will provide comprehensive support for Scoot’s incoming fleet of nine E190-E2 jets. The airline will be the first ECIP customer in the Asia-Pacific region. Mr Ng Chee Keong, Chief Operating Officer, Scoot, said, “Our continued partnership with Embraer is testament of our commitment to deliver optimal performance with the new E190-E2 fleet. As we anticipate the arrival of our first Embraer jet in the near [...]

2024-02-20T20:05:24+02:00February 20th, 2024|MANUFACTURERS, News|