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TSA releases its 2023 explosives detection canine calendar

Source: TSA The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) released its annual calendar, which honors the agency's more than 1,000 explosives detection canines working in the United States. TSA's 2022 Cutest Canine Contest winner, Eebbers, is featured on the cover of the 2023 TSA Canine Calendar. Eebbers, now retired, is an 11-year-old explosives detection canine who worked at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. He was named in memory of 19-year-old U.S. Army Pvt. James Ebbers who passed away on Oct. 14, 2002, in Djibouti, Africa, while assigned to the 551st Military Police Company, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. TSA uses canines as part of its multi-layered security operations nationwide. These highly skilled dogs are trained to detect the scent of explosives or explosive materials and are paired with handlers [...]

2022-11-30T00:34:59+02:00November 30th, 2022|News, ORGANISATIONS|

Frontier Airlines’ GoWild! All-You-Can-Fly Pass Now Available for Kids

Source: Frontier Airlines Passes for Kids Purchased Through Nov. 30 Will Also Include a $200 Flight Voucher By popular demand, ultra-low fare carrier Frontier Airlines today announced an expansion of its new all-you-can-fly GoWild! Pass™ to include kids. The GoWild! Pass offers passholders exclusive access to unlimited flights to all destinations the airline serves both within the U.S. and internationally for one low annual price. Between now and Nov. 30, the pass is available for purchase at a discounted price of $799 per person. Passes purchased through Nov. 30 for kids under age 18 will also include a $200 flight voucher. GoWild! passholders can enjoy an unlimited number of flights for one low annual price. Flights to and from U.S. [...]

2022-11-30T00:51:18+02:00November 29th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

British Airways enables customers to purchase Carbon Removal Credits, offering them even more ways to address their carbon footprint

Source: British Airways British Airways is now offering customers the opportunity to purchase carbon removal credits through its new online platform, CO2llaborate Carbon removal credits are issued by projects that remove CO2 from the atmosphere or from the carbon cycle, and the credits are recognised by scientists, governments and regulators as a vital tool in helping to address climate change This latest pioneering innovation means carbon removals now join the range of options available for British Airways customers to address their flight emissions, along with the existing options of verified carbon offsets and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) This new proposition is believed to be the first time an airline has offered customers this portfolio of options to address their emissions Customers [...]

2022-11-30T00:31:56+02:00November 29th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

Miami Art Week 2022 begins with MIA

Source: MIA Whether in town for Miami Art Week or not, travelers at Miami International Airport this week can sample works by some of the world-renowned artists featured at the annual event before they even leave the airport. Just in time for Miami Art Week 2022, the Miami-Dade Aviation Department’s Fine Arts and Cultural Affairs Division has released its visitor’s guide for MIA’s current art exhibitions and permanent installations. To learn more, visit MIA’s online Miami Art Week 2022 visitor’s guide.

2022-11-28T20:02:21+02:00November 28th, 2022|AIRPORTS, News|

Air France continues to modernize its fleet and takes delivery of ‘Angers’, its twentieth A350-900

Source: Air France Air France today welcomes its 20th Airbus A350-900 out of the 38 ordered ; The Airbus A350 is the new jewel in Air France’s long-haul fleet. With CO2 emissions reduced by 25% compared to previous-generation aircraft, it is a powerful way of reducing the airline's environmental footprint. Its noise footprint is also reduced by 40%. Air France continues to integrate latest-generation aircraft, with an improved economic and environmental performance, into its fleet. On 25 November 2022, the airline welcomed its twentieth Airbus A350-900 into its fleet, registration F-HTYT. The aircraft has rolled off the Airbus assembly line in Toulouse and has completed its ferry flight to Paris-Charles de Gaulle, where it will operate on the airline's long-haul routes. [...]

2022-11-28T17:38:08+02:00November 28th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

Airbus Summit to take place on 30 November and 1 December 2022

Source: Airbus The 2022 edition of the Airbus Summit will take place over two days on 30 November and 1 December. Building on the momentum of the 2021 Summit, this year's event will seek to showcase the tangible progress and achievements made by the aerospace sector as it gathers pace towards a more sustainable future. Expert guests from the world of business, science, automotive and energy industries as well as the aviation sector will join Airbus speakers to explore promising innovations, disruptive technologies and cross-sector initiatives that are accelerating the pathway towards net-zero aviation. Sessions will include discussions on the next steps in space technologies, hybrid energies, innovative new vertical flight features, cross-industry partnerships, sustainable aviation fuels, as well as [...]

2022-11-28T17:27:59+02:00November 28th, 2022|MANUFACTURERS, News|

Facing cabin crew strike TAP protects proactively the customers

Source: TAP TAP informs that it has received the SNPVAC strike notice for 8 and 9 December, thus confirming the most difficult scenario and the Cabin Crew Union total inflexibility to negotiate a solution that does not harm customers, the Company and the Portuguese. To prevent customers with flights booked for these dates being further affected by the uncertainty as to whether their flight, due to the strike, will take place, TAP decided to cancel 360 flights scheduled for the two days of the strike. This decision will have a big cost to TAP, but it’s the right decision to protect our passengers. This is the only solution that allows the best mitigation of the inconvenience caused to TAP customers [...]

2022-11-28T17:53:16+02:00November 28th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

Major safety boost for French airspace with increased automation

Source: SITA DSNA will deploy SITA’s data-driven Safety Cube solution for enhanced safety French air navigation service provider, DSNA, has selected SITA’s safety and compliance management solution, SITA Safety Cube, to advance operational safety and promote a strong safety culture. The system will be deployed in French airspace spanning five air route traffic control centers, 70 airports in mainland France and six overseas airports. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), responsible for setting standards concerning air transport, has stipulated that service providers must implement ‘safety management systems’ to manage safety proactively. Using SITA Safety Cube, DSNA aims to raise its safety management standards further. SITA Safety Cube supports proactive safety management, which focuses on identifying and mitigating potential safety concerns before [...]

2022-11-25T15:32:05+02:00November 25th, 2022|News, SUPPLIERS|

Porter Aviation Holdings Inc., OIAA investing over $65 million at Ottawa International Airport

Source: Porter Airlines Porter building two hangars for new aircraft maintenance base for its growing fleet, featuring the new Embraer E195-E2 and existing De Havilland Dash 8-400 200 full-time, permanent local jobs being created Ottawa International Airport Authority (OIAA) is constructing Taxiway Romeo in the airport’s north field area Porter Aviation Holdings Inc., parent company of Porter Airlines, and the Ottawa International Airport Authority (OIAA) are investing over $65 million dollars in YOW’s future. Porter is in the process of building two aircraft hangars, over approximately 150,000 sq. ft., to maintain its growing fleet, featuring the new Embraer E195-E2 and existing De Havilland Dash 8-400. OIAA is constructing a new taxiway and related infrastructure to support the hangar development, as [...]

2022-11-25T15:29:58+02:00November 25th, 2022|AIRLINES, AIRPORTS, News|

TAP Air Portugal carried half a million passengers between Brazil and Europe

Source: TAP Air Portugal TAP maintains its leadership to Brazil, with 1,140,800 passengers carried TAP carried twice as many passengers as the second-placed company in the ranking With less seat supply than in 2019, this past September, TAP carried 97% of the passengers of the homologous period of 2019. TAP Air Portugal continues to lead the connections between Brazil and the "old continent". In the period from July to September, called European Summer, the airline carried 500,000 passengers, an increase of 223% compared to the previous year. Since the beginning of the year, TAP Air Portugal has maintained its status as the leading international airline operating in Brazil, with 1,140,800 passengers, twice as many as the second-placed airline. We also [...]

2022-11-25T15:28:23+02:00November 25th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|