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Smoked Meat meets Haggis – Air Canada to Launch New Flights from Montreal to Edinburgh; Adds Capacity to Paris, Rome, Athens

Source: Air Canada Three times weekly, summer service from Montreal to Edinburgh Additional three flights for a total of 24 weekly flights from Canada to Paris Additional three flights for a total of 20 weekly flights from Canada to Athens Up to three daily flights from Canada to Rome Air Canada has announced it is adding a new route and boosting frequencies to popular Europe destinations for the upcoming summer travel season. New summer services from Montreal to Edinburgh will complement the carrier's existing summer services from Toronto to the Scottish capital city. The carrier is also adding close to 1300 weekly seats to Paris and Athens, and is also extending its peak Toronto to Rome schedule until October. "Air [...]

2025-04-01T09:22:14+03:00April 2nd, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

oneworld welcomes Fiji Airways to global alliance

Source: oneworld Fiji Airways adopts award-winning AAdvantage® as its travel rewards programme oneworld® alliance today welcomes Fiji Airways, the flag carrier of Fiji and the South Pacific, as its newest member airline, with a full suite of oneworld benefits available to customers around the world beginning 01 April 2025. Fiji Airways will provide top tier customers with a full suite of oneworld benefits as a full member airline: Access to a network of nearly 700 airport lounges globally, including recently opened oneworld branded lounges in Amsterdam's Schiphol and Seoul's Incheon airports Priority check-in and boarding Earning and redeeming miles Earning Tier Points "The introduction of Fiji Airways marks an important strategic step for our alliance as we connect even more people, places [...]

2025-04-01T09:50:30+03:00April 2nd, 2025|AROUND THE WORLD, News, ORGANISATIONS|

How a team member discovered his long-lost family through flight privileges

Source: American Airlines Raymond DiBiasi, a flight attendant based in Philadelphia, always knew Sicilian heritage was in his blood, but he never knew it would become a living part of his story. His grandfather emigrated to the U.S. more than a century ago, and family lore suggested no relatives remained in Sicily. But in 2015, his genealogy research revealed a thrilling truth: family members were still in Pozzallo, a picturesque seaside town in southeastern Sicily. For years, Raymond built online relationships with his newfound relatives. In 2023, he finally planned his trip to Sicily, booking a discounted ticket with American to Rome, with a connection to Catania. Then, Mt. Etna erupted. “That volcano sure kept me on my toes,” he [...]

2025-04-01T08:20:00+03:00April 2nd, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

Iberia to Increase its Presence in Peru, Chile, and the Dominican Republic Next Winter

Source: Iberia Iberia just published its long-haul flight schedule for the upcoming 2025-2026 winter season, during which connectivity between Europe and Latin America will once again reach historic levels, with more than 355 weekly flights to Latin America and a total of 2.4 million seats for sale, consolidating the airline’s leadership for another year with the largest offering in the market. Chile, Peru, and the Dominican Republic will be the destinations where Iberia will increase its presence the most compared to last winter. Specifically, Santiago de Chile will have two more frequencies than in 2024, reaching 12 weekly flights and over 176,000 seats, 20% more than the previous year. Lima will increase its service frequency from 13 to 14 weekly [...]

2025-03-31T09:41:40+03:00April 1st, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

American Airlines expands its AAdvantage partnerships as Fiji Airways joins the award-winning travel rewards program

Source: American Airlines AAdvantage members can now earn Loyalty Points when traveling on Fiji Airways — the newest member of the oneworld alliance. AAdvantage® members will have more ways to enhance their travel experience when flying on Fiji Airways, Fiji’s national carrier. On April 1, Fiji Airways will officially join the award-winning AAdvantage® travel rewards program and become the newest full member of the oneworld alliance. “The partnership between American and Fiji Airways is giving customers more ways to unlock new travel experiences. As part of the AAdvantage® program, members flying on either airline can immediately enjoy an elevated travel experience,” said Anmol Bhargava, American’s Senior Vice President of Alliances. “Travel is better as an AAdvantage® member, and American extends [...]

2025-04-01T08:59:12+03:00April 1st, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

Air Cargo Demand Declines Slightly in February

Source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for February 2025 global air cargo markets showing: Total demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTK), declined by 0.1% compared to February 2024 levels (+0.4% for international operations). This marks the first decline since mid-2023. Capacity, measured in available cargo tonne-kilometers (ACTK), decreased by 0.4% compared to February 2024 (+1.1% for international operations). *Year-on-year comparisons are affected by the extra day in February 2024 due to the leap year. “February saw a small contraction in air cargo demand, the first year-on-year decline since mid-2023. Much of this is explained by February 2024 being extraordinary—a leap year that was also boosted by Chinese New Year traffic, sea lane closures and a boom [...]

2025-04-01T08:18:15+03:00April 1st, 2025|News, ORGANISATIONS|

British Airways becomes the first airlines to serve Prestige Cuvée English sparkling wine on board

Source: British Airways British Airways has announced today that it will be the first airline to serve prestige cuvée English sparkling wines in its First cabin as part of its award-winning wine list this year  The airline is working with pioneering English sparkling wine houses including Nyetimber, Gusbourne and Sugrue South Downs, to offer a range of new sparkling options across its First and Club World cabins, available on a rotational basis  British Airways has also carefully selected a rotation of prestige cuvée Champagnes for customers travelling in First, featuring the return of well-loved Laurent-Perrier Grand Siècle  More than 1,300 cabin crew colleagues have completed the airline’s First Service Specialist training programme, which features a bespoke wine masterclass from British [...]

2025-03-31T08:42:37+03:00April 1st, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

Why do we think supersonic flight will work at scale on Overture when it didn’t on Concorde?

By Blake Scholl, Founder/CEO at Boom Supersonic (from LinkedIn) Here's the business case for Boom Supersonic —and a never-before-seen piece of Overture's design. And why I think there will be over 1,000 Overtures, while there were only 14 Concordes. Concorde failed because it was simply too expensive to reach a large market. 100 uncomfortable seats, $20k tickets. Even on the most popular route—NY-London—it flew on average half empty. Particularly with 80s/90s travel volumes, it was too big and too expensive. Shouldn't a supersonic renaissance start with a small private jet—for the people whose time is most valuable? It almost makes sense—except 80%+ of PJ miles are overland. Until overland supersonic is legalized, there's scant advantage. This is why every SSBJ [...]

2025-03-31T10:01:55+03:00April 1st, 2025|Expert Opinions & Industry Trends|

Iberia and Aerolíneas Argentinas join forces to bring Argentina and Spain closer than ever

Source: Iberia The two airlines have reached an agreement whereby customers will have the possibility to connect their transatlantic flights with 37 destinations within Argentina and 29 in Spain. From March 27, 2025, customers of both airlines will be able to reach domestic destinations in each country with a single ticket and in a more agile and comfortable way, without the need to purchase their journeys separately. Connections within Argentina will be made from Ezeiza and Aeroparque airports, while in the capital of Spain, the connection to the final destination will be via Madrid-Barajas T4. Iberia and Aerolíneas Argentinas have reached an agreement that will bring Argentina and Spain closer than ever. Thanks to this alliance, which will be effective [...]

2025-03-28T08:23:34+02:00March 31st, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

NACC Calls on Political Parties to Prioritize Affordable and Sustainable Air Travel During Upcoming Canadian Federal Election

Source: NACC As Canadians prepare to vote in a forthcoming federal election, the National Airlines Council of Canada (NACC), is calling on all political parties to address the affordability and sustainability of air travel in Canada. "In a country as vast as Canada, air travel is a not a luxury – it is a crucial mode of transport for people and goods.  Canadians expect an air travel system that is affordable, sustainable, and modern.  The federal government has the power to make this a reality,"  said Jeff Morrison, President of NACC. A 2025 survey conducted by Nanos Research found that 72% of respondents indicated that cost was the first or second most important consideration when booking air travel.  The same [...]

2025-03-31T08:32:14+03:00March 31st, 2025|News, ORGANISATIONS|