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ATR Receives B Score from CDP Climate Change for Second Consecutive Year 

Source: ATR ATR is proud to announce that we received a B-score from CDP Climate Change for the second consecutive year. This recognition comes as we continue to progress our low-carbon strategy,  reinforcing our commitment to transparency and sustainability in the aviation industry.    We are committed to achieving by 2030 a 50% reduction of absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions related to operational processes and energy consumption (Scope 1 and Scope 2), in line with the 1.5°C trajectory outlined in the Paris Agreement. Within the same timeframe, we are committed to reducing by 30% the absolute GHG emissions generated by our in-service aircraft fleet (Scope 3 – use of sold products). The baseline for both targets is 2018, and those objectives have [...]

2025-04-07T20:33:05+03:00April 7th, 2025|MANUFACTURERS, News|

Let’s Tokyo! WestJet bolsters connectivity between Calgary and Japan with new daily year-round service

Source: WestJet Airline also further enhances global network through expanded codeshare partnership with Japan Airlines, adding new seamless connections within Japan between Tokyo and Osaka (Itami) and Nagoya. WestJet announced the expansion of non-stop service between Calgary and Tokyo's Narita International Airport to daily year-round through the winter schedule which begins on October 27, 2025. The airline attributes the increase of service to the continued success of the route on both sides of the Pacific, after first having increased to daily service for its 2025 summer schedule. "Leveraging our Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet, WestJet continues to strengthen Calgary's tourism pipeline with expanded Trans-Pacific service, creating new inroads for economic growth across Western Canada and beyond," said John Weatherill, WestJet Executive Vice-President [...]

2025-04-07T20:31:08+03:00April 7th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

American Airlines names Tony Richmond Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs, and Chief Legal Officer

Source: American Airlines American Airlines Group (NASDAQ: AAL) today announced the appointment of Anthony (Tony) J. Richmond as Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs, and Chief Legal Officer, effective May 5. In this role, Richmond will serve on the airline’s senior leadership team and report to American’s CEO Robert Isom. “Tony has been an important advisor to our airline for more than 15 years, and we are excited to have him step into this critical leadership role,” said Isom. “Given his knowledge of our team, our airline and the industry, this will be a seamless transition. We look forward to all the great things Tony and our legal team will do for American in the years to come.” Richmond will lead [...]

2025-04-02T22:50:42+03:00April 4th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

Air Canada Celebrates Resumption of Ottawa-London Heathrow Flights

Source: Air Canada Four weekly flights linking Canada's capital city to the UK's largest airport and international gateway Wide array of connections at Heathrow across Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa Air Canada will serve London Heathrow from six Canadian cities, with up to 63 weekly flights in summer 2025 Air Canada marked the resumption of its international flights linking Canada'scapital city with the United Kingdom's largest airport and international gateway. A celebration in Ottawa was attended by airline representatives and stakeholders prior to the departure of AC888 from Ottawa to London Heathrow onboard the airline's flagship Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. "We are thrilled to resume our Ottawa trans-Atlantic services linking Canada's capital city and London Heathrow, home to one of the world's most iconic travel destinations [...]

2025-04-02T22:53:45+03:00April 4th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

Iberia strengthens its organisation to more effectively deploy its new strategic plan

Source: Iberia The Management Committee will once again have an independent Customer Division, headed by Beatriz Guillén. Diego Fernández also joins the Management Committee as chief of Strategy, Transformation and Sustainability. Iberia is reinforcing its structure to be able to deploy its next strategic plan, the 2030 Flight Plan, more effectively, which the company will present in June. The airline is embarking on a new stage of transformation with the ambition of boosting its business to its full potential. To this end, it is announcing the internal promotion of two of its executives who will occupy two new positions on its Management Committee: Customer Division, headed by Beatriz Guillén. Strategy, Transformation and Sustainability Division, headed by Diego Fernández. The Customer [...]

2025-04-02T22:45:14+03:00April 4th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

Hawaiian and Alaska Airlines Bring Aloha to Japan at Annual Holy Family Home Visit

Source: Hawaiian Airlines As the first cherry blossoms of the season began to bloom, 20 Tech Ops employees from Hawaiian and Alaska Airlines embarked on a special annual visit to Holy Family Home, an orphanage in Osaka, Japan. Since 2017, the Hawaiian Airlines Tech Ops team has journeyed over 4,000 miles from Honolulu to support Holy Family Home through Team Kōkua, the airline's employee volunteer group. Aligning with Tech Ops’ annual international maintenance leadership gathering, these visits have evolved into a heartfelt tradition — demonstrating a deep commitment to nurturing the community, fostering cultural exchange and spreading the spirit of aloha. Following World War II, the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul established Holy Family Home in Osaka [...]

2025-04-02T22:41:05+03:00April 4th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

IATA Ground Handling Conference 2025 to Focus on People, Processes and Performance

Source: IATA   The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the 37th IATA Ground Handling Conference (IGHC) will focus on the need to modernize operations, invest in workforce development, and strengthen coordination and collaboration to improve performance. “Ground handling is critical for the safety, efficiency and resilience of the entire aviation industry. The key word we will focus on at this year’s IGHC is “elevate”. We’ll be looking for ways to drive better performance in the ground handling sector. That means modernizing operations, investing in the workforce, and strengthening coordination and collaboration so that ground handling can support growth even more efficiently,” said Willie Walsh, IATA’s Director General. IGHC is taking place in Nairobi, Kenya, from 13 to 15 [...]

2025-04-02T22:57:47+03:00April 4th, 2025|AROUND THE WORLD, News, ORGANISATIONS|

Airports save one million tonnes of CO2 under Airport Carbon Accreditation

Source: ACI Airports Council International has today released the annual results on carbon performance and participation trends for its global carbon management standard for airports, Airport Carbon Accreditation. The newly released report spans the period from May 2023 through May 2024, with headline results including: Accredited airports collectively reduced over 1 million tonnes of CO2: -1,037,292 CO2e (-14.8%); The number of accredited airports rose to 558 across 87 countries — with 70 airports joining the programme for the first time and 132 progressing to a higher level of carbon management; More than half of the world's passengers travelled through an Airport Carbon Accredited airport (51.5%1 of global passenger traffic covered); At the end of the reporting period, 15 airports had [...]

2025-04-02T17:37:59+03:00April 3rd, 2025|News, ORGANISATIONS|

StandardAero Becomes ALTA’s New Affiliate Member

Source: ALTA StandardAero has joined the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) as an affiliate member. The company is an independent service provider offering maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services for engines and airframes, engine component repairs, engineering services, interior completions, and paint applications. This American company operates through a global network of more than 50 facilities across six continents, delivering OEM-authorized MRO services for a wide range of aircraft engines and auxiliary power units (APUs). Its presence in Latin America is not new. Recently, StandardAero celebrated 15 years of its service center in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Since its opening in 2009, this center has supported nearly 2,000 engines and APUs. In addition to servicing at its own [...]

2025-04-02T22:44:24+03:00April 3rd, 2025|News, ORGANISATIONS|

United Grows its Leading Pacific Network with New Flights to Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, Adelaide and Manila

Source: United Airlines United will become the only U.S. airline to offer flights to Bangkok, Thailand and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; daily service launches this October from Hong Kong with one-stop connections from Los Angeles and San Francisco United will offer the first nonstop service to Adelaide, Australia from the U.S.; the three-times weekly flights begin in December from San Francisco The airline also adds a second daily flight between San Francisco and Manila starting in October, giving customers daytime and evening travel options in both directions With these additions, United will offer flights to 32 destinations across the Pacific, reinforcing its status as the world's largest airline** with the greatest breadth of destinations for customers United has announced [...]

2025-04-02T16:52:26+03:00April 3rd, 2025|AIRLINES, News|