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Caribbean Airlines launched its Sustainability Programme

Source: Caribbean Airlines Caribbean Airlines, the leading carrier in the region, unveiled its Sustainability Programme in line with the principles of Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) guidelines. The airline understands the importance of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and continues to make progress in reducing CO2 emissions, aligning with Trinidad and Tobago's commitment to the Paris Agreement's goals for achievement by 2030. Through the efforts of the Fuel Management Committee, the company achieved its 2% reduction goal in the past year, thanks to the advanced and fuel-efficient 737-8 jet fleet and other proactive initiatives. Additionally, the company is fully compliant with the International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) Carbon Offsetting Scheme in Aviation (CORSIA) by consistently submitting verified CO2 Emission Reports [...]

2023-06-08T17:10:03+03:00June 8th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|

Neste enables Swedish Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport and Västflyg airline to become the world’s firsts to use sustainable aviation fuel on all flights

Source: Neste Corporation Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport in the southwestern part of Sweden, will be the first airport in the world to offer only blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for all aircraft refueling at the airport, which will significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of departing flights. Neste will supply its Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ to the Trollhättan airport in a 30-40% blend with conventional jet fuel and the airport will make it available for refueling by the end of June. Västflyg, a Swedish commercial airline, will be the first airline powering all its flights with this fuel blend consisting of SAF. This includes regular routes between Trollhättan and Bromma as well as Trollhättan and Visby in Sweden and all its charter [...]

2023-06-08T20:31:13+03:00June 8th, 2023|AIRLINES, AIRPORTS, News, SUPPLIERS|

Star Alliance names Theo Panagiotoulias as New CEO

Source: Star Alliance Star Alliance, the world's first and largest global airline alliance, is pleased to announce that Theo Panagiotoulias has been chosen to become its next CEO. Mr Panagiotoulias has more than 25 years' international experience in the airline and aviation industry. He joins Star Alliance from Hawaiian Airlines, where he had been Senior VP for Global Sales and Alliances since 2014. Previously, Mr Panagiotoulias was VP and GM (Asia Pacific) at travel technology provider Sabre Corporation, as well as a 15-year veteran of American Airlines, where he held several commercial, operational and management positions. His full biography is appended. "On behalf of the board of Star Alliance, I would like to congratulate Theo for being named the next CEO [...]

2023-06-07T18:29:54+03:00June 7th, 2023|AIRLINES, News, ORGANISATIONS|

Delta reaches penultimate milestone at LAX with opening of Delta One check-in and west headhouse

Source: Delta Air Lines Delta Air Lines and Los Angeles World Airports have finished the second-to-last major phase of the Delta Sky Way at LAX project, with Terminal 3 now offering another entry point via the west headhouse as well as a dedicated check-in area for its Delta One customers. “We’re building on our position as LAX’s leading premium global carrier and achieving yet another infrastructure milestone ahead of schedule – enabling an ever-elevated travel journey for our Los Angeles customers,” said Scott Santoro, Vice President of Global Sales. “Now that the summer travel season has officially kicked off, Delta couldn’t be more ready to get our customers where they want to go most.” The west headhouse, which features self-service kiosks to [...]

2023-06-07T18:05:15+03:00June 7th, 2023|AIRLINES, AIRPORTS, News|

British Airways touches down in Cincinnati

Source: British Airways Cincinnati becomes the airline’s 27th U.S. destination Millions of travellers in a metropolitan area spanning three states now have an all-new choice for non-stop travel to London and across the world Visitors from the UK and beyond can also enjoy exploring this region, thanks to the arts and culture opportunities, unique neighbourhoods like Over-the-Rhine and downtown Covington, and for a taste of history and fine spirit along Kentucky’s Bourbon Trail British Airways offers attractive choices for leisure and business travellers alike with elevated onboard service to meet the needs of every kind of customer British Airways has officially arrived at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) with the airline’s inaugural flight from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) touching down [...]

2023-06-07T18:57:16+03:00June 7th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|

Air France’s new standard of travel: Coming soon to the Airbus A350

Source: Air France Air France continues the roll-out of its new standard of travel, combining the highest levels of comfort and technology on board its Business, Premium Economy and Economy cabins Already available on select Boeing 777-300 ER, these new standards will gradually become the norm on the company’s future Airbus A350 fleet, beginning in July 2023 These aircraft feature unprecedented technological innovations – the widest screen of the entire Air France fleet, a large touchpad for easy browsing of the seat environment in the Business cabin, as well as new pairing options to connect personal devices in all travel cabins During the Aircraft Interiors Expo 2023 in Hamburg (Germany), Air France offered an exclusive first look at its brand-new [...]

2023-06-06T23:14:19+03:00June 7th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|

British Airways Holidays reveals Travel Trends: All-Inclusive on the rise and Holiday Packages in vogue with Millennials

Source: British Airways British Airways Holidays has launched its first Travel Trends Report, examining the behaviours and attitudes that are shaping travel trends today. Findings include that 63% of consumers say that holidays are the main way they treat themselves, more than half of Gen Z and millennials plan to book a package holiday this year and 40% of consumers associate ‘all-inclusive’ with luxury The report also highlights some of the most popular travel destinations on the cards for UK consumers this year, with the likes of Antalya, Maldives and Rhodes seeing surges in searches compared to pre-pandemic British Airways Holidays has released its Travel Trends Report, giving an insight into the attitudes that are influencing the current travel landscape, [...]

2023-06-06T21:42:50+03:00June 6th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|

IAG first quarter results 2023

Source: IAG Highlights: Operating profit before exceptional items of €9 million, up €750 million versus quarter 1, 2022 and a positive outcome for quarter 1 for the first time since quarter 1, 2019, representing ongoing strong customer demand across all our airlines Better than expected1 due to strong yield performance across the Group and the benefit of a lower fuel price We continue to focus our capacity deployment on our core Latin America and North Atlantic markets, which are now back at pre-pandemic levels of capacity, as well as growing Vueling’s year-round leisure network Encouraging outlook for the summer with around 80% of expected quarter 2 revenue now booked We currently expect our full year 2023 operating profit before exceptional [...]

2023-06-06T21:46:20+03:00June 6th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|

LATAM Selects Pratt & Whitney GTF™ Engines to Power Up to 146 Airbus A320neo Family Aircraft

Source: Pratt & Whitney Pratt & Whitney, a Raytheon Technologies business, announced today that LATAM Airlines Group S.A. ("LATAM") has selected GTF engines to power additional A320neo family aircraft, adding to their initial order selecting GTF engines to power more than 40 aircraft in 2013. Combined with remaining options, the deal will total up to 146 aircraft. Pratt & Whitney will also provide the airline with engine maintenance through a long-term EngineWise® Comprehensive service agreement. At LATAM we are committed not only to connecting South America to the world, but doing so caring for the environment and reducing our carbon footprint. We are proud to enhance our partnership with Pratt & Whitney to power our A320neo family, which will allow [...]

2023-06-05T18:24:38+03:00June 5th, 2023|AIRLINES, News, SUPPLIERS|

WestJet’s inaugural flight between Calgary and Washington D.C. took off

Source: WestJet Airline continues to bring increased capacity to Calgary with transborder network expansion WestJet also sees service between Edmonton and Minneapolis take off WestJet celebrated the launch of its first-ever service between Calgary and Washington D.C., with the departure of WS1618 at 11:30 a.m. MST on 2 June 2023. With the inclusion of Washington D.C. to WestJet's Calgary network along with new service to Detroit and the restoration of service to an expansive list of U.S. destinations, WestJet is increasing its Calgary transborder capacity by 46 per cent compared to Summer 2022, with direct service to 20 U.S. destinations across the country. "We are thrilled to be celebrating the inauguration of our service between Calgary and Washington D.C. forming yet another meaningful connection between our [...]

2023-06-05T18:06:03+03:00June 5th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|