Source: United Airlines Airline to double the total number of early morning departures and late evening arrivals – plus new non-stop flights to San Juan, Montego Bay and cities in North Carolina, Ohio and Kentucky 12 new gates in A and B concourses set to open by 2024 as part of $1 billion infrastructure investment Concourse B club locations will be United's largest in the world United announced plans to significantly grow its position as Denver's leading airline, adding 35 flights, six new routes, a dozen new gates and three clubs, including the largest ones in the carrier's network. Starting this summer, United also will double the total number of early morning departures and late evening arrivals in and out [...]

Source: Hawaiian Airlines Two Pacific Island neighbors were rejoined by air this weekend after Hawaiian Airlines inaugurated weekly nonstop service between Hawai‘i and the Cook Islands, an archipelago nation known for its rich culture, Polynesian roots and tropical beauty. Hawaiian first operated its Honolulu (HNL)-Rarotonga (RAR) service from 1987 to 1993 with the McDonnell Douglas DC-8 and DC-10. Thirty years later, the carrier’s iconic livery returns to Cook Islands skies, just in time for the U.S. summer season, via its fuel-efficient, 189-passenger Airbus A321neo aircraft. “We’re so thrilled to begin this service, which greatly expands travel opportunities between the Cook Islands and the 15 continental U.S. cities we serve with convenient one-stop connections in Honolulu,” said Lokesh Amaranayaka, vice president of [...]

Source: British Airways British Airways has begun the roll out of its first uniform for 20 years, starting with its colleagues working in its operational ground teams across the world The uniform designed by Ozwald Boateng will be worn by more than 5,000 airline colleagues It comes ahead of colleagues working as cabin crew, pilots and customer-facing airport colleagues, who will receive their new uniforms later this summer British Airways has started the roll out of its brand-new uniform, with more than 5,000 colleagues working in the airline’s engineering, maintenance and airport operations teams across the world wearing the new garments. The uniform, designed by British, Ghanaian Saville Row fashion designer and master tailor, Ozwald Boateng OBE, will be worn [...]

Source: Frontier Airlines 340 Flight Attendant and Pilot Positions, Plus Maintenance and Airport Jobs, to Generate Over $78 Million Base Opening Coincides with New Nonstop Service, Including Montego Bay, Jamaica and San Juan, Puerto Rico Ultra-low fare carrier Frontier Airlines celebrated the opening of a new crew base at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). Frontier Airlines President and CEO Barry Biffle and DFW Airport Vice President of Airline Relations Milton De La Paz joined members of Team Frontier for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the occasion. The base is expected to employ up to 120 pilots and 220 flight attendants within its first year of operation. Combined with maintenance and airport positions, the airline is expected to generate more [...]

Source: Air Canada Carrier safely moves 540,000 customers over May long weekend Air Canada today reported a strong operational performance to begin the summer travel season. Approximately 540,000 customers flew with the carrier between May 19 and 22, the May long weekend in Canada that traditionally marks the start of the summer travel season.   "I am very pleased by the performance of our airline during the first long weekend of the summer. We carried heavy loads, with 540,000 customers and our mainline aircraft 95% full on Friday, yet we achieved a flight completion ratio of 98.7% and a solid on-time performance that reached 90 per cent Sunday morning. Although system-wide weather was favourable, we did face several challenges, including [...]

Source: British Airways Five European destinations have become the latest available to book as Avios-Only flights, including Tenerife, Lanzarote and Barcelona Avios-Only flights were introduced in April 2023, with the first two selling out within 24 hours of launching New options include three return flights during the Easter holiday period in 2024 British Airways unveiled its next Avios-Only flights today, opening up hundreds of additional reward seats over the 2024 Easter period. The first Avios-Only flights were revealed last month, on which 100% of the seats are exclusively available to Executive Club Members as Reward Seats. The first two, to Sharm El Sheikh in November 2023 and Geneva in February 2024, were both snapped up by Members in less than [...]

Source: Emirates A recent enhancement to Emirates’ inflight connectivity means that all Emirates passengers in every class of travel can enjoy some form of free connectivity once they sign up to Emirates Skywards. The development has resulted in an additional 30,000 Economy Class passengers connecting to complimentary onboard Wi-Fi every week. Emirates has constantly been at the forefront of inflight Wi-Fi developments and has to date invested more than US$ 300 million dollars into onboard connectivity. All Emirates Skywards members in every class of travel can now enjoy some form of free connectivity. Skywards members, whether Blue, Silver, Gold, or Platinum tier, travelling in any class, whether Economy, Premium Economy, Business or First Class will enjoy free app messaging. Additionally, First [...]

Source: Air Canada Air Canada Cargo today operated its first freighter flight into San José, Costa Rica, with its Boeing 767. The flights will operate twice per week. “The start of our freighter operations into Costa Rica builds upon Air Canada’s passenger service to the country and bolsters the cargo presence to offer consistent year-round capacity for our key customers in the region. We are pleased to be able to continue expanding our freighter network as more Boeing 767s come online for us,” said Jon Turner, Vice President, Cargo at Air Canada. “AERIS, manager of the Juan Santamaría International Airport, seeks to guarantee being the pura vida experience gateway for all our stakeholders, including the airlines. Such is the case [...]

Source: Turkish Airlines Turkey’s flag carrier, Turkish Airlines, continues its efforts to offer passengers a more comfortable travel experience with recent innovations. Raising its privileged travel concept even higher, Turkish Airlines is offering the prestigious brand Ferragamo to its Business Class passengers. Turkish Airlines, which introduces its intercontinental Business Class passengers to this stylish new collection, highlights the fact that this new collection is prepared according to the needs of male and female passengers with its special and timeless design. The chic and functional design of the bags, available in different colors throughout the year, makes them attractive for use even after the journey. In line with Turkish Airlines' sustainability roadmap, luxury soft socks, first-class eye masks, and earplugs found [...]