Source: Emirates Emirates and United have activated their codeshare partnership, allowing Emirates customers to enjoy easier access to an expanded choice of U.S. destinations. Starting today, Emirates customers will be able to fly to three of the nation's biggest business hubs - Chicago, Houston or San Francisco - and connect easily to an expansive network of domestic U.S. points on flights operated by United. Tickets are available to purchase from today on emirates.com as well as through trade channels including travel agencies. With the launch of the partnership, Emirates customers heading to the U.S., can now look forward to access to more than 150 U.S. cities in the United network, via the three gateways. Similarly, Emirates customers in the U.S. [...]

Source: Virgin Atlantic Virgin Atlantic is putting a spring into customers’ steps with a brand-new menu, introduced across the network from 5th April  The airline will celebrate Easter and the King’s Coronation by flying some delicious onboard additions The much-loved Whispering Angel rose wine will make its Upper Class debut in April The airline’s flagship London Heathrow Clubhouse is launching a sustainable, impactful fresh food partnership with Full Circle Farms Virgin Atlantic has launched its new Spring/Summer menu across all cabins from 5th April, with a selection of mouth-watering dishes. New additions to the Upper Class menu include lobster and crab tortellini, vegetarian poke bowl and a classic Pimms summer pudding. The extra bites menu takes the spotlight, as the airline introduces [...]

Soiurce: Porter Airlines The non-stop flights between Ottawa and Charlottetown are to be served by 78-seat De Havilland Dash 8-400 aircraft With the introduction to the new Ottawa-Charlottetown route, Porter will operate nine non-stop routes from Ottawa International Airport this summer Porter Airlines is adding flight frequency on its new Ottawa-Charlottetown route in response to high demand for its service and to provide more opportunity for passengers to travel across Porter’s expanding network. Service begins on May 17, as announced earlier this year. The increased schedule moves the initial seven weekly round trip flights to 11 times weekly during the spring and fall. This further improves to 14 flights per week during the peak summer travel season. Operating dates Flight [...]

Source: Air France Air France is continuing to renew its fleet by inte new generation aircraft, which are more economical and environmentally friendly. By 2030, these aircraft will account for 70% of the Air France fleet - compared with 7% at present - thanks to an ambitious investment plan of one billion euros per year. The airline reached a symbolic milestone today by welcoming its 20th Airbus A220-300, the latest flagship of its medium-haul fleet. The aircraft, registration F-HZUU, rolled off the Airbus assembly line in Mirabel, Quebec, and is on its way to Paris-Charles de Gaulle, where it will operate on the airline's short- and medium-haul network. It will make its first commercial flight on 1 April to Geneva [...]

Source: Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines announced more details of its plan to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050, including commitments to significant progress in the 2030s. The carrier’s decarbonization roadmap relies on several key drivers, including the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), fleet modernization and new aircraft technologies, operational best practices to improve fuel efficiency, and advocacy for air traffic control system improvements. Hawaiian anticipates that SAF – which is made from sustainable feedstock and can have a life-cycle carbon intensity 50-80% lower than conventional jet fuel – will be the biggest contributor to reduce jet fuel emissions, which constitute the vast majority of its GHG footprint. In addition to reaffirming its intention to achieve net-zero emissions [...]

Source: Flybondi The first low-cost airline in Argentina continues to add more planes to its fleet: today, it received its 12th aircraft, and it also plans to add five more planes in 2023 Flybondi also announced that it will reconnect the cities of Córdoba and Salta in March The company reached a new milestone: since the commencement of its operations, it has now carried over 6,000,000 passengers. Flybondi, the first low-cost airline in Argentina, welcomed the year 2023 with the announcement of goods news and the continuation of its investment plan in the country. Flybondi's twelfth aircraft, a Boeing 737-800 NG, has arrived in Argentina from Arkansas, USA. Flybondi will begin operating the aircraft after carrying out the pertinent administrative [...]

Source: Delta Air Lines Among Delta’s most frequent travelers there are the Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond Medallion Members. There are people who have traveled 1, 2 and even up to 13 million miles on Delta jets. But there is one customer who holds the travel bragging rights trump card: Todd O., Delta’s first and only 14 Million Miler. Read that again: 14. Fourteen. FOURTEEN million miles, flying with Delta. Even more astounding: Todd leaped from 13 to 14 million miles in only 18 months. “Let’s not call it an ‘accomplishment,’” Todd laughed when congratulated and thanked for his loyalty to Delta, agreeing that the word “milestone” might be a more apt word for his achievement. “The only thing I [...]

Source: United Airlines Airline looks to turn CO2 removed from the atmosphere into sustainable aviation fuel United has invested in more future SAF production than any other airline in the world 1 United today announced its $5 million investment in carbon capture technology company Svante, who provides materials and technology as part of the value chain that has the potential to convert CO2 removed from the atmosphere and from industrial emission sources into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). This is the latest announced investment from the new UAV Sustainable Flight FundSM, a first-of-its-kind investment vehicle that is designed to leverage support from cross-industry businesses in order to support start-ups focused on decarbonizing air travel through SAF research, technology and production. The airline aims to [...]