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Hawaiian Airlines Commits to New Milestones on Path to Net-Zero Carbon Emissions

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 [...]

2023-03-31T20:00:58+03:00March 31st, 2023|AIRLINES, News|

A4E CEOs call on EU to complete the single aviation market and to throw its weight behind the decarbonisation of aviation

Source: A4E Europe’s leading airline CEOs have called on European policymakers to strengthen and secure the competitiveness of European aviation thirty years after the single aviation market took effect. These reforms are crucial as a global race for sustainable investment takes flight. The US Inflation reduction Act (IRA) has thrown down the gauntlet when it comes to investments in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and it’s critical that the EU seizes the opportunity presented by the Net Zero Industry Act to develop a world leading SAF industry to help airlines reach their target of net zero CO2 emissions by 2050. The creation of the EU's Single Market for Aviation remains a landmark achievement to be celebrated, making air travel cheaper, safer and open [...]

2023-03-30T15:23:43+03:00March 30th, 2023|AIRLINES, News, ORGANISATIONS|

Flybondi begins 2023 with even more good news: new planes, new routes and a record-breaking number of passengers carried

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 [...]

2023-03-30T16:08:53+03:00March 30th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|

14 million miles and counting: Delta celebrates most-traveled customer

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 [...]

2023-03-30T16:41:09+03:00March 30th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|

United Announces $5 Million Investment in Carbon Capture Company Svante

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 [...]

2023-03-29T19:11:11+03:00March 29th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|

Volaris El Salvador becomes newest airline at MIA

Source: MIA Miami-Dade County and Volaris El Salvador officials celebrated the airline’s launch of three weekly roundtrip flights between San Salvador and Miami with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Miami International Airport. Volaris El Salvador will operate the new service with A320 aircraft that seat 174 passengers. Volaris El Salvador is a low-cost subsidiary of Mexican airline Volaris based in San Salvador and a flag carrier for El Salvador. The San Salvador-Miami route is also served by American Airlines and Avianca. More than 260,000 passengers traveled between MIA and El Salvador in 2022. Volaris El Salvador’s Miami launch made it MIA’s 100th airline partner and 11th low-cost carrier. MIA is now home to 57 passenger airlines and 43 all-cargo carriers.

2023-03-29T20:43:33+03:00March 29th, 2023|AIRLINES, AIRPORTS, News|

Lewis Capaldi surprises British Airways customers with a live performance of brand new song on flight to Los Angeles

Source: British Airways Teasing his forthcoming single “Wish You the Best”, Lewis Capaldi surprised British Airways customers with an exclusive, live performance of the ballad on board a flight from London Heathrow to Los Angeles Lewis Capaldi sang live at 35,000ft on a British Airways Boeing 777-300 aircraft flying over the Atlantic Ocean en route to the City of Angels To celebrate the upcoming release of Lewis Capaldi’s Sophomore album in May, the Glaswegian singer teased his latest song, “Wish You the Best”, surprising customers travelling on a British Airways flight from London Heathrow to Los Angeles yesterday by performing a live snippet of the hit at 35,000ft. Following take-off, Lewis made his way through the aircraft with a British Airways [...]

2023-03-29T19:57:39+03:00March 29th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|

50 years later: A trailblazer paved the path for women on the flight deck

Source: American Airlines In 1972, Bonnie Tiburzi wrote to every major airline carrier in the United States asking for a job, and every single airline turned her down, except for one. In March of 1973, American Airlines offered Bonnie a position as First Officer — making her the first woman to fly for a major commercial airline at the early age of 24. Bonnie bravely broke barriers in the male-dominated profession and paved the path for women aviators to follow. As we celebrate 50 years since she started flying for American, we honor the women that inspired her and those she has inspired to take the controls on the flight deck.

2023-03-29T19:02:58+03:00March 28th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|

Powering the Future: American Donates Aircraft Engine to Aviation Institute of Maintenance in Chicago

Source: American Airlines Though the last American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 took its final flight in 2019, a vital part of the historic aircraft will continue powering the future of aviation maintenance. Today, the airline donated a Pratt & Whitney JT8D engine to the Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM) during the Aviation Technician Education Council annual conference in Chicago. The engine will be used by students for hands-on training at the school’s Chicago campus pursuing their aviation maintenance technician (AMT) certification. "American is honored to donate this important piece of aviation technology to students at AIM,” said Evie Garces, American’s Vice President of Line Maintenance. “As a former AMT, I know first-hand how important it is to have access to [...]

2023-03-28T19:34:43+03:00March 28th, 2023|AIRLINES, News, ORGANISATIONS|

British Airways broadens its Caribbean route map with two brand new destinations

Source: British Airways Aruba and Guyana have become the latest destinations to join British Airways’ network, with inaugural flights arriving to a warm welcome in the destinations’ respective capital cities. British Airways operates more routes to the Caribbean and Mexico than any other UK airline, with Aruba and Guyana bringing the total number of destinations served in the region to 17. Flight BA2157 departed London Gatwick (LGW) at 10:00 on Sunday 26 March and touched down at Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA) in Oranjestad, Aruba at 17:00 local time. The brand-new route will operate twice weekly via Antigua on Thursdays and Sundays. Having been born and raised in Aruba, this new route is a personal one for British Airways cabin [...]

2023-03-28T20:54:00+03:00March 28th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|