Source: Flybondi Flybondi, the first low-cost airline in Argentina, has appointed Fabian Perez as its new Operational Safety Manager. He will be responsible for the Operational Safety Management System, the monitoring of the organization's safety indicators, and the operations units. Fabian has extensive experience in the aviation industry, in different roles, positions, companies and countries. Throughout his forty-year career, he has been a pilot and flight instructor at Aero Kern S.A. and Aviajet S.A., in Executive/General Aviation. He has also been First Officer, Captain, Flight and Simulator Instructor, Inspector, and CRM Facilitator in airlines such as LAPA, Southern Winds, Lan Express (Chile) and LATAM Argentina. He worked in LATAM Argentina for over 18 years, where his last position was Deputy [...]

Source: Air Canada Air Canada Cargo announced that it has become a member of the Pharma.Aero cross-industry collaboration platform. Working with other key stakeholders in the pharmaceutical transportation sector, Air Canada Cargo will contribute to and benefit from the group's knowledge and expertise to further develop its handling of pharmaceutical shipments. “As we continue to expand our freighter fleet and with the continued enhancements to our cold chain handling capabilities, this participation in a new avenue for critical insight into pharmaceutical shipments is an important step forward. Pharma.Aero will increase our ability to collaborate with an ever-growing list of industry experts to share ideas and gather knowledge on ways to further strengthen our expertise in shipping this vital cargo,” said Matthieu [...]

Source: Sun Country Airlines Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc. (“Sun Country Airlines”) announced the commencement of a proposed secondary public offering of 5,250,000 shares of its common stock by an affiliate of certain investment funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. (the “Selling Stockholder”). The underwriter will have a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 787,500 shares of common stock from the Selling Stockholder. Sun Country Airlines is not selling any shares and will not receive any proceeds from the proposed offering. In addition, Sun Country Airlines has authorized the purchase from the underwriter of up to 750,000 shares of common stock that are the subject of the proposed offering at a price per share equal [...]

Source: Soutwest Airlines Southwest Airlines let the good times fly on flight #1563 from DAL to MSY full of Mardi Gras partygoers ahead of the season's biggest weekend of celebrations. As an airline, we employ nearly 200 Employees in New Orleans and have Louisiana fans across our Network that celebrate Mardi Gras so we decided to load up suitcases full of beads and masks and engaged Community Coffee, our official Inflight Coffee Partner, to help us celebrate this festive season with Passengers before they touched down in New Orleans on Thursday afternoon. We had some fun prior to boarding the flight with Mardi Gras Bingo in the gate area where the winner was surprised with a year’s worth of Community Coffee, [...]

Source: Copa Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE: CPA) today released preliminary passenger traffic statistics for January 2023: Operating Data January January % Change 2023 2019 Copa Holdings  (Consolidated)   ASM (mm) (1) 2,364.1 2,332.8 1.3 %   RPM (mm) (2) 2,059.3 1,937.2 6.3 %   Load Factor (3) 87.1 % 83.0 % 4.1p.p. 1.  Available seat miles - represents the aircraft seating capacity multiplied by the number of miles the seats are flown. 2.  Revenue passenger miles - represents the numbers of miles flown by revenue passengers 3.  Load factor - represents the percentage of aircraft seating capacity that is actually utilized Given the irregular nature of the Company's operations starting in March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we are comparing this traffic report to 2019 statistics. Consolidated capacity (ASMs) came [...]

Source: Delta Air Lines On Valentine’s Day, Delta shows the love to its employees when the company’s profit-sharing payments hit their bank accounts. This practice, foundational to the airline since 2007, also has a cascading multiplier effect in the communities where Delta people live, work and serve. This year’s payout totals more than $550 million – about 5.5% of each employee’s 2022 pre-tax earnings – representing one of the most generous profit-sharing programs in the U.S. The annual payout is part of a substantive one-two punch to boost employees’ purchasing power, coming on the heels of Ed’s announcement regarding a 5% pay increase April 1 for eligible employees. “When we deliver for our customers, their loyalty drives continued reinvestment in [...]

Source: Caribbean Airlines Caribbean Airlines is the Presenting Sponsor of Machel 40 - ‘One Show’, happening on Carnival Friday (February 17, 2023) in Trinidad. This partnership with the iconic “King of Soca” – Machel Montano, further underscores the airline’s commitment to supporting culture, and by extension legendary Caribbean icons who continue to promote the region globally, through music. Caribbean Airlines CEO Garvin Medera stated, “We are grateful for the opportunity to work with Machel again, who is well known across the region and internationally. He has successfully used Soca music to connect people, and as the leading Caribbean airline brand, we share a common interest in bringing people together. This is one of the main reasons why we are pleased to align [...]

Source: Spirit Airlines New nonstop routes to Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit and Hartford launch by June 2023 with introductory fares starting as low as $59* one way Travelers will get More Go than ever before to explore the Island of Enchantment this spring as Spirit Airlines (NYSE: SAVE) announces the launch of five new, nonstop routes from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU). The expansion adds convenient and affordable flights to Atlanta (ATL), Chicago (ORD), Dallas (DFW), Detroit (DTW) and Hartford (BDL), growing Spirit's Puerto Rico service from 11 destinations to 16 by June 2023. The carrier also announced it will increase flights between San Juan (SJU) and Orlando (MCO) to five flights daily and grow flights between San Juan and Baltimore (BWI), [...]

Source: Porter Airlines Porter Airlines is launching its first flights between Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and Edmonton International Airport (YEG). Edmonton is the first destination in Alberta to be added to the airline’s network. Flights are operated with Porter’s new Embraer E195-E2 jets. A 132-seat, two-by-two configuration gives every passenger more space thanks to no middle seat. Porter’s generous passenger experience, which includes complimentary beer and wine served in real glassware, free premium snacks, and free WiFi, will be available to all travellers. Flights between Toronto and Edmonton also have fresh, healthy meals, and cocktails available, either as part of the all-inclusive PorterReserve fare, or for purchase à la carte with PorterClassic. “The Toronto-Edmonton route is an opportunity for [...]