Source: British Airways After a two-year absence, British Airways has announced it will resume flights between the UK and mainland China. Tickets have gone on sale today for flights to Shanghai from 23 April and Beijing from 3 June. British Airways first flew to China in 1980 and continued to do so until the pandemic. The airline has been working hard to reintroduce these important routes to enable customers to reunite with family and friends. From 23 April, flights will operate daily between London Heathrow and Shanghai Pudong International Airport – flight numbers BA168/BA169. From 3 June, flights will operate four times per week between London Heathrow and Beijing Daxing Airport – flight numbers BA88/89. Noella Ferns, British Airways’ Head [...]

Source: JetBlue JetBlue is excited to announce its latest onboard food and beverage offerings, in flight now, across both its Mint and Core experiences. Read on to learn more about the seasonal favorites and new items making their way to tray tables at 35,000 feet. The Best of Mint is Back Again The airline is bringing the best of what customers loved from its debut menu with Delicious Hospitality Group (DHG)— the team behind acclaimed New York City restaurants Charlie Bird, Legacy Records and Pasquale Jones—back to its Mint dining program with a seasonal twist on dishes from DHG’s Charlie Bird. Customers traveling on transatlantic flights in JetBlue’s Mint experience can expect to see new dishes like Mushroom Lasagna, Italian Clam Soup, and Burrata with Baby [...]

Source: KLM KLM has appointed Zita Schellekens as Senior Vice President (SVP) for Sustainability & Strategy, effective 1 March 2023. This is a new position on KLM's Executive Committee. Previously Schellekens spent two and a half years as Sustainability Director at DSM. In that time, she joined forces with former DSM CEO Feike Sijbesma to invest in innovative, sustainable start-ups. She is also a member of the Royal Schiphol Group's Sustainability Advisory Board. Prior to her position at DSM, Schellekens' responsibilities as Director of Corporate Affairs at HEINEKEN included sustainability, public affairs and communications at various locations in Asia, Africa and the Netherlands. In her new role, Schellekens is responsible for the Transformation and Sustainability teams, founded to further accelerate [...]

Source: Air Canada Air Canada Cargo unveiled a renewed customer reception area at its London Heathrow facility, marking one of the latest investments in improving its services to customers around the globe. The reception area is the first part of a wider project to modernize many parts of its London facility, which is Air Canada Cargo’s largest European hub. The revitalized reception area in this self-handled facility provides a new customer area to receive trucked shipments. Incorporating many design elements found in Air Canada’s premium offerings at airports, the London Heathrow cargo customer reception area includes a living wall featuring three types of locally-sourced mosses that help purify the air in the reception area, reflecting Air Canada’s sustainability efforts. The [...]

Source: United Airlines United, Tallgrass, and Green Plains will invest up to a combined $50 million in the joint venture – Blue Blade Energy – to develop the technology United has entered into an offtake agreement with Blue Blade Energy for up to 135 million gallons of ethanol based SAF annually and up to 2.7 billion gallons in total United has invested in more SAF production than any other airline United Airlines, Tallgrass, and Green Plains Inc. today announced a new joint venture – Blue Blade Energy – to develop and then commercialize a novel Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) technology that uses ethanol as its feedstock. If the technology is successful, Blue Blade is expected to proceed with the construction [...]

Source: Frontier Airlines To Celebrate, America's Greenest Airline is Offering Fares Starting at $49* | Expansion of Service to Puerto Rico Coincides with Launch of GoWild! Summer Pass™, Offering Unlimited Flights at Special Introductory Price of $399 Ultra-low fare carrier Frontier Airlines announced a major expansion of service to Puerto Rico with new nonstop routes from seven U.S. cities, plus Cancun, starting in May. As part of the expanded service, Frontier will begin offering flights to Ponce, Puerto Rico for the first time, along with expanded service to San Juan and Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. With the expansion, Frontier will serve more routes to Puerto Rico than any other airline. The new routes bring the airline's total number of nonstops to Puerto [...]

Source: Aeromexico There will be one daily flight to Houston. The destination will continue to be served from AICM Aeromexico continues to be the largest airline operating from AIFA, connecting the metropolitan area of the Valley of Mexico with 9 destinations through more than 220 arrival and departure operations per week Mexican and US authorities granted Aeromexico the necessary authorizations to initiate direct flights from Felipe Angeles International Airport (AIFA) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas. As a result, Aeromexico is excited to grow our position as the airline with the most connectivity to and from the center of Mexico. This route will commence operations on May 1, 2023, with one daily flight on Embraer 190 aircraft along [...]