Source: Canadian North Canadian North, Canada’s Arctic Airline, announced it will add daily nonstop Boeing 737 jet service between Yellowknife and Calgary. The new jet route between Calgary and Yellowknife provides easier and faster access to Northern destinations out of Canadian North’s Yellowknife hub. The flights begin Tuesday, February 14, just in time for Valentine’s Day.  Canadian North will also increase its jet service between Edmonton and Yellowknife. The new Calgary to Yellowknife 737 jet flights will operate daily, Monday through Sunday, on Canadian North’s Boeing 737 jet aircraft allowing travelers quick, comfortable and smooth jet service.  Passengers will be treated to  complimentary fresh, never frozen, hot inflight meals and beverage service, topped off with its signature warm cookie and specialty [...]

Source: American Airlines American Airlines also unveils planned summer 2023 international routes American Airlines and JetBlue Airways are further increasing competition for travelers in the Northeast. The airlines announced they are adding a variety of new nonstop destinations from New York’s LaGuardia Airport (LGA), Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) in 2023. The new service — which includes many routes currently only flown by one other carrier — is made possible through JetBlue and American’s innovative and effective Northeast Alliance (NEA). The NEA will offer nearly 300 daily departures from New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) and will serve 49 of the top 50 global markets in 2023. Across New York’s three major airports, [...]

Source: Viva Aerobus Viva Aerobus announced today its November 2022 preliminary traffic results. Viva Aerobus’ passenger traffic increased 28.1% to 1.93 million passengers compared to November 2021, driven by an increase of 31.5% and 4.6% in domestic and international traffic, respectively. Load factors reached 85.9% compared to 88.0% in 2021, reflecting an 86.9% and 80.9% load factor in domestic and international, respectively. Viva Aerobus grew its total capacity in available seat miles (ASMs) by 31.5% compared to November 2021, reflecting an increase of 34.3% and 19.9% in domestic and international, respectively. Year-to-date (January-November), Viva’s traffic reached 18.68 million passengers, a 37.3% increase compared to 2021, with load factors increasing 2.5 p.p. to 86.0%. “Demand remained strong in November, allowing us [...]

Source: KLM KLM and its partners – including Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AAS) and Air Traffic Control the Netherlands (LVNL) – are continuing their sustainable taxiing trials. A Taxibot – a hybrid towing tractor – drove a KLM B737-700 from Schiphol central to a platform near the Zwanenburg Runway while the aircraft’s engines were turned off. This method of taxiing greatly reduces fuel consumption and therefore CO2, NOx and (ultra) fine particulate matter emissions. The trial forms part of the ALBATROSS project, an initiative subsidised by the European Commission and for which Schiphol purchased two Taxibots earlier this year. Using the Taxibot makes it possible to start the aircraft’s engines much later and therefore not initially at the gate. In the [...]

Source: Porter Airlines For over 16 years, Porter Airlines has challenged every other airline with our signature in-flight service, carefully designed so that you can actually enjoy economy! We feature complimentary beer and wine served in glassware, premium snacks, and no middle seats on all flights. As we expand to new destinations across North America on our new, environmentally-friendly jets, we also bring you free, fast WiFi with full web access, plus in-flight entertainment right to your device. On flights over 2.5 hours, fresh meals, made with real food are also available. Porter’s two-by-two cabin seating continues on our jets, which means no middle seats on any Porter flight. Best of all, our friendly staff members welcome you with a [...]

Source: JetBlue JetBlue announced a science-based target approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a coalition that defines and promotes best practices in emissions reduction targets. With this target, JetBlue commits to reducing well-to-wake (lifecycle) scope 1 and 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions related to jet fuel by 50% per revenue tonne kilometer (RTK) by 2035 from a 2019 base year1. JetBlue’s most aggressive near-term emissions reduction target to-date, this science-based target aligns with the goals of the Paris Agreement and the growing airline’s own goal to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040 – 10 years ahead of broader airline industry targets. Aligned with SBTi requirements, JetBlue will also regularly review and update this target following any significant [...]

Source: Air Canada New, non-stop service between Montreal and Fort McMurray Increased frequencies on Toronto-Kelowna, Winnipeg-Toronto, Montreal- Vancouver Air Canada will offer over 600 daily flights on 97 routes to 51 destinations in Canada this summer, the most of any carrier Air Canada announced a new service between Montreal and Fort McMurray that will launch next June as part of the carrier's Canadian summer schedule. For summer 2023, Air Canada is also restoring suspended services and increasing frequencies on popular routes across Canada, as the company augments its Canadian network following the pandemic. "As the country's flag carrier, Air Canada's increased Canadian summer schedule further reinforces our role in providing critical connectivity to Canadians coast-to-coast. Our new Montreal-Fort McMurray service brings easier access from eastern Canada to one of the [...]

Source: Hawaiian Airlines When the sun sets in Hilo on the Island of Hawaiʻi, the glow of molten rock lingers, lighting the night sky and bellies of vapor and gas clouds rising from lava fissures. This is the natural wonder of an eruption at Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano on the planet – standing at 13,681 feet above sea level and 30,000 feet from the sea floor – which stirred awake for the first time in 38 years just last week. According to the National Park Service, the event marks the first time since 1984 that Mauna Loa and the adjacent Kīlauea volcano are erupting simultaneously. Volcanic activity is nothing new to Hawaiʻi’s people, including Hawaiian Airlines’ operations team. The archipelago state [...]

Source: WestJet Indigenous Tourism Alberta and WestJet sign three-year strategic partnership agreement WestJet announced an agreement with Indigenous Tourism Alberta (ITA) to bolster support for Indigenous travel and tourism businesses and create meaningful employment opportunities for Indigenous Canadians as the airline grows its global presence.  The announcement was commemorated by an official signing of a memorandum of understanding at ITA's annual Gathering in the presence of more than 300 travel and tourism partners and government representatives on Treaty 6, Métis Region 4, Edmonton Alberta. "We are grateful to build upon our meaningful partnership and continued collaboration with ITA as we work together to foster important opportunities for Indigenous travel and tourism businesses and entrepreneurs right here in our home province," [...]