Source: Delta Air Lines Delta Air Lines is restarting its service to Havana, Cuba, with two daily nonstop flights from Miami International Airport (MIA) beginning April 10, 2023. With this restart, customers traveling through Miami will have access to 203 weekly nonstop flights at 10 U.S. airports. The flights will operate on an Airbus A320 aircraft with a choice of First Class, Delta Comfort+ or Main Cabin. All customers will have a variety of tasty treats to pick from, including unique products from small and diverse brands like Kate’s Real Food Lemon Coconut bars, Thrive Farmers Tea and Du Nord vodka. All customers on flights from Miami to Havana can enjoy complimentary Delta Studio featuring more than 1,000 hours of on-demand in-flight entertainment [...]

Source: Air Canada Air Canada three new U.S. routes, including service from Toronto and Montreal to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, and Toronto to Sacramento as part of its trans-border summer schedule. For summer 2023, Air Canada will also restore 13 trans-border services and increase frequencies on more than a dozen popular routes to the U.S. in rebuilding its global network following the pandemic. "Air Canada is very pleased to offer customers the most choice of any carrier flying to the U.S. for Summer 2023, where we will operate more than 400 daily flights on 95 routes to 47 destinations. We are getting an early start with new routes to JFK from both Toronto and Montreal beginning March 26, and Toronto-Sacramento in June. As well, we will restore previously suspended routes and increase frequencies on existing routes as we [...]

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 [...]