Source: Air France Air France today welcomes its 20th Airbus A350-900 out of the 38 ordered ; The Airbus A350 is the new jewel in Air France’s long-haul fleet. With CO2 emissions reduced by 25% compared to previous-generation aircraft, it is a powerful way of reducing the airline's environmental footprint. Its noise footprint is also reduced by 40%. Air France continues to integrate latest-generation aircraft, with an improved economic and environmental performance, into its fleet. On 25 November 2022, the airline welcomed its twentieth Airbus A350-900 into its fleet, registration F-HTYT. The aircraft has rolled off the Airbus assembly line in Toulouse and has completed its ferry flight to Paris-Charles de Gaulle, where it will operate on the airline's long-haul routes. [...]

Source: TAP TAP informs that it has received the SNPVAC strike notice for 8 and 9 December, thus confirming the most difficult scenario and the Cabin Crew Union total inflexibility to negotiate a solution that does not harm customers, the Company and the Portuguese. To prevent customers with flights booked for these dates being further affected by the uncertainty as to whether their flight, due to the strike, will take place, TAP decided to cancel 360 flights scheduled for the two days of the strike. This decision will have a big cost to TAP, but it’s the right decision to protect our passengers. This is the only solution that allows the best mitigation of the inconvenience caused to TAP customers [...]

Source: TAP Air Portugal TAP maintains its leadership to Brazil, with 1,140,800 passengers carried TAP carried twice as many passengers as the second-placed company in the ranking With less seat supply than in 2019, this past September, TAP carried 97% of the passengers of the homologous period of 2019. TAP Air Portugal continues to lead the connections between Brazil and the "old continent". In the period from July to September, called European Summer, the airline carried 500,000 passengers, an increase of 223% compared to the previous year. Since the beginning of the year, TAP Air Portugal has maintained its status as the leading international airline operating in Brazil, with 1,140,800 passengers, twice as many as the second-placed airline. We also [...]

Source: Alaska Airlines Multimillion-dollar renovations add more seating and food and beverage choices We know our guests love our Lounges at Alaska Airlines – spaces filled with a West Coast vibe to kick back and unwind or get a little work done. Since 2018, we’ve doubled the footprint in our Lounges and invested $30 million in overall improvements, including our award-winning Flagship Lounge at the N Concourse in Seattle, our new Lounge in San Francisco and a new patio space at Concourse C Lounge in Portland. We continue to invest in upgrades to make our Lounges better (and bigger) than ever. We’re currently focusing on remodeling and renovating our additional popular locations in Seattle, adding amenities that mean the most [...]

Source: Swoop Swoop, Canada’s leading ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC), is celebrating the entry into service of its sixth new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft with WO flight 360 from Toronto to Halifax. In just under ten months, Swoop has added six new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft to its existing fleet of ten Boeing 737-800 NGs, bringing its total fleet size to 16 aircraft. This accomplishment is a symbol of Swoop's considerable growth in 2022, adding 12 new destinations to our network with more to come in 2023. “We’re thrilled to be celebrating the entry into service of our sixth new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, increasing our capacity and sustainability with the most fuel-efficient single-aisle aircraft on the market,” said [...]

Source: TAP As is public knowledge, TAP is facing a Cabin Crew strike announcement for 8 and 9 December. Despite all the Company's efforts to avoid this strike, it was not possible to reach an agreement with the union representing these professionals, although understandings were reached on several matters. The proposals were submitted in time and the SNPVAC's failure to respond in good time leads to a loss in ticket sales and normal revenue on these days. A possible cancellation days before the strike dates would still have a negative commercial effect for the Company. Therefore, and without knowing the level of disruption that the operation may suffer on these days, TAP recommends that its customers try to rebook their [...]

Source: Air Canada Air Canada program tops every category it entered, winning five top finishes Air Canada's Aeroplan loyalty program had a strong showing at this year's Canada's Choice travel rewards, where Canadians are invited to name their favourite loyalty programs and credit cards in Canada. Aeroplan and its credit card partners were eligible for five of the competition's ten categories and won in each, including for Top Airline Loyalty Program. "Thanks to our members for voting Aeroplan as their top choice – it means everything to us," said Scott O'Leary, Vice President, Loyalty and Product at Air Canada. "We're so proud to share these honours with our team, our partners, and our employees who deliver on the promise of Aeroplan every [...]

Source: Air Canada Six Canadian national sports and news channels in English and French Customers can watch exciting live sports on TSN and RDS, including soccer, hockey, football, golf, basketball and more, plus national, world, and business news 55% of mainline aircraft to be Live TV-enabled by the second quarter of 2023 Air Canada announced it has launched Live TV on select aircraft and domestic routes, becoming the only Canadian carrier to offer customers the ability to cheer on their favourite sports teams by watching global sporting events in real time or watch live national news onboard a flight. Live TV on Air Canada flights currently features six Canadian English and French channels which are available as part of the airline's [...]