Source: Air Canada Air Canada today announced that it has launched a cash tender offer (the "Offer"), which also constitutes an issuer bid under Canadian securities laws, pursuant to which Air Canada will offer to purchase for cancellation up to US$300 million aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 4.000% Convertible Senior Notes due July 1, 2025 (CUSIP No. 008911 BF5) (the "Notes") at a purchase price of US$1,220 in cash per US$1,000 principal amount of Notes, plus a cash payment in respect of all accrued and unpaid interest on such Notes up to, but excluding, the date on which such Notes are taken up by Air Canada pursuant to the Offer. The Offer will expire at 11:59 pm (Montreal time) on December 19, 2022, [...]

Source: Lufthansa Lufthansa to fly Germany mens's soccer team to its Muscat training camp today An ambassador above the clouds: "DiversityWins" As the Official Airline of the Germany men’s soccer team, Lufthansa will be flying its players, coaches and support staff to their training camp in Muscat (Oman) today 14 November 2022. The aircraft assigned to the flight – an Airbus A330 – will be sporting a special livery that sends a clear message to the world: #DiversityWins! Lufthansa is a byword for openness, tolerance, diversity and bringing people together. The company enables its customers from all nations and cultures to connect, and welcomes everyone aboard, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, religion, nationality, identity or sexual orientation. And it is [...]

Source: Delta Air Lines Expected 2022 Thanksgiving customer numbers are just shy of the 2019 holiday travel period With the Thanksgiving holiday quickly approaching and travel demand continuing to soar, Delta anticipates the airline will carry nearly 6 million customers from Nov. 18-29, averaging close to 500,000 customers per day. Delta’s peak travel days are expected to be the Friday before Thanksgiving (Nov. 18) and the Sunday following the holiday (Nov. 27). This year’s estimate falls just shy of the 6.3 million customers who traveled during the same period in 2019. Over the past several months, Delta has taken meaningful and significant steps to stabilize the operation and provide its customers with the premium experience they expect. These decisions include right-sizing [...]

Source: Austrian Austrian summer flight schedule significantly increased with almost 120 destinations and over 1,200 weekly flights   Los Angeles and Cancun, will once again be offered in Austrian's route schedule with non-stop flights from Vienna Porto, Marseille, Billund Tivat, Palermo, Vilnius and Tromsø new in summer schedule After a successful summer 2022 and a well-booked winter, the Austrian Airlines team is preparing for a sunny summer 2023. With 120 destinations and 1,270 weekly frequencies from Vienna, the home carrier wants to build on last summer and has expanded its program significantly for the upcoming year. In the 2023 summer flight schedule, the flag carrier will fly to seven new destinations in addition to its established destinations and a significantly expanded [...]

Source: American Airlines On a recent episode of Tell Me Why — the American Airlines vodcast series for team members that shares the “why” behind the decisions we make — Rusty Robertson, award-winning marketer and Co-founder of Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), and Eric Stonestreet, two-time Emmy Award-winning actor, best known for his portrayal of Cam on the hit comedy series “Modern Family,” join Ron DeFeo, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, to talk about what makes American’s partnership with SU2C so unique, how funding supports scientists in the mission to make every cancer patient a long-term survivor and how their personal stories make them passionate about this cause. Watch the video below. You can also download Tell Me Why as [...]

Source: ITA Airways ITA Airways has signed all the planned commitments for the increase of its fleet in 2023: 39 new generation aircraft will join the fleet next year, including 9 wide-body (A330-900) and 30 narrow-body aircraft, while at the same time, the previous generation aircraft will be phased out. Compared to 2022, the development of the fleet will determine a 73% capacity increase in terms of seats offered per km (Available Seat Kilometre - ASK) on the entire network. An increase mainly driven by capacity on long-haul routes, which will grow by 107%. In fact, new intercontinental destinations are expected to open in 2023, with direct flights operated from Rome Fiumicino to San Francisco and Washington in the United [...]

Fuente: Emirates The Emirates Group today announced its half-year results for its 2022-23 financial year. The Group is reporting a 2022-23 half-year net profit of AED 4.2 billion (US$ 1.2 billion), a record half-year performance, and a turnaround of almost AED 10 billion from its AED 5.7 billion (US$ 1.6 billion) loss for the same period last year. The Group also reported an EBITDA of AED 15.3 billion (US$ 4.2 billion), a marked improvement from AED 5.6 billion (US$ 1.5 billion) during the same period last year, illustrating its strong operating profitability. Group revenue was AED 56.3 billion (US$ 15.3 billion) for the first six months of 2022-23, up 128% from AED 24.7 billion (US$ 6.7 billion) last year. This was driven by the strong demand [...]

Source: American Airlines This Veterans Day weekend, American Airlines is hosting wounded and ill servicemembers from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and their guests at the 13th annual Salute to the Troops event in partnership with MGM Resorts and the USO. American and its partners continue to build on a long history of supporting military servicemembers — past and present — and honoring their selfless sacrifice. An all-veteran crew, who volunteered their time and talent, transported the group of 190 participants from Washington, D.C. to Las Vegas. They flew onboard Flagship Valor — an Airbus A321 with a special livery dedicated to recipients of the Medal of Honor, the highest award for military valor in action. “My time in the Navy [...]

Source: Volaris Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V., the ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) serving Mexico, the United States, Central, and South America, reports its October 2022 preliminary traffic results. In October 2022, Volaris’ capacity (measured in ASMs) increased by 17.4% year-over-year, while demand (measured in RPMs) increased by 22.0%; the result was a load factor expansion of 3.4 pp, to 89.7%. Volaris transported 2.8 million passengers during the month, a 22.0% increase compared to October 2021. Demand in the domestic Mexican and international markets increased by 19.5% and 28.7%, respectively. Year-to-date, Volaris’ demand increased 29.1% YoY, with load factor expanding 1.3 pp yearover-year, to 85.4%. Enrique Beltranena, Volaris’ President and CEO said: “Demand remains resilient and load factor in [...]