Source: Spirit Airlines Latest JetBlue Offer Does Not Address Serious Regulatory Concerns or Deliver Greater Value Frontier Merger Provides Opportunity for Significantly More Value of at Least $50 Per Share and Greater Certainty of Completion Spirit Airlines, Inc. ("Spirit" or the "Company") has reaffirmed its commitment to its merger agreement with Frontier Group Holdings Inc. (“Frontier”), parent company of Frontier Airlines, Inc., and commented on the most recent revised offer from JetBlue Airways Corporation ("JetBlue") received on June 27, 2022. Ted Christie, President and CEO of Spirit, said, “The latest offer from JetBlue does nothing to address our Board’s serious concerns that a combination with them would not receive regulatory approval. That unsolved issue, combined with the fact that their offer is [...]

Source: TAG Airlines Guatemala and Honduras join forces to boost economic development through their main airlines: TAG Airlines and CM Airlines. Julio Alejandro Gamero, CEO of TAG Airlines and Carlos Muorra, CEO of CM Airlines signed an agreement between both airlines during the Meeting of Ministers of Tourism of the Mayan World Organization that was held in Copán, Honduras. TAG Airlines and CM Airlines together will operate more than 22 destinations and have achieved the widest connection and air network in the Mayan World.

Source: Southwest Airlines Southwest Airlines Co. extended its flight schedule through Jan. 4, 2023, bringing holiday travel planning into focus with new and returning service for the season from late fall into early winter. "Summer heated up early this year and our Network Planning Teams are focused on holiday travel options for Southwest Customers ready to plan family gatherings and winter getaways," said Adam Decaire, Vice President of Network Planning, Southwest Airlines. "We have returning seasonal fan favorites and brand new time-saving nonstop service, as we continue the work to restore more flying across our network on business and leisure routes." In the newly released extension of the flight schedule, Southwest will offer new nonstop service between: San Jose, Calif., and Palm [...]

Source: TAAG Angolan Airlines TAAG Angolan Airlines and IBERIA have announced a codeshare and interline agreement that will reinforce connectivity between Europe and Africa through the new Luanda-Madrid-Luanda trunk route. Flights will begin on the 27th of June offering connectivity to dozens of markets between Africa and Europe. Following the pandemic that has unrecognizably affected the aviation industry worldwide is showing signs of recovery. Thus, becoming the perfect timing for resilient airlines to make a mark and the most of key opportunities and alliances. The codeshare and interline agreement will allow passengers traveling from TAAG ́s network in Africa to connect, via Madrid, with IBERIA's network in Europe, Latin American, and North America reaching more than 100 destinations in 43 [...]

Source: JetBlue JetBlue shared a letter with its Crewmembers in advance of the Spirit (NYSE: SAVE) special meeting today: Dear Crewmembers, It’s been an active few months on our proposed acquisition of Spirit. Thanks for all your support, questions, and interest along the way. I’ve also received many messages from Spirit Team Members who are excited and rooting for us. I believe we could all work together to create a game-changing national competitor to the legacy airlines if we’re able to move forward. The Spirit special shareholder meeting is set for tomorrow, and many of you are wondering if we will reach a conclusion to all of this. If Spirit shareholders vote down the Frontier proposal, the Spirit board will [...]

Source: Iberia Brings cost savings and an improvement to the customer shopping experience Trip.com Group have strengthened their partnership with Iberia by implementing a shopping engine solution for the New Distribution Capability (NDC) air ticket sales channel, a first for the partnership and a positive step for the development of NDC. The innovative approach to enhancing NDC sales channels showcases the global travel group’s commitment to partnering with airlines in search of mutually beneficial cooperation in the NDC space. The newly developed NDC partnership, facilitates priority access to a richer and a more complete inventory from the airline as well as enhances the transparency of the shopping experience on Trip.com. It offers travellers, better content on Iberia flights with additional [...]

Source: American Airlines "No one even flinched, which says a lot about the culture at American. I assumed I would be faced with adversity, but it was so much easier than I expected. I felt overwhelmed with support and positivity," said Emily Barrow-Sparkman Pride Month serves as a time to celebrate the love and diversity that makes our world and airline a better place. Emily Barrow-Sparkman shares her journey to authenticity while educating others along the way. When Emily Barrow-Sparkman first joined American Airlines in 2015, she was on a journey to finding her authentic self. At that time, she was unsure what the reaction of her friends, family and colleagues would be around sharing her sexual orientation. Emily grew [...]

Source: Lufthansa The company is currently assessing how many A380s will be reactivated and which destinations the Airbus will fly to Lufthansa is reactivating the Airbus A380 in response to the steep rise in customer demand and the delayed delivery of ordered aircraft. The airline expects to use the long-haul aircraft, which is popular with customers and crews, again from summer 2023. The company is currently assessing how many A380s will be reactivated and which destinations the Airbus will fly to. Lufthansa still has 14 Airbus A380s, which are currently parked in Spain and France for long-term so called “deep storage”. Six of these aircraft have already been sold, eight A380s remain part of the Lufthansa fleet for the time [...]