Sources: Iberojet and ALA News July 18 marked the inaugural flight Madrid – San José del Cabo, Mexico, the only non-stop flight connecting Europe with the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. Service started with an impressive 94% load factor. Iberojet is an airline of the Avoris business group that also includes the travel and hotel operator Barcelo Group. The conglomerate seeks to expand its presence in the Mexican tourism market. For this, they are collaborating with the government of the State of Baja California Sur, private actors and other groups of interest involved in highlighting the tourist attractions of that coastal region of Mexico on the Pacific Ocean. From Portugal to the Dominican Republic Just one day later, the [...]

Source: Porter Airlines Porter Airlines has placed a firm order for 20 Embraer E195-E2 passenger jets, adding to their existing 30 firm orders. Porter will use the E195-E2 to extend its award-winning service to destinations throughout North America. The deal, with a list price value of US$1.56 billion, brings Porter’s orders with Embraer to a total of up to 100 E195-E2 aircraft, with 50 firm commitments and 50 purchase rights. In 2021, Porter ordered 30 Embraer E195-E2 jets, with purchase rights for a further 50 aircraft, worth US$5.82 billion at list price, with all options exercised. Michael Deluce, President and CEO of Porter Airlines said, “Embraer has a proven aircraft, representing the best of environmental efficiency, operating performance and passenger [...]

Source: Air France The service between Guadeloupe and Canada's second largest city was launched in the winter 2021 Air France has revealed the first destinations of its winter schedule (October 2022 - March 2023). Among them and starting 22 October 2022 the French national carrier will operate a route between Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe) and Montreal (Canada) for the second consecutive winter season, with two weekly flights operated by Airbus A320. Flight schedule (in local time): AF624: leaves Pointe-à-Pitre (PTP) on Tuesdays and Saturdays at 16:20, arrives at Montréal Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau (YUL) at 20:50 AF625: leaves Montréal Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau (YUL) on Wednesdays and Sundays at 10:00, arrives at Pointe-à-Pitre (PTP) at 15:50 Details of the flight schedule and fares are available at airfrance.com. This flight [...]

Source: Condor He will join "Germany's most popular vacation carrier" that has a network of 12 destinations in the USA and four in Canada Christian Lesjak will become Condor's new Sales Director on 1 September 2022 and will be responsible for partnerships with tour operators, travel agencies and cruise lines. He reports directly to Ralf Teckentrup and succeeds Paul Schwaiger, who wants to move on to other tasks. Christian Lesjak is currently responsible for network planning and development at Finnair. He already knows the German market from various functions at several airlines, for example as CEO of NIKI, as well as Sales, Network and Marketing Director at Vienna Airport, Swissair/Sabena or Lauda Air. With his extensive experience, he will enrich [...]

Source: Iberia And the fifth in the world, according to the Cirium consulting firm   Despite the difficulties experienced by most of the European airports where Iberia operates, 81.34% of its flights arrived at their destination on time  Iberia, once again, tops the punctuality podium in June, as confirmed by the international consulting firm Cirium -formerly FlightStats-.   In June, 81.34% of the 13,196 flights operated by Iberia arrived at their destination on time, making it the most punctual European airline. This result reflects the commitment and effort made by Iberia’s teams during a particularly difficult summer, due to the issues faced by some European airports, which are experiencing operational problems and are being forced to reduce and cancel flights. As [...]

Source: Emirates Bustanica has opened the doors to the world’s largest hydroponic farm, backed by an investment of US$40m. The facility is the first vertical farm for Emirates Crop One, the joint venture between Emirates Flight Catering (EKFC), one of the world’s largest catering operations serving more than 100 airlines, and Crop One, an industry leader in technology-driven indoor vertical farming. Located near Al Maktoum International Airport at Dubai World Central, the 330,000sqft facility is geared to produce more than 1,000,000 kilograms of high-quality leafy greens annually, while requiring 95% less water than conventional agriculture. At any point in time, the facility grows in excess of 1m cultivars (plants), which will provide an output of 3,000 kgs per day. Bustanica [...]