Source: Air Canada The transformed Aeroplan program was launched in November 2020 It is designed to put the member experience first and to offer exceptional value As part of its improved value on flight rewards, Aeroplan offers flight rewards to thousands of destinations worldwide on Air Canada and 45 partner airlines Air Canada's Aeroplan loyalty program has been recognized for Best Redemption Ability and, for a third time, as the top trending program in delivering value to members in the Americas in a survey of global frequent fliers by the Freddie Awards, which celebrate the world's leading loyalty programs. "We're thrilled to be recognized by our members for the unbeatable value we offer," said Scott O'Leary, Vice President, Loyalty and Product [...]

Source: Spirit Airlines Spirit Airlines, Inc. ("Spirit" or the "Company") (NYSE:SAVE) today announced that its Board of Directors (the "Board"), in consultation with outside financial and legal advisors, has unanimously determined that the unsolicited proposal received from JetBlue Airways ("JetBlue") (NASDAQ: JBLU) does not constitute a 'Superior Proposal' as defined in Spirit's merger agreement with Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. ("Frontier") (NASDAQ: ULCC), parent company of Frontier Airlines, Inc., because it has determined that the proposed transaction is not reasonably capable of being consummated. The Board continues to believe that the pending transaction with Frontier represents the best opportunity to maximize value and recommends that Spirit shareholders adopt the merger agreement with Frontier. Spirit's Board of Directors also issued the following [...]

Source: JetBlue JetBlue today announced it has enhanced its proposal to the Board of Directors of Spirit (NYSE: SAVE) to acquire all of the outstanding common stock of Spirit for $33 cash per share. The enhanced proposal offers Spirit shareholders both superior financial value and greater certainty than the Frontier transaction: This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220502005423/en/ Divestiture commitment: If necessary, JetBlue would agree to divest assets of JetBlue and Spirit up to a material adverse effect on Spirit, with a limited carve-out for actions that would adversely impact JetBlue’s Northeast Alliance (NEA) with American Airlines. Remedy package to address NEA and regulatory concerns: JetBlue would offer a remedy package that includes the divestiture of [...]

Source: United Airlines Starting this June, United will be the only U.S. carrier to offer nonstop service between Melbourne and the United States United has been the only airline to offer continuous passenger flights between the U.S. and Australia throughout pandemic and recently announced new codeshare partnership with Virgin Australia United today announces the return of its nonstop service between San Francisco and Melbourne, beginning with three weekly flights this June. The restart of this route complements United's existing service between Sydney and the airline's hubs in San Francisco and Los Angeles. United will now be the only U.S. airline to offer nonstop flights from the United States to Melbourne.   "The fact that we retained daily passenger service to Australia throughout [...]

Source: Virgin Atlantic Virgin Atlantic is seeking to attract new talent into its engineering and maintenance teams  Airline is offering ten spaces within its apprenticeship programme and four within its graduate scheme Applicants can apply here -  https://careersuk.virgin-atlantic.com/ Virgin Atlantic is on the lookout for its next generation of expert engineers, as it launches its apprenticeship and graduate schemes for the first time in three years. In a move that signals the continuing growth of the aviation industry following the global pandemic, the airline is looking to recruit ten apprentice engineers and four graduate engineers, in a bid to attract fresh new talent into the industry. The apprentice engineers will undertake a two phased comprehensive programme spanning 24 months.  Phase [...]

Source: Delta Air Lines Delta has been listed as one of the top 100 companies on Forbes' 2022 Best Employers for Diversity list. Forbes composes the list based on research by Statista, an independent market research firm. The evaluation was based on criteria including direct recommendations from employees, indirect recommendations from non-employee survey participants and diversity among top executives. Delta's diversity strategy is holistic and focuses on age, gender equality, ethnicity, disability, LGBTQ+ and general diversity concerning their employer. This is the fifth year the list has been published. Statista conducted an independent survey from a representative sample of 60,000 employees working for companies employing at least 1,000 people in the U.S. Respondents. At Delta, we are dedicated to actively seeking diversity, boldly pursuing [...]

Source: United Airlines Complimentary premium cocktails will be available on flights from Chicago to Milan and Newark to Rome, thanks to new collaboration with Spritz Society Originated in the late 1800s, the spritz began in the Veneto region of Italy Just in time for summer, United will offer complimentary Spritz Society premium sparkling cocktails onboard select flights to Italy. These new, award-winning cocktails will be available on United's expanded seasonal flights between Chicago and Milan starting May 6 and the airline's summer flights between New York/Newark and Rome starting May 26. Customers can also purchase Spritz Society cocktails for $2 in the Chicago O'Hare and Newark United ClubSM locations during the first month they're available onboard from that airport. Spritz drinks [...]

Source: TAP Programme of the Year Best Elite Program Best Promotion Best Customer Service Best Redeemability TAP Miles&Go, TAP´s loyalty programme, has won every category in the Freddie Awards competition for Airline Companies in the Europe and Africa region, a result that stems from the choice of over 2.5 million frequent flyers from around the world who voted to elect the winners of these awards. TAP Miles&Go won in the five categories at the Freddie Awards gala held in New Orleans, in the United States of America: "Programme of the Year", "Best Elite Programme", "Best Promotion", "Best Customer Service" and "Best Redeemability". The results achieved by TAP at the 2022 edition of the Freddie Awards represent total recognition by customers [...]

Source: Lufthansa The aircraft will be in use from the Bavarian hub to Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver in Canada Munich has a new flying ambassador. An Airbus A350-900 with the registration D-AIVC was christened today at Munich Airport by the Bavarian Minister President Dr. Markus Söder. In his address, Carsten Spohr, Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of Deutsche Lufthansa AG said: "The A350 is the quietest and most fuel-efficient long-haul aircraft in our fleet. With a significantly improved Business Class on board, this aircraft also represents the beginning of one of the largest product modernizations in Lufthansa's history. This aircraft is sustainable and offers customers a premium flight experience. The "Munich" is a worthy ambassador of the Bavarian [...]