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Delta spotlights sustainable heights on recent flight

Source: Delta Air Lines From fuel to food, Delta’s flight from Atlanta to Salt Lake City showcased sustainable technologies available to customers today, as well as innovations in development as part of the SkyTeam Alliance’s Sustainable Flight Challenge. To showcase the sustainable solutions available to it, Delta participated in the SkyTeam Alliance’s Sustainable Flight Challenge – an initiative where partner airlines share learnings and innovations with the common goal of reducing the industry’s carbon footprint. “Innovating through partnership is the fastest way for our industry to begin immediately lowering our emissions,” said Pam Fletcher, Delta’s Chief Sustainability Officer. “This flight challenge gives us the opportunity to collaborate with our partners on the solutions available today while accelerating the technologies of tomorrow.” On [...]

2022-05-10T12:12:12+03:00May 10th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

TAP: Europe from EUR 59, Africa from EUR 129 and the Americas from EUR 299

Source: TAP This summer, TAP is offering over 1,230 flights per week Among them: 10 in North America and 12 in Central and South America TAP with a low price Promotion. For roundtrip flights, all taxes included. TAP has launched a great promotion of low prices for its entire network of destinations, with roundtrip flights from €59 for Europe, €129 for Africa and €299 for the Americas. This promotion is available for tickets purchased until May 16. All the information and conditions of this promotion can be consulted at https://www.flytap.com/promo/multi-destinations-special. This summer, TAP is offering over 1230 flights per week through the company's destination network, which comprises seven airports in Portugal, 10 in North America, 12 in Central and South [...]

2022-05-10T13:30:04+03:00May 10th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

Virgin Atlantic and San Francisco Travel Association search for the next big Drag star

Source: Virgin Atlantic Virgin Atlantic and San Francisco Travel Association have launched a competition to give one lucky drag performer the chance to join icons Kitty Scott-Claus and Vanity Milan on a trip of a lifetime to San Francisco The drag performer will get to perform at an iconic LGBTQ+ venue during San Francisco Pride Month To be in with a chance of winning, entrants need to record themselves performing a take on Virgin Atlantic’s iconic cabin crew safety demonstration and answer why they deserve to join the exciting experience Today, Virgin Atlantic and San Francisco Travel Association have launched a competition in search of the UK’s next iconic drag star, to visit San Francisco on a trip of a lifetime during Pride [...]

2022-05-10T13:40:15+03:00May 10th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

SWISS on track for a ‘black zero’ 2022 earnings result

Source: SWISS Despite sizeable setbacks caused by the Omicron coronavirus variant in the first few weeks of 2022, SWISS was able to substantially improve its operating result year-on-year for the seasonally traditionally weak first quarter. The operating loss for the period was reduced by more than 75 per cent to CHF – 47.4 million, while total revenue was more than doubled to CHF 712.0 million. SWISS’s first-quarter performance benefited in particular from the stronger demand for air travel and from the company’s improved cost structures as a result of its restructuring. At the same time, substantially higher fuel prices were among the negative factors. SWISS remains committed to its goal of achieving a ‘black zero’ breakeven earnings result for 2022 as a whole. [...]

2022-05-09T18:42:31+03:00May 9th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

Volotea awards Iberia MRO to maintain its A320 fleet until 2028

Source: Iberia The inspection task will be carried out at Iberia Maintenance´s workshops in Madrid and Barcelona  ​Volotea, the airline for small and medium-sized European cities, has signed a contract with Iberia Maintenance to perform "C check overhauls" on Airbus A320s at its facilities in Madrid and Barcelona for the next five and a half years. Volotea will send its A320 aircraft to Iberia MRO for a comprehensive maintenance service to be carried out during the winter seasons. This agreement, which will come into force in January 2023, will run for five and a half years. The airline selected Iberia Maintenance after an exhaustive bidding process in which the Spanish provider was the winner due to the excellent quality of its services. [...]

2022-05-09T17:53:31+03:00May 9th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

Ciao Roma! WestJet takes off for The Eternal City

Source: WestJet New connection between the Canadian province o Alberta and Italy marks a major recovery milestone as demand for international travel and inbound tourism ramps up WestJet last night launched its long-awaited service to Rome with the departure of WestJet flight 32 from YYC Calgary International Airport at 6:20 p.m. local time. This first ever scheduled connection between Calgary and Rome, operated on WestJet's 320-seat 787 Dreamliner, marked a major milestone in the recovery of Alberta's travel and tourism industry and was celebrated alongside The Honourable Rajan Sawhney, Alberta's Minister of Transportation and Bob Sartor, President and CEO, YYC Calgary Airport Authority. Photos and video b-roll from the event are available for download here. "The launch of our highly anticipated [...]

2022-05-09T15:21:35+03:00May 9th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

IAG Q1 2022 Financial Results

Source: IAG International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) presented Group consolidated results for the three months to March 31, 2022. Strong customer demand is expected to drive profitability from quarter 2 onwards Passenger capacity in quarter 1 was 65% of 2019 capacity, up from 58% in quarter 4, 2021, as the Group’s airlines continued to restore capacity in advance of the Summer flying programme The continued easing of government-imposed travel restrictions, particularly in the UK, resulted in improved travel demand, with no noticeable impact from the war in Ukraine Quarter 1 saw strong business travel recovery, with premium leisure remaining strong The impact of Omicron had a negative short-term impact in January and February on the operating result, passenger bookings and cancellations [...]

2022-05-09T15:21:06+03:00May 9th, 2022|AIRLINES, News, ORGANISATIONS|

Jet Drag: Delta’s 20th year of partnering with the American Cancer Society

Source: Delta Air Lines A record-breaking 150 Jet Drag teams registered to compete to pull a Boeing 757, helping to raise over $740,000 for the American Cancer Society. This year, Delta celebrates 20 years of partnership with the American Cancer Society in the quest to eradicate cancer. Over the past two decades, Delta employees all over the world have joined forces to host events, raise money and increase awareness for cancer research and prevention. As the American Cancer Society's largest corporate fundraiser, Delta has raised $16 million in the fight against the disease. While our support of the American Cancer Society has been ongoing, we are excited to have brought back Delta's beloved Relay for Life and Jet Drag events, after [...]

2022-05-09T15:39:32+03:00May 9th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

Spirit Airlines Reports First Quarter 2022 Results

Source: Spirit Airlines Spirit Airlines, Inc. (NYSE: SAVE) today reported first quarter 2022 financial results. Ended the first quarter 2022 with $1.6 billion of unrestricted cash, cash equivalents, short-term investment securities and liquidity available under the Company's revolving credit facility. As Reported (unaudited) First Quarter 2022 First Quarter 2021 First Quarter 2019 Total operating revenues $967.3 million $461.3 million $855.8 million Pre-tax income (loss) $(244.0) million $(138.2) million $72.1 million Net income (loss) $(194.7) million $(112.3) million $56.1 million Diluted earnings (loss) per share $(1.79) $(1.15) $0.82 Adjusted 1 First Quarter 2022 First Quarter 2021 First Quarter 2019 Adjusted EBITDA $(108.2) million $(204.0) million $140.4 million Adjusted EBITDA margin (11.2)% (44.2)% 16.4% Adjusted Pre-tax income (loss) $(216.9) million $(312.2) million $74.0 [...]

2022-05-09T15:50:41+03:00May 9th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

SAS Traffic Figures – April 2022

Source: SAS 1.5 million passengers traveled with SAS in April  During April more than 1.5 million passengers traveled with SAS, an increase of approximately 380% compared to the same month last year. SAS’ capacity increased at the same time by 190% compared with the same period last year. In comparison with last month, the total number of passengers increased with 7% and capacity was increased by 15%. The flown load factor for April was 71%, an improvement of 41 percentage points compared to April last year. “We continue the ramp-up and see the highest number of passengers since March 2020. Looking forward, sales and booking trends are positive for the summer period ahead. Traffic to and from Asia remains a [...]

2022-05-09T15:34:24+03:00May 7th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|