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JetBlue Announces Boricua-Inspired Livery by Juan Gutierrez, Selected by Public Vote to Celebrate Puerto Rico

Source: JetBlue Featuring cultural elements of ‘La Isla Del Encanto’, the special aircraft livery will debut this summer  JetBlue, Puerto Rico’s largest airline, proudly announces the chosen design for its forthcoming special aircraft livery, created to honor the island’s rich culture and showcase local artistic talent. Following an exciting public voting period, the design created by Juan Gutierrez, better known as The Stencil Network, received the most votes and has been selected to take flight on a JetBlue Airbus A320. This bold new symbol of Puerto Rican pride will take to the skies later this summer. The initiative, launched last month, invited customers and fans to vote for their favorite among three stunning livery designs created by talented Puerto Rican [...]

2025-03-07T20:51:12+02:00March 10th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

International Women’s Day: Air Canada and CAE Announce the 2025 Captain Judy Cameron Scholarship Recipients

Source: Air Canada In celebration of International Women's Day on March 8, Air Canada and CAE proudly announce the eight winners of the 2025 Captain Judy Cameron Scholarships. The two Montreal-based global aviation companies have again joined forces to award scholarships to eight women from across Canada who are pursuing careers as commercial pilots or aircraft maintenance engineers. The Captain Judy Cameron Scholarship, now in its sixth year, was established in honour of Air Canada's first female pilot. Scholarships are awarded annually by Air Canada and CAE, in conjunction with the Northern Lights Aero Foundation, to foster the next generation of women in aviation. "Air Canada is proud to be a leader fostering the next generation of women pursuing careers as pilots or [...]

2025-03-07T19:45:10+02:00March 7th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

United Installs Starlink on First Regional Aircraft

Source: United Airlines Airline expects to outfit 40+ regional aircraft each month through the end of 2025 – average Starlink install time is about 8 hours, 10 times faster than non-Starlink equipment United shows technical operations benefits like equipment size and weight as well as ease of install and maintenance United today announced it installed Starlink on its first regional aircraft and unveiled details of the process to underscore the technical operations benefits associated with the equipment, including size and weight as well as the ease of install and maintenance. The airline expects to outfit 40+ regional aircraft each month beginning in May through the end of 2025 – average Starlink install time is about 8 hours, excluding any de-installation [...]

2025-03-07T19:34:52+02:00March 7th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

Meet the father and son building a legacy at American Airlines

Source: American Airlines Malachi Drenthe, Overhaul Support Mechanic at American’s Tulsa, Okla., maintenance base, knew he wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps when he was a teenager. Like many other children of Tech Ops – Tulsa team members, he saw his father, Brian, an Aircraft Base Maintenance Manager at American, working on aircraft. He regularly attended Family Days at the maintenance base in Tulsa and knew things with wings were in his future. Malachi explored different careers in aviation, but working with his hands and staying close to home was his calling. Reflecting on his father’s hard work and dedication to pursue his FAA Airframe and Powerplant licenses inspired him to follow a similar career path. “More than anything [...]

2025-03-07T19:49:29+02:00March 7th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

Weaving Connections Like Lei: A Hawaiian Language Month Rooted in ‘Launa’

Source: Hawaiian Airlines Amid the flurry of Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian Language Month) celebrations, the Hawaiian Airlines Community and Cultural Relations Team remained focused on their guiding principle of “launa.” Meaning to socialize or connect, "launa" was their north star, anchoring this year’s celebration across both Hawaiian and Alaska Airlines. Throughout February, the team organized expert workshops, language lessons, and Team Kōkua volunteer activations that engaged guests, employees and the community with the language and in intimate learning experiences. "Meeting all these people through the Hawaiian language makes the language all that much more critical and shows the strength that education wields in bringing people together,” shared Manakō Tanaka, senior community and cultural relations manager at Hawaiian Airlines. Bringing ʻŌlelo [...]

2025-03-07T20:21:04+02:00March 7th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

WestJet to relax carry-on baggage sizing starting today

Source: WestJet “New” sizing allowances mirror other carrier and baggage manufacturer dimensions to optimize overhead bin space, streamline boarding. Effective May 6, 2025, WestJet will accept new maximum carry-on baggage sizing to seamlessly align with common international cabin baggage dimensions adopted by other North American carriers and luggage manufacturers, including partner carrier, Delta Air Lines. The new size maximums (22” x 14” x 9”) account for wheels and handles, offering peace of mind around what easily fits into the overhead bins on board WestJet’s aircraft. WestJet is pleased to add an inch of height to accepted dimensions, swapping this for a single inch in width from the existing limits (21” x 15” x 9”) to increase overall stowage capacity and [...]

2025-03-05T17:14:30+02:00March 6th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

Prepare for takeoff: Delta and Shake Shack expand onboard partnership

Source: Delta Air Lines Popular demand is driving Delta and Shake Shack to expand service in the skies and celebrate with a surprise for Uber waitlisters. Other menu refreshes are also coming for this spring.   Do you want ShackSauce with that? Delta and Shake Shack continue to delight customers’ tastebuds, expanding their first-of-its-kind onboard partnership to four new cities. Delta’s first-of-its-kind partnership with Shake Shack will begin on flights out of Boston on Dec. 1, with plans for expansion to other U.S. markets throughout 2025. Starting this month, mouthwatering burgers will be available in First Class on flights over 900 miles out of Atlanta, Los Angeles, New York-LaGuardia and Seattle as the partnership expands to additional locations. To celebrate the Shake [...]

2025-03-05T15:59:06+02:00March 5th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

Frontier Airlines Announces Four Additional Routes Launching Late Spring, Including First-Ever Service to Seattle Paine Field and Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

Source: Frontier Airlines Also, new nonstop service between Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU), and Gregorio Luperón International Airport in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic (POP). Ultra-low fare carrier Frontier Airlines will launch an additional four routes in late spring, including its first-ever service from both Seattle Paine Field International Airport in Everett, Wash. (PAE), and Gregorio Luperón International Airport in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic (POP). On June 2, Frontier will initiate service from PAE to Denver, Las Vegas and Phoenix. The service will complement Frontier's existing offerings at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) and will provide convenient and affordable options to consumers in the greater Seattle area and throughout Western Washington. Frontier will also continue its [...]

2025-03-05T15:46:03+02:00March 5th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

American Airlines scores a slam dunk with spring fares sure to make the crowd go wild

Source: American Airlines     American is making it easy to "breakaway” this spring with last-minute flights. Even more, this month, customers can go mad voting for their favorite travel destinations on social media. A buzzer-beating surprise awaits customers at the end of the month. American Airlines is putting a full-court press on spring travel thanks to a deep bench of incredible deals and destinations with limited-time fares starting at $115 one-way to help travelers quickly rebound from the winter blues. These flights are available to book now for a spring getaway. Select a spot, keep on voting and celebrate the win Whether making a fast break or running down the clock, fans may take advantage of American’s low fares [...]

2025-03-03T23:02:58+02:00March 4th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

Caribbean Airlines reaffirms its commitment to fair and transparent negotiations

Source: Caribbean Airlines Caribbean Airlines Limited continues to seek a fair and equitable resolution to the ongoing good-faith negotiations with the Trinidad and Tobago Airline Pilots Association (TTALPA) over terms and conditions of employment for its pilots. Salary negotiations relate to the additional increases for pilots for the period of 2015 to 2023. In December 2024, Caribbean Airlines and TTALPA successfully concluded negotiations over the collective agreement for the period 2015–2020. As a result, the airline has made payments to pilots totaling approximately TT$14 million, based on the agreed additional increase of 4% to salaries. This is in addition to the 14.5% average cumulative increase to salaries that pilots already received during that period. With this aspect of negotiations concluded, [...]

2025-03-03T13:23:14+02:00March 3rd, 2025|AIRLINES, News|