Source: American Airlines American Airlines Group Inc. today announced the appointment of Scott Laurence to the role of Senior Vice President of Partnership Strategy. Laurence will begin his new role later this month and report to Vasu Raja, American’s Chief Commercial Officer. “Scott will oversee the team responsible for all of American’s commercial partnerships, including distribution strategy, currency and loyalty partnerships, and global airline partnerships,” said Raja. “Scott is a bold and innovative leader and we are eager for him to take all of our enterprise partnerships to the next level for our customers and our airline.” Laurence has more than 25 years of aviation experience, beginning his career at US Airways and later holding key commercial leadership roles at [...]

Source: American Airlines American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) today announced the appointment of Scott Laurence to the role of Senior Vice President of Partnership Strategy. Laurence will begin his new role later this month and report to Vasu Raja, American’s Chief Commercial Officer. “Scott will oversee the team responsible for all of American’s commercial partnerships, including distribution strategy, currency and loyalty partnerships, and global airline partnerships,” said Raja. “Scott is a bold and innovative leader and we are eager for him to take all of our enterprise partnerships to the next level for our customers and our airline.” Laurence has more than 25 years of aviation experience, beginning his career at US Airways and later holding key commercial leadership [...]

Source: Air Canada Today on International Women's Day, Air Canada announced the 2022 recipients of the Captain Judy Cameron Scholarship as the airline continues fostering the next generation of women in non-traditional aviation careers. The scholarship, named in honour of Air Canada's trailblazing first female pilot, recognizes high-potential young women pursuing aviation and aerospace careers as commercial pilots or aircraft maintenance engineers and who may not have the financial means to do so. "On International Women's Day, we celebrate and recognize the successes and achievements of the more than 14,500 women who work at Air Canada worldwide. Air Canada has taken a leadership position in cultivating diversity, equity and inclusion, and women are represented at every level and across all [...]

Source: Azul Azul S.A., “Azul”, (B3: AZUL4, NYSE: AZUL), the largest airline in Brazil by departures and number of cities served, announces today its preliminary traffic results for February 2022. Consolidated passenger traffic (RPKs) increased 20.1% compared to February 2021 on a capacity (ASKs) increase of 20.7%, resulting in a load factor of 78.0%, a reduction of 0.4 percentage points compared to the same period in 2021. “Once again in February we saw demand surpassing pre-pandemic levels, allowing us to maintain our rational capacity deployment and leverage the sustainable competitive advantages of our network and business model,” says John Rodgerson, Azul’s CEO.

Source: GOL GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and B3: GOLL4), Brazil’s largest domestic airline, announces today preliminary air traffic figures for the month of February 2022, compared to the same period in 2021. Highlights: |  GOL’s total supply (ASK) increased 35.8%. Total seats increased 37.8% and the number of departures increased by 37.1%. GOL's total demand (RPK) increased by 35.0% and the load factor was 80.3%. |  GOL’s domestic supply (ASK) increased 31.2% and demand (RPK) increased by 30.9%. GOL’s domestic load factor was 80.7%. The volume of departures increased by 34.9% and seats increased by 35.7%. |  GOL’s international supply (ASK) was 98 million, the demand (RPK) was 69 million and international load factor was 70.7%.

Source: American Airlines Throughout the month of March, American Airlines is creating opportunities for its customers and team members to support humanitarian efforts in Ukraine. Beginning today, funds collected in flight by flight attendants and online through American’s partnership with UNICEF’s Change for Good program will be directed to support UNICEF and its humanitarian response in Ukraine. The funds raised this month at www.unicefusa.org/aa, and on flights to and from international destinations and Hawaii, will support UNICEF in reaching vulnerable children and families in Ukraine with assistance like access to basic services including water, sanitization, immunization and health care, as well as schooling and learning support and emergency cash assistance for up to 7.5 million children. Additionally, the funds can support [...]

Source: JetBlue Jetblue announced it is once again accepting applications for its pilot Gateways. With seven distinct education and training paths for pilots and aircraft maintenance technicians, JetBlue’s industry-leading Gateways offer anyone with the talent and dream of flying a range of pathways into the industry, opening the door for more people to discover and define their own career path in aviation. As the airline with the longest-running pathway programs, JetBlue is proud to continue its legacy, producing hundreds of new-hire pilots for the airline with 12% of last year’s new-hire pilots coming through one of the JetBlue Gateways. “Whether you’ve never been in an aircraft flight deck or already have a few solo flights under your belt and are planning [...]

Source: United Airlines People can donate miles and funds to Airlink, Americares, American Red Cross and World Central Kitchen Airline to match first five million miles and $100,000 donated and will award up to 1,000 bonus miles for cash donations United today announced a fundraising effort that has the potential to play a critical role in the mission to fly aid workers and supplies to the areas of Ukraine that are most in need. Starting today, United's MileagePlus® members can donate cash or miles to the airline's signature relief partners - Airlink, Americares, American Red Cross and World Central Kitchen - by visiting united.com/UkraineSupport. United will match the first five million donated miles - the equivalent of hundreds of connecting flights [...]