Source: oneworld Members of the oneworld® Alliance plan to purchase up to 200 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel per year from Colorado-based renewable fuels producer Gevo, in the second such joint commitment by the global airline alliance in four months. Delivery of the fuel is expected to commence in 2027, for a five year-term. oneworld members Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, British Airways, Finnair, Japan Airlines and Qatar Airways expect to utilise the sustainable aviation fuel for operations in California including San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose and Los Angeles International Airports. Sustainable aviation fuel is a core pillar in oneworld's plan to reach net zero emissions by 2050. In October 2021, the alliance committed to a target of 10% sustainable aviation fuel use across [...]

Source: WestJet WestJet Cargo and the GTA Group today announced a long-term partnership that will support the expansion and growth of domestic cargo opportunities for both businesses. Beginning in 2022, WestJet Cargo will partner with the GTA Group to increase shipping capacity using four dedicated 737-800NG freighters operated by WestJet, to fulfill overnight express cargo service out of WestJet's Toronto hub. "This partnership is building on proven success between WestJet Cargo and the GTA Group," said Charles Duncan, WestJet, Executive Vice-President, Cargo and President, Swoop. "WestJet Cargo will bring customers new competitive options, and together with GTA we will disrupt the industry, providing more air freight capacity to domestic cargo customers who depend on reliable and on-time performance. We are eager to [...]

Source: Neste Corporation DHL Express and Neste have announced a significant step towards decarbonizing aviation logistics by expanding their existing cooperation with a new strategic collaboration. In the next five years, Neste will supply DHL with approximately 320,000 tons (400 million liters) of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation FuelTM. The agreement is Neste’s largest for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to date and one of the largest SAF agreements in the aviation industry. Neste and DHL have been working together since 2020 making Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel available for DHL’s operations. In 2020, DHL Express became the first cargo operator to use Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel on flights departing from San Francisco International Airport and Amsterdam Airport. In 2021 DHL and Neste extended [...]

Source: Azul Linheas Aéreas Azul S.A., “Azul”, the largest airline in Brazil by departures and number of cities served, announced 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. Market/Period                   Feb-22            Feb-21            % ∆ Domestic       RPK (million)            [...]

Source: Alaska Airlines The event will feature presentations and a Q&A session with members of the Alaska Airlines executive leadership team Alaska Air Group Inc., the parent company of Alaska Airlines Inc. and Horizon Air Industries Inc., announced it will hold an Investor Relations Day in New York City from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET on March 24, 2022. The event will feature presentations and a Q&A session with members of the Alaska Airlines executive leadership team. The event will be broadcast live at https://investor.alaskaair.com, and a replay of the event will be posted online following the conclusion of the broadcast. Alaska Airlines and our regional partners serve more than 120 destinations across the United States, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica and Mexico. We emphasize Next-Level Care for our guests, [...]

Source: British Airways British Airways has raised a staggering £898,000 for Red Nose Day 2022 bringing their total funds for Flying Start to over £26 million since 2010 Cabin crew colleagues participated in various fundraising events, including a ‘trolley dash’ challenge across the capital Money raised by Red Nose Day will support vital life changing work in the UK and around the world, donations will also help fund organisations providing essential support for people in Ukraine affected by the conflict, including donating to the Disaster Emergency Committee’s (DEC) Ukrainian Humanitarian Appeal The airline is already flying aid and medics to Ukraine and also redirecting onboard donations towards the DEC’s Ukrainian Humanitarian Appeal British Airways has raised over £898,000 for Red Nose [...]

Source: American Airlines Every year, aircraft maintenance crews from around the United States test their skills and knowledge during the Aerospace Maintenance Competition (AMC). The event, which recognizes and celebrates aviation maintenance technicians (AMTs), puts the aviation industry and the AMT profession on a national stage. What’s different this year? American’s first-ever all-female team will be competing for the first time. AMTs Elena Gonzalez, Meylin Concepcion, Pari Soneji, Allison Codd, Malinda Hamm and Regina Patronie are coming together from across the country to represent American’s first all-female AMT team, named Women in Tech Ops. AMT and team lead Elena Gonzalez, who is based at Miami International Airport, reflects on what inspired her to compile an all-women team this year. “A [...]

Source: SWISS SWISS is teaming up with online auction house Ricardo to auction off its Economy Class seats that are surplus to requirements following the installation of its new Premium Economy Class. The auction proceeds will be donated to the Pigna Foundation, one of SWISS’s long-standing charity partners. Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) is currently replacing some of the Economy Class seats on its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft with the new seating that has been specially developed for its new Premium Economy Class cabin. SWISS has now teamed up with online auction house Ricardo to auction off these surplus seats, with the proceeds going to charity. From today and for the next four weeks, three-seat sets of the surplus Economy Class [...]

Source: LATAM LATAM Airlines Group announced that it will compensate the CO2 emissions of the first nine routes in Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, and Colombia every Friday through its “Let’s Fly Neutral on Friday” program. Through this initiative, which is part of the group's sustainability strategy, LATAM will support conservation projects that prevent deforestation in strategic ecosystems in South America by offsetting CO2 emissions generated on routes including passenger and cargo flights. Emblematic passenger routes will be offset at a regional level, including Santiago - Chiloé, Galapagos - Guayaquil, Arequipa - Cusco, Rio de Janeiro - São Paulo. LATAM will also offset cargo flights including Iquitos - Lima, Guayaquil - Baltra Island, Brasília - Belém and Bogotá - Miami routes. [...]

Source: Air Canada Air Canada welcomes the Government of Canada's announcement to remove pre-departure testing requirements as of April 1, 2022 for fully vaccinated travellers entering Canada. "Today's announcement by the federal government is excellent news for the entire travel and tourism industry, which are important contributors to the Canadian economy. People are eager to travel and reconnect with their loved ones, and the end of pre-departure testing will provide travellers with more certainty, allowing them to plan their next trip with more confidence and without the worry of incurring additional costs. Canada now joins other countries around the world in reopening and we look ahead to the summer travel season. The removal of pre-departure testing requirements will continue to [...]