Source: American Airlines Airline donates 15 million AAdvantage® miles to support the Honor Flight Network’s mission to provide U.S. veterans a once-in-a-lifetime trip to tour memorials dedicated to their service and sacrifice. American Airlines joined elected officials, team members and volunteers in Washington, D.C., this week to celebrate a historic milestone for the Honor Flight Network, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing veterans with once-in-a-lifetime trips to visit the nation’s capital and the memorials erected in honor of all those who have worn the U.S. military uniform. To commemorate the occasion, American also announced a donation of 15 million AAdvantage® miles to support and sustain the Honor Flight Network’s ongoing mission. A milestone flight in honor of our heroes On [...]

Source: Air Canada Air Canada and Air Canada Cargo also offer capacity to Madrid and Barcelona on passenger service with five weekly flights from Toronto Air Canada said today that it has operated the first flight of a Boeing 767-300 freighter by Air Canada Cargo into Madrid as it continues to expand its freighter network in Europe.  Through its extensive network of freighter and passenger flights, shipments from the US, Latin America and Canada can connect easily to Madrid and Barcelona via the carrier’s Toronto hub. “With our second Boeing 767-300 freighter now in the fleet, we are growing our footprint in Europe. In addition to flights to Frankfurt, Air Canada Cargo will offer three flights per week to Madrid, [...]

Source: KLM KLM’s shareholders voted at their Annual General Meeting (AGM) to approve the reappointment of Erik Swelheim as Managing Director & Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of KLM.  Erik Swelheim has been a member of KLM’s Board of Managing Directors since 2014. This will be his third term. He has been reappointed for a two-year period. KLM’s shareholders also approved the reappointment of Cees ‘t Hart and Fleur Pellerin as Supervisory Directors. In both cases, they have been reappointed after reaching the end of their terms as members of KLM’s Supervisory Board. Cees ‘t Hart has served on the Supervisory Board since 2014. In 2019, he became its Chairperson. ‘t Hart’s reappointment marks his third term, this time for a [...]

Source: Emirates In the Americas, Emirates A380 fleet has often been flown on routes to the Brazil (Sao Paulo), Canada (Toronto) and the USA (Boston, Los Angeles and New York). Emirates has revealed a new custom A380 livery dedicated to Dubai’s newest architectural icon and centre for pioneering concepts and ideas, the Museum of the Future. The first Emirates A380 (A6-EVK) to sport this exciting new livery, takes flight today to Los Angeles. As its nine other aircraft siblings roll out of the dedicated Aircraft Appearance Centre at Emirates Engineering  over the coming weeks, Emirates’ Museum of the Future A380s will be deployed on routes to Europe as well as key Arab regional cities. This initiative underscores the airline’s unwavering [...]

Source: Iberia Like every year, Iberia will be participating in the world’s most important innovation and entrepreneurship platform, South Summit Madrid 2022, which will take place from 8 – 10 June Over these three days, South Summit will be the top global event for the world's leading companies, startups, entrepreneurs, investors and institutions to drive innovation, build strong relationships, identify opportunities, and generate business At its stand for this edition, Iberia will display the solutions it is working on to promote a more sustainable and personalised travel experience through digitization and the development of new technologies Iberia will also attend the edition of South Summit Brazil from 4 – 6 May, with the aim of identifying talent in the Latin-American ecosystem and supporting the world’s most promising [...]

Source: Frontier Airlines New Service to Punta Cana, Santo Domingo, Montego Bay and San Juan Begins this Summer; To Celebrate, America's Greenest Airline is Offering Fares Starting at $99* Ultra-low fare carrier Frontier Airlines (NASDAQ: ULCC) will launch the first nonstop service from Tampa International Airport (TPA) to Punta Cana (PUJ) and Santo Domingo (SDQ) in the Dominican Republic as well as Montego Bay, Jamaica (MBJ). Additionally, the airline will begin offering daily nonstop service to San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU). Each of these new routes, plus previously announced nonstop service to Cancun, Mexico (CUN), will begin this summer. To celebrate, America's Greenest Airline is offering fares as low as $99.* "We are pleased to significantly expand our international service [...]

Source: Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines joined forces with Disneyland Resort today, May the Fourth, to unveil a new, one-of-its-kind Star Wars-themed aircraft that even Chewbacca would be proud of!  The plane, painted space black with the iconic Millennium Falcon emblazoned on the tail chased by TIE fighters, celebrates Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, the newest land of adventure inside Disneyland park. The plane is now flying on routes across Alaska’s network for the universe to enjoy! For this latest collaboration – Alaska’s seventh painted plane for the Disneyland Resort – no Jedi mind tricks were needed: the force was strong for a Star Wars livery to finally enter Alaska’s fleet. The aircraft’s official name is “Star Wars Transport to the Disneyland Resort” with a tail number of [...]

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 [...]