Source: Frontier Airlines New Crew Base for Pilots and Flight Attendants Expected to Open in Nov. 2022 Ultra-low fare carrier Frontier Airlines (NASDAQ: ULCC) has announced plans to open a new crew base at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) in November 2022. Up to 180 pilots and 275 flight attendants are expected to be based at PHX within the first year with additional growth anticipated in the future. "We are currently the third largest airline at PHX based on number of destinations served and we anticipate continued growth as our fleet and route network further expand," said Barry Biffle, president and CEO, Frontier Airlines. "Phoenix is a highly desirable place to live and our crew have been asking for [...]

Source: American Airlines Airline introduces complimentary seat upgrades for all AAdvantage status members Starting March 1, AAdvantage® members will say goodbye to complicated elite qualifications as they welcome the simplicity of tracking one metric: Loyalty Points. The program gives members more ways to get status as they earn miles and Loyalty Points by flying, dining, shopping and using an AAdvantage credit card. AAdvantage status elevates the travel experience with free checked bags, priority check-in, priority security and priority boarding on American and oneworld® Alliance partners. AAdvantage Gold® and AAdvantage Platinum® members will also receive access to complimentary upgrades on all American flights within North America starting March 2, with complimentary travel companion upgrades coming later this year. American Airlines leads the [...]

Source: Air Canada Air Canada filed its Notice of 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Management Proxy Circular on 25 February 2022. The document is publicly available on Air Canada's website at aircanada.com and filed on sedar.com. The Proxy Circular contains information for shareholders related to how they may vote their shares, the election of directors, the appointment of auditors, executive compensation and Air Canada's environmental, social and governance (ESG) and other sustainability practices, in advance of the airline's Annual General Meeting on March 28, 2022. The circular confirms Air Canada's compliance with the Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility (LEEFF) program, under which Air Canada obtained access to Government of Canada support in April 2021, limiting the pay of each Named Executive Officer to $1 [...]

Source: Alaska Airlines Black History Month has come to mean more to me than ever before since having kids, but my passion for diving deeper into the stories of my people became a daily practice after the 2020 Black Lives Matter marches. As America began to acknowledge the plight of the African-American experience the last 400 years in this country, there was an awakening and understanding that I had never observed before, collective grief and an unlearning that began to take place. My journey toward Black Liberation took a sharp turn in those moments of 2020. I sought to find ways to show and share Black stories of peace, happiness, freedom and joy, untangling myself from the heartbreaking stories of [...]

Source: Iberia Maintenance The contract will result in a ten year agreement between Iberia MRO and Qatar Airways and will involve scheduled visits at Iberia Maintenance depending on the Qatar Airways´fleet   Iberia MRO offers a competitive and differentiated proposal for the V2500 engine in terms of efficiency and turnaround time (TAT)   Iberia Maintenance has been awarded a 10 year contract for the repair and maintenance of V2500 engines from Qatar Airways. This strategic agreement will result in scheduled visits over 10 years. All events will be carried out at Iberia Maintenance's engine workshop at its facilities next to Madrid airport, with more than 52,000 m2 dedicated to MRO and engineering services. Iberia Engine Workshop serves airlines and lessors around [...]

Source: Iberia Three Airbus A350-900s and six A320neo’s with deliveries starting this month Over the next two years the airline plans to add another A350-900s with a new cabin configuration, plus three more A320neo’s The first A321XLR is also scheduled to arrive by the end of 2023   Thanks to Iberia’s gradual recovery in all its markets, the Spanish airline has revived fleet arrival plans, stalled by the pandemic. In the first half of this year, it will take delivery of nine new aircraft –three long-haul A350-900s, and six A320neo’s for medium- and short-haul routes. According to Iberia’s chairman and CEO Javier Sánchez-Prieto, “The arrival of new aircraft is a clear sign of a recovery which we expect to be [...]

Source: Delta Air Lines Delta has withdrawn our codeshare services operated in conjunction with Russian national airline, Aeroflot, effective immediately. We have removed our code from Aeroflot-operated services beyond Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport and removed Aeroflot’s code from Delta-operated services from Los Angeles and New York-JFK. Accommodations will be made for customers affected by these changes. Delta does not operate services to Ukraine or Russia.

Source: IAG International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) today (February 25, 2022) presented its unaudited Group consolidated results for the year to December 31, 2021. Passenger capacity in quarter 4 was 58% of 2019 capacity, up from 43% in quarter 3 and for the full year was 36% of 2019 capacity. The easing of government-imposed travel restrictions as the year progressed resulted in improving travel demand, in particular followingthe opening of the US border to foreign travellers on November 8. The impact of Omicron, which became apparent on November 25, had a negative short-term impact on the operating result, passengerbookings and cancellations. Significantly improved operating cash flow of €1.0bn in the second half of 2021, driven by positive EBITDA in quarter [...]

Source: SWISS SWISS presented its first aircraft to be equipped with its new Premium Economy Class at Zurich Airport today. The new class of travel complements SWISS’s existing Economy, Business and First Class products. SWISS Premium Economy Class travellers will enjoy greater privacy and enhanced inflight comfort. The new class will be gradually installed on all 12 of the airline’s Boeing 777-300ER long-haul aircraft, and is already bookable on all sales channels. In providing this new best-in-class Premium Economy experience, SWISS is further strengthening its positioning as a premium air carrier, particularly in the growing leisure travel sector. Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) presented its first aircraft to be equipped with its new Premium Economy Class at Zurich Airport today. The [...]

Source: SWISS SWISS is to become the first passenger airline in the world to take advantage of the new AeroSHARK aircraft skin technology to further reduce the carbon dioxide emissions and the fuel consumption of its flight operations. All twelve of the airline’s Boeing 777-300ER aircraft will successively have the innovative riblet film, which has been co-developed by Lufthansa Technik and chemicals and coatings manufacturer BASF, applied to their fuselage and engine nacelles. The resulting significant reduction in aerodynamic drag will make the SWISS Boeing 777 fleet more than one per cent more fuel-efficient, and this in turn will substantially further reduce its carbon dioxide emissions. SWISS has also supported Lufthansa Technik and BASF in their development of the AeroSHARK [...]