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Frontier Airlines Invites Consumers to Join Effort to Highlight the Plight of Endangered Species in the Caribbean and Latin America

Source: Frontier Airlines To Celebrate the Airline's Expanded Service in the Region, One of Six Endangered Species Will Be Selected by Consumers to Adorn a New Aircraft Tail; Those Who Vote Will Be Entered for a Chance to Win a Week-Long Grand Prize Vacation America's Greenest Airline, Frontier Airlines, is celebrating its new growth in the Caribbean and Latin American markets with a campaign to underscore the plight of endangered animal species in six popular destinations the airline currently serves in the region. Consumers are encouraged to participate by choosing the next endangered animal to be featured on the tail of one of Frontier's new, ultra-efficient Airbus aircraft. Plus, voters are entered for a chance to win an unforgettable seven-night [...]

2022-02-01T22:36:42+02:00February 1st, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

British Airways and Loganair Expand Codeshare Agreement

Source: British Airways British Airways and Loganair have today announced a major expansion of their codeshare agreement, offering more choice and connectivity for customers travelling across the UK The expansion to 18 new routes will now give British Airways’ customers access to 38 of Loganair’s UK routes, meaning that customers can book onward connections from destinations across the airline’s route network, or point to point travel in the UK more easily through British Airways’ website. Customers who book onto these selected routes operated by Loganair through ba.com can also earn Avios and Tier points as part of British Airways’ Executive Club programme. Routes now available to book include: Aberdeen to Belfast City, Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, and Southampton City of Derry [...]

2022-02-01T16:39:17+02:00February 1st, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

Delta media campaign celebrates Team USA’s spirit of resilience and the unsung heroes supporting world-class athletes in connecting with their dreams

Source: Delta Air Lines Building on its Team USA partnership, Delta’s new advertising campaign features five television spots that showcase the value of human connection, perseverance and resilience. New spots are debuting on NBC programs including the TODAY Show, the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 Opening Ceremony, Late Night with Seth Meyers and That’s My Jam with Jimmy Fallon. Global carrier also introduces “Unsung Heroes” art showcase – an extension of its U.S. Olympic and Paralympic campaign celebrating many of the hard-working people behind Team USA athletes. Delta Air Lines has launched its first advertising campaign in support of Team USA, featuring inspiring stories that highlight the power of perseverance and resilience in ways that viewers can relate. The global [...]

2022-02-01T16:19:04+02:00February 1st, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

A Letter from Bob Jordan, Chief Executive Officer

Source: Southwest Airlines I hope 2022 ushers in a new year of promise and brings even more opportunities to gather with those you cherish most. All of us at Southwest Airlines thrive on making those moments happen—whether it’s reconnecting families, getting you to a much-needed vacation, or taking you to that important business meeting. We appreciate the time you share with us, and we are committed to showing you our Hospitality every step of the way. For me, this is a season of gratitude and anticipation. After more than 30 years at Southwest, I have the privilege of stepping into the role of CEO on February 1. When I started at Southwest in 1988 as a programmer, I never dreamed [...]

2022-02-01T14:40:13+02:00February 1st, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

Austrian Airlines goes Hollywood: Flag Carrier relaunches flights to Los Angeles in summer

Source: Austrian Austrian Airlines’ summer flight schedule counts with 110 destinations and 1,300 weekly flights Five non-stop weekly flights to Los Angeles from mid-May Significant expansion of European route network: Valencia and Kavala as new destinations on the Mediterranean coast Capacity increase by 12 aircraft Austrian Airlines Chief Commercial Officer Michael Trestl: "We are continuously increasing our offer to pre-crisis levels." Austrian Airlines’ summer flight schedule 2022 is "ready for take-off". With 110 destinations and a weekly frequency of 1,300 flights in the summer peak, the Austrian flag carrier is continuously increasing its offer to pre-crisis levels. Next to new European destinations such as the Spanish and Greek port cities of Valencia and Kavala, another long-haul destination will be added [...]

2022-01-31T23:52:39+02:00January 31st, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

Aer Lingus beach bound for Barbados for winter 2022

Source: Aer Lingus Aer Lingus flights from Manchester to Barbados will return for takeoff this coming winter, with the non-stop route recommencing from 2 November 2022. The resumption of the destination for this coming winter follows the successful route launch in October last year. Flights are on sale now at aerlingus.com for travel from 2 November 2022 between Barbados and Manchester every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The route is operated by Airbus A330-300 aircraft, offering both a Business Class cabin with 30 fully lie-flat seats with 287 seats in Economy. Flight EI031 will depart Manchester at 11:00am arriving in Barbados at 4:35pm local time. The returning EI030 flights from Barbados to Manchester will depart at 6:40pm local arriving into Manchester at 7:10am [...]

2022-01-31T23:39:39+02:00January 31st, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

Qantas International Seeks Termination of Crew Agreement to Resolve Critical Rostering Challenge

Source: Qantas Current regulations state that 20 per cent of more than 2,500 long haul crew could only be used on a single type of aircraft – which is unworkable as the airline seeks to recover from COVID Among long haul routes there are 8 destinations throughout the Americas: Chicago, Dallas, Honolulu, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Santiago de Chile and Vancouver Qantas International has applied to the Fair Work Commission to terminate its Long Haul Cabin Crew agreement as a last resort to change restrictive and outdated rostering processes. There are no job losses associated with the proposed termination. This is the first time in Qantas’ history that it has sought to terminate an enterprise agreement. It follows [...]

2022-01-31T23:32:22+02:00January 31st, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

ITA Airways launches “Naming Azzurri”, a survey on social networks in collaboration with La Gazzetta dello Sport

Source: ITA Airways Followers will choose the name of the Italian sports champions on the new livery of the Airbuses that will soon join the ITA Airways fleet ITA Airways is launching the "Naming Azzurri" survey, an initiative that the Company is dedicating to users of the main social networks, who will be asked to vote the name of their favorite Italian sports champions. The names with the most votes will be on the new livery of the aircrafts which will be soon joining the ITA Airways fleet. The "Naming Azzurri" initiative has been launched in collaboration with La Gazzetta dello Sport, the Italian sports news brand. La Gazzetta dello Sport will support the initiative on its Instagram and Facebook [...]

2022-01-31T23:16:25+02:00January 31st, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

Boeing Launches 777-8 Freighter to Serve Growing Demand for Cargo, Enhanced Environmental Performance

Source: Boeing Qatar Airways, one of the world's largest cargo carriers, orders up to 50 777-8 Freighters, expanding its commitment to the Boeing 777X family 777-8 Freighter will be world's largest twin-engine cargo jet with the most payload capacity and a 25% improvement in fuel efficiency, emissions and operating costs U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and His Excellency, Ambassador Sheikh Mishaal bin Hamad Al Thani, and Director of the White House National Economic Council Brian Deese witness the record order signing during White House ceremony Boeing and Qatar Airways also sign Memorandum of Understanding for up to 50 737-10s, the largest 737 MAX jet   Boeing launched the new 777-8 Freighter and expanded its market-leading 777X and freighter families of [...]

2022-01-31T20:55:41+02:00January 31st, 2022|AIRLINES, MANUFACTURERS, News|

Pilots wanted! easyJet launches new recruitment drive for 1000 pilots

Source: easyJet New ad campaign is designed to attract more diverse candidates and challenge stereotypes about becoming an airline pilot easyJet is re-launching its ‘Generation easyJet Pilot Training’ programme for the first time in two years since the start the Covid-19 pandemic A parent, former gymnast and DJ, who are also real life easyJet pilots, are the stars of a new ad campaign to encourage aspiring pilots to apply The ads showcase some of the skills needed to become a pilot and challenge stereotypes about the job, to show that they can be found in all walks of life The airline is recruiting for 1000 cadets over the next five years to train to become pilots and join the airline [...]

2022-01-31T19:42:15+02:00January 31st, 2022|AIRLINES, News|