Source: WFS Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) today announced that Polar Air Cargo, a global leader in time-definite, airport-to-airport scheduled air cargo service, has expanded its cargo handling partnership with WFS in North America through a new long-term contract at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). As of December 2021, WFS is providing full warehouse handling services for the more than five million kilos of cargo carried each month by Polar's all-Boeing freighter fleet ex-LAX. Polar is a joint venture of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings and DHL Express. WFS also manages handling for Atlas Air's scheduled and ad-hoc freighter service from Los Angeles. The latest agreement with Polar, covering one of the biggest stations in Polar's U.S. network, reflects WFS' strong relationship [...]

Source: British Airways British Airways is offering 750,000 seats to Europe & UK at £39 or less each way The offer is valid from 11:00am on Friday 14 January to 23:59pm on Monday 17 January 2022 British Airways has today launched a short-haul flash sale with up to 750,000 seats available to destinations across Europe and the UK for £39 or less, with the lowest flights being just £28 each way. This limited time offer is available on short-haul flights from Heathrow, as well as the airline’s services from Gatwick when it returns to short-haul flying from the airport on 28 March. Popular destinations in the sale include*: Heathrow to Barcelona, from £30 each way Heathrow to Jersey, from £34 each way [...]

Source: KLM The Supervisory Board (SB) of KLM announced that, after close consultation with CEO Pieter Elbers, it has established that Elbers will not enter into a third term as CEO & President of KLM as of 1 May 2023. This enables the Supervisory Board to start a thorough process for a successor in a timely manner. "In view of the expiration of his second term, which provides the Supervisory Board a natural moment for consideration, we have, after consultation with Pieter, concluded not to enter into a third term. The continuity of KLM's leadership greatly benefits from being able to establish this at an early stage. It enables us to initiate a thorough succession process and also to offer [...]

Source: Sun Country Airlines New Partnership Takes Flight as Loons Name Sun Country Airlines the Official Airline of MNUFC Sun Country Airlines announced a partnership with Minnesota United, Minnesota’s professional soccer team, to become the Official Airline of MNUFC. As the Official Airline partner of Minnesota United, Sun Country will provide affordable, nonstop service to select MNUFC road game destinations, including matches at Colorado, Houston, LAFC, LA Galaxy, Nashville, New England, Portland, and Seattle. Sun Country will also serve as the Presenting Partner of pre-game activities on the Great Lawn at Allianz Field throughout the season. “We are thrilled to announce our new partnership with Minnesota United,” said Sun Country Airlines CEO Jude Bricker. “Sun Country had the pleasure of [...]

Source: Delta Air Lines December quarter 2021 GAAP pre-tax loss of $395 million, pre-tax margin of (4.2) percent and loss per share of $0.64 on total operating revenue of $9.5 billion December quarter 2021 adjusted pre-tax income of $170 million, adjusted pre-tax margin of 2.0 percent and adjusted earnings per diluted share of $0.22 on adjusted operating revenue of $8.4 billion Full year 2021 GAAP pre-tax income of $398 million, on total operating revenue of $29.9 billion Full year 2021 adjusted pre-tax loss of $3.4 billion on adjusted operating revenue of $26.7 billion Delta Air Lines reported financial results for the December quarter and full year 2021 and provided its outlook for the March quarter 2022. Highlights of the December [...]

Source: American Airlines Over the past year, we have become more intentional in our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) efforts. As leaders, we strive to do and be better, and we are focused on creating a positive and equitable culture for our team members and, in turn, our customers, because we know it makes our company stronger. In 2021, team member feedback helped us deepen our focus on the journey ahead. Importantly, we have set goals for our leaders and are measuring progress regularly because we know what gets measured gets done. Our success will help make our culture a competitive advantage. Over the course of hundreds of listening sessions, we’ve heard concerns and taken action on a range of issues [...]

Source: TAP As part of the restructuring plan approved by the European Commission on 21 December 2021, the TAP Group has decided to close down the operations of TAP Manutenção e Engenharia Brasil S.A. ("TAP ME"). The measure, however, does not interfere with the Company's passenger air transport operations in the country, its main overseas market. Brazil represents between 25% and 30% of the revenue of the Company, which continues to increase its offer in that market, with a presence in 11 capital cities and expectations of expansion of the number of weekly flights. The liquidation process of TAP ME, will proceed as follows: Maintenance services relating to aircraft already contracted and/or in progress will be carried out normally, in [...]

Source: Delta Air Lines Effective Jan. 12, all existing eCredit holders will have an additional year of flexibility for rebooking and traveling. Customers will be able to rebook their ticket by December 31, 2023, for travel throughout 2024. Delta is redoubling its efforts to give customers more flexibility in their travel plans with another industry-leading eCredit extension through year-end 2023. Effective Jan. 12, all existing eCredit holders will have an additional year of flexibility for rebooking and traveling. Customers will be able to rebook their ticket by December 31, 2023, for travel throughout 2024. Furthermore, all Delta customers with upcoming 2022 travel or who purchase a ticket in 2022 also have the flexibility to rebook their ticket through December 31, 2023, [...]

Source: Volaris Volaris, the ultra-low-cost airline serving Mexico, the United States, Central and South America reports itsDecember 2021 preliminary traffic results. In December 2021, passenger demand (RPMs) in the domestic Mexican and international markets for Volaris increased 34.9% and 10.8%, respectively, as compared to December 2019. The Company capitalized on the strong market demand to add capacity (ASMs), both domestically (+35.5%) and internationally (+20.8%), while maintaining a high load factor (85.9%). In December 2021, Volaris transported 2.6 million passengers, 31% higher than the pre-pandemic levels. For the first quarter 2022, the capacity we currently have on sale represents an ASM growth of approximately 3% compared to the fourth quarter of 2021, implying around 53% ASM growth versus the first quarter of [...]