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United to Hold Webcast of Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2021 Financial Results

Source: United Airlines United will hold a conference call to discuss fourth-quarter and full-year 2021 financial results on Thursday, January 20 at 9:30 a.m. CT/10:30 a.m. ET. A live, listen-only webcast of the conference call will be available at ir.united.com. The company will issue its fourth-quarter and full-year financial results after market close on Wednesday, January 19.

2022-01-05T16:46:35+02:00January 4th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

Winter weather, omicron variant continue to hamper Delta operations

Source: Delta Air Lines Weather impacts in Seattle, Minneapolis-St. Paul and the Mid-Atlantic region are partially driving cancellations in the Delta system. UPDATE: JAN. 3, 2022, 2:15 P.M. EST The impact of winter weather, affecting a significant portion of the country and including two major Delta hubs, and the omicron variant continued to hamper Delta’s operation on Monday, with the airline expecting to cancel roughly 500 flights for the day. About 200 cancellations per day are expected into Tuesday and Wednesday. These numbers reflect the total between both Delta mainline and Delta Connection operated flights out of more than 4,000 daily departures across our system. Whenever possible, Delta teams strive to cancel flights far enough in advance so customers are [...]

2022-01-05T16:47:21+02:00January 4th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

WestJet: Update on operations and omicron COVID-19 variant impact

Source: WestJet Over the last few days, we have seen a significant increase in delays and cancellations impacting our business. As we work to stabilize our operation to best serve our guests, we understand this has been immensely challenging and frustrating and for that we apologize. We could not have anticipated the rapid and unpredictable impact of the Omicron variant on our people and operations, coupled with prolonged frigid temperatures across Western Canada and global staffing shortages. Despite all contingency planning, in addition to hiring back thousands of WestJetters to safely support peak operations, we find ourselves no longer able to predictably resource our planned schedule due to Omicron impact and have made the difficult decision to consolidate approximately 15 percent [...]

2022-01-04T16:52:15+02:00January 4th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

2021 Saw Iberia Contribute Connectivity to Spain’s Recovery

Source: Iberia The airline, now operating nearly everywhere on its global network of pre-pandemic destinations, opted to supply connectivity to stimulate the market and spur demand to help in the recovery. Iberia has emerged from the worst crisis in its 94-year history, thanks to the commitment of its staff, maintaining connectivity, restoring routes and services, and increasing flight frequencies. Iberia continues to focus on Latin America, which it has served for 75 years, with special emphasis on quality tourism and business travel. In 2021 Iberia bet on innovation and sustainability to provide a smoother, safer, and more comfortable travel experience, while making its Madrid hub a global leader in both efficiency and increasingly sustainable practices. Iberia Maintenance also advanced as [...]

2022-01-03T17:18:24+02:00January 3rd, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

Temporary changes to Air New Zealand on-board food and beverage service

Source: Air New Zealand To add another layer of protection for New Zealanders over a busy summer season, the food and beverage services on board a domestic Air New Zealand aircraft looks a little different from 1 January 2022. Air New Zealand Chief Customer and Sales Officer Leanne Geraghty says the health and safety of our customers and crew is paramount from the beginning of this month we are providing our onboard snack to customers when they disembark the aircraft, rather than during the flight. “We know customers look forward to their cookie, popcorn or bliss bites so rather than pause food and beverage service, we have made the decision to offer our popular snacks to our customers to enjoy [...]

2022-01-03T16:45:01+02:00January 3rd, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

Delta issued travel waiver due to winter weather in the Mid-Atlantic

Source: Delta Air Lines Due to forecasted winter weather in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region, Delta has issued a travel waiver for those who may be impacted – effective Jan. 2-7, 2022. Where: Mid-Atlantic U.S.: Baltimore (BWI) Washington, D.C. – Dulles (IAD) Washington, D.C. – Reagan (DCA) When: Until Jan. 7, 2022 Due to forecasted winter weather in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region, Delta has issued a travel waiver for those who may be impacted from 2 to 7 January 2022. With this, the fare difference for customers will be waived when rebooked travel occurs on or before Jan. 7, 2022, in the same cabin of service as originally booked. Any difference in fare between the original ticket and the new ticket will be collected at [...]

2022-01-03T14:35:40+02:00January 3rd, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

Lufthansa Innovation Hub spins off climate-tech start-up SQUAKE

Source: Lufthansa SQUAKE decarbonizes logistics, travel and mobility companies Commerzbank’s main incubator, BackBone Ventures, and Lufthansa Group invest in the company Philipp von Lamezan joins the start-up’s management team as CEO The Lufthansa Innovation Hub spins off its second start-up this year with SQUAKE. Along with the Lufthansa Group, the fledgling company scored two other investors: The venture capital investor of Commerzbank, main incubator, and BackBone Ventures from Switzerland. All three companies bring valuable expertise to the table in different markets and subject areas and will be involved in SQUAKE as minority shareholders. SQUAKE is an easy-to-use technology solution that enables travel, logistics, and mobility companies to develop sustainable product offerings. The start-up’s goal is to use technology and a [...]

2021-12-31T16:52:11+02:00January 1st, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

How one flight attendant made her journey to the flight deck

Source: Delta Air Lines Lucy Klein, a former flight attendant, achieved her dream of becoming a pilot with support from her family, friends and Delta's Propel Pilot Career Path Program. As a child, Lucy Klein thought becoming a pilot was like becoming an astronaut: something for those who were truly extraordinary. "Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that one day I could become an airline pilot. I had never set foot on an airplane until I was 11," said Lucy, who grew up in China's Sichuan province. Lucy's first flight would also be the one that would bring her to live in the U.S. Back then, she didn't speak a word of English, so flying was only one [...]

2021-12-31T16:51:16+02:00January 1st, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

Hawaiian Airlines Raises Over $61,000 for Three Hawaiʻi Nonprofits

Source: Hawaiian Airlines This year proved to be another challenging time for both our company and island community as we navigate the pandemic, though we have continued to put our best foot forward. We are proud to serve as Hawaiʻi’s hometown carrier and represent what it means to share aloha and mālama (care for) the people and places that we love. In perpetuating those values, we, alongside our guests, partners and community members, have come together to finish the year with three special donations to local nonprofits totaling over $61,000.  A $10,000 Donation Toward Molding Hawaiʻi’s Future Watermen Generations of water safety knowledge continue to reach more Hawaiʻi keiki (children), thanks to Nā Kama Kai, an Oʻahu-based nonprofit that offers free programs and [...]

2021-12-31T16:54:49+02:00January 1st, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

Emirates expects a peak travel period ahead of the New Year

Source: Emirates As the year draws to a close, a high volume of passengers are expected to surge through Dubai International to meet their travel plans for the New Year celebrations and the holidays season. With nearly 1 million travellers departing and arriving into Dubai, the peak travel period which started yesterday will last through 10 January 2022. In line with Emirates and Dubai International’s health precautions and to ensure the safety of the general public, only passengers with valid tickets will be allowed into the terminal. UAE citizens and residents, as well as international travellers travelling from Dubai to Emirates’ global network throughout the busy period are encouraged to follow the airline’s guidelines for a smoother, and hassle-free travel journey. [...]

2021-12-31T16:59:53+02:00December 31st, 2021|AIRLINES, News|