Source: United Airlines United is the only North American airline offering direct flights from Jordan to the U.S. Amman is one of five new destinations United will serve next summer as part of the airline's largest-ever transatlantic expansion United is giving customers the chance to check the cultural and natural wonders of Jordan off of their travel bucket lists in 2022, as tickets go on sale today for the airline's brand-new flights between Washington D.C./Dulles and Amman. United is the only North American airline offering direct flights to Jordan from the U.S., and the first flight takes off on May 5, 2022 (these flights are subject to government approval). "We're expecting next summer to be one of our busiest ever [...]

Source: Southwest Airlines Volume sufficient to produce more than half a billion gallons of blended net zero fuel, enabled by sustainable aviation fuel with the lowest carbon intensity announced to date Southwest Airlines Co. today announced a 15-year offtake agreement with Velocys Renewables LLC ("Velocys") for 219 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). As announced by Velocys today, once blended with conventional jet fuel, the SAF could produce the equivalent of 575 million gallons of net-zero1 fuel and avoid 6.5 million metric tons of CO2 over the term of the agreement. Southwest® plans to begin purchasing SAF from the Velocys Bayou Fuels facility in Natchez, Mississippi, as early as 2026. Additionally, as part of the offtake agreement, Southwest and Velocys have established [...]

Source: Delta Airlines The multi-year, value-based distribution agreement leverages the Amadeus Travel Platform, allowing for more flexibility and choice. Amadeus and Delta Air Lines have announced a new global distribution agreement, providing travelers a full range of options via the Amadeus Travel Platform for enhanced retailing. Through this new value-based distribution agreement, Amadeus-connected travel sellers will have access to the full range of Delta’s products. An optimized shopping display provides expanded product options on all flights, including attributes and ancillary services. This expands customer choice and allows the airline and its travel agency partners to deliver more value and relevant content for travelers. “We commend Amadeus for their commitment to innovation. Aligning the travel distribution ecosystem with value-creation and shopping display improvements [...]

Source: Air Canada Two Canadian firms work together to advance aviation decarbonization solutions Air Canada and Carbon Engineering Ltd. (CE) announced a Memorandum of Understanding ("MoU") to identify potential opportunities in how CE's proprietary Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology, which captures carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere, can advance aviation decarbonization. The two Canadian companies plan to explore potential cooperation activities in sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), permanent carbon dioxide removal and innovation, including opportunities for Air Canada to purchase SAF utilizing CE's technologies.   CE's DAC technology captures CO2 directly out of the atmosphere and can be used to support decarbonization in two significant and complementary ways: When combined with secure geologic storage, it can permanently remove vast amounts of CO2 from [...]

Source: Delta Air Lines The coalition is spearheaded by the U.S. State Department and the World Economic Forum and reflects Delta’s leadership as the world’s first carbon neutral airline globally. Delta Air Lines is joining the First Movers Coalition, a public-private partnership and platform designed to accelerate and scale the development of breakthrough technologies and fuels, helping hard-to-abate sectors, like aviation, reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Announced at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), the coalition is spearheaded by the U.S. State Department and the World Economic Forum and reflects Delta’s leadership as the world’s first carbon neutral airline globally. As a founding member of the coalition, Delta is committed to creating long-term impact by investing in key decarbonization solutions, including [...]

Source: American Airlines The NEA has increased competition, created the most frequencies in New York and is transforming business travel in high-frequency markets The NEA has created the largest flight schedule in New York and Boston than any other airline, offering consumers more flight choices in 60 markets from New York and 49 markets from Boston. In December, American and JetBlue will offer lie-flat seats on all transcontinental routes from New York and Boston, offering the most lie-flat seats of any airlines for a premium travel experience from the Northeast. In 2022, the NEA has 18 new international routes launched or planned to meet increased travel demand. American is introducing Main Select, which will provide business customers more flexibility, convenience [...]

Source: KLM KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has reopened its United States network to European travellers, on condition that they are vaccinated and hold a negative PCR test. Passengers have access to 64 weekly KLM flights to 11 destinations. This means KLM has resumed service to all destinations it was serving directly in the winter before the coronavirus pandemic broke out. This includes Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, Miami, Las Vegas, New York, Washington, Minneapolis and Houston. Additionally, KLM offers passengers a broader network of US destinations through its partner Delta Air Lines. In mid-June, Europe was reopened to US travellers. “This is a festive day for everyone who has been unable to visit the United States for so long. We look [...]