Source: Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines today appointed Alanna James as its managing director of sustainability initiatives. In this new role, James will lead Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) programs across Hawai‘i’s largest and longest-serving airline, overseeing its goal to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, advancement of diversity and inclusion efforts, and other sustainability initiatives. “Alanna’s broad understanding of our operations and her strategic approach will allow us to accelerate our growing portfolio of ESG projects to continue making us a more sustainable airline,” said Avi Mannis, senior vice president for marketing at Hawaiian Airlines. James has been Hawaiian’s managing director of investor relations since mid-2019. Since joining the airline in 2011, she has held positions in strategy and transformation, [...]

Source: Air Canada Airline re-commits support for three additional years Air Canada today announced the opening of the application process for the third annual Captain Judy Cameron Scholarship, established in honour of the airline's first female pilot to help the next generation of women follow in her trailblazing footsteps. The scholarship is awarded in conjunction with the Northern Lights Aero Foundation. Air Canada also announced it will support this important initiative for three more years. "As the aviation industry continues rebuilding, we remain committed to fostering the next generation of young women pursuing aviation dreams in non-traditional careers. Over the past two years, the Captain Judy Cameron scholarship has helped seven talented and bright young women follow their dreams in our industry and we look forward [...]

Source: Air Canada Air Canada today reported third quarter 2021 financial results. Operating revenues of $2.103 billion, representing almost three times the operating revenues of $757 million in the third quarter of 2020 Negative EBITDA(1) (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization), excluding special items, of $67 million compared to negative EBITDA (excluding special items) of $554 million in the same quarter of 2020 Operating loss of $364 million, compared to an operating loss of $785 million in the third quarter of 2020 Net cash flow(1) of $153 million, approximately $520 million higher than the midpoint of the net cash burn guidance provided for the quarter Record cargo revenues, surpassing the billion-dollar mark year-to-date Unrestricted liquidity of about $14.4 billion [...]

Source: Southwest Rapid Rewards Business celebrates companies who fly Southwest, offering the company and their travelers the opportunity to earn Rapid Rewards points; Companies can receive 25,000 Rapid Rewards Business points with only two round trips* Southwest Airlines Co. is making business travel more rewarding by launching Rapid Rewards® Business, giving businesses the ability to earn Rapid Rewards points as their travelers return to the sky. By joining Rapid Rewards Business, companies earn Rapid Rewards points that can be applied toward travel on the company's behalf, while travelers who are Rapid Rewards Members also earn Rapid Rewards points in their personal accounts. To celebrate the launch of Rapid Rewards Business, Southwest Airlines® is offering a special promotion awarding 25,000 Rapid [...]

Source: Southwest The Southwest Team takes pride in providing a welcoming, comfortable, safe, and respectful environment for the millions of Customers who fly with us each year. Southwest does not condone Employees sharing their personal political opinions while on the job serving our Customers, and one Employee's individual perspective should not be interpreted as the viewpoint of Southwest and its collective 54,000 Employees. Southwest is conducting an internal investigation into the recently reported event and will address the situation directly with any Employee involved while continuing to remind all Employees that public expression of personal opinions while on duty is unacceptable. Southwest does not tolerate any behavior that encourages divisiveness, as it does not reflect the Southwest Hospitality and inclusiveness [...]

Source: Sunwing As new federal vaccination requirements for Canadian air travel come into effect on October 30, 2021, Sunwing is helping customers and agents navigate the new regulations with ease as part of its commitment to frictionless travel experiences. The tour operator and airline are ensuring agents and customers have all the information they need right at their fingertips with updated communications and helpful resources. In addition, the company implemented a mandatory corporate vaccination policy for employees across all Canadian divisions as part of its continuing efforts to help end the pandemic, protect employees and those vacationing with the company. In anticipation of the October 30 implementation date, Sunwing has sent out numerous email reminders to customers and agents explaining [...]

Source: Delta Air Lines The approval of the extrajudicial agreement between Delta, LATAM, and the National Economic Prosecutor's Office by Chile’s Tribunal for the Defense of Free Competition is one more step toward the two airlines achieving the implementation of their Joint Venture Agreement. Chile’s Tribunal for the Defense of Free Competition has approved the agreement reached between Delta Air Lines, LATAM and the Chilean National Economic Prosecutor's Office. The agreement and the decision by the court that has approved it will allow, among other things, the implementation of Delta and LATAM’s commercial agreement subject to the mitigation measures offered by the parties. Meanwhile, the regulatory approval process with the U.S. Department of Transportation continues. Once all regulatory approvals are [...]

Source: KLM Together with Air France-KLM and Air France, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines today announced that it will be bringing its targets for reducing CO2 emissions in line with the UN Paris Climate Agreement. This agreement aims to limit global warming to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels in order to combat the impact of climate change. “Very recently, a number of airlines – including KLM – committed to achieving Net Zero by 2050 under the IATA umbrella. This constitutes another important aspect of the Paris Agreement. We are now taking the next, crucial step for the entire Air France-KLM Group. We are committing ourselves to the CO2 reduction path developed by SBTi specifically for the airline industry. This will bring our targets further in [...]

Source: Lufthansa Official naming ceremony and first flight next year Lufthansa to receive a total of five “Dreamliners” in 2022 Fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of the long-haul aircraft are around 30 percent lower than predecessors The German capital will receive a new “flying” ambassador: Lufthansa is naming its first Boeing 787-9 "Berlin.” The naming ceremony is set to take place following delivery of the aircraft next year. "Berlin" is the first of five Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners" that Lufthansa will add to its fleet in 2022. The ultra-modern long-haul aircraft consume on average only 2.5 liters of kerosene per passenger and 100 kilometers flown. That is around 30 percent less than predecessor aircraft. The CO2 emissions are also greatly improved. Since [...]

Source: Air France First commercial flights to Berlin and Venice, then Barcelona, Madrid and Milan to follow in the next few days; The highest level of comfort in the Business and Economy cabins; The Airbus A220-300, a major asset for improving Air France's economic and environmental performance: cost per seat reduced by 10%, 20% less CO2 emissions and 34% less noise emissions. On 31 October 2021, Air France's Airbus A220-300 welcomed its very first customers, with two flights from Paris-Charles de Gaulle to Berlin (Germany) and Venice (Italy). These flights were operated by the Airbus A220-300 "Le Bourget", which was delivered to the airline at the end of September and is the first of 60 aircraft ordered by Air France [...]