Source: Piedmont Airlines Captain Luis Rodriguez Rojas is proud of his Colombian heritage. “Hispanics never need an excuse for a celebration,” said Rojas. National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15 through October 15 and traditionally honors the cultures and contributions of both Hispanic and Latino Americans and celebrates the heritage rooted in all Latin American countries. Luis celebrates by hosting a barbecue with friends and family and shares his Colombian culture with his co-workers through his membership in the Latin Diversity Network and Veterans/Military Employee Resource Groups. Love led him to the United States and career opportunity led him to pursue his pilot career, but he never forgets where he came from. Luis grew up in Bucaramanga, Colombia.  [...]

Source: Sunwing Amid easing entry requirements and soaring vaccination rates in Cuba, along with competitive pricing for pre-departure PCR tests at $30 USD per person, Sunwing is pleased to announce that it will be offering weekly flights to the Canadian favourite destinations of Varadero and Cayo Coco. Flight service will be available from several gateways across Canada starting in October and November, including Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Edmonton. As winter progresses, more Canadian departure gateways and popular Cuban destinations are expected to be added to reflect evolving consumer demand. “We’re thrilled to be helping our customers head back to the sunny shores of Cuba this fall under our wing,” commented Andrew Dawson, President of Tour Operations at Sunwing. “Cuba has been an integral part [...]

Source: Delta Air Lines With travel on the rebound and a generation of career aviation workers eligible for retirement, Georgia lawmakers are examining ways to grow the pipeline of talented aviation professionals across Delta's home state. With travel on the rebound and a generation of career aviation workers eligible for retirement, Georgia lawmakers are examining ways to grow the pipeline of talented aviation professionals across Delta's home state. Patrick Burns, V.P. – Flight Operations & System Chief Pilot, and Joe McDermott, Managing Director – People Development & Culture at TechOps, recently testified before a Georgia Higher Education Subcommittee about Delta's many job opportunities and the importance of the airline's partnerships with the state of Georgia and its higher education institutions to develop [...]

Source: Avianca The company announced the sale of the new direct international route Bogota-Toronto, which will start operating in December 2021 Currently, the airline offers its customers one of the most robust networks in Latin America with 99 routes, more than 2,680 flights a week and nearly 400,000 weekly seats After announcing the launch and resumption of 12 additional routes to provide more connectivity options in the upcoming high season, Avianca confirmed the sale of the new Bogotá-Toronto route starting today, which will begin operating in December 2021. “With the launch of this new route, we want to connect our travelers in Colombia with Canada directly and nonstop, recognizing the great growth that this country has had as a tourist, [...]

Source: Porter Airlines Porter Airlines officially returns to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) with service to Ottawa, Montreal and Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. Quebec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) also returns with service to Billy Bishop. This takes place almost 18 months after suspending flights due to COVID-19 public health and travel restrictions. Porter flights initially restarted on Sept. 8, with destinations being progressively added over the next month. The initial flight schedule, including flight frequency, can be found at www.flyporter.com. “We’re excited to be returning to Atlantic Canada and Quebec City, reuniting with our passengers and team members,” said Michael Deluce, president and CEO, Porter Airlines. “We’ll be expanding service to even more destinations in the coming weeks." [...]

Source: KLM The Dutch carrier has 15 destinations throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.  KLM is requesting that all KLM flight personnel who are not vaccinated against Covid-19 and who cannot, therefore, meet the entry requirements set by certain countries, report their vaccination status to KLM Health Services. KLM Health Services will register this as a travel restriction, so that unvaccinated crew are not deployed to destinations with entry requirements which they cannot meet. This is in line with standard KLM procedures for crew members who have travel restrictions for personal, visa or health reasons. Managers do not have access to the reasons behind a travel restriction. From the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, KLM worked hard to maintain its [...]

Source: Air Transat Revenues of $12.5 million Adjusted operating loss1 of $50.9 million (operating loss of $98.4 million) Adjusted net loss1 of $115.6 million (net loss attributable to shareholders of $138.1 million) Financial position and financing: Cash and cash equivalents of $429.4 million as at July 31 In total, the available financing represents a maximum of $820.0 million, of which $585.1 million was drawn as at July 31, 2021 Resumption of operations: Partial resumption of airline operations since July 30, 2021 Transat A.T. Inc., one of the largest integrated tourism companies in the world and Canada's holiday travel leader, announces its results for the third quarter ended July 31, 2021. "We're very pleased we were able to resume operations as scheduled on July 30 and move into the restart phase where our activities can gradually expand, and particularly as we look [...]

Source: American Airlines American Airlines announced today that it has become an anchor partner to Breakthrough Energy Catalyst, investing $100 million in a groundbreaking collaborative effort to accelerate the clean energy technologies necessary for achieving a net zero economy by 2050 $100 million investment will support sustainable aviation fuel advancement, other pivotal solutions American Airlines announced today that it has become an anchor partner to Breakthrough Energy Catalyst, investing $100 million in a groundbreaking collaborative effort to accelerate the clean energy technologies necessary for achieving a net zero economy by 2050. In becoming one of Breakthrough Energy Catalyst’s first anchor partners, American is backing up its ambitious climate commitments with concrete action to accelerate the development of pivotal emissions-reduction solutions [...]

Source: Caribbean Airlines Caribbean Airlines advises of the following domestic schedule effective Monday September 20, 2021; with an increased flight frequency on the domestic air bridge between Trinidad and Tobago to five (5) daily return services. The full daily schedule starting today: ROUTE FLIGHT NUMBER DEPARTURE TIME ARRIVAL TIME Trinidad - Tobago BW 1502 8.00 a.m. 8. 25 a.m. Tobago - Trinidad BW 1503 9.10 a.m. 9.35 a.m. Trinidad – Tobago BW 1512 11:00 a.m. 11.25 a.m. Tobago - Trinidad BW 1513 12.10 p.m. 12.35 p.m. *Trinidad - Tobago BW 1522 1:30 p.m. 1:55 p.m. *Tobago -Trinidad BW 1523 2:40 p.m. 3:05 p.m. Trinidad - Tobago BW 1526 3.00 p.m. 3.25 p.m. Tobago -Trinidad BW 1527 4.10 p.m. 4.35 p.m. [...]