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Hello summer: 80+ routes, seamless travel and endless Delta adventures

Source: Delta Air Lines With its largest international schedule to date in operation this summer, Delta’s latest travel enhancements will ensure a top-notch experience while whisking customers to their favorite travel destinations worldwide. As summer approaches, Delta is primed for a bustling start with nearly 3 million customers set to take flight during the Memorial Day period, May 23-27 – a 5% increase from last year. And with its largest international schedule to date in operation, Delta’s latest travel enhancements will ensure a top-notch experience while whisking customers to their favorite travel destinations worldwide. Elevating the Travel Experience Delta, frequently recognized for operational excellence, reliability, and innovation, has recently rolled out several enhancements to ensure every journey is as smooth [...]

2024-05-14T21:10:35+03:00May 14th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

The WestJet Group boosts Calgary’s global connectivity through enhanced Winter 787 Schedule

Source: WestJet Airline expands connections to Asia with introduction of year-round service to Tokyo 787 Dreamliners provide access to more leisure and sun destinations with enhanced service to London, Paris, Mexico and Hawaii The WestJet Group announced significant enhancements to its transoceanic and leisure travel offering with its winter 787 schedule, revealing expanded year-round service between Calgary International Airport (YYC) and Tokyo Narita International Airport (NRT) and an increase to daily connectivity between Calgary and Paris Charles-de-Gaulle International (CDG) and London Heathrow International (LHR) Airports. As The WestJet Group continues to fortify its position as Canada's leisure travel champion, the airline is also enhancing its 787 presence on popular leisure routes with service between Canada, Mexico and Hawaii. "Our 787 [...]

2024-05-14T20:53:11+03:00May 14th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

United Expects Record Setting Start to Summer Travel Season

Source: United Airlines Airline plans for busiest Memorial Day weekend ever with three million expected passengers – a 10% increase over 2023 United's mobile app can save travelers up to 30 minutes on average at the airport with features like mobile check-in, bag drop shortcut, live flight updates, terminal wayfinding, self-service rebooking and more United is ready for its busiest Memorial Day holiday ever – with a record-setting three million travelers expected to fly between May 23-28, up nearly 10% compared to last year. To help fliers navigate the crowds and jumpstart their summer vacations, United has dozens of features in its mobile app to help travelers skip lines, breeze through security, navigate to their gates, quickly check their bags [...]

2024-05-14T20:45:33+03:00May 14th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

Alaska Airlines promotes Shane Jones to senior vice president of fleet, revenue products and real estate; Horizon Air names Nathan Engel as vice president of maintenance and engineering

Source: Alaska Airlines     The boards of directors of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air announced two leadership additions today, promoting two industry veterans into important roles at each of the airlines. Both bring forward-thinking leadership and proven abilities to execute on complex initiatives that have a direct impact on strengthening Alaska Air Group's safety and reliability, growing our operations and financial results, and giving guests a premium experience when they fly with us. Alaska Airlines promotes 20-year industry veteran Shane Jones to senior vice president of fleet, revenue products and real estate Alaska Airlines has promoted 20-year industry veteran Shane Jones to senior vice president of fleet, revenue products and real estate. Jones, who joined Alaska in 2018 as vice president of real estate and development, has managed the airline's strategy and $3 billion investments in [...]

2024-05-14T21:28:31+03:00May 14th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

Viva Aerobus Traffic Report April 2024: Passengers increased 5.7%, reaching an 83.2% Load Factor

Source: Viva Aerobus Viva Aerobus announced its April 2024 preliminary traffic results. Viva Aerobus’ passenger traffic increased 5.7% compared to April 2023, reaching 2.1 million passengers, driven by an increase of 6.7% in domestic traffic, partially offset by a decrease of 3.0% in international traffic. Load factors reached 83.2% compared to 87.4% in 2023, with a load factor mix of 85.2% and 73.8% in domestic and international, respectively. Viva Aerobus grew its total capacity in available seat miles (ASMs) by 11.7% compared to April 2023, reflecting an increase of 12.6% and 7.4% in domestic and international, respectively. “While we observe solid fundamentals in the Mexican market, April traffic reflects the seasonal effects from Easter Holidays shifting from the second to [...]

2024-05-13T18:21:50+03:00May 13th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

The WestJet Group statement on Encore ratification results

Source: WestJet The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), the certified union representing WestJet Encore pilots, today announced that its membership did not ratify the tentative agreement, reached on April 8, 2024. The results of the ratification do not impact operations. "We are disappointed to learn that our WestJet Encore pilots have rejected an agreement that is distinctly competitive within Canada's airline industry and solutioned their unique concerns," said Diederik Pen, President of WestJet Airlines and Group Chief Operating Officer. "Our tentative agreement represented a robust negotiation process that got us to our final offer, and while we will meet with ALPA to determine next steps, we will hold firm on what is reasonable to ensure we can continue providing meaningful [...]

2024-05-13T18:10:23+03:00May 13th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

J.D. Power: Delta best for First/Business, Premium Economy Passenger Satisfaction; No. 1 in airline staff

Source: Delta Air Lines   Delta is the top-ranked airline for First/Business and Premium Economy Passenger Satisfaction in the J.D. Power 2024 North America Airline Satisfaction Study. One of the world’s most respected consumer intelligence organizations is recognizing the extraordinary care and skill of Delta people, the airline’s premium experiences and operational excellence that earns the trust of customers every day. Delta is the top-ranked airline in the J.D. Power 2024 North America Airline Satisfaction Studyfor both First/Business Class and Premium Economy segments –marking the second year in a row for the premium economy segment. “This is a wonderful reflection of our elevated customer experience, fueled by the unparalleled service of our 100,000 Delta people worldwide,” said Ed Bastian, CEO [...]

2024-05-10T20:39:41+03:00May 10th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

WestJet and IAM reach tentative agreement

Source: WestJet Both parties now await the ratification vote to be put forward to membership. Yesterday evening, WestJet and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), the certified union representing WestJet load controllers, reached a tentative agreement on the first collective bargaining agreement between the organizations. Both parties now await the ratification vote to be put forward to membership. "WestJet is pleased to have reached a tentative agreement that recognizes the important contributions of our load controllers," said Diederik Pen, President of WestJet Airlines and Group Chief Operating Officer. "They play an integral role in the safety and performance of our operations and this agreement recognizes the talent, dedication and hard work of this collective group."

2024-05-10T20:33:26+03:00May 10th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

British Airways launches Customer Access Advisory Panel, as part of the airline’s commitment to delivering an inclusive and seamless travel experience for all

Source: British Airways British Airways announces the launch of its new Customer Access Advisory Panel to help enhance its accessibility offering for customers Bringing together members of the disabled community, the airline will meet with the panel regularly to receive feedback and discuss service improvements   This is part of British Airways’ continued commitment to provide a seamless travel experience for customers with visible and non-visible disabilities so that they can travel in safety, comfort and with dignity British Airways has held the first meeting of its new Customer Access Advisory Panel, aimed at engaging with members of the community to improve the end-to-end experience for its customers with accessibility requirements. The airline is committed to delivering a seamless experience [...]

2024-05-09T20:39:25+03:00May 9th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

American Airlines honors veterans with special journey to Normandy for the 80th anniversary of D-Day

Source: American Airlines American Airlines proudly announces a historic endeavor to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, France. On May 31, American will fly 70 World War II veterans to France on a donated charter flight to honor them for their service and sacrifice. "We’re honored to play a part in helping this group of heroic veterans return to Normandy," said David Seymour, American’s Chief Operating Officer and a veteran of the U.S. Army. “This special journey is not only an expression of our gratitude for these heroes and the sacrifices they made for our freedom, but we hope to help shine a light on their extraordinary stories and preserve their legacies for generations to come." [...]

2024-05-08T20:52:08+03:00May 8th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|