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Southwest Airlines Reached Settlement With Department of Transportation (DOT)

Source: Southwest Airlines Airline Introduces Industry-Leading Policy to Compensate Customers During Significant Delays and Cancellations Southwest Airlines Co. has announced that it has reached a global settlement with the Department of Transportation (DOT) relating to the DOT's investigation into the December 2022 Winter Storm Elliott disruption. A link to the full Consent Order can be found here, which includes Southwest's position relating to the DOT's investigation. Southwest shares with the DOT the goal of delivering the highest standard of service to the traveling public and is grateful to have reached a consumer-friendly settlement that both credits past compensation that went above and beyond requirements for Customers and incorporates a future commitment for Southwest Customer care with a new industry-leading compensation [...]

2023-12-29T19:30:41+02:00December 29th, 2023|AIRLINES, News, ORGANISATIONS|

Sustainability Forum in Tampere gathers Aviation, Innovation, and Environmental experts

Source: airBaltic At the end of November 2023, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, in cooperation with Business Tampere and the Latvian airlineairBaltic, joined forces to address and discuss the challenges aviation is facing and to explore more sustainable ways of flying. The event, Sustainability Forum: Shaping the Future of Aviation, the first of its kind in the city, took place in Tampere. It drew together diverse professionals and decision-makers from the fields of aviation, innovation, and environment. The forum was expertly moderated by Stephen Wright, a renowned commercial aviation expert and Professor at Tampere University. Marja Aalto, Senior Specialist, Aviation Investments and Global Operations at Business Tampere, emphasized the significance of the event: “The Sustainability Forum in Tampere was an exceptional platform for collaboration and ideation on [...]

2023-12-29T19:04:05+02:00December 29th, 2023|AIRLINES, AROUND THE WORLD, News|

TAP’s Portugal Stopover has already transported more than 83 thousand passengers from Brazil to Europe

Source: TAP Between January and September, Brazil led the way in using the of the Portugal Stopover programme with around 50% of all users TAP Air Portugal's Stopover programme attracted more than 83,000 passengers travelling from Brazil to Europe. The Brazilian market is the main user of this programme, with more than 83,000 passengers choosing, during the first nine months of the year, to stay in Portugal for up to ten days. This partnership between TAP and Turismo de Portugal allows the Company's passengers to discover our Country even better and explore it before travelling to their final destination, but now also on their return home. Stopover passengers also get a 25% discount for a flight within Portugal, to discover [...]

2023-12-28T18:46:38+02:00December 28th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|

Air Canada and Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) Seal Historic Partnership to Take Flight Together

Source: Air Canada Deal sees Air Canada become Inaugural Premier Partner of PWHL and Official Airline to First 6 Teams Air Canada also granted official jersey branding rights for Montreal's PWHL team Airline launches ad campaign featuring young PWHL hopefuls and Canadian hockey legend Mélodie Daoust Air Canada today announced a historic partnership with the new Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) ahead of its inaugural season opener on January 1, 2024. The deal sees Air Canada become an Inaugural Premier Partner of the PWHL and Official Airline for the league's first six teams, reflecting its deep passion for hockey and sharing the best of Canada with the world. "To partner with the PWHL and be part of this historic moment in hockey history [...]

2023-12-28T18:39:54+02:00December 28th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|

Canadian North Enhances Flight Operations with DynamicSource’s Electronic Weight and Balance Application 

Source: Canadian North Canadian North, in collaboration with DynamicSource, is revolutionizing flight operations in Canada’s Arctic and beyond. This collaboration has introduced an innovative electronic weight and balance solution, essential for ensuring aircraft safety and efficiency. While it is specially tailored for the unique challenges of remote and northern communities in Canada’s Arctic, its benefits extend across all areas of Canadian North’s operations, enhancing flight precision and reliability in various environments.   The application adheres to strict aviation regulations, enhancing safety with its user-friendly interface. It simplifies crucial pre-flight processes by:  Preventing input errors with fixed value limits  Automating checks against weight and balance constraints  Reducing manual calculation errors  Using consistent color-coding to highlight data changes and key fields  This digital [...]

2023-12-28T19:00:42+02:00December 28th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|

Factory design appointed Global Airlines Cabin Design Partner

Source: Global Airlines Global Airlines has added to its pool of expert aviation partners with the appointment of Factorydesign to lead on designing the airlines onboard product. The multi-award-winning agency, who are based in West London, but are active in all corners of the world, have been working with the new airline since the beginning of the year and have been given an aircraft wide brief, with the goal of reimagining the golden age of travel on the A380. Global has also tasked Factory with finding ways of enhancing the long-haul onboard product for passengers by finding improvements and innovations that will help the airline stand out in the market by providing elevated levels of comfort and service across all [...]

2023-12-27T19:18:41+02:00December 27th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|

GOL Secures Guarantee for Engine Financing

Source: GOL GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A., and B3: GOLL4), ("GOL" or "Company"), the main Brazil's domestic airline, announces that it has received approval to access a newly developed credit insurance policy structured with the direct support of the Executive Secretariat of the Chamber of Foreign Trade (SE-Camex) and backed by the Export Guarantee Fund (FGE). This credit insurance policy can be used to enable maintenance services provided exclusively in Brazil by the GE-Celma MRO maintenance unit, supporting the local economy of Petrópolis, in the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro, and allowing GOL to seek third-party credit lines.

2023-12-27T19:12:42+02:00December 27th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|

How Delta is doubling down on in-flight connectivity

Source: Delta Air Lines   On a mission to raise the quality of service and modernize the flying experience, Delta Air Lines is fashioning a new, personalized way for customers to enjoy their time onboard. An estimated 2.9 million passengers fly throughout the U.S. every day, averaging up to three hours onboard. However, not all flights are created equal. As travel demand continues to grow, frequent flyers are paying more attention to the quality of their journeys. Airlines have had to innovate and adapt to meet the needs of the modern traveler and look for ways to elevate the customer experience that go beyond upgrade listings or other priority benefits to encourage customer loyalty. “The evolution of the in-flight experience continues to be [...]

2023-12-27T19:36:59+02:00December 27th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|

Spirit Airlines Celebrated 30th Anniversary in Fort Myers with the Launch of the Southwest Florida International Airport’s Only Nonstop Service to Puerto Rico

Source: Spirit Airlines Spirit Airlines  is celebrating three decades of serving Southwest Florida with the start of the only nonstop flight between Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport (SJU) and Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW). Spirit first landed in Fort Myers in 1993 and has grown to offer nonstop service to 14 destinations and 20-peak day departures from the Midwest to the East Coast. "RSW is a great, long-time partner of Spirit Airlines, and we're thankful to the Fort Myers community for their continued support as we add the only nonstop service to SJU on our 30th anniversary," said John Kirby, Vice President of Network Planning at Spirit Airlines. "The addition of nonstop service to San Juan creates an exciting opportunity [...]

2023-12-26T17:06:21+02:00December 26th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|

LATAM announces orders for five additional Boeing 787, ranking the airline group as the largest operators of Boeing 787 in Latin America

Source: LATAM With this order, together with the already scheduled deliveries of this model in the upcoming years, LATAM group will reach a total of 46 Boeing 787 airplanes, increasing its investment in one of the most modern and efficient fleets in South America Additionally, LATAM group has decided to equip the next Boeing 787’s it receives with GEnx engines by GE Aerospace, becoming the first airline group in South America to have these engines known for their high performance and efficiency LATAM group announces an order for five more Boeing 787 Dreamliners to continue advancing its commitment to be more efficient and sustainable. The purchase ranks the South American airline group as the largest operators of Dreamliners in Latin [...]

2023-12-21T19:49:42+02:00December 21st, 2023|AIRLINES, News|