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Frontier Airlines Announces New Service from San Juan to Barbados and Santiago, Dominican Republic, Plus Charlotte to Miami

Source: Frontier Airlines Ultra-low fare carrier Frontier Airlines (NASDAQ: ULCC) will launch nonstop service between Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan (SJU) and Cibao International Airport in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic (STI) on June 14, 2024, and Grantley Adams International Airport in Barbados (BGI) on July 3, 2024. This is ahead of nonstop service from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Miami International Airport (MIA) launching on July 5, 2024. To celebrate, America's Greenest Airline is offering fares as low as $29* from CLT and MIA and $59* from SJU. "As we anticipate an exciting and potentially record-breaking summer travel season, we're thrilled to further expand our route map," said Josh Flyr, vice president of network [...]

2024-04-24T05:59:29+03:00April 24th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|
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ICAO cooperates with Royal Canadian Mounted Police on investigation

Source: ICAO On Tuesday, April 23, 2024, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) charged two former employees of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) with criminal conspiracy following a thorough investigation. ICAO is fully cooperating with the RCMP investigation of the individuals involved in the complaint, who left the Organization a number of years ago. ICAO strongly condemns any actions of individuals that are inconsistent with the Organization's values. ICAO is committed to upholding Canada's laws and regulations, the UN Standards of Conduct, and its own stringent code of ethics. As the investigation and judicial proceedings are ongoing, ICAO is unable to provide further comments at this time.

2024-04-24T06:31:11+03:00April 24th, 2024|News, ORGANISATIONS|
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Delta Releases 2024 Most-Searched Summer Destinations

Source: Delta Air Lines Delta is running its largest international schedule ever this summer – and our customers are ready to see the world.   Ahead of Memorial Day, Delta released its second annual list of most-searched international destinations. Gathered from Delta.com search data*, the list reveals cities on customers’ minds for summer travel between May and August. The top 10 list reveals that many U.S. flyers are seeking different cultural experiences in faraway settings, with Athens experiencing the highest surge (248% increase) in searches from last year. The ever-popular cities of London, Paris and Rome topped the list, along with Dublin, Barcelona and Vancouver, Canada as new additions this year. Searches for these top 10 international destinations increased more [...]

2024-04-24T05:55:31+03:00April 24th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|
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A Behind-The-Scenes Look at Hawaiian’s New Safety Video

Source: Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines’ iconic safety video, which, for nearly a decade, transported guests to destinations across the islands while employees relayed important safety information, has taken on a refreshed look. In the new, seven-minute video that launched last week, 57 new and original cast members – including teenagers or adults who were keiki (children) in the 2015 spot – are shown in different locations doing their favorite things, from a father and son fishing in Hilo Bay to ʻohana (family) gathering for a backyard pāʻina (party). The production team spent three months planning for seven days of filming. Their efforts resulted in a tropical, community-inspired storyboard that is engaging, educational and celebratory of Hawaiianʻs people and the places they call home. Here are [...]

2024-04-24T05:49:38+03:00April 24th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|
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Copa Holdings Announced Monthly Traffic Statistics for March 2024

Source: Copa Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE: CPA) released preliminary passenger traffic statistics for March 2024: Operating Data March  March % Change 2024 2023 Copa Holdings  (Consolidated)   ASM (mm) (1) 2,499.1 2,224.6 12.3 %   RPM (mm) (2) 2,162.4 1,939.7 11.5 %   Load Factor (3) 86.5 % 87.2 % -0.7p.p. 1.  Available seat miles - represents the aircraft seating capacity multiplied by the number of miles the seats are flown. 2.  Revenue passenger miles - represents the numbers of miles flown by revenue passengers 3.  Load factor - represents the percentage of aircraft seating capacity that is actually utilized For March 2024, Copa Holdings' capacity (ASMs) increased by 12.3%, while system-wide passenger traffic (RPMs) also increased by 11.5%, compared to 2023. As a [...]

2024-04-24T06:25:46+03:00April 24th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|
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ALTA and Voepass take the ALTA CCMA & MRO 2024 conference to the heights

Source: ALTA Unprecedented partnership wraps the symbol of the largest maintenance and technical procurement event in Latin America and the Caribbean in the tail of an aircraft With 60 years of history under its belt, the ALTA CCMA & MRO Conference will land in Rio de Janeiro from June 3 to 5, 2024. It is the largest and oldest gathering of executives from the technical, maintenance and purchasing areas of airlines and aviation suppliers in the region. At this historic event, ALTA (Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association) and Voepass, one of Brazil's leading regional airlines, are announcing an unprecedented partnership: a promotional sticker for the conference will be displayed on the tail of one of Voepass' ATR/600 aircraft. [...]

2024-04-23T17:54:40+03:00April 23rd, 2024|News, ORGANISATIONS|
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ATR and US Carrier Silver Airways Celebrate Five Years of Operations

Source: ATR ATR congratulates US carrier Silver Airways on its five-year anniversary of ATR operations. With its fleet of 8 46-seater ATR 42-600 and 6 70 seat ATR 72s, Silver has been transforming regional air travel over the past five years by offering reliable direct flights with superior passenger experience to short and medium-haul leisure and business destinations for the people of Southeastern US, the Bahamas and the Caribbean.  The state-of-the art ATR-600 series has been transformational for Silver Airways providing passengers with an aircraft specifically designed for short-haul markets and with the same customer amenities and comfort of larger jetliners. It has enabled Silver to expand its offering by opening up new destinations, giving customers even more choice to [...]

2024-04-23T17:58:22+03:00April 23rd, 2024|AIRLINES, MANUFACTURERS, News|
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WestJet adds six additional Asian destinations to its network through enhanced Korean Air codeshare agreement

Source: WestJet Beginning May 17, 2024, WestJet guests will gain access to six additional cities across four Asian countries from Incheon International Airport (ICN) through an expansion of WestJet's codeshare agreement with Korean Air, one of the world's only 5-star airlines as awarded by Skytrax. Through the agreement, guests will have more opportunity to explore unique transpacific Asian destinations beyond Seoul with a seamless single connection at ICN and the convenience of booking their entire journey with one ticket, baggage transfers, and earning WestJet Dollars throughout. New WestJet Codeshare Destinations Bangkok, Thailand (BKK) Da Nang, Vietnam (DAD) Hanoi, Vietnam (HAN) Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (SGN) Hong Kong, China (HKG) Singapore (SIN) "As we prepare for WestJet's inaugural flights between [...]

2024-04-23T18:06:39+03:00April 23rd, 2024|AIRLINES, News|
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oneworld creates a stir with its new signature  25th anniversary cocktail, ‘The 25’

Source: oneworld oneworld®, the world's leading airline alliance, has raised the bar in partnership with The Connaught in London by serving up a new, signature cocktail to mark its 25th anniversary. The tasty new tipple - called 'The 25' - was poured for the first time inside the Soho Lounge, part of the American Airlines and British Airways Joint Premium Lounges at John F. Kennedy International Airport, which is available for oneworld Emerald and First Class customers travelling on oneworld member airlines. JFK, Terminal 8 is home to nine oneworld member airlines - American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, Qantas, Qatar Airways and Royal Jordanian. Created especially for oneworld's 25th anniversary by Ago Perrone, the world-renowned [...]

2024-04-23T18:22:52+03:00April 23rd, 2024|AIRLINES, News, ORGANISATIONS|
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Latin American and Caribbean airlines have achieved annual fuel efficiency of 2.7%

Source: ALTA ALTA especially highlights the efforts resulting in an annual 2.7% fuel efficiency since 2011, thus managing to prevent the 20.33 million tons of CO2 emissions in this period On the occasion of Earth Day, the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) recognizes the work of Latin American and Caribbean airlines in steadily advancing their sustainability goals. ALTA especially highlights the efforts resulting in an annual 2.7% fuel efficiency since 2011, thus managing to prevent the 20.33 million tons of CO2 emissions in this period. Airlines went from fuel consumption per thousand passenger kilometers (gallons/1,000 RPK) of 12.61 gallons in 2011 to 9.1 gallons in 2023. This is equivalent to Taking 4.6 million cars off the road [...]

2024-04-23T18:19:12+03:00April 23rd, 2024|News, ORGANISATIONS|
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