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American welcomes fall travel season with specialty Stand Up To Cancer® kits

Source: American Airlines Summer fun may be ending, but it doesn’t mean the travel memories have to stop. During the next few weeks, customers flying on American Airlines will enjoy a new limited-edition specialty kit highlighting the airline’s longstanding fundraising campaign with Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C). Customers traveling in premium cabins on Flagship® long-haul international and transcontinental flights will receive the limited-edition SU2C specialty amenity kit featuring new skincare brands and products. This kit marks the second limited-edition specialty kit in a line of rotating amenities American introduced earlier this year. These specialty kits further celebrate the SU2C fundraising campaign that launched last month. American’s customers and team members have supported the organization and its life-saving cancer research since [...]

2024-09-10T20:34:44+03:00September 10th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

Air Canada’s Best New Restaurants 2024 Longlist is Unveiled, Showcasing the Best of New Culinary Talent across Canada

Source: Air Canada Highlighting 30 restaurants, list spans 18 cities from coast-to-coast-to coast Air Canada's Best New Restaurants is the longest running Canadian restaurant ranking, and the only one to use a single, anonymous reviewer The Top 10 restaurant finalists will be announced on November 4, 2024 The 30 nominees for Air Canada's Best New Restaurants 2024 were unveiled, celebrating new culinary talent across Canada. Since 2002, Air Canada has championed the country's distinct culinary scene through the longest running Canadian restaurant ranking and its signature program, Air Canada's Best New Restaurants. The 2024 highly anticipated longlist is out today on CanadasBestNewRestaurants.com. "We're thrilled to shine a light on Canada's emerging culinary talent through Air Canada's annual Best New Restaurants [...]

2024-09-10T20:40:14+03:00September 10th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

The WestJet Group furthers future growth with the addition of three more Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft

Source: WestJet Airline continues fleet growth with additional leased aircraft The WestJet Group has announced it will acquire three additional Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, from SMBC Aviation Capital. These aircraft are in addition to the six new-to-WestJet Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft the WestJet Group announced earlier this summer. "With our longstanding partner SMBC, we are thrilled to be adding three more Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft to our growing fleet as we execute upon our mission of providing affordable air travel options to our guests," said Mike Scott, WestJet Group, Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer. The acquisition of nine leased Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft in the last six months allows the airline to bolster its plan [...]

2024-09-09T07:32:15+03:00September 9th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

American Airlines debuts summer 2025 schedule with new routes to Europe

Source: American Airlines American will offer customers five new routes to Europe starting in summer 2025. For the first time since 2019, American will offer nonstop flights to Edinburgh, Scotland (EDI). American continues to grow its comprehensive global network, connecting more unique origin and destination pairs than any other U.S. carrier. While autumn is on the horizon, American Airlines is gearing up to bring more travelers to Europe next summer with five new routes. As the airline continues to grow its trans-Atlantic service, American will resume flights to Edinburgh, Scotland (EDI), for the first time since 2019 and add new routes to Athens, Greece (ATH); Madrid (MAD); Milan (MXP) and Rome (FCO). “We look forward to providing customers more ways [...]

2024-09-06T07:28:13+03:00September 6th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

Delta Business Traveler debuts with tailored offers for every kind of business flier

Source: Delta Air Lines Delta is the first U.S. airline to provide a dedicated program for all business travelers — regardless of their company’s size or relationship with Delta.   Flying Delta weekly for your consulting gig, sporadically for a conference or to catch that quarterly meeting? Delta now has you covered with Delta Business Traveler — a new program that rewards business travelers of all kinds, whether you’re a small business owner, a seasoned commuting road warrior or heading out on that first sales call. With Delta Business Traveler, Delta is providing even more added value to SkyMiles Members, whether they're traveling for business or leisure. Once enrolled, those travelers will receive exclusive offers, including a free trial and exclusive [...]

2024-09-06T08:29:29+03:00September 6th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

Southwest Airlines Brings Back its Limited-Time Companion Pass Promotion!

Source: Southwest Airlines Southwest Airlines Co. announces the return of its highly-coveted Companion Pass® promotion. The airline's Companion Pass allows Rapid Rewards®1 Members to designate one person to fly with them for free2 every time the Member purchases or redeems points for a flight. "We love offering this Companion Pass promotion because it allows our Members to experience one of the many benefits of our award-winning Rapid Rewards program," said Jennifer Bridie, Vice President of Marketing at Southwest Airlines. "Earlier this year, we launched Cash + Points, giving our Customers extra flexibility to make their points go further. And now, for the first time, Members can use their Rapid Rewards points, a combination of cash and points, or other eligible [...]

2024-09-06T08:51:10+03:00September 6th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

Delta Sync seatback rolls out to more planes, BBC News joins live tv lineup

Source: Delta Air Lines One year after its debut, Delta Sync seatback has expanded the smart TV-like update to more than 330 aircraft. A new software release introduces updated features designed to put more day-of travel information at customers’ fingertips. What’s more – BBC News joins the lineup of global networks available on live TV.  One year after debuting Delta Sync seatback on the first A321ceo, customers traveling on more than 330 Delta aircraft can now enjoy the personalized experience that makes the airline’s beloved seatback screens feel more like a smart TV while offering a host of day-of-travel tools for SkyMiles Members designed to streamline their travel journey. Delta Sync seatback is now available on five fleet types as [...]

2024-09-04T07:48:14+03:00September 4th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

Royal Caribbean and IAG Loyalty Set Sail for the Skies in Groundbreaking Partnership

Source: Iberia The world’s largest cruise line is IAG Loyalty’s first cruise partner Members of British Airways Executive Club, Aer Lingus AerClub, Iberia Plus and Vueling Club can earn three Avios for every £1/€1 spent when booking a balcony or suite on Royal Caribbean’s UK, Spain, and Ireland websites Royal Caribbean International and IAG Loyalty are coming together to make holidays even more rewarding and memorable with the global loyalty currency Avios. The first-of-its-kind partnership between IAG Loyalty and the world’s largest and most loved cruise line brings Avios from shore to sea for the first time; starting Thursday, 29 Aug, holidaymakers can collect valuable Avios points when they book balcony rooms or suites for their next holiday through Royal [...]

2024-09-04T07:31:56+03:00September 4th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

TAP Air Portugal Multi-destination campaign with prices from 49 Euros

Source: TAP Africa from €119, USA from €429, Brazil from €549 and Mexico from €449, for round trip flights. TAP Air Portugal is launching a multi-destination campaign for flights in Portugal, Europe, Africa, Brazil, the United States, Canada, Mexico and Venezuela. The campaign starts on 3 September for trips between 1 November 2024 and 31 March 2025 (except from 15 December 2024 to 13 January 2025). The sales period for this campaign runs until 17 September and applies to all destinations operated by TAP Air Portugal. Prices start at 49 euros for destinations in Portugal, various destinations in Europe from 59 euros, Africa from 119 euros, the United States of America with prices from 429 euros, Brazil with flights available [...]

2024-09-04T08:14:45+03:00September 4th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

SAFFiRE Renewables Celebrates Groundbreaking of Pilot Plant Supporting Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Source: Southwest Airlines SAFFiRE Renewables, LLC (SAFFiRE) broke ground on its pilot plant at Conestoga Energy’s Arkalon Energy facility in Liberal, Kansas, marking a significant step in SAFFiRE’s journey to transform corn stover into an abundant low carbon feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Once finished, the plant will be capable of processing 10 tons of corn stover every day, yielding cellulosic ethanol that can be upgraded into SAF with a carbon footprint at least 83% lower than conventional jet fuel. SAFFiRE utilizes exclusive technology developed by the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) with funding from Southwest Airlines® and Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO). To celebrate the groundbreaking, the SAFFiRE team was joined by Sen. [...]

2024-09-04T07:49:56+03:00September 4th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|