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Honouring Air Canada’s Excellence Award Recipients

Source: Air Canada For the past 35 years, Air Canada has bestowed a special honour on employees who demonstrate the best of what it means to work at Canada's flag carrier. Known as the Excellence Awards, they are Air Canada's highest form of honour, annually recognizing employees who stand out as role models among their colleagues. "Being an Excellence Award recipient means your colleagues look up to you for leadership. It means you have the courage to show up as your best self, every single day. It means putting safety first, always. It means rolling up your sleeves, putting in the effort, and committing to Rising Higher, no matter what," said Leslie Ann Vezina, Senior Director, Human Resources Centre of [...]

2025-04-30T15:32:59+03:00April 30th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

Frontier Airlines Signs Enhanced Distribution Agreement With Amadeus, Including NDC Content

Source: Frontier Airlines Frontier Airlines has signed an enhanced distribution partnership with Amadeus, offering customers a broader range of personalized travel opportunities through third party channels.  Under the terms of the deal, the low fare carrier will offer New Distribution Capability (NDC) content to travel sellers via a Global Distribution System (GDS) for the first time, providing a seamless and personalized booking experience. With the support of Amadeus and its NDC capabilities, this partnership represents yet another step in the airline's New Frontier transformation, balancing its low-cost DNA with an enhanced customer experience and expanded premium offerings. In addition to its traditional distribution via EDIFACT, this new partnership provides a seamless transition to enhanced messaging that will drive additional value [...]

2025-04-30T15:37:13+03:00April 30th, 2025|AIRLINES, News, SUPPLIERS|

Frontier Airlines will fly from Atlanta to Aruba beginning next month

Source: Aruba International Airport Aruba Airport Authority N.V. (AAA) is pleased to announce the launch of a new nonstop flight by Frontier Airlines, connecting Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) with Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA) in Aruba. Beginning May 24th, 2025, the route will operate once a week on Saturdays through August 16th, 2025—offering travelers a new, convenient option to visit Aruba during the busy summer travel season. Flight schedule: Departing Atlanta (ATL): 10:13 AM → Arriving in Aruba (AUA): 2:20 PM Departing Aruba (AUA): 3:35 PM → Arriving in Atlanta (ATL): 7:55 PM The service will be operated with an Airbus A321 aircraft, featuring a seating capacity of 230 passengers. This seasonal route will provide an additional 230 weekly [...]

2025-04-29T11:07:25+03:00April 29th, 2025|AIRLINES, AIRPORTS, News|

Southwest Airlines Announces Reimagined Fare Products, New Benefits for Rapid Rewards Credit Cardmembers and Tier Member Customers

Source: Southewest Airlines Products provide choice for Customers to have a broader range of travel experiences Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) announces its new fare products, as well as new benefits for its Rapid Rewards® Credit Cardmembers and Tier Members, aiming to deepen and reward loyalty for the airline’s most engaged Customers. “With new choices like seat selection and Extra Legroom, our enhanced fare bundles let Customers customize their trip while still enjoying our industry-leading reliability and hospitality.” said Tony Roach, Executive Vice President Customer & Brand. The new fare products, Choice Extra, Choice Preferred, and Choice (formerly Business Select, Anytime, and Wanna Get Away Plus), will be available for booking in the third quarter of 2025 as Southwest® begins [...]

2025-04-29T10:41:59+03:00April 29th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

Response to reports about discussions with JetBlue

Source: American Airlines There have been industry rumors and media reports about American’s discussions with JetBlue. To clarify, American is sharing a letter that was sent to team members today from its Vice Chair and Chief Strategy Officer Steve Johnson.Team, In recent months, we had been exploring an opportunity to further enhance our network by renewing a partnership with JetBlue. As always in considering partnerships, the objective was to advance our business strategy and enhance our customer proposition by building on American’s network position and giving a partner’s customers access to our global network and the world’s best loyalty program in AAdvantage. Although we proposed a very attractive proposition to JetBlue and its customers and team, it became clear over [...]

2025-04-29T10:38:46+03:00April 29th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

Delta and LATAM expand Joint Venture to Argentina, enhancing connectivity with the U.S. and Canada

Source: Delta Air Lines The expansion will give customers access to a broader network of more than 200 destinations across the United States, Canada and Argentina, delivering enhanced travel options and a more consistent customer experience Delta and LATAM have expanded the scope of their Joint Venture (JV) to include Argentina, building on two years of successful partnership. The expansion will give customers access to a broader network of more than 200 destinations across the United States, Canada and Argentina, delivering enhanced travel options and a more consistent customer experience. With this agreement, customers in Argentina will benefit from improved connectivity to Delta’s comprehensive network in North America, as well as the ability to earn miles across both carriers’ frequent [...]

2025-04-26T07:50:09+03:00April 28th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

American Airlines reports first-quarter 2025 financial results

Source: American Airlines American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) today reported its first-quarter 2025 financial results, including: First-quarter revenue of $12.6 billion First-quarter GAAP net loss of $473 million, or ($0.72) per diluted share Excluding net special items1, first-quarter net loss of $386 million, or ($0.59) per diluted share Ended the quarter with $10.8 billion of total available liquidity “The actions American has taken over the past several years to refresh our fleet, manage costs and strengthen our balance sheet position us well for the uncertainty our industry is facing,” said American’s CEO Robert Isom. “The resiliency of the American Airlines team, combined with the investments we have made to differentiate our network, product and customer experience, give us extreme [...]

2025-04-26T07:51:37+03:00April 28th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

Fareportal and Frontier Airlines Launch NDC API to Offer Travelers More Personalized Options

Source: Frontier Airlines This NDC Content Unlocks Customized Frontier Bundles for CheapOair and OneTravel Customers Fareportal, the travel technology leader that operates online travel agency brands CheapOair and OneTravel, announced today the successful integration of New Distribution Capability (NDC) with airline partner Frontier Airlines. Fareportal customers booking travel on Frontier through CheapOair or OneTravel will now have the benefit of selecting their seats, purchasing bags, and accessing the best available published fares. Travelers will also have access to self-service tools to manage changes to their travel plans through the CheapOair and OneTravel Apps and award-winning call centers. "We are proud to expand our relationship with Frontier Airlines through this NDC API, which represents a meaningful step forward in Fareportal's ongoing [...]

2025-04-26T07:52:04+03:00April 28th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

Delta, Aeroméxico collaborate on inaugural job shadowing initiative to empower youth for future success 

Source: Delta Air Lines Delta, Aeromexico, and Junior Achievement collaborated to provide students with practical experience and an authentic introduction to the aviation sector. Delta partners with over 30 Junior Achievement (JA) chapters across five continents to educate students on financial literacy and career preparedness. Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico joined forces to offer a transformative experience to eight high school students from Colegio de Bachilleres, Plantel 9 Aragón, through an exclusive Job Shadow Day at Mexico City International Airport. This initiative not only provided students with invaluable firsthand experience, but also allowed them to gain insights from seasoned aviation professionals between the two partners. The event offered a unique behind-the-scenes look into the complex operations of Mexico City International [...]

2025-04-26T08:09:20+03:00April 28th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

United Invests in Next Generation Blended Wing Aircraft Start-Up JetZero

Source: United Airlines Collaboration includes a path for United to purchase up to 200 airplanes1 JetZero's Z4 blended wing body or "all wing" design has the potential to enhance passenger experience and improve fuel efficiency by up to 50%2 JetZero was awarded a $235 million contract by the U.S. Air Force to fast-track the development of its commercial demonstrator with first flight expected in 2027 United has announced an investment in blended wing body (BWB) aircraft start-up JetZero. The company is creating an aircraft design that has the potential to deliver jet fuel efficiency and a greatly enhanced customer experience. The investment includes a path to order up to 100 airplanes and an option for an additional 100. The conditional purchase [...]

2025-04-25T16:34:06+03:00April 25th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|