Source: American Airlines American Airlines Group Inc. announced today that Stephen Johnson has been named Vice Chair and Chief Strategy Officer. In this expanded role, Johnson will lead and help shape American’s strategic efforts and initiatives across the enterprise and have responsibility for American Eagle and American Airlines Cargo. "This is part of our long-term plan to continue strengthening our senior leadership team,” said American’s CEO Robert Isom. “Steve has served as an incredible leader and a trusted advisor to our airline over the past three decades, and to me personally throughout my first year as CEO. He will continue to guide our strategy, our focus on the economy and its impact on our business, and our corporate development, working [...]

Source: Caribbean Airlines Caribbean Airlines Limited has announced the resumption of flights to Caracas, Venezuela from May 13, 2023. Initially, the flights will operate every Saturday with increased frequency expected later on. This marks a significant step forward for the airline as it continues to connect the Caribbean region and provide added value to its customers. With the largest network in the region, Caribbean Airlines is committed to offering convenience to its passengers, allowing them to fly within and to and from the Caribbean with ease. Garvin Medera, CEO of Caribbean Airlines, expressed his excitement at the airline's continued growth and commitment to the Caribbean region. “The Caribbean is our home and we are dedicated to connecting our people and [...]

Source: Porter Airlines Porter Airlines is launching its summer schedule at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), with additional flexibility when travelling between YYZ and Ottawa (YOW), Montreal (YUL), Halifax (YHZ), Vancouver (YVR), Edmonton (YEG) and Calgary (YYC). The new schedule comes into effect on June 1, adding more desirable flight times that are well-distributed throughout the day. Certain routes will see a further increase in flights by August. A greater number of coast-to-coast connecting flight options via Porter’s YYZ hub are also created with this new schedule. Route Flight Frequency Daily round-trips August 2023 YYZ-YOW 3 YYZ-YUL 4 YYZ-YHZ 2 YYZ-YVR 5 YYZ-YEG 3 YYZ-YYC 3 “Porter is known to provide high-frequency, daily service on its core routes. Consistent with [...]

Source: ITA Airways ITA Airways launches the new service "Time to think", that allows to lock the price of the selected flight during the ticket purchase for 72 hours by paying a small surcharge. From today, it is possible to block the fare of ITA Airways flights choosing from the 64 destinations offered by the Italian flagship carrier, including the two new intercontinental routes from Rome Fiumicino to Washington (from June 2nd), and San Francisco (from July 1st). The service offered by ITA Airways is available both on the carrier's official website ita-airways.com and on the mobile app, and charges an additional fee from €5 to €15 per passenger* depending on the flight destination. For children under 2 years the service is [...]

Source: Air Canada Air Canada updates its 2023 financial and capacity guidance Air Canada is updating its guidance for 2023. The revised guidance for adjusted EBITDA* reflects expected earnings resulting from an improvement in traffic and yield from a stronger-than-anticipated demand environment and lower-than expected fuel price. The revised guidance for adjusted CASM* reflects adjustments to various expense items including those resulting from the higher-than-expected traffic. Air Canada's 2023 capacity guidance remains substantially unchanged. Air Canada is also modifying the baseline comparison for its 2023 adjusted CASM guidance, comparing it to a 2022 instead of a 2019 baseline.  Given the new cost environment, prior comparisons to the 2019 baseline are no longer as meaningful, and comparisons to 2022 are more appropriate. Air Canada is providing [...]

Source: American Airlines American Airlines Group Inc. announced today that Derek Kerr, American’s Vice Chair, President of American Eagle and Strategic Advisor, will retire from the airline Sept. 30. Kerr stepped down as CFO at the end of 2022 after 20 years in the role as part of a long-planned succession process. Devon May was named Kerr’s successor as CFO and assumed the role Jan. 1. Heather Garboden was named Senior Vice President of Regionals and Cargo in March and will continue to lead American’s Regional and Cargo work going forward. “Derek Kerr is one of the finest and most accomplished executives in the history of the airline business,” said American’s CEO Robert Isom. “I’m proud to call him a friend, and [...]

Source: Frontier Airlines Frontier Airlines today announced an early booking promotion for its GoWild! Pass™ holders during which pass holders can book an entire summer's worth of travel in advance using their pass. Through May 8, pass holders can visit FlyFrontier.com to book flights for travel from June 9 through Sept. 30 without the standard advance reservation window of one day prior to departure for domestic travel and 10 days prior to departure for international travel. Available flights may be viewed by searching at FlyFrontier.com; seats are limited for this promotion. The GoWild! All-You-Can-Fly Summer Pass continues to be on sale at $499 per person, a $500 savings over the retail price of $999, through May 31 or while supplies [...]

Source: JetBlue Program Delivers More Value to Customers Across JetBlue’s Entire Suite of Travel Products and Partnerships Customers Will Earn Perks Sooner Than Ever Before and TrueBlue Mosaic® Expands with Multiple, New Levels JetBlue today launched the new TrueBlue® loyalty program, offering members more value with the introduction of tiles, Perks You Pick™, expanded levels of Mosaic and more ways to earn perks and status than ever before. The program, announced last year, builds on TrueBlue’s award-winning features that customers have come to love while expanding to offer members new opportunities to earn perks and status whether in the air or on the ground. With this reimagined loyalty program, JetBlue has set the bar sky-high as a travel brand with [...]

Source: Spirit Airlines Spirit's top Caribbean destination gets more accessible with new, nonstop routes to Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, and Detroit launching today, and Hartford launching June 2023 Spirit Airlines is entering a new, exciting chapter in its 20+ year history in Puerto Rico today by launching its expansion at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU). Travelers now have convenient, daily nonstop flight options between San Juan and destinations across the eastern half of the U.S. to include Atlanta (ATL), Chicago (ORD), Dallas (DFW), and Detroit (DTW), with a nonstop flight to Hartford (BDL) starting on June 7. This growth makes travel to Spirit's number one Caribbean destination easier for more Guests across the U.S. and builds the carrier's largest SJU [...]