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Air Canada Announces Retirement of Amos Kazzaz, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Source: Air Canada John Di Bert named new EVP and CFO effective July 1, 2023 Air Canada announced today that Amos Kazzaz, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will retire on June 30, 2023. Mr. Kazzaz will be succeeded by John Di Bert, who has an aviation background and is currently Chief Financial Officer of Clarios International Inc. "During his 13-year career at Air Canada, Amos has held the two most senior financial roles, and has made a tremendous contribution to the overall success of our company. He has been a strong partner to me and a positive representative of Air Canada to many external stakeholders," said Michael Rousseau, President and Chief Executive Officer of Air Canada. "Helped by Amos' [...]

2023-04-12T19:57:09+03:00April 12th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|

Frontier Airlines Launches GoWild! All-You-Can-Fly Pass Bookings and Early Access Promotion; Summer All-You-Can-Fly Pass on Sale for $699

Source: Frontier Airlines It's Time to Go Wild! Pass Holders Can Enjoy an Early Start to All-You-Can-Fly Travel and Use Their Pass Now Through April 19 to Book Flights for Travel Through May 24 Ultra-low fare carrier Frontier Airlines today announced two surprises for holders of its GoWild! All-You-Can-Fly Pass™ - an early start to pass bookings and travel, effective immediately, and a special promotion to book flights for travel now through May 24. The GoWild! 2023 Summer Pass remains available for purchase at FlyFrontier.com for a special limited time price of only $699 and includes access to more than 75 U.S. destinations and international destinations in Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America. Originally planned to launch May 2, the [...]

2023-04-12T20:12:02+03:00April 12th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|

TAP, Menzies Aviation and Groundforce signed subscription agreement

Source: TAP The signing of the agreement is a decisive step towards the recovery of Groundforce and strengthening confidence in the company's future TAP, Menzies Aviation and Groundforce signed a Subscription Agreement with a view to the recovery and revitalisation of Groundforce. This agreement is the culmination of a long and very demanding process to select an investor capable and committed to the recovery of Groundforce, and Menzies Aviation has always shown interest in this goal throughout the various stages of the process. The Agreement now entered into sets out the general terms and conditions of Groundforce's turnaround plan. After obtaining the necessary authorisations and consents, the recovery plan must be submitted by the Insolvency Administrators for consideration, discussion and [...]

2023-05-03T04:36:51+03:00April 12th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|

Frontier Airlines Introduces Bori the Coquí Llanero Plane Tail to Honor Puerto Rico and Underscore the Airline’s Commitment to Serving the Island

Source: Frontier Airlines To Celebrate, America's Greenest Airline is Offering Fares Starting at $59* Ultra-low fare carrier Frontier Airlines (NASDAQ: ULCC) today unveiled its newest aircraft, an A321neo featuring Bori the Coquí Llanero on its tail, during a celebration at Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Bori the Coquí Llanero pays tribute to Puerto Rico, which is Frontier's largest Caribbean destination. The airline serves Puerto Rico from San Juan, Aguadilla and Ponce and has been significantly expanding its operations across the island. Frontier has announced a major increase in service over the past several months, growing the total number of routes it operates from Puerto Rico from 11 to 20. To celebrate, America's Greenest Airline is [...]

2023-04-11T21:48:55+03:00April 11th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|

Iberia Airport Services receives €14.2m to renew its handling equipment

Fuente: Iberia As part of the programme of the Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDAE) for efficient and sustainable mobility This grant endorses Iberia’s project for the decarbonisation of airport services, through the electrification of ground equipment Iberia Airport Services is committed to investing more than €100m to update its equipment and achieve net zero emissions by 2025 Iberia provides handling services at 29 Spanish airports and takes part in Aena's public tender to obtain a license at 41 airports Iberia Airport Services (IBAS) has received €14.2m from the Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDAE) for the renewal of its ground equipment with which it provides aircraft assistance services at 29 Spanish airports. This grant forms part of [...]

2023-04-12T20:03:44+03:00April 11th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|

Saudia Adds 56 Weekly Flights to 14 Global Destinations – Barcelona is one of them

Source: Saudia Saudia announced that it will significantly increase the number of flights to major global destinations. This comes as part of its objectives to bring the world to the Kingdom and strengthen the airlines’ international presence. The expansion offers convenient connections and more flexibilities for SAUDIA’s guests. Bangkok From 26 March, SAUDIA will be introducing 3 additional flights to Bangkok from Jeddah. As a result, SAUDIA will be serving Bangkok a total of 10 flights a week with daily services from Jeddah and 3 flights per week from Riyadh. Seoul From 26 March, SAUDIA will be introducing non-stop flights to Seoul from both Jeddah and Riyadh. As a result, SAUDIA will be connecting Seoul with 4 flights a week [...]

2023-04-11T22:31:46+03:00April 10th, 2023|AIRLINES, AROUND THE WORLD, News|

Kuwait Airways: Organizing the structure to improve performance and increase

Source: Kuwait Airways Kuwait Airways announced the launch of its new organizational structure, the amendment being in line with the vision and strategy of the company until the year 2030. This launch of the organizational structure emanates from the Board of Directors in improving the system of internal procedures, strengthening, developing, and encouraging competencies, in addition to working towards developing customer experience. The organization of the structure was based on systematic research for a period of about 12 months, to keep pace with the best international standards related to developing human resources and increasing productivity. In this regard, Kuwait Airways Chief Executive Officer, Eng. Maen Razouqi stated, "The organization of the new structure of Kuwait Airways will contribute effectively to [...]

2023-04-10T20:53:34+03:00April 10th, 2023|AIRLINES, AROUND THE WORLD, News|

Delta Cargo unveils largest cooler facility at New York-JFK

Source: Delta Air Lines From pharmaceuticals to flowers, perishable goods flying in and out of New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport will now receive even higher-touch handling with the unveiling of Delta Cargo’s newest cooler. The new, state-of-the-art facility is the largest of its kind at JFK and offers an upgraded experience for customers with cargo that requires specialized handling for temperature-sensitive goods being shipped around the globe. “This is just one of the significant investments Delta is making to innovate and expand our service offerings to our Cargo customers,” said Rob Walpole, Vice President – Delta Cargo. “By expanding our cold chain footprint and leveraging our extensive partner and route network at JFK, we are offering an unparalleled [...]

2023-04-10T21:28:04+03:00April 10th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|

Austrian Airlines flies 250,000 guests this Easter weekend

Source: Austrian Airlines On the first major travel weekend of the year, Austrian Airlines flies around a quarter of a million passengers. Austrian guests are attracted to destinations that already boast temperatures above 20 degrees. Hurghada and the Canary Islands (Tenerife and Gran Canaria) are the most popular destinations for Austrian Airlines vacation flights, while Marrakech and Málaga are in high demand in the scheduled program. European city classics such as Berlin, Paris and Copenhagen are also among the most popular Easter destinations. Austrian Airlines CCO Michael Trestl: "The Easter holidays are the first big wave of travel. We are looking forward to indulge our guests on board!" This year, Austrian Airlines' summer flight schedule includes 124 destinations during the [...]

2023-04-07T20:08:34+03:00April 7th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|

ITA Airways towards integrated and sustainable mobility in collaboration with Aeroporti di Roma and Trenitalia

Source: ITA Airways ITA Airways towards an increasingly integrated and sustainable mobility: launching today is a new "rail + plane" product developed in cooperation with Aeroporti di Roma and Trenitalia. This new product offering allows passengers to simplify their travel experience by combining rail and air transport in a single ticket with check-in operation available at the dedicated counters of the Leonardo da Vinci Airport railway station in Fiumicino. From today, thanks to Accesrail technology, it is possible to purchase flight and train connections with a single transaction and connect the main Italian cities served by the high-speed rail service Frecciarossa with Fiumicino Airport while comfortably switching from train to plane and vice versa. In addition, thanks to the collaboration with [...]

2023-04-07T20:10:58+03:00April 7th, 2023|AIRLINES, AIRPORTS, News|