Source: Iberia Ecuador is one of the two countries in South America, along with Brazil, in which Iberia connects Madrid with two local cities: Quito and Guayaquil Iberia wanted to join the celebration of the bicentennial of the city of Quito, giving its most advanced aircraft the name of the capital of Ecuador. Specifically, it is an A350 that joined the airline's fleet last December and that, since yesterday, has been part of its flight schedule. This aircraft with the registration EC-NXE and with the name "Ciudad de Quito" is part of a new standard from the manufacturer Airbus, an improved version of this model of which Iberia has been the launch airline and, furthermore, it is the first that [...]

Source: SWOOP Airlines The ultra-not-expensive airline celebrates record breaking day with over 10,000 travellers flown Swoop, Canada's leading ultra-low-cost airline, is thrilled to announce that it has reached a new milestone, transporting over 10,000 travellers in a single day for the first time in the company's history. "We are incredibly proud of this accomplishment and grateful to our team of Swoopsters and all our travellers for helping us reach this milestone," said Bob Cummings, President of Swoop. "This past year posed unprecedented challenges for the entire aviation industry, but our airline expanded to reach new heights, and so we’re thrilled to kick off 2023 with a signal of that growth." On January 1, 2023, the leading ULCC had its single [...]

Source: Volaris Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. (“Volaris” or “the Company”), the ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) serving Mexico, the United States, Central, and South America, reports its December 2022 preliminary traffic results. In December 2022, Volaris’ capacity (measured in ASMs) increased by 18.5% year-over-year, while demand (measured in RPMs) increased by 16.9%; the result was a load factor of 84.7% (-1.2pp YoY). Volaris transported 2.9 million passengers during the month, a 13.9% increase compared to December 2021. Demand in the domestic Mexican and international markets increased by 13.3% and 26.1%, respectively. For the full year of 2022, Volaris’ capacity increased 25.6%, 0.6pp ahead of the Company’s capacity guidance, with the load factor expanding 0.9pp YoY to 85.6%. Enrique Beltranena, Volaris’ President and CEO [...]

Source: British Airways British Airways has unveiled a new uniform for the first time in nearly 20 years Designed by British Savile Row fashion designer and tailor Ozwald Boateng, OBE, Boateng spent time shadowing colleagues in their roles at the airline to create the unique collection More than 1,500 British Airways’ colleagues inputted into the design and testing of the new collection over the last four years, with secret trials in the air and on the ground Boateng has developed unique bespoke fabrics and designs for the collection, taking inspiration from the airline’s people and the experience of flight British Airways has today unveiled a new uniform to take the airline into its next chapter. The collection of garments, created [...]

Source: GOL linhas Aéreas GOL discloses preliminary traffic figures for December 2022

Source: Emirates Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, has sealed an agreement with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Bahamas to promote tourism to the Caribbean archipelago. The airline and The Bahamas’ Ministry of Tourism will embark on joint initiatives to boost visitor traffic into the islands from key markets across Emirates’ network. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Emirates Group Chairman and Chief Executive and HE Tony Joudi, Ambassador of The Bahamas to the UAE and the State of Qatar at the Emirates Group Headquarters. Also present at the signing ceremony was Adnan Kazim, Emirates’ Chief Commercial Officer and Salem Obaidalla, Emirates’ Senior Vice President of Commercial Operations for the [...]

Source: British Airways British Airways’ Gatwick-based subsidiary, BA Euroflyer, has added Montpellier, Corfu, Mykonos and Innsbruck to its short-haul route network, in addition to a new summer Salzburg service. Montpellier, in the south of France, is a new addition to British Airways’ network, operating three times a week in the summer from 27 May 2023. The service to Mykonos bolsters the existing summer routes from London Heathrow and London City, while Corfu is in addition to the existing London Heathrow service. Innsbruck sees an addition of eight new weekly flights in the winter season, which complements the current six times weekly service from London Heathrow. BA Euroflyer’s summer service to Salzburg will complement the existing winter services from London Gatwick [...]

Source: Iberia On average, 85.87% of the Spanish airline’s flights arrived on time Despite operational challenges at many airports in which the company operates, especially during the summer, Iberia was the most punctual airline in Europe for six consecutive months starting in May 2022 Iberia has been recognised as the most punctual airline in Europe in 2022 by the international consultancy Cirium, a world leader in aviation analysis. It was the most punctual airline in Europe from May to October. According to Cirium’s On-time Performance Report, the longest-standing industry analysis on punctuality, 85.87% of the Spanish airline's flights in 2022 arrived on time at their destination, out of a total of 91,154 flights. After two years marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, [...]

Source: Turkish Airlines Turkish Airlines, best European carrier, designed a special aircraft for UEFA Champions League, one of the world’s most followed sports events. Becoming the first airline to sponsor UEFA Champions League which will have its 2023 final in İstanbul, Turkish Airlines designed one of its Airbus A330’s for the occasion. With its TC-JNM tail number, UEFA Champions League themed aircraft flew for the first time with its new makeover for the TK1821 İstanbul Airport to Paris flight during the first day of the year. Turkish Airlines Chairman of the Board and the Executive Committee Prof. Dr. Ahmet Bolat stated: “We will host the 2023 finale of the UEFA Champions League in İstanbul as one of its official sponsors. We are [...]

Source: Southwest Airlines Southwest Airlines is operating our normal schedule on Friday, Dec. 30. We appreciate the dedicated work of the Southwest Team to restore our schedule, and we anticipate minimal disruptions for the weekend. Once again, we value the continued patience and support of our valued Customers, and we apologize for the inconveniences of the past week. If needed, we offer several methods for Customers to seek support from us: Customers affected through the operational disruption can find additional assistance at: https://www.southwest.com/traveldisruption/. Those specifically needing assistance reuniting with baggage can find information here: https://www.southwest.com/baginfo/ We look forward to the opportunity to address any needs of our Customers over the coming days as we strive to return to our previous level of [...]