Source: Virgin Atlantic Suzanne Roddie – Chief Operating Officer Following promotion to Chief Operating Officer, Suzanne oversees the safety, efficiency and excellence of Virgin Atlantic’s entire flying and ground operation, including Flight Operations, Engineering & Maintenance, Airports, Network Operations, Crew Logistics, Safety & Security, Business Continuity and Facilities. Previously Vice President Airports, Network Operations & Clubhouses, Suzanne has a strong record leading large-scale operational teams and played a key role restarting and growing the airline’s operation following the pandemic, delivering strong operational resilience, reaching leading on-time performance and elevating customer experience. Juha Jaervinen – Chief Customer Officer A long-standing customer champion, as Chief Customer Officer, Juha leads the design and delivery of Virgin Atlantic’s renowned customer experience. His remit includes [...]

Source: Alaska Airlines Alaska orders 105 737-10 aircraft and 5 787 widebody aircraft – extending the delivery stream through 2035. The order includes an option for 35 additional 737-10 aircraft within the same timeframe. The airline will also welcome its first 787 widebody aircraft in the new Alaska global livery into its fleet, which will be seen operating across Europe and Asia. Alaska Airlines announced today it is ordering 105 new 737-10 aircraft and five new 787 aircraft – exercising all previous 787 options held with Boeing. The airline also secured rights for an additional 35 737-10 aircraft. This order – representing the largest order in the airline's history – secures critical delivery slots and extends the aircraft delivery stream [...]

Source: Iberia De Epalza joins from Vueling, where she currently serves as Chief Financial and Transformation Officer Perdiguero, Iberia’s Chief Financial and Technology Officer, will move to British Airways after more than a decade at the Spanish airline, where he has held senior roles across Finance, Transformation, Technology and Customer areas The changes will take effect in June 2026 and reflect IAG’s commitment to talent development and internal mobility across the Group Joana de Epalza has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of Iberia, joining from Vueling, where she has held the position of Chief Financial and Transformation Officer since 2023. In this role, she has played a key part in consolidating a double-digit margin for the airline, as well as [...]

Source: American Airlines For the 2026 program year, status and reward levels will stay the same, making it straightforward for members to achieve or retain status. New Loyalty Point Reward choices offer more personalized travel experiences. Members enjoy even more ways to use their miles, including premium experiences and AAdvantage® gift cards from top retailers, entertainment and more. Free high-speed Wi-Fi sponsored by AT&T begins rolling out this month. As American Airlines celebrates its centennial year, the airline continues to elevate its award-winning AAdvantage® loyalty program. For the third consecutive year, status and reward requirements remain unchanged, giving members a clear and simple path to achieve or maintain status and benefits. “As American Airlines marks 100 years of connecting people [...]

Source: Delta Air Lines Amala Duggirala will join Delta as Chief Digital & Technology Officer, taking responsibility for a combined technology and digital function. Delta CEO Ed Bastian sent the following memo to employees, announcing the retirement of Rahul Samant, E.V.P. and Chief Information Officer, after 10 years of service. He also announced Amala Duggirala will join the airline as its new Chief Digital & Technology Officer. Rahul Samant retirement After a decade leading our technology transformation as E.V.P. and Chief Information Officer, Rahul Samant informed me a few months ago of his plans to retire from Delta, effective March 1. During his years of service, Rahul focused on delivering secure and reliable IT services across the company, fostering a culture of innovation, and [...]

Source: American Airlines Interisland service operated by American’s wholly owned regional carrier Envoy Air lands at SJU Since resuming service in the Eastern Caribbean on Sunday, Jan. 4, American continues to lead the industry’s recovery in the region, adding more seats and flights than any other carrier. To add as much lift as possible — to take care of as many customers as possible — the airline has now added more than 8,000 additional seats since Sunday on more than 50 extra flights — further boosting capacity and expanding access for impacted customers affected by the FAA-mandated airspace closure. “Even before the airspace was reopened early Sunday morning, teams from across American were hard at work to recover our Eastern [...]