Source: Lufthansa Stefan Kreuzpaintner to take over network-, alliance- and partner management for all Lufthansa Group passenger airlines as of March 1st Heiko Reitz new CCO of Lufthansa Airlines as of March 1st Two important leadership changes of commercial core functions at Lufthansa Group and Lufthansa Airlines: Heiko Reitz will be the new CCO of Lufthansa Airlines and Dr. Stefan Kreuzpaintner will now be responsible for network, alliance and partner management of Lufthansa Group. Heiko Reitz has made several key strategy decisions for network, alliance and partner management in recent years and drove harmonization and further development of holistic commercial customer offerings, also with airline partners. He further developed the Lufthansa Group joint ventures and expanded important partnerships like with Deutsche Bahn. And [...]

Source: United Airlines United and Air Canada to increase summer capacity by more than 20% with new non-stop flights between Washington-Dulles and Vancouver and Calgary United Airlines and Air Canada announced today that, through their enhanced transborder joint business agreement, they will offer industry leading capacity and new routes between Canada and the U.S. for summer 2023 – including a new United-operated flight between Washington-Dulles and Calgary and a new Air Canada-operated flight between Washington-Dulles and Vancouver. The carriers have collaboratively optimized their schedules, subject to applicable government and regulatory conditions, and added more flights to provide customers greater connectivity and more flexible flight times, with over 80 transborder codeshare routes and more than 260 daily flights. "Through our longstanding partnership with United Airlines, [...]

Source: Tropic Air Tropic Air announced the appointment of D. Maximillian "Max" Greif as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Mr. Greif took over the executive leadership from Steve Schulte who served in the role for 30 years. “I am honored to serve Tropic’s employees, customers and fellow Belizeans in this role. Tropic understands its responsibility as a pillar of the national economy, and to those people whose livelihood depend on it. I am grateful to be part of the stewardship of that responsibility by serving alongside approximately 300 dedicated employees. As Tropic enters this next chapter, my focus will be to ensure that we grow profitably and sustainably by investing in our product, service, and our values-driven employee culture. We will [...]

Source: Qantas Underlying Profit Before Tax: $1.43 billion. Statutory Profit After Tax: $1.0 billion. Statutory earnings per share: 53.9 cents. Net debt declined to $2.4 billion. $1 billion COVID recovery plan on track for completion by end of FY23. On-market share buy-back of up to $500 million announced. Material improvement in operational performance and customer satisfaction. Ongoing investment in lounges, technology and customer experience. Update to fleet plan including converting nine purchase right options into firm orders for Airbus A220s. More than one million sale fares released today by Jetstar and Qantas. 20,000 non-executive staff rewarded with $500 travel credit; recovery bonuses now up to $11,500 each in cash and shares[1]. After three years and $7 billion in statutory losses [...]

Source: Frontier Airlines With the new service, Frontier serves a total of seven nonstop destinations from STL Ultra-low fare carrier Frontier Airlines launched seasonal nonstop service from St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) to Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, Jamaica (MBJ). With the new service, Frontier serves a total of seven nonstop destinations from STL. To celebrate, America's Greenest Airline is offering fares as low as $149.* "We're excited to celebrate our expanded service at STL," said Daniel Shurz, senior vice president of commercial, Frontier Airlines. "We know those in the St. Louis area appreciate the option to fly nonstop to popular Caribbean destinations like Jamaica. Consumers can now take advantage of Frontier's 'Low Fares Done Right' to escape [...]

Source: Air Canada Air Canada was recently named a winner of the 2023 HRD Innovative HR Teams award. The award recognizes organizations which have taken a leadership position by successfully implementing innovative and forward-thinking human resource programs. "At Air Canada, we see our people as valuable assets, and we continue to invest in a multitude of innovative and progressive human resource programs including in recruitment, diversity and inclusion, wellness, reward and recognition, to attract and retain global talent. Moreover, we have fostered our corporate culture to consider sustainability and social good aspects in our strategic decision making, and this in turn has resulted in a wide range of opportunities to cultivate employee engagement in important causes that make a difference. [...]

Source: Condor The best seat on the plane is now available: on board the new Airbus A330neo long-haul aircraft Condor offers its guests a completely new flight experience and more comfort than ever with the Prime Seat. In addition to Condor Business Class amenities, such as a freshly boiled organic egg for breakfast, the four Prime Seats in the front row of the cabin offer even more space, a bigger bed, opposite seating, a huge screen and other exclusive benefits. A Prime Seat can be booked for guests with a Business Class ticket from EUR 199.99 per route. Prime Seat offers exclusivity and comfort The Prime Seats are in the front row of the A330neo's Business Class and offer even [...]

Source: United Airlines Investment vehicle supports start-ups focused on the reduction of carbon emissions in aviation through sustainable aviation fuel research, technology and production Fund starts with more than $100 million investment from United and its inaugural corporate partners like JPMorgan Chase, GE Aerospace, Honeywell, and Air Canada Customers can now see an estimate of each flight's carbon footprint in their search on United's website and app and can also contribute to supplement United's investment in the United Airlines Ventures Sustainable Flight Fund when buying a ticket - first 10,000 people to add to the fund receive MileagePlus® miles as a thank-you United has already invested in the future production of three billion gallons of SAF - the most of [...]

Source: Air Canada Pilot underway at YVR on select flights to Winnipeg, and at the Air Canada Café at Toronto Pearson Digital credentials securely encrypted via the Air Canada mobile app Passenger airport experience enhanced through paperless, seamless boarding option Air Canada announced it has launched digital identification, becoming the first airline in Canada with approval to offer customers the safety and convenience of a new option using facial recognition technology to confirm identification. In a pilot project currently underway, Air Canada's digital identification is now available for customers departing from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) when boarding select flights to Winnipeg, and for eligible customers entering the Air Canada Café at Toronto Pearson International Airport. Air Canada plans to expand digital identification options to select Canadian airports and [...]