Source: TAP Portuguese airline launches new route Porto – Luanda Porto - New York increases from two flights per week to daily (seven flights per week) Enhanced summer schedule of three flights a week from Francisco Sá Carneiro airport to São Paulo and two to Rio de Janeiro for the entire summer period Reinforcement of frequencies on popular European routes to Geneva, and Zurich 10 percent increase in capacity to Paris, London, Luxembourg, and Funchal through the use of A320 aircraft only Lisbon - Oporto “Air Bridge” exclusively with jets combined with a 10 percent capacity increase during the summer period TAP will strongly reinforce its activity at Porto airport next summer by increasing its offer on several routes and [...]

Source: Porter Airlines Focus on quality and generosity for all passengers  Porter Airlines is unveiling the details of its updated premium in-flight service offering, with an emphasis on partnering with high-quality Canadian brands. Porter is elevating economy air travel for everyone in its greatly expanding network. Coinciding with the airline’s strategy to grow in markets throughout North America using new Embraer E195-E2 aircraft*, as well as its existing De Havilland Dash 8-400 fleet, travellers will enjoy a new level of generosity and thoughtful service that is non-existent in economy air travel today. The new aircraft and in-flight amenities come into service on February 1. Porter’s onboard experience transforms expectations for economy air travel. Each partner was carefully selected for its [...]

Source: KLM Together with Air France-KLM and Air France, the KLM Group commits to reducing its CO2 emissions by 30% per revenue tonne kilometre (RTK) by 2030, compared to base year 2019; The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has approved that – in compliance with the Paris Agreement – the emission reduction target for 2030 adheres to the well-below 2°C trajectory; The validation marks an important milestone in KLM’s sustainability roadmap, which encompasses actions aimed at achieving its 2030 CO2 reduction target. KLM is committed to reducing its environmental impact as part of a transparent and responsible sustainability policy. An important part of this relates to its commitment to reduce Scope 1 and Scope 3 emissions by 30% per revenue tonne kilometre [...]

Source: Delta Air Lines Generated double-digit operating margin in December quarter with EPS ahead of guidance Expect March quarter revenue to accelerate further relative to 2019 Reiterating outlook for significant earnings and cash flow growth in 2023, including EPS of $5 - $6 and free cash flow of more than $2 billion Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) today reported financial results for the December quarter and full year 2022 and provided its outlook for the March quarter 2023. Highlights of the December quarter and full year 2022 results, including both GAAP and adjusted metrics, are on page five of the full release and are incorporated here. "Delta people rose to the challenges of 2022, delivering industry-leading operational reliability and financial performance, [...]

Source: Air Canada New senior management structure will create two new EVP positions Air Canada announced the retirement of Lucie Guillemette, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer. Ms. Guillemette, who is responsible for the airline's commercial strategies, will retire at the end of April 2023, ending a highly successful career touching five decades at Canada's flag carrier. Air Canada also announced a realigned senior management structure taking effect with Ms. Guillemette's departure. Mark Nasr, Senior Vice President, Products, Marketing and eCommerce, will become Executive Vice President Marketing and Digital, and President of Aeroplan. Mark Galardo, Senior Vice President, Network Planning and Revenue Management, will become Executive Vice President, Revenue and Network Planning, including responsibility for Air Canada Vacations. The [...]

Source: Alaska Airlines If you've ever thought about working for an airline, 2023 might be your year. Alaska Airlines is announcing plans to hire more than 3,500 new employees this year in a variety of roles and functions. As we continue to grow and bring dozens of new airplanes into our fleet, we need thousands of people to join the Alaska family.   From maintenance technicians to contact center agents, flight attendants to pilots, customer service agents to software engineers, we will have jobs available for anyone who wants to be part of our team. Most of the new jobs are based at our hubs in Seattle and Portland, as well as locations up and down the West Coast. Benefits like the ability to work [...]

Source: TAP Two Portuguese historic brands establish partnership TAP has established a partnership with Benamôr, a historic Portuguese cosmetics and toiletries brand, which aims to reinforce the portugality that the two companies are proud to promote around the world. With this partnership, over the next few months all the liquid soaps available on TAP's planes, the creams contained in the toiletry kits in Business class, or the bath and beauty products available in the TAP lounge at Lisbon airport will become Benamôr products. Benamôr was founded in 1925 by a mysterious apothecary who created miraculous ointments in his laboratory at Campo Grande, no. 189, in Lisbon. His unique beauty recipes were developed and prepared by hand, mixing natural ingredients from [...]

Source: Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines is encouraging Hawai‘i students to pursue careers in information technology with the establishment of a $100,000 scholarship fund in partnership with Arizona State University’s W. P. Carey School of Business. The Hawaiian Airlines New Horizons Scholarship will provide $10,000 awards each year for up to two undergraduate students enrolling in the school’s Information Systems program, starting in the fall 2023 semester. “Information technology touches every aspect of Hawaiian Airlines. We will continue to grow our technology team with a focus on improving our operations and the guest experience,” said John Jacobi, senior vice president and chief information officer at Hawaiian Airlines. “We are delighted to partner with Arizona State’s exceptional IT program and offer Hawai‘i [...]

Source: Emirates Emirates, the world’s largest international airline and Official Main Sponsor of Real Madrid, welcomed the Spanish football club onboard a specially chartered A380 flight from Madrid to Riyadh yesterday. The iconic double-decker aircraft featured a new livery with some of the club’s top players. The club made their way to the Saudi capital ahead of the Spanish Super Cup semi-final match versus Valencia on 11 January 2023. The bespoke decal includes a group shot of renowned Nacho Fernández, Dani Carvajal, Thibaut Courtois, Karim Benzema (center), Luka Modrić, Tony Kroos and Vini Jr and covers more than 125 square metres on each side of the aircraft. The decal will remain on the A380 aircraft for five months with scheduled [...]

Source: TAP Faro will have one more daily flight, increasing from three to four frequencies Ten new flights a week to five North American cities Brazil with six more flights a week Tel Aviv will have one daily flight, two more per week than in summer 2022 Company resumes summer seasonal offer to Porto Santo, Tangiers and Naples Palma de Mallorca and Menorca join Ibiza in the seasonal offer of flights to the Balearic Islands TAP presents the main summer news at Lisbon airport, highlighting the offer of ten more flights per week to the United States of America, six more to Brazil and one more daily flight to Faro during summer peak. In the United States, TAP will increase [...]