Source: Porter Airlines Air Transat and Porter Airlines, two of Canada's most prominent airlines, have launched a new bilateral codeshare. The agreement is now activated between Porter Airlines' domestic flights to and from Halifax (YHZ) and Toronto City (YTZ), and select Air Transat's flights to and from Montreal (YUL). "We are delighted that our codeshare agreement with Porter Airlines is taking off. Our respective networks are highly complementary, with Porter serving Toronto and Halifax, and Air Transat serving some 15 countries," said Michèle Barre, Air Transat's Vice President, Network, Revenue Management and Pricing. This will provide both our passengers with an expanded, yet seamless experience, and is perfectly in line with Air Transat’s strategy initiated earlier this year to develop [...]

Source: British Airways More than 190 deserving children set off on a holiday of a lifetime yesterday, courtesy of British Airways and UK-based charity Dreamflight. It’s the 34th year that the two organisations have come together to run the incredible trip to Orlando, Florida. Dreamflight supports young children across the UK aged between 8 and 14, all of whom either have a serious illness or disability.  Each year the charity works with British Airways to take the children on a truly memorable holiday. Due to the pandemic, Dreamflight hasn’t been able to take off for the last two years, making this year’s flight extra special. Many of the 192 children that flew to Florida have never experienced a holiday or [...]

Source: Sun Country Airlines Sun Country Airlines has appointed Jennifer L. Vogel, former senior vice president, general counsel, secretary and chief compliance officer of Continental Airlines, Inc., to its board of directors effective October 14, 2022. “I am honored to introduce Jennifer as our newest board member,” says board chair David Siegel. “Her decades of leadership in the aviation industry, along with her corporate board and governance experience, will provide valuable insights for our own organization.” Vogel brings over 30 years of leadership experience as both a corporate executive and serving on public boards. At Continental, she played key roles in rebuilding the airline’s business, helping it to achieve substantial global expansion, and significantly restructure and rebuild after 9/11. She [...]

Source: Delta Air Lines Record quarterly revenue and second consecutive quarter of double-digit operating margin Returned operations to industry-leading reliability Expect December quarter revenue recovery to accelerate relative to 2019 On track to achieve 2024 targets of over $7 adj. EPS and $4 billion of free cash flow Delta Air Lines reported financial results for the September quarter 2022 and provided its outlook for the December quarter 2022.  Highlights of the September quarter 2022 results, including both GAAP and adjusted metrics, are on page five and are incorporated here. "Thanks to the incredible work of our entire team, Delta delivered a strong September quarter with record quarterly revenues and a double-digit operating margin. The travel recovery continues as consumer spend [...]