Sources: KLM and ALA News In the first six months of 2022, the airline recorded positive operating results of €266 million on revenues amounting to €4.685 billion The earnings coincide with the end of Pieter Elbers' succesful performance as former CEO and President of KLM. The top executive left both positions on June 30, 2022 after 8 years at the helm   KLM Royal Dutch Airlines posted positive operating results for the fourth time in a row in the second quarter of 2022. Profits came to €262 million, compared to a €185 million loss in the same quarter last year. In the first six months of 2022, the airline recorded positive operating results of €266 million on revenues amounting to €4.685 [...]

Source: DHL Rescued by the Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network, SeaWorld San Antonio, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Texas State Aquarium, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Galveston Bay Foundation and Texas Authorities, the manatee completes eight months of rehabilitation at SeaWorld San Antonio and is returned to Florida waters by members of the Manatee Rescue & Rehabilitation Partnership SeaWorld partner DHL Express provides air transportation for the manatee from Texas to Florida in a custom, state-of-the-art container built specifically for manatees This is the third manatee SeaWorld San Antonio has rehabilitated for cold stress, due to the uncommon presence of manatees in Texas SeaWorld and DHL Express today announced that they have joined forces to transport a manatee from Texas [...]

Source: American Airlines American Airlines today announced its investment in ZeroAvia, a leader in hydrogen-electric, zero-emission aviation. In addition to the investment, a memorandum of understanding provides American the opportunity to order up to 100 engines from ZeroAvia’s hydrogen-electric powertrain development program. The engines are intended to power regional jet aircraft with zero emissions. “Our investment in ZeroAvia’s emerging hydrogen-electric engine technology has the potential to play a key role in the future of sustainable aviation,” said Derek Kerr, American’s Chief Financial Officer. “We are excited to contribute to this industry development and look forward to exploring how these engines can support the future of our airline as we build American Airlines to thrive forever.” ZeroAvia is working to achieve certain [...]

Source: Air Canada Air Canada reported its second quarter 2022 financial results this morning. The details are here. Jason Berry, Vice President, Cargo, at Air Canada also provided the following statement: “It has been another exciting quarter for Air Canada Cargo as we continue to strategically build our business and invest in our future. The ongoing growth and support from the forwarding community across our global network has been a key to fueling our future. Our careful and targeted investments in our freighter fleet and our self-handled cargo-only ground operations in our major hubs throughout Canada and internationally together with staying laser focused on our quality of service to the vast forwarding community we serve, are key strategies as we continue [...]

 Source: Lufthansa Memorandum of Understanding to supply Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in a volume of up to 1.8 million metric tons for the years 2024-2030  SAF technology leading the way for decarbonization of aviation Shell International Petroleum Co Ltd and the Lufthansa Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for exploring the supply of SAF at airports across the globe. The parties intend to agree on a contract for a total supply volume of up to 1.8 million metric tons of SAF starting in 2024, over a term of seven years.  Such an agreement would be one of the most significant commercial SAF cooperation in the aviation sector, as well as the largest SAF commitment of both companies to [...]

Source: SWISS The members of the Aeropers pilots’ association have emphatically rejected the collective labour agreement (CLA2022) negotiated by SWISS and the Aeropers executive committee. From SWISS’s perspective, the proposed new accord, which had been concluded after several months of intensive negotiations, represented a compromise that equitably addressed the interests of both SWISS and Aeropers. SWISS regrets this referendum result, and will now consider how best to proceed. The rejection of the proposed new CLA is not expected to adversely affect the stability of SWISS’s flight operations. The members of the Aeropers pilots’ association have voted to reject the collective labour agreement (CLA2022) negotiated between Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) and the Aeropers executive committee by a majority of 80.5% [...]

Source: Norse Atlantic Airways Norse Atlantic Airways is pleased to announce that from today customers looking to explore the world for less will have access to even greater choice and convenience as we launch our connectivity partnership with easyJet, Norwegian and Spirit Airlines. The virtual interline agreement, powered by Dohop, will provide over 600 weekly connections to Norse’s transatlantic services at our key international hubs Oslo, London, Berlin, New York, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando and Los Angeles. The partnership with easyJet will provide customers with convenient access to an extensive range of European destinations that connect with Norse’s flights from London Gatwick to New York JFK, Berlin to New York JFK and Berlin to Los Angeles. From Oslo, our partnership with [...]

Source: IAMA The national airline of Saudi Arabia flies to 4 destinations is the USA: Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Washington DC Membership and geographical footprint continues to grow at IAMA IAMA, the Independent Aircraft Modifier Alliance, is delighted to welcome new subscriber, Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAUDIA) and new basic member, Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries (SAEI), to the alliance. These notable organizations bring additional high-profile Middle East and North Africa (MENA) voices to the diverse group of stakeholders advocating for modifications completed via Supplemental Type Certifications (STC). "We are extremely pleased to welcome SAUDIA and SAEI to our growing community," said Nina Schulz, IAMA's managing director. "With each new member, the alliance grows stronger as we take on board [...]

Source: Air Canada Operating revenues of $3.981 billion, a nearly five-fold increase from the second quarter of 2021 Operating loss of $253 million, the narrowest quarterly loss since the pandemic began Free cash flow* of $441 million, an increase of nearly $2.1 billion from the second quarter of 2021 Unrestricted liquidity of over $10.5 billion at June 30, 2022 Air Canada today reported its second quarter 2022 financial results. "The past three months have been very challenging for our company, our employees, and customers from an operational perspective.  The path to recovery from any serious event is rarely straight and easy. I thank our employees for their incredibly hard work, demonstrated professionalism and commitment as we safely transported over 9.1 million customers in the quarter, nearly 8 million more than the second quarter [...]

Source: Sunwing Sunwing customers can book Cayo Largo today for travel starting November 1, 2022 with five weekly direct flights from multiple gateways, and the potential to add more for the fall and winter season as customer demand evolves Sunwing customers are invited to be among the first to experience a reimagined boutique vacation in the tropical destination of Cayo Largo, Cuba this fall. Considered Cuba’s sunshine coast thanks to its 25km of pristine, white-sand shores and summertime feeling year-round, Cayo Largo is offered through Sunwing to Canadians in search of a getaway like no other. With its prime location and warm temperatures, the destination will appeal to the most discerning of travellers. “Cuba has long held its top spot as a Canadian [...]