Source: American Airlines In its largest donation ever, the foundation awards more than $1.2 million in scholarship funds 452 students in eight countries received a scholarship from the American Airlines Education Foundation 107 scholarship winners are first-generation college students The American Airlines Education Foundation is easing the cost of higher education for 452 students who are dependents of the airline’s team members. In its largest donation to date, the Education Foundation awarded more than $1.2 million in scholarship funds for the 2022–2023 school year. Each recipient received a $2,500 scholarship, and 107 first-generation college students each received an additional award of $1,000. Scholarships fund full-time, undergraduate study at any accredited college, university or vocational program worldwide. “From future medical professionals, [...]

Source: Spirit Airlines Spirit Airlines, Inc. (“Spirit” or the “Company”) today announced that it has terminated the merger agreement with Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. ("Frontier"), parent company of Frontier Airlines, Inc. “While we are disappointed that we had to terminate our proposed merger with Frontier, we are proud of the dedicated work of our Team Members on the transaction over the past many months,” said Ted Christie, President and CEO of Spirit Airlines. “Moving forward, the Spirit Board of Directors will continue our ongoing discussions with JetBlue as we pursue the best path forward for Spirit and our stockholders.” Barclays and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC are serving as financial advisors to Spirit, and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and Paul, [...]

Source: Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA) (the "Company"), the parent company of Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. ("Hawaiian"), today reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2022. "Strong demand in our domestic markets has been joined by an encouraging recovery from our international gateways in the second quarter," said Hawaiian Airlines President and CEO Peter Ingram. "As we move into the summer travel peak, every indication suggests a continuation of these positive trends. I am extremely proud of our team, who continue to deliver the industry's best reliability and service as we pursue our mission to connect people with aloha." Financial Results Second Quarter 2022 The Company reported a GAAP net loss of $(36.8) million and an adjusted net loss of $(46.1) million. The Company [...]

Source: American Airlines American receives top score on the index for the seventh year in a row CEO Robert Isom also signed the CEO Letter on Disability Inclusion to call on peers to prioritize inclusion within their organizations For the seventh year in a row, American Airlines received a top score of 100 on the Disability Equality Index® (DEI) and was named one of the best places to work for disability inclusion in 2022. Now in its eighth year, the DEI exists to help businesses make a positive impact on the unemployment/underemployment of people with disabilities. Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) first launched the Disability Equality Index (DEI) in 2015. Today, the DEI is acknowledged [...]

Source: Southwest Airlines Southwest Airlines is on a journey to enhance Customer Experience to better connect people to what’s important in their lives through friendly, reliable, and low-cost air travel. As part of this commitment, we’re investing in several improvements to modernize and simplify the Customer Experience. We are excited to share that in addition to more inflight entertainment offerings, we have updated our flight tracker with Destination Reels and it is now available on about 600 aircraft, and will be fleetwide later this year! The tracker is provided by FlightPath3D and Southwest is the first domestic carrier to integrate this flight tracker with Destination Reels into the onboard experience. We’re positive our Customers and Employees will love this new feature on the Portal! [...]

Source: United Airlines New connections to more than 45 away games including some of the country's biggest powerhouses like Alabama, Oklahoma, Iowa, Ohio State, Notre Dame and Michigan United is giving college football fans more chances to see their favorite team on the road this fall by adding 120 new flights to its schedule. According to a recent survey of the airline's loyalty customers, more than 80% of avid college football fans are likely to fly to see a game this season. United is adding connections to more than 45 away games – including some of the country's biggest powerhouses like Alabama, Oklahoma, Iowa, Ohio State, Notre Dame and Michigan – and tickets are on sale now in the United app and United.com.   "College football fans love following their [...]

Source: WestJet Today, WestJet and Unifor, the certified union representing certain WestJet airport employees at YYC Calgary International Airport and Vancouver International Airport, reached a tentative agreement on the first collective bargaining agreement between the organizations. Both parties now await the ratification vote to be put forward to membership. "WestJet is pleased to have reached a tentative agreement that recognizes the important contributions of its valued airport employees, in balance with the long-term success of our airline," said Angela Avery, WestJet Executive Vice-President and Chief People, Corporate and Sustainability Officer. "Achieving this settlement reflects WestJet's commitment to its employees and to fulfilling the important and long-awaited travel plans of our guests, at this critical recovery time for the Canadian travel and [...]

Source: Condor New short- and medium-haul fleet for Condor: The Condor Supervisory Board has decided to order a total of 41 aircraft of the A32Xneo series. The deal comprises 13 Airbus A320neo and 28 Airbus A321neo as well as further purchase rights, that will successively replace Condor's existing short- and medium-haul fleet (Airbus A320/1 and Boeing 757). With up to 20 per cent less fuel consumption and carbon emissions and up to 50 per cent less aircraft noise, the new short- and medium-haul fleet will set new standards. Delivery of the aircraft is scheduled for spring 2024 - immediately after the rollover of the entire long-haul fleet has been successfully completed. From autumn 2022 Condor will replace its Boeing 767s [...]

Source: Air Canada Expanded relationship to bring more flights, improved schedule coordination and shared reward benefits between the MileagePlus and Aeroplan loyalty programs Air Canada and United Airlines announced a joint business agreement for the Canada-U.S. transborder market, building on their long-standing alliance, that will give more flight options and better flight schedules to customers traveling between the two countries. Customers will be able to connect to 38 codeshare destinations in the U.S. and eight of the most popular cities in Canada — all while enjoying the benefits of the carriers' MileagePlus® and Aeroplan loyalty programs. The agreement will also strengthen and grow both carriers' networks and help accelerate their COVID-19 recovery. "United is a world-class airline and we are [...]