Source: Southwest Airlines Southwest Airlines Co. extended its flight schedule through Jan. 4, 2023, bringing holiday travel planning into focus with new and returning service for the season from late fall into early winter. "Summer heated up early this year and our Network Planning Teams are focused on holiday travel options for Southwest Customers ready to plan family gatherings and winter getaways," said Adam Decaire, Vice President of Network Planning, Southwest Airlines. "We have returning seasonal fan favorites and brand new time-saving nonstop service, as we continue the work to restore more flying across our network on business and leisure routes." In the newly released extension of the flight schedule, Southwest will offer new nonstop service between: San Jose, Calif., and Palm [...]

Source: TAAG Angolan Airlines TAAG Angolan Airlines and IBERIA have announced a codeshare and interline agreement that will reinforce connectivity between Europe and Africa through the new Luanda-Madrid-Luanda trunk route. Flights will begin on the 27th of June offering connectivity to dozens of markets between Africa and Europe. Following the pandemic that has unrecognizably affected the aviation industry worldwide is showing signs of recovery. Thus, becoming the perfect timing for resilient airlines to make a mark and the most of key opportunities and alliances. The codeshare and interline agreement will allow passengers traveling from TAAG ́s network in Africa to connect, via Madrid, with IBERIA's network in Europe, Latin American, and North America reaching more than 100 destinations in 43 [...]

Source: JetBlue JetBlue shared a letter with its Crewmembers in advance of the Spirit (NYSE: SAVE) special meeting today: Dear Crewmembers, It’s been an active few months on our proposed acquisition of Spirit. Thanks for all your support, questions, and interest along the way. I’ve also received many messages from Spirit Team Members who are excited and rooting for us. I believe we could all work together to create a game-changing national competitor to the legacy airlines if we’re able to move forward. The Spirit special shareholder meeting is set for tomorrow, and many of you are wondering if we will reach a conclusion to all of this. If Spirit shareholders vote down the Frontier proposal, the Spirit board will [...]

Source: Iberia Brings cost savings and an improvement to the customer shopping experience Trip.com Group have strengthened their partnership with Iberia by implementing a shopping engine solution for the New Distribution Capability (NDC) air ticket sales channel, a first for the partnership and a positive step for the development of NDC. The innovative approach to enhancing NDC sales channels showcases the global travel group’s commitment to partnering with airlines in search of mutually beneficial cooperation in the NDC space. The newly developed NDC partnership, facilitates priority access to a richer and a more complete inventory from the airline as well as enhances the transparency of the shopping experience on Trip.com. It offers travellers, better content on Iberia flights with additional [...]

Source: American Airlines "No one even flinched, which says a lot about the culture at American. I assumed I would be faced with adversity, but it was so much easier than I expected. I felt overwhelmed with support and positivity," said Emily Barrow-Sparkman Pride Month serves as a time to celebrate the love and diversity that makes our world and airline a better place. Emily Barrow-Sparkman shares her journey to authenticity while educating others along the way. When Emily Barrow-Sparkman first joined American Airlines in 2015, she was on a journey to finding her authentic self. At that time, she was unsure what the reaction of her friends, family and colleagues would be around sharing her sexual orientation. Emily grew [...]

Source: Lufthansa The company is currently assessing how many A380s will be reactivated and which destinations the Airbus will fly to Lufthansa is reactivating the Airbus A380 in response to the steep rise in customer demand and the delayed delivery of ordered aircraft. The airline expects to use the long-haul aircraft, which is popular with customers and crews, again from summer 2023. The company is currently assessing how many A380s will be reactivated and which destinations the Airbus will fly to. Lufthansa still has 14 Airbus A380s, which are currently parked in Spain and France for long-term so called “deep storage”. Six of these aircraft have already been sold, eight A380s remain part of the Lufthansa fleet for the time [...]

Source: SAS The Scandinavian carrier has regular flights to both Canada and the United States SAS has received a notice of conflict from the pilots’ unions in Sweden, Norway and Denmark. Mediation is ongoing but if no agreement is reached before 29 June 2022, the pilots’ unions will go on strike. SAS is taking precautionary measures to support customers whose flights will be impacted by a potential strike. A potential pilot strike will have substantial impact on SAS’ scheduled flights and many customers risk being impacted. Due to peak season, the availability of equivalent flights will be highly limited. Therefore, SAS is taking precautionary measures to enable customers to plan alternatives to their scheduled flight. Option of rebooking flights to [...]

Source: Emirates To mark the United Nation’s Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) Day, and the vital role these enterprises play in post-pandemic recovery, Emirates is empowering MSMEs to seek growth opportunities with an attractive incentive for new members who enrol into the Emirates Business Rewards programme. Eligible businesses around the world who sign up for a first-time account anytime from now to 10 July 2022, will receive a joining bonus of 10,000 Emirates Business Reward Points - the equivalent of one Economy Class return ticket between most destinations in the Middle East, Africa/WAIO and Dubai, a city that offers world-leading support programmes and infrastructure for entrepreneurs and SMEs. Emirates’ offer aims to support MSMEs and recognise the integral part they play in [...]