Source: JetBlue JetBlue Introduces Award Winning Service and Low Fares to Vancouver with Nonstop Flight from New York’s JFK Limited $119 Fares Available Online Only on JetBlue.com JetBlue today announced it has officially launched service from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR), with the first flight arriving in British Columbia this evening. With daily nonstop flights from New York, JetBlue continues to advance its transcontinental growth strategy and introduces the airline’s award-winning service and low fares to new customers in Canada. Strengthening JetBlue’s Northeast Alliance (NEA), Vancouver service brings JetBlue to its first destination in Canada, while diversifying its New York focus city strategy. JetBlue also becomes the only airline to serve Vancouver with nonstop service from New York-JFK. Vancouver is one of more [...]

Source: Air France Last week, at the 2022 APEX Passenger Choice Awards ceremony, Air France won the "Best Entertainment in Europe" award. This award recognizes the quality and diversity of the entertainment offer on board its long-haul flights. In all its long-haul cabins, Air France offers 1,000 hours of entertainment on high definition 33,000 screens. The airline is gradually rolling out a new touch-sensitive graphic interface, accessible in 12 languages and allowing passengers to choose their programme easily.  More than 350 films are available, including a large selection of French movies, as well as TV series, documentaries, music, podcasts, destination guides, an interactive map and an on-board camera to watch the take-off and landing from your seat. A specific well-being [...]

Source: Lufthansa On the outside of the aircraft, it won't be the Lufthansa livery but “Lovehansa”, which is painted in the colors of the rainbow, which symbolizes the pride flag. The welcome panel at the entrance will also have a special rainbow design. In addition, when looking out of the aircraft window, hearts in rainbow colors can be seen on the winglets. The first flight of the "Lovehansa" is to destination Billund in Denmark (LH842 today, 10 June). Lufthansa is a company that stands for openness, diversity and understanding. With the "Lovehansa" special livery, the company is sending another clear signal and making this important part of its corporate culture prominently and visible to the outside world.

Source: SWISS SWISS has terminated its bank loan facility guaranteed by the Swiss Confederation before the end of the term. The Lufthansa Group will meet its future financing needs via the capital markets. SWISS has never utilized more than half of the total amount available under its state-backed bridging loan facility, and has also paid a total of CHF 60 million in fees and interest thereon. At the same time, the company has secured the jobs of a large part of its Swiss-based workforce and kept Switzerland connected with the world throughout the pandemic period. SWISS has fully complied at all times with the locational conditions which were tied to the Swiss state-backed financial support and, following its restructuring, has [...]

Source: LATAM Airlines LATAM group projects a passenger operation of up to 74% for June (measured in available seat kilometers - ASK) compared to the same month in 2019 (pre-pandemic scenario). The group will also begin operations between Puerto Maldonado and Cusco, in Peru, and will resume three routes from Belém (Brazil) to Macapá, Fortaleza, and Manaus. LATAM plans to operate approximately 1,123 daily domestic and international flights during June, connecting 133 destinations in 21 countries. The group’s cargo business has scheduled more than 1,220 flights on cargo freighters. These projections are subject to the evolution of the pandemic in the countries where the group operates. In May 2022, passenger traffic (measured in revenue passenger kilometers - RPK) was 69.6% [...]

Source: Frontier Airlines Consumers Invited to Help Name the Sloth Via Social Media Ultra-low fare carrier Frontier Airlines today unveiled details of a special new aircraft that will join the fleet next year featuring the Costa Rican two-toed sloth on its tail. All Frontier plane tails feature a unique animal with a special name and back story. The Hoffmann's two-toed sloth was chosen to honor Frontier destination partner Costa Rica and highlight this unique species, which is native to Costa Rica. Frontier Airlines serves both San Jose and Liberia, Costa Rica via nonstop service from Orlando. "We are so pleased to honor our destination partner Costa Rica and highlight one of the unique and extraordinary sloth species that call Costa [...]

Source: Delta Air Lines Originally previewed at CES, this mind-blowing technology allows multiple customers to each see personalized flight information tailored to their unique trip on a single, shared digital screen, simplifying their journey through the airport. Delta Air Lines, in partnership with Misapplied Sciences, will launch the first-ever PARALLEL REALITY™ beta experience for customers at Detroit Metropolitan Airport beginning June 29. This category-defining technology, first debuted at CES in 2020, allows up to 100 customers to simultaneously see personalized content tailored to their unique journey on a single digital screen. Customers who opt in to the experience will see customized flight and wayfinding information. Each viewer will get a unique and personalized experience, even as they stand next to dozens of other viewers [...]

Source: Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines, the state’s largest and longest-serving air carrier, and Par Hawaii, LLC (“Par Hawaii”) an affiliate of Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PARR) that is Hawaiʻi’s largest supplier of energy products, announced plans today to join forces to study the commercial viability of locally produced sustainable aviation fuels (“SAF”) — to replace all or a percentage of traditional kerosene-based jet fuel with fuel that is made with sustainable feedstocks. This is a major step for both organizations to reduce carbon emissions, to address climate change and to create a more sustainable energy future for Hawaiʻi. Based on a memorandum of understanding signed by both companies, Hawaiian Airlines and Par Hawaii will jointly evaluate the potential to [...]

Source: ITA Airways ITA Airways is pleased to announce a new codeshare agreement with Azul - Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras, the largest airline in Brazil in terms of number of cities served and departures. This codeshare agreement will provide the best connection options with the main Brazilian cities to customers of the Italian flagship carrier. The agreement, which takes effect on June 10, is already available on the company’s’ official channels. Thanks to this code share agreement, ITA Airways will place its code “AZ” on domestic flights operated by Azul in eight strategic domestic markets: Belém (PA), Cuiabá (MT), Santos Dumont (RJ), Porto Alegre (RS), Recife (PE), Juazeiro do Norte (CE), Confins (MG) and Curitiba (PR), connecting via São Paulo with [...]