Source: Air Canada Customers returning, with first 100,000-passenger day in more than two years Air Canada has flown more than 100,000 customers in a single day for the first time since early in the pandemic as passenger loads continue to rebound with customers returning to travel. "We were very pleased to have had 100,701 customers board our planes on April 15, 2022, as travellers steadily return. Clearly there is a pent-up demand for travel that is matched only by our enthusiasm to welcome back our customers. It is also significant that we passed this milestone smoothly, indicating Air Canada has recovered operationally from COVID-19's effects and is prepared to safely and conveniently transport customers during the busy summer ahead," said [...]

Source: Frontier Airlines Consumers Were Invited to Choose the Name via Social Media Ultra-low fare carrier Frontier Airlines announced the name of the coquí llanero that will be featured on the tail of a future Frontier aircraft. Consumers were invited to choose the name through a social media campaign with 'Bori,' short for "Boricua," winning the popular vote. Boricua is derived from "Borikén," (the Taino Indian name for the Island) and used to describe a person from Puerto Rico by birth or descent. Frontier's Coquí Llanero Plane Tail Last month, Frontier announced the winner of its Tropical Tails contest, which invited consumers to choose the next endangered animal to be featured on the tail of a Frontier aircraft. There were [...]

Source: Copa Airlines Copa Holdings, S.A.,  released preliminary passenger traffic statistics for March 2022: Operating Data March March % Change 2022 2019 Copa Holdings  (Consolidated)   ASM (mm) (1) 1,947.3 2,126.6 -8.4%   RPM (mm) (2) 1,650.5 1,771.7 -6.8%   Load Factor (3) 84.8% 83.3% 1.4p.p. 1.  Available seat miles - represents the aircraft seating capacity multiplied by the number of miles the seats are flown. 2.  Revenue passenger miles - represents the numbers of miles flown by revenue passengers 3.  Load factor - represents the percentage of aircraft seating capacity that is actually utilized  Given the irregular nature of the Company's operations starting in March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we will compare this and future traffic reports to 2019 statistics. Consolidated capacity [...]

Source: Air France As part of its contribution to meeting the objectives of the Paris Agreement, which aims to limit global warming to below +2°C, the aviation industry must step up its environmental transition. For this reason, Air France is launching an “Air France ACT” programme setting out the airline’s new CO2 emissions reduction strategy. This strategy is based on 3 priorities: reduce in priority the direct emissions generated by Air France operations, reduce indirect emissions, generated upstream and downstream of the company’s activities, and in addition, support projects that absorb CO2 from the atmosphere. “Air France ACT” embodies the transparent, realistic and science-based approach adopted by the company to ensure its environmental transition through concrete and measurable actions. Decarbonising aviation will be [...]

Source: Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) Lufthansa’s Austin service employs the Airbus A330-300 in a three-class cabin configuration offering 42 Business Class, 28 Premium Economy and 185 Economy Class seats to accommodate a total of 255 passengers As part of the celebration welcoming back direct flights between Austin and Frankfurt, Germany, AUS hosted a planespotting competition among local hobbyists Great news for Lufthansa Group customers in the Austin area! Lufthansa has resumed flights to and from Texas’ capital to Frankfurt, Germany. With Texas being one of the most important markets in the United States, the resumed flight to Austin brings the number of Lufthansa gateways in the Lone Star state to three, with service already existing from Houston and Dallas to [...]

Source: Alaska Airlines At Alaska, we make conscious choices every day to reduce the impact of our operations in big ways—like purchasing the most fuel-efficient aircraft and using sustainable aviation fuels – and seemingly little ones like composting coffee grounds onboard and using locally made food and beverages. Every action has an impact. We are also here to help our guests find ways to be a conscious traveler and lighten their carbon footprint. Caring for the planet shouldn’t just be top of mind during Earth Month, it should show up in all parts of our lives. Reducing your footprint may seem like a vague or overwhelming task. But you can start by choosing one thing and doing it well. Here are five [...]

Source: Piedmont Airlines Now Offers $30,000 Bonus and A Career Path to American Airlines Piedmont Airlines, a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Airlines Group, is proud to offer prospective Pilots selected for the Cadet Program a $30,000 bonus and a guaranteed career path to the world’s largest airline. For most pilots coming out of flight school, building flight time is long and expensive. Piedmont is offering these incentives to help alleviate that burden. And unlike traditional cadet programs, Piedmont’s Cadets can earn hours when they want, where they want. “Piedmont is committed to onboarding the best and brightest in this competitive industry, and this bonus increase confirms our willingness and commitment to providing the resources to recruit the talent needed to support the [...]

Source: Caribbean Airlines Caribbean Airlines is delighted to announce the re-start of non-stop service between Tobago and JFK, New York from May 05. The addition of this service is part of Caribbean Airlines commitment to improve regional connectivity and to support the drive to boost Tobago’s tourism. The airline is also working with key stakeholders like the Magdalena Grande Hotel, Tobago to stimulate leisure travel demand and multi-destination tourism. In the coming weeks, customers can expect more exciting announcements about special joint promotions as well as information about increased non-stop connections to/from Tobago. Flight schedule between Trinidad/Tobago & New York effective 5 May 2022 ROUTE FLIGHT # FREQUENCY DEP ARR POS-TAB BW 422 WED 10:25 PM 10:55 PM TAB-JFK BW 422 [...]

Source: Virgin Atlantic Virgin Atlantic has today launched a new brand and advertising campaign – the first in more than two years since the Covid-19 pandemic hit. The campaign has been created with newly appointed advertising agency Lucky Generals and introduces the end line “See the world differently”. The line draws on the airline’s heritage of challenging the status quo – as well as recognising that the travel industry is entering an exciting new era, after the disruption brought on by the pandemic. The campaign will champion the rich individuality of the airline’s people and customers, building on research showing that travellers find most airlines’ crew to be impersonal in their service. In contrast, Virgin Atlantic crew are encouraged to [...]

Source: WestJet During his previous tenure with WestJet, Bob led the growth of WestJet Vacations, WestJet Rewards, and was integral in the launch of WestJet Encore, WestJet's regional airline As WestJet's CCO, Bob grew the airline's revenue from just over one billion to more than $4.5 billion He will succeed Charles Duncan who becomes Executive Vice-President, Integration and Strategic Projects The WestJet Group today announced the return of Bob Cummings to the airline's Executive Leadership Team as President of Swoop, WestJet's ultra-low-cost carrier. Cummings will begin his role on Monday, April 18, 2022. "I am delighted to welcome Bob back to the WestJet Group to lead Swoop through this pivotal time for affordable air travel in Canada," said Alexis von [...]