Source: Alaska Airlines Alaska Air Cargo will convert two Alaska Airlines passenger jets to an all-freight aircraft for cargo service in 2023 Five dedicated 737 freighters to meet cargo demand across the Alaska network  Alaska Air Cargo also offers belly cargo service on a fleet of over 300 passenger planes serving the Continental U.S., Canada, Hawaii, Mexico and Costa Rica Alaska Air Cargo announced it will add two Boeing 737-800 aircraft to its dedicated freighter fleet serving the state of Alaska. These additions increase the freighter fleet from three to five aircraft. “Fleet expansion positions our growing cargo business to meet increased demand that we see from industry and consumers,” said Adam Drouhard, managing director for Alaska Air Cargo. “The [...]

Source: Volaris Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: VLRS and BMV: VOLAR), the ultra-low-cost airline serving Mexico, the United States, Central and South America, will release its first quarter 2022 earnings results after the market closes on Wednesday, April 27th, 2022. The management will host a conference call on Thursday, April 28th, 2022, 9:00 a.m. Central Time (10:00 a.m. Eastern Time) to discuss the quarter's results. The release will be available on the Company's website at http://ir.volaris.com. Presenters for the Company: Mr. Enrique Beltranena, President & Chief Executive Officer Mr. Jaime Pous Chief Financial Officer Mr. Holger Blankenstein Airline Executive Vice President Conference Call Details Date: Thursday, April 28th, 2022 Time: 9:00 am Mexico City (CT) / 10:00 am [...]

Source: Alaska Airlines South Pacific airline starts new nonstop service between Seattle and French Polynesia this fall;  Mileage Plan members can earn and redeem miles for flights to aspirational destinations  With more of us ready to venture out once again to incredible international locations, Alaska Airlines announced today that Air Tahiti Nui is our newest global airline partner – opening a world of adventure, fun and relaxation in the islands of Tahiti. Alaska is a member of the oneworld global alliance. With oneworld and our additional airline partners—like Air Tahiti Hui—our guests can earn and redeem miles with our highly acclaimed Mileage Plan program to fly on more than 20 oneworld and partner airlines all around the globe. Beginning Oct. 4, Air Tahiti Nui will begin new nonstop service [...]

Source: Sunwing Airlines Agents will enjoy updated features and new tools that streamline the booking experience Sunwing is pleased to introduce the launch of its enhanced agent portal as part of an ongoing commitment to providing a frictionless digital experience for travel agents. Agents booking their customers’ vacations to popular sun destinations with Sunwing can enjoy the added convenience of improved features and new tools on Sunwingagents.ca. The new agent portal includes new features and updates to existing features that are critical to the booking experience, and will improve how agents interact with the portal. With convenient self-serve options available 24/7 and an intuitive design, agents can navigate the portal with ease and enjoy unlimited access to a suite of marketing [...]

Source: Sun Country Airlines The Certificates will be used to obtain financing secured by 13 Boeing 737-800 aircraft Sun Country, Inc. (“Sun Country”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNCY), today announced the completion of an offering of Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates (the “Certificates”) which will be used to obtain financing secured by 13 Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Five of the 13 aircraft are currently owned and are being refinanced, two of the aircraft are currently owned outright, four of the aircraft are expected to be acquired on or about the initial funding date, and the remaining two aircraft are under lease and are to be purchased from the lessors under purchase options in the respective [...]

Source: Air France A flight schedule corresponding on average to 90% of 2019 capacity Activity above pre-crisis levels on routes to North America, Africa, the Caribbean and Indian Ocean In Latin America and the Caribbean, destinations are Bogota, Buenos Aires, Cayenne, Fort-de-France, Fortaleza, Havana, Lima, Mexico City, Panama City, Pointe-à-Pitre, Punta Cana,Rio de Janeiro, Santiago, Santo Domingo, Sao Paulo and San Jose Air France ground staff and flight crews are ready to welcome their customers for all their summer travel plans. During the peak summer season, Air France will serve up to 196 destinations on 5 continents, with a flight schedule representing on average 90% of the capacity deployed at the same period in 2019. Long-haul: greater capacity than before [...]

Source: KLM The Supervisory Board of KLM intends to nominate Marjan Rintel as the new President and CEO of KLM. Rintel is currently President and CEO of Dutch Railways (NS), where she has worked since November 2014 Rintel is no stranger to KLM and - before joining NS - worked for the airline for 15 years in various positions, including operations, sales and marketing at KLM and Air France-KLM In accordance with the intended nomination, Marjan Rintel will succeed Pieter Elbers who will step down as President and CEO by the 1st of July. Elbers will ensure a handover to his successor. The Air France-KLM Board of Directors has approved the nomination. Cees 't Hart, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, on [...]

Source: Spirit Airlines Spirit Airlines unveiled the "Best Airport Innovation" of 2021 is now in operation at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and is already streamlining the check-in experience. Spirit's Guests at ATL are seeing shorter check-in times thanks to Spirit's automated self-bag drop with biometric photo-matching system, which represents a new paradigm for the U.S. airline industry. "Self-bag drop" systems allow for self-service so Guests can check bags directly without working with an agent. These systems are widely used at major international airports and have been growing in acceptance in the U.S. The machines are equipped with a biometric photo-matching system that compares a scan of government-issued identification with a photo of the Guest for verification. Following an initial [...]

Source: Air Canada Air Canada announced that all of the nominees listed in its management proxy circular dated February 7, 2022 were elected as directors of Air Canada at its Annual Meeting of Shareholders which was held on Monday, March 28, 2022. All of the nominees have already been serving as directors of Air Canada and each of the directors was elected by a majority of the votes cast by shareholders present online or represented by proxy at the meeting. The results of the vote are detailed below. Nominee Votes For % For Votes Withheld % Withheld Amee Chande 133,533,132 99.74% 345,855 0.26% Christie J.B. Clark 127,192,559 95.01% 6,686,428 4.99% Gary A. Doer 132,261,761 98.79% 1,617,226 1.21% Rob Fyfe 133,360,497 [...]