Source: British Airways British Airways has raised a staggering £898,000 for Red Nose Day 2022 bringing their total funds for Flying Start to over £26 million since 2010 Cabin crew colleagues participated in various fundraising events, including a ‘trolley dash’ challenge across the capital Money raised by Red Nose Day will support vital life changing work in the UK and around the world, donations will also help fund organisations providing essential support for people in Ukraine affected by the conflict, including donating to the Disaster Emergency Committee’s (DEC) Ukrainian Humanitarian Appeal The airline is already flying aid and medics to Ukraine and also redirecting onboard donations towards the DEC’s Ukrainian Humanitarian Appeal British Airways has raised over £898,000 for Red Nose [...]

Source: American Airlines Every year, aircraft maintenance crews from around the United States test their skills and knowledge during the Aerospace Maintenance Competition (AMC). The event, which recognizes and celebrates aviation maintenance technicians (AMTs), puts the aviation industry and the AMT profession on a national stage. What’s different this year? American’s first-ever all-female team will be competing for the first time. AMTs Elena Gonzalez, Meylin Concepcion, Pari Soneji, Allison Codd, Malinda Hamm and Regina Patronie are coming together from across the country to represent American’s first all-female AMT team, named Women in Tech Ops. AMT and team lead Elena Gonzalez, who is based at Miami International Airport, reflects on what inspired her to compile an all-women team this year. “A [...]

Source: SWISS SWISS is teaming up with online auction house Ricardo to auction off its Economy Class seats that are surplus to requirements following the installation of its new Premium Economy Class. The auction proceeds will be donated to the Pigna Foundation, one of SWISS’s long-standing charity partners. Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) is currently replacing some of the Economy Class seats on its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft with the new seating that has been specially developed for its new Premium Economy Class cabin. SWISS has now teamed up with online auction house Ricardo to auction off these surplus seats, with the proceeds going to charity. From today and for the next four weeks, three-seat sets of the surplus Economy Class [...]

Source: LATAM LATAM Airlines Group announced that it will compensate the CO2 emissions of the first nine routes in Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, and Colombia every Friday through its “Let’s Fly Neutral on Friday” program. Through this initiative, which is part of the group's sustainability strategy, LATAM will support conservation projects that prevent deforestation in strategic ecosystems in South America by offsetting CO2 emissions generated on routes including passenger and cargo flights. Emblematic passenger routes will be offset at a regional level, including Santiago - Chiloé, Galapagos - Guayaquil, Arequipa - Cusco, Rio de Janeiro - São Paulo. LATAM will also offset cargo flights including Iquitos - Lima, Guayaquil - Baltra Island, Brasília - Belém and Bogotá - Miami routes. [...]

Source: Air Canada Air Canada welcomes the Government of Canada's announcement to remove pre-departure testing requirements as of April 1, 2022 for fully vaccinated travellers entering Canada. "Today's announcement by the federal government is excellent news for the entire travel and tourism industry, which are important contributors to the Canadian economy. People are eager to travel and reconnect with their loved ones, and the end of pre-departure testing will provide travellers with more certainty, allowing them to plan their next trip with more confidence and without the worry of incurring additional costs. Canada now joins other countries around the world in reopening and we look ahead to the summer travel season. The removal of pre-departure testing requirements will continue to [...]

Source: Lufthansa Cargo First flight from Frankfurt (FRA) to Dublin (DUB) with onward flight to Manchester (MAN) takes off Freighter with registration D-AEUC christened “Hello Europe” Europe's leading cargo airline now offers attractive same-day and e-commerce solutions within Europe and to selected medium-haul destinations Lufthansa Cargo's first Airbus 321 freighter took off for service for the first time at 16:21 (CET) on March 15, 2022. Under flight number LH8350, the A321F took off from Frankfurt (FRA) to Dublin (DUB) before continuing to Manchester (MAN). The freighter, christened "Hello Europe," was loaded with express freight and general cargo on its maiden flight. The twin-engine aircraft is operated by Lufthansa CityLine. With this market launch, Lufthansa Cargo is responding to the continued [...]

Source: Air Canada Vancouver-Sydney flights ramp up to daily beginning May 1 Vancouver-Brisbane flights resume Jul. 1, four times weekly Vancouver-Auckland flights resume Nov. 10, three times weekly Most extensive schedule connects Canada to South Pacific destinations and supports tourism and hospitality sectors Air Canada today announced a strategic expansion of its South Pacific schedule with the return of daily service to Sydney and resumption of services to both Brisbane and Auckland.  Air Canada's Australia and New Zealand flights operate from its trans-Pacific hub at Vancouver International Airport which the carrier has built to conveniently connect its international network to its vast North American network. Seats are available for purchase now at aircanada.com, via the Air Canada App, Air Canada's [...]

Source: British Airways British Airways and Aviation American Gin are announcing a new partnership; with the gin launching on board.  Customers flying across the pond and all other long-haul routes will be offered it from the in-flight menu and short-haul customers will be able to buy it from the on-board Speedbird café. The partnership builds on the opening of a brand-new area – the Aviation Gin bar in the airline’s Club Lounge in JFK airport in October 2021. Aviation American Gin was founded in Portland in 2006 and is a metaphor for taste and adventure.  The gin is infused with a democratic blend of botanicals – cardamom, coriander, French lavender, anise seed, sarsaparilla, juniper, and two kinds of orange peel to [...]

Source: Caribbean Airlines The schedule has been timed to facilitate convenient regional and international connections throughout the Caribbean Airlines network Caribbean Airlines informed that it will resume twice weekly service between Trinidad and Curacao, from April 5, 2022. Non-stop, return flights between Piarco International and Curacao International Airports will operate each Tuesday and Friday. The schedule is timed to facilitate convenient regional and international connections throughout the Caribbean Airlines network. Once again, business, leisure and other travelers can easily visit Curacao to enjoy all the island offers. Caribbean Airlines will operate the route with its Boeing 737 fleet. Flight schedule between Trinidad and Curacao Route Flight # Day of Week Start Date Dep Arr POS-CUR BW400 TUESDAY 5 APR 2022 [...]

Source: Air Canada CAD$16-million investment is part of Air Canada Cargo's expansion strategy Air Canada today announced the inauguration of Air Canada Cargo's new cold chain handling facility at its Toronto Pearson International Airport cargo facility. The $16-million project was undertaken to expand and enhance Air Canada Cargo's cold chain handling capabilities for shipments such as pharmaceuticals, fresh food and other perishables. "This is an exciting day for Air Canada Cargo as we take another step forward in our evolution. The enhanced temperature-controlled facility is the only one of its kind for a Canadian airline and positions Air Canada Cargo to continue successfully growing our business, including the launch of our dedicated freighter aircraft. This investment, and the others that [...]