Source: Frontier Airlines America's Greenest Airline to Begin Serving Guadalajara and Monterrey, Mexico and Significantly Bolster Service from Philadelphia and Raleigh-Durham with Fares Starting at $29* Ultra-low fare carrier Frontier Airlines (NASDAQ: ULCC) today announced a major expansion of service, adding 27 nonstop routes, including new destinations Guadalajara and Monterrey, Mexico. The airline is also significantly growing its service from Philadelphia and Raleigh-Durham. To celebrate, Frontier is offering fares as low as $29.* "We are excited to announce additional growth to our international network with flights to Guadalajara and Monterrey, Mexico from Las Vegas," said Daniel Shurz, senior vice president of commercial, Frontier Airlines. "We are also significantly growing in Philadelphia and Raleigh-Durham as part of this major expansion of [...]

Source: Air Canada GlobalMedic sends medical supplies, trauma dressings and wound care supplies destined for Lviv, Ukraine An Air Canada-operated humanitarian special cargo flight on behalf of Airlink and other aid organizations departed Toronto Pearson International Airport with a final destination of Warsaw, Poland on Wednesday, March 9. Through a partnership between Air Canada, disaster logistics non-profit Airlink, relief organization Project C.U.R.E., and freight forwarder Flexport, medical supplies and hospital beds, humanitarian and medical supplies were loaded onboard the Air Canada Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. Medical and trauma supplies destined for a Ukrainian hospital provided by Canadian disaster relief and life-saving humanitarian aid organization GlobalMedic were also boarded. After the flight arrives in Poland, Project C.U.R.E. will manage the distribution of [...]

Source: Delta Air Lines Delta is elevating the standard for vegetarian and plant-based meals onboard with unique new dishes featuring products from Impossible Foods, Black Sheep Foods and more locally grown vegetables. The additional menu options will launch this month alongside the reintroduction of hot meals for Delta One and First Class customers on select flights 900 miles and greater. “Not only are plant-based meats like Impossible™ Burger delicious to eat, but they’re also often better for the environment, using far less land and water to produce,” said Kristen Manion Taylor, SVP – In-Flight Service. “These new options are one part of Delta’s broader mission to promote a wellness-focused travel journey.” Delta is bringing its well-being commitment to life across [...]

Source: American Airlines American Airlines Group Inc. today announced the appointment of Scott Laurence to the role of Senior Vice President of Partnership Strategy. Laurence will begin his new role later this month and report to Vasu Raja, American’s Chief Commercial Officer. “Scott will oversee the team responsible for all of American’s commercial partnerships, including distribution strategy, currency and loyalty partnerships, and global airline partnerships,” said Raja. “Scott is a bold and innovative leader and we are eager for him to take all of our enterprise partnerships to the next level for our customers and our airline.” Laurence has more than 25 years of aviation experience, beginning his career at US Airways and later holding key commercial leadership roles at [...]

Source: American Airlines American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) today announced the appointment of Scott Laurence to the role of Senior Vice President of Partnership Strategy. Laurence will begin his new role later this month and report to Vasu Raja, American’s Chief Commercial Officer. “Scott will oversee the team responsible for all of American’s commercial partnerships, including distribution strategy, currency and loyalty partnerships, and global airline partnerships,” said Raja. “Scott is a bold and innovative leader and we are eager for him to take all of our enterprise partnerships to the next level for our customers and our airline.” Laurence has more than 25 years of aviation experience, beginning his career at US Airways and later holding key commercial leadership [...]

Source: Air Canada Today on International Women's Day, Air Canada announced the 2022 recipients of the Captain Judy Cameron Scholarship as the airline continues fostering the next generation of women in non-traditional aviation careers. The scholarship, named in honour of Air Canada's trailblazing first female pilot, recognizes high-potential young women pursuing aviation and aerospace careers as commercial pilots or aircraft maintenance engineers and who may not have the financial means to do so. "On International Women's Day, we celebrate and recognize the successes and achievements of the more than 14,500 women who work at Air Canada worldwide. Air Canada has taken a leadership position in cultivating diversity, equity and inclusion, and women are represented at every level and across all [...]

Source: Azul Azul S.A., “Azul”, (B3: AZUL4, NYSE: AZUL), the largest airline in Brazil by departures and number of cities served, announces today its preliminary traffic results for February 2022. Consolidated passenger traffic (RPKs) increased 20.1% compared to February 2021 on a capacity (ASKs) increase of 20.7%, resulting in a load factor of 78.0%, a reduction of 0.4 percentage points compared to the same period in 2021. “Once again in February we saw demand surpassing pre-pandemic levels, allowing us to maintain our rational capacity deployment and leverage the sustainable competitive advantages of our network and business model,” says John Rodgerson, Azul’s CEO.

Source: GOL GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and B3: GOLL4), Brazil’s largest domestic airline, announces today preliminary air traffic figures for the month of February 2022, compared to the same period in 2021. Highlights: |  GOL’s total supply (ASK) increased 35.8%. Total seats increased 37.8% and the number of departures increased by 37.1%. GOL's total demand (RPK) increased by 35.0% and the load factor was 80.3%. |  GOL’s domestic supply (ASK) increased 31.2% and demand (RPK) increased by 30.9%. GOL’s domestic load factor was 80.7%. The volume of departures increased by 34.9% and seats increased by 35.7%. |  GOL’s international supply (ASK) was 98 million, the demand (RPK) was 69 million and international load factor was 70.7%.