Source: American Airlines As American Airlines continues to roll out its new menu, there is a story behind a delicious dessert customers can find on board select American Airlines flights starting today Tamara Turner founded Silver Spoon Desserts in her Aurora, Illinois, home. She poured all her focus and energy into pursuing her passion and along the way created opportunities for her children and her community. Years later, an opportunity to expand her business with American came knocking, and Turner’s growth took flight into her very own 16,000-square-foot Chicago facility and a platform to reach dessert lovers around the world. The Bundt cakes are available in domestic premium cabins on flights between 900 and 1,499 miles. Watch Turner’s inspirational story [...]

Source: Frontier Airlines Flights will begin May 5, 2022, marking the airline's first scheduled service to the Jamaican capital Low-fare carrier Frontier Airlines will launch nonstop service between Miami (MIA) and Kingston, Jamaica (KIN) beginning May 5, 2022, marking the airline's first scheduled service to the Jamaican capital. Flights will operate three times per week year-round. To celebrate, America's Greenest Airline is offering fares from Miami to Kingston as low as $79*. "We're thrilled to launch service between Miami and Kingston, the bustling capital city of Jamaica, said Daniel Shurz, senior vice president of commercial, Frontier Airlines. "Kingston is home to an array of fascinating tourism and rich historical sites as well as providing easy access to Jamaica's stunning mountains [...]

Source: Spirit Airlines Spirit Airlines is honored to receive the Federal Aviation Administration's "Aviation Maintenance Technician Diamond Award of Excellence" for the fourth consecutive year. The award is the highest distinction given by the administration for aviation companies that ensure 100 percent of their maintenance technicians complete additional FAA-developed safety training courses throughout the year. "Spirit's No. 1 value is safety, and our technicians continuously exceed the standard when it comes to the technical knowledge and training required to ensure a safe working environment and operation," said John Bendoraitis, Spirit Airlines Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. "This award is an expression of the hard work our technicians put in everyday so that our Fit Fleet® delivers a top [...]

Source: American Airlines In 2008, David Pettet started his career flying for a small airline when he was just 19 years old. He knew he had a passion for aviation. David soon discovered and joined the National Gay Pilots Association (NGPA), a group of pilots and allies who did advocacy work to build support within and acceptance of the LGBTQ aviation community across the world. There he found the support to build on that passion. “The organization was a foundation and support network, both personally and professionally, helping me navigate my own coming out and helping me build the confidence to be my genuine self while at work,” he said. “It really provided the support, resources, contacts and networking opportunities [...]

Source: Lufthansa The Coronavirus pandemic continues having a very serious impact on airlines and its employees. After two years in "crisis mode," Lufthansa Group flight operations still has to cope with half the number of passengers in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the first quarter of 2019. For captains, the crisis-related Lufthansa Airlines staff surplus has already been reduced in a socially acceptable way with a successful voluntary leave program. Lufthansa also plans to offer first officers the opportunity to exit from their contracts. Additionally, collective part-time agreements can also alleviate existing personnel surplus. Lufthansa continues to discussing this with its social partners. This means, Lufthansa Airlines will waive compulsory redundancies for cockpit staff. Michael Niggemann, Executive Board [...]

Source: British Airways British Airways has partnered with Hidden Disabilities Sunflower to become the first UK airline to formally recognise the Sunflower Satisfaction among customers with accessibility needs has more than doubled following the airline’s investment in recent years in a number of initiatives, including a specialist customer care team for travellers who require additional assistance Increasing the awareness of non-visible disabilities supports the airline’s BA Better World programme, with its commitment to put diversity, inclusion and sustainability at its heart The Sunflower is recognised in the US and the U.K., amongst other countries around the world  British Airways has become the first UK airline to officially recognise the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower. Customers can choose to wear a Sunflower lanyard [...]

Source: TAP Seven flights a day as of March 28 More flights, great flexibility and extra comfort in the connections between Madeira and mainland Portugal Launch promotion with roundtrip flights for 59 euros TAP will launch the new Funchal - Lisbon Air Shuttle service, which already offers five daily flights in each direction, rising to seven flights a day from 28 March. With the new Funchal-Lisbon Air Shuttle, TAP is creating a new product that offers customers more frequent flights, greater flexibility in changing bookings on the same day and greater comfort, highlighting in this regard the access of Air Shuttle passengers to the fast track at Lisbon airport - an exclusive channel for accessing security control, which is quicker [...]

Source: Delta Air Lines As Delta begins to welcome record numbers of customers back on board, the airline has already started to transform travel in order to meet evolving customer expectations. Below, Delta's E.V.P. and Chief Customer Experience Officer Allison Ausband outlines what's on the horizon in the months ahead. Throughout an extraordinary and unpredictable two years, Delta has continued to innovate to meet evolving customer expectations. The holiday weekend marked the official start of the spring travel season, and we’re thrilled to be welcoming record numbers of customers back on board. Whether you never stopped traveling or you’re looking forward to snacking on Delta’s signature Biscoff cookies during your first flight back, you probably have questions about what you [...]

Source: Air Canada Air Canada reported its fourth quarter and full year 2021 financial results. Fourth quarter 2021 operating revenues of $2.731 billion, 30 per cent higher than in the third quarter of 2021, and over three times fourth quarter 2020 operating revenues Fourth quarter 2021 operating loss of $503 million compared to an operating loss of $1.003 billion in the fourth quarter of 2020 Fourth quarter 2021 EBITDA(1) (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization), excluding special items, of $22 million compared to negative EBITDA (excluding special items) of $728 million in the same quarter of 2020 Full year 2021 operating revenues of $6.400 billion compared to 2020 operating revenues of $5.833 billion Record cargo revenues in 2021 of $1.495 [...]