Source: United Airlines Game-changing flight - in partnership with Boeing, CFM International, Virent and World Energy - set to travel today from ORD to DCA with more than 100 passengers; Airline also announces new corporate participants joining the Eco-Skies Alliance, an effort to collectively purchase 7.1 million gallons of SAF this year including Microsoft, Salesforce and Visa United has already committed to purchasing nearly twice the size of the rest of the world's airlines' publicly announced SAF commitments combined United today will operate an unprecedented flight that will serve as a turning point in the industry's effort to combat climate change: for the first time in aviation history, a commercial carrier will fly an aircraft full of passengers using 100% [...]

Source: Air Canada Global Traveler's Best Airline in North America for the third straight year Global Traveler's Best Airline Cabin Cleanliness for the second straight year APEX Five-Star rating reflects performance based on passenger feedback Business Traveler Magazine's Best North American Airline for International Travel Air Canada also sweeps StudentUniverse's six Canadian travel awards voted in annual airline survey Air Canada has been named the Best Airline in North America for the third straight year by the readers of Global Traveler. The airline also won for Best Airline Cabin Cleanliness for the second consecutive year in the 18th edition of the GT Tested Reader Survey of the magazine's readership of frequent business and luxury travelers. Additionally, in its annual ratings for 2022, [...]

Source: Air France Singer, actress, dancer and French Résistance fighter, Joséphine is the 6th woman to be interred at the Panthéon in Paris. Born in 1906 in Missouri, she adopted France as her home in 1925. And today, as a tribute to her outstanding life and career, it is the turn of France to honour her. In these photos from the Air France collection, taken from the book "stars on the jetway", Joséphine is portrayed flying with some of the French operators that later merged to become Air France, Lignes Farman, Air Union and of course, Air France.

Source: Delta Air Lines From Nov. 21-28, 3.6 million Delta customers traveled on 32,000 flights. Sunday, Nov. 28, set a new post-downturn record, with 534,000 Delta customers traveling on more than 2,700 flights. Delta executed a smooth holiday travel week for more than 3.6 million customers, with the airline setting a post-downturn record for a single day on Sunday. Those 3.6 million customers traveled on more than 32,000 flights from Nov. 21-28. Sunday, Nov. 28, saw the highest volume with 534,000 passengers traveling on more than 2,700 flights. Only 17 flights (out of more than 27,000 scheduled Delta flights systemwide) were canceled from Nov. 22-28, while Delta Connection boasted a 12-day streak of no cancellations in November. Figures for the [...]

Source: Frontier Airlines America's Greenest Airline Leads Low Fares in South Florida Low-fare carrier Frontier Airlines announced a significant rollout of 18 nonstop routes, including two new destinations: Aguadilla, P.R. and Fort Lauderdale, Fla., plus service expansions in Cancun, Mexico and San Juan, P.R. "We're excited to announce 18 nonstop routes today and two new destinations; Aguadilla and Fort Lauderdale," said Daniel Shurz, senior vice president of commercial, Frontier Airlines. "Our 'Low Fares Done Right' approach to travel isn't one-size-fits-all, rather Frontier's unique model is structured to meet the needs of every flyer with affordable fares and customizability. These new flights complement our already expansive network in the Caribbean, Mexico and South Florida, and we look forward to welcoming travelers [...]

Source: WestJet WestJet today announced the appointment of Karl Schuster, as the airline's Executive Vice-President and Chief Loyalty Officer (CLO). Schuster will join the WestJet executive leadership team in early 2022, following the completion of the immigration process.   Schuster has over 19 years of loyalty experience, including six years as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Velocity Frequent Flyer, Virgin Australia's award-winning loyalty program. During his time at Virgin Australia, Schuster grew Velocity to be one of the largest loyalty programs in Australia, significantly increasing their annual revenue; increasing membership subscribers to 10 million, from their previous 5.3 million members; and growing partnerships with noteworthy brands across the country. Prior to his time at Velocity, Schuster lead multi-year loyalty programs for Qantas, British Airways and Malaysian Airlines and provided consulting advice to a diverse [...]