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Iberia launched ‘Háblalo’, an app to remove communication barriers

Source: Iberia As part of its accessibility strategy, the airline has teamed up with the startup ‘Háblalo’ to innovate the travel experience. The personalised version of ‘Háblalo Iberia’ has resources so that people with communication difficulties can interact during their travel experience with greater autonomy. The app can be downloaded free of charge from the Play Store (Android) and Apple Store (iOS) and does not require an internet connection to use it. The accessibility plan, a strategic project of the company, improves the experience of its customers with physical, visual, auditory and cognitive accessibility requirements in terms of mobility, safety, autonomy and comfort. Iberia continues to take steps to advance sustainability and innovation as strategic projects of the company. The [...]

2025-01-27T19:40:25+02:00January 27th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

Puerto Rico and Iberia renew their promotional agreement at FITUR 2025

Source: Iberia Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González, Puerto Rico Tourism Company Executive Director Willianette Robles and Iberia President Marco Sansavini today renewed the promotional agreement between the Government of Puerto Rico and the leading airline between Europe and Latin America during work on the Puerto Rico exhibit at FITUR 2025. The renewal of this agreement represents an economic impact of approximately $29 million. The marketing plan outlined aims to expand Puerto Rico's presence and increase the number of visitors from primary and secondary markets such as Spain, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and France. Among the initiatives included are: the promotion of the destination in a number of sales and marketing actions such as: publications in Iberia's print media and [...]

2025-01-23T18:27:05+02:00January 24th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

Taking Dreams to Higher Altitude: Meet Two Flight Attendants Moving to the Flight Deck

Source: Hawaiian Airlines Landing a job in aviation is just the beginning. For many, a passion for flying can evolve in unexpected ways and lead to new career paths within the industry. Take Heather Sanchez, a Hawaiian Airlines flight attendant since 1999. When the pandemic caused widespread flight cancellations and travel restrictions, Sanchez saw an opportunity to pursue a lifelong dream. “When COVID-19 hit, most of the airline industry came to a halt — except for flight schools, which continued to operate. In 2020, a friend interested in getting her pilot’s license invited me to join her for a discovery flight. I went and immediately fell in love. That’s when I decided it was now or never,” she said. Growing [...]

2025-01-24T17:42:39+02:00January 24th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

Espacio Iberia’s next destination outside Spain: it will open its doors in Buenos Aires

Source: Iberia Iberia's experience center will be located on the iconic Florida Street in Argentina's capital city, one of the busiest shopping, entertainment and dining areas in the city. Espacio Iberia will start its activities in the last days of March and will be open for several weeks in April. The location of this edition will offer visitors a space of almost 1000 m2, where they will be able to live the experience on board the A350 seats, take the controls of an aircraft in the flight simulator or try on the historical uniforms of the airline, among many other surprises. There will also be a wide range of tastings and experiences with Spanish gastronomic products and nods to Argentine [...]

2025-01-24T17:46:02+02:00January 24th, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

American Airlines reports fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 financial results

Source: American Airlines American Airlines Group Inc.  reported its fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 financial results, including: Record fourth-quarter revenue of $13.7 billion and record full-year revenue of $54.2 billion Fourth-quarter and full-year GAAP net income of $590 million and $846 million, or $0.84 and $1.24 per diluted share, respectively Excluding net special items1, fourth-quarter and full-year net income of $609 million and $1.4 billion, or $0.86 and $1.96 per diluted share, respectively Generated $4 billion in full-year operating cash flow and record full-year free cash flow2 of $2.2 billion Announced an exclusive 10-year co-branded credit card partnership with Citi, which is expected to unlock even more value for AAdvantage® co-branded and Citi-branded cardmembers Achieved total debt3 reduction goal of $15 [...]

2025-01-23T18:07:45+02:00January 23rd, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

Qatar Airways Expands Global Network with New Destinations in South America: Bogotá and Caracas

Source: Qatar Airways The World’s Best Airline welcomes Bogotá and Caracas as its 15th and 16th destinations in the Americas, launching its second longest flight to the Americas Qatar Airways proudly announces its latest expansion into the Americas with the launch of two new weekly flights on Wednesdays and Sundays, starting early summer 2025. These flights will connect Hamad International Airport (DOH) in Doha to Bogotá El Dorado International Airport (BOG) in Colombia, and then continue to Caracas Simon Bolivar International Airport (CCS) in Venezuela. The return flight from Caracas will operate non-stop to Doha. This new service makes Qatar Airways the first and only airline to offer non-stop flights from the Middle East to Colombia and the only Middle [...]

2025-01-23T18:18:33+02:00January 23rd, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

Air Canada Named One of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People 2025 for the Second Consecutive Year

Source: Air Canada Airline recognized for its variety of paid internships and professional development opportunities Air Canada has been recognized for the second consecutive year as one of Canada's Top Employers for Young People 2025 by Mediacorp. This respected award reflects the company's commitment to creating opportunities for young people to flourish and establish themselves as the leaders of tomorrow. Air Canada offers paid internship programs in a variety of disciplines with numerous professional development opportunities, including access to a range of online learning videos. "We are thrilled to be recognized as one of Canada's Top Employers for Young People again this year. This award in particular fills us all with immense pride. We aim to offer a work environment [...]

2025-01-22T09:51:10+02:00January 22nd, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

United Airlines Achieves Record Fourth Quarter Profit Well Ahead Of Expectations; Reiterates Path To Double-Digit Pre-Tax Margin

Source: United Airlines Q4 pre-tax margin up 3.2 points year-over-year, 3.5 points on an adjusted basis1 Finished the year first in on-time departures at all seven United hubs Sees robust demand in the first quarter 2025 as industry transformation is well underway United Airlines (UAL) has reported full-year and fourth-quarter 2024 financial results. The company had full-year pre-tax earnings of $4.2 billion, with a pre-tax margin of 7.3%; adjusted pre-tax earnings1 of $4.6 billion, with an adjusted pre-tax margin1 of 8.1%. The company also achieved full-year diluted earnings per share of $9.45; adjusted diluted earnings per share1 of $10.61, at the better end of the 2024 guidance provided at the start of the year of $9.00 to $11.00. In 2024, [...]

2025-01-22T10:57:49+02:00January 22nd, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

TAP carried 16 million passengers in 2024 growing 1.6% compared to the previous year

Source: TAP Revenue per seat/km (RPK) grew 3.4% Supply (ASK) increased by 1.6% Load factor was 82.3%, 1.5 p.p. more than in 2023 Routes in North America (USA and Canada) are the fastest growing, followed by Brazil Growth in the annual number of passengers also on the routes of the Azores and Madeira TAP Air Portugal carried a total of 16.1 million passengers in 2024, 1.6 percent more than in 2023. The largest percentage increases in the number of passengers carried were recorded on routes in North America (USA and Canada), which reached a total of 1.59 million passengers, 8.9 percent more than in the previous year. The routes from Brazil also remained in great prominence. In 2024, TAP carried [...]

2025-01-22T10:14:30+02:00January 22nd, 2025|AIRLINES, News|

High-speed Internet Takes Flight on ATR Aircraft

Source: ATR Starlink certification granted by EASA to ATR 72 aircraft  ATR, the world’s leading regional aircraft manufacturer, continues to elevate the standards of regional air travel by introducing Starlink high-speed internet connectivity onboard its aircraft. After successful test flights carried out on ATR’s 72-600 test aircraft in the past months, the solution has been certified by EASA. Long-standing partner Air New Zealand is poised to be the launch customer, bringing internet to its domestic flights from 2025. Under the agreement, PMV Engineering has developed the necessary modifications for the certification of the Starlink aeroterminal on ATR aircraft, which is now available as a retrofit option on ATR 72-500 and –600 for all ATR operators through a Supplemental Type Certificate [...]

2025-01-22T09:53:40+02:00January 22nd, 2025|AIRLINES, News|