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Hawaiian Airlines’ New Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Welcomes First Guests

Source: Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines marked a milestone in its 94-year history: seeing off the inaugural flight of its new flagship aircraft, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. Aircraft N781NA, named Kapuahi (a star known as Aldebaran in Western astronomy), departed Honoluluʻs Daniel K. Inouye International Airport this afternoon for San Francisco. The carrier’s first 787-9 guests were welcomed with fresh lei and treated to live music and hula by the Hawaiian Airlines Serenaders. Kapuahi, which was revealed in February during a formal blessing ceremony in Honolulu, will operate the carrier's nonstop, daily Honolulu-San Francisco flights until May 14, when it will join Hawaiian’s second 787-9, N780NA, to begin dedicated service between Honolulu-Los Angeles (HA2/3) starting May 14, and Honolulu-Phoenix on May 15. [...]

2024-04-16T14:49:24+03:00April 16th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

Delta Sky Club levels up in Miami with major lounge expansion

Source: Delta Air Lines The expansion’s design takes inspiration from Miami’s bright colors and sunny beaches. A new mosaic pays homage to the city’s classic Art Deco architecture, while the overall color palette reflects the nearby turquoise waters, blue sky, and white and gold accents seen in south Florida designs. Delta Sky Club raised the curtain on its newly expanded Miami lounge. With the addition of nearly 4,000 square feet and 100-plus seats to the Club—a capacity increase of more than 50%— the Club now stands at just over 12,000 total square feet, ready to welcome around 300 guests. “Miami is an important global transport hub, with increasing prominence in the Delta network,” said Claude Roussel, Vice President – Sky [...]

2024-04-12T09:39:06+03:00April 12th, 2024|AIRLINES, AIRPORTS, News|

LATAM Group transports more than 20 million passengers during the first quarter of the year

Source: LATAM LATAM group noted a historic quarter in terms of operating statistics: capacity (ASK) and passenger traffic (RPK), as well as in the number of passengers transported, according to the March 2024 operating statistics reported today by the group. In the first three months of the year, LATAM group transported 20.2 million passengers, which represents an increase of 19.4% compared to the same quarter of 2023. This is explained by a 32.5% increase in passengers transported in the international segment, 26.0% in the domestic markets of the affiliates of Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru and 9.1% in the domestic market of the affiliate in Brazil. In March 2024, LATAM group transported 6.7 million passengers, which represents an increase of [...]

2024-04-11T21:11:10+03:00April 11th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

SkyTeam Cargo Welcomes John Engelaan as VP Cargo

Source: SkyTeam Engelaan, a Dutch national, brings more than 35 years’ international experience to his role at SkyTeam Cargo. Prior to joining the global cargo alliance, he was Vice President of Global Fleet at Swissport where he was responsible for the management of 60, 000 ground support equipment (GSE) assets across 275 airports in 45 countries. In addition to supporting ground handling, cargo and fueling operations, he also played a key role in developing long-term sustainability objectives such as reducing CO2 emissions and increasing the electrification of GSE. Before joining Swissport, Engelaan worked in various senior roles at Air France-KLM and Martinair Cargo, including Director Spain and Portugal, based in Madrid, and Director Gulf, Iran, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, [...]

2024-04-11T20:50:00+03:00April 11th, 2024|AIRLINES, News, ORGANISATIONS|

British Airways becomes the first UK airline to introduce two next-generation real-time weather APPS

Source: British Airways The apps will provide real-time data from The Weather Company to pilots and flight planning teams to help better predict bad weather This new technology will replace manually produced weather reports, and forms part of the airline’s £7bn transformation programme, as it continues to focus on increasing the use of new technology across its operation The technology has been developed and configured to meet the exact needs of British Airways’ extensive route network, providing benefits across its short and long-haul operations, and will be introduced ahead of the busy summer season British Airways will become the first UK airline to roll out two next-generation weather apps, to provide pilots and the airline’s flight planning teams access to [...]

2024-04-11T20:46:05+03:00April 11th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

WestJet and Calgary Flames Alumni Association sign two-year partnership

Source: WestJet Partnership serves to support affordable youth programming and strengthen ties to local communities WestJet and the Calgary Flames Alumni Association today announced a new two-year partnership focused on unlocking new opportunities to give back to the community through enhanced access to sports for Western Canadian youth. "Our partnership with the Calgary Flames Alumni is founded on a mutual passion for engaging with and giving back to our shared hometown," said Jeff Hagen, WestJet, Vice-President, Commercial Development & Strategic Partnerships. "Through our long-standing relationship, we are proud to support the Alumni's initiatives to increase youth participation in sport." Integral to the enhanced partnership announcement is WestJet's sponsorship of the Calgary Flames Alumni Hockey School, which aims to provide families [...]

2024-04-11T21:24:52+03:00April 11th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

WestJet provides critical air access to New Brunswick with introduction of service between Fredericton and Calgary

Source: WestJet Route marks airline's sixth East Coast destination this summer, reaffirming commitment to enhancing Atlantic Canada's economic and tourism pipelines through strategic air service Beginning June 20, 2024, WestJet will operate new non-stop, twice weekly seasonal service between Fredericton and Calgary, igniting two-way tourism and business opportunities, while also bolstering connectivity between Atlantic Canada and WestJet's global hub in Calgary. "The addition of service between Fredericton and Calgary is a testament to our ongoing commitment to deliver on our promise to expand our service in Atlantic Canada through critical east-to-west connectivity, which has been met with strong community support," said Andrew Gibbons, WestJet Vice-President of External Affairs. "The route we are celebrating today will not only foster enhanced business [...]

2024-04-10T05:56:02+03:00April 10th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

Viva Aerobus: Passengers increased 12.6%, reaching an 86.1% Load Factor

Source: Viva Aerobus Viva Aerobus announced today its March 2024 preliminary traffic results. Viva Aerobus’ passenger traffic increased 12.6% compared to March 2023, reaching 2.2 million passengers, driven by an increase of 12.5% and 13.1% in domestic and international traffic, respectively. Load factors reached 86.1% compared to 86.2% in 2023, with a load factor mix of 87.9% and 78.2% in domestic and international, respectively. Viva Aerobus grew its total capacity in available seat miles (ASMs) by 15.2% compared to March 2023, reflecting an increase of 15.0% and 16.0% in domestic and international, respectively. “Our 1Q 2024 traffic results reflect the favorable market dynamics in the Mexican market, supporting our healthy load factors. While we have experienced solid demand, our focus [...]

2024-04-10T05:46:26+03:00April 10th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

British Airways’ Speedbird Pilot Academy Cadet Program Opens for New Applications

Source: British Airways The airline is opening the application window for the second year of its fully funded Speedbird Pilot Academy cadet scheme on Tuesday April 16, 2024. This follows an unprecedented response to its first year intake which saw more than 20,000 applications for just 100 places. The Speedbird Pilot Academy initiative, part of the airline’s £7 billion investment across the business, is aimed at levelling the playing field and making a career as a commercial airline pilot a realistic option for all, by removing the previously prohibitive cost barrier of individuals having to pay for their training themselves. British Airways’ Director of Flight Operations Simon Cheadle, said: “We’re incredibly proud to be able to open the door to [...]

2024-04-10T06:06:39+03:00April 10th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

WestJet propels Winnipeg’s growth forward with new year-round, daily service to Montreal and Ottawa

Source: WestJet Further expanding Winnipeg's transborder leisure network, WestJet to launch the only direct service to Nashville WestJet celebrated the latest additions to its Winnipeg network, featuring new year-round, daily service to Montreal, as well as increased, daily, year-round service to Ottawa, beginning June 3, 2024. WestJet also announced new highly anticipated seasonal service between Winnipegand Nashville, set to take off on September 16, 2024, establishing the airline's seventh direct transborder connection out of Manitoba's capital city. WestJet's ongoing commitment to significantly enhancing Winnipeg's growing network of air connectivity, central to the airline's ambitious growth strategy, was on display today at a special event hosted at Winnipeg Richardson International Airport, attended by the Honourable Wab Kinew, Premier of Manitoba and [...]

2024-04-09T11:41:31+03:00April 9th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|