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2023 in Review: Keeping Focused and Spreading Aloha

Source: Hawaiian Airlines Out of the gate, 2023 proved to be another dynamic year for Hawaiian Airlines with advancements and milestones across our entire operation. Through it all, our employees remained focused on caring for our guests and representing our island home and legacy brand the best way they know – with authentic hospitality and aloha. Please join us in looking back at a few of the biggest 2023 highlights at Hawaiian Airlines. Combining with Alaska Airlines In December, we shared a joint announcement detailing our acquisition by Alaska Airlines. President and CEO Peter Ingram said in the press release, “Since 1929, Hawaiian Airlines has been an integral part of life in Hawai‘i, and together with Alaska Airlines we will be able to deliver [...]

2024-01-03T04:48:53+02:00January 3rd, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

Driven by purpose: How Delta people showed up for their communities in 2023

Source: Delta Air Lines Over the course of 2023, Delta activated hundreds of events through our community partnerships that positively impacted people, increased Delta’s brand power and inspired others to keep climbing. Delta’s mission to connect the world was fueled by many firsts this year—including record-breaking achievements and challenges that hit close to home. Showing up in the communities where Delta people live, work and serve continues to be a tenet for our people. Delta strives to make an impact by building intentional, purposeful partnerships that help address the hopes and needs of real people and spark meaningful change in the world. While focusing on the pillars of Environment, Equity, Education and Entire Wellness, we invest our time and resources [...]

2024-01-02T01:53:26+02:00January 2nd, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

Turkish Airlines announces new appointment decisions

Source: Turkish Airlines Turhan Özen, who was appointed to the position of Chief Cargo Officer at Turkish Airlines with the decision of the Board of Directors dated 7 October 2016, has decided to pursue his career outside our Incorporation after more than seven years of successful service. He will hand over his duties to Ali Türk as of 1 January 2024. Turhan Özen, who joined Turkish Airlines with over 25 years of experience in supply chain management and logistics sectors, significantly increased the revenues and global market share of the airline's cargo brand, Turkish Cargo. In early 2022, Turkish Cargo moved to SmartIst, Europe's largest air cargo facility, and recorded significant improvements in customer focus, service quality, and product range [...]

2024-01-02T02:00:23+02:00January 2nd, 2024|AIRLINES, AROUND THE WORLD, News|

Sintra gives name to TAP’s aircraft

Source: TAP Reinforcement of the airline's regional fleet continues to promote Portugal's regions TAP Air Portugal has named an aircraft from its regional fleet as "Sintra". The enchanting town of Sintra, known for its historic palaces and mythical gardens, is located about 25 kilometers from the city of Lisbon and, with its magical and romantic aura, is one of the favorite destinations for tourists visiting Portugal. To mark the naming of "Sintra", Portugália's Embraer 195 with the registration number CS-TAW, a symbolic ceremony was held at Sintra Town Hall with the Deputy Mayor, Bruno Parreira, to whom the Managing Director of Portugália, Mário Lobato de Faria, presented a model of the aircraft. This is a TAP initiative that follows on [...]

2024-01-02T02:08:16+02:00January 2nd, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

Virgin Atlantic increases capacity to its heartland in the USA for summer 2024

Source: Virgin Atlantic The airline will increase flights from London Heathrow to the USA with extra services to both New York JFK and Boston Customers will benefit from its newest aircraft, A330neo and A350-1000 Virgin Atlantic is delighted to announce plans to increase capacity to its heartland in the USA, adding frequencies from London Heathrow to both New York JFK and Boston for summer 2024. These new services complement the airline’s recent announcements of increasing Miami services from 11 flights per week to twice daily year-round and a new seasonal summer service from Manchester to Las Vegas. Next summer, the airline will offer a record number of flights between London and New York, with a seventh daily flight to JFK, [...]

2024-01-02T02:04:47+02:00January 2nd, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

Air France unveils new destinations for summer 2024

Source: Air France New non-stop flights between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Verona (Italy), Narvik-Lofoten Islands (Norway) and Kalamata (Greece). Resumption of service to Minneapolis (Minnesota, USA). Extension through summer of service to Raleigh-Durham (North Carolina, USA), Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) and Tromsø (Norway). Air France is maintaining its course to diversify its network. The airline will be adding 7 destinations to its summer 2024 schedule (April to October 2024), including 3 new cities, from its Paris-Charles de Gaulle hub. Medium-haul Next summer, Air France will add 3 new cities out of its Paris-Charles de Gaulle hub: Verona (Italy): up to 3 flights a week, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, as of April 2, 2024, on Embraer 190 Narvik, gateway to [...]

2024-01-02T01:41:30+02:00January 2nd, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

2023: A Year of Success and Pride through Piedmont Proud Moments

Source: Piedmont Airlines With the new year just days away, Piedmont Airlines has a lot to be proud of what has been accomplished in 2023. Over the past year, whether through a social post, a news story, or while talking to a team member at one of our airports, you may have encountered the phrase “Piedmont Proud,” which, while utilized as a hashtag on social media, holds a deeper significance to our company, leadership team, and overarching mission. At Piedmont we strive to create an environment focused on “Caring, Compliance, Communication and Community,” and we truly believe the accomplishments and events showcased in the video below highlight the efforts that have gone into that. Our more than 10,000 aviation professionals [...]

2023-12-29T19:16:17+02:00December 29th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|

Southwest Airlines Reached Settlement With Department of Transportation (DOT)

Source: Southwest Airlines Airline Introduces Industry-Leading Policy to Compensate Customers During Significant Delays and Cancellations Southwest Airlines Co. has announced that it has reached a global settlement with the Department of Transportation (DOT) relating to the DOT's investigation into the December 2022 Winter Storm Elliott disruption. A link to the full Consent Order can be found here, which includes Southwest's position relating to the DOT's investigation. Southwest shares with the DOT the goal of delivering the highest standard of service to the traveling public and is grateful to have reached a consumer-friendly settlement that both credits past compensation that went above and beyond requirements for Customers and incorporates a future commitment for Southwest Customer care with a new industry-leading compensation [...]

2023-12-29T19:30:41+02:00December 29th, 2023|AIRLINES, News, ORGANISATIONS|

Sustainability Forum in Tampere gathers Aviation, Innovation, and Environmental experts

Source: airBaltic At the end of November 2023, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, in cooperation with Business Tampere and the Latvian airlineairBaltic, joined forces to address and discuss the challenges aviation is facing and to explore more sustainable ways of flying. The event, Sustainability Forum: Shaping the Future of Aviation, the first of its kind in the city, took place in Tampere. It drew together diverse professionals and decision-makers from the fields of aviation, innovation, and environment. The forum was expertly moderated by Stephen Wright, a renowned commercial aviation expert and Professor at Tampere University. Marja Aalto, Senior Specialist, Aviation Investments and Global Operations at Business Tampere, emphasized the significance of the event: “The Sustainability Forum in Tampere was an exceptional platform for collaboration and ideation on [...]

2023-12-29T19:04:05+02:00December 29th, 2023|AIRLINES, AROUND THE WORLD, News|

TAP’s Portugal Stopover has already transported more than 83 thousand passengers from Brazil to Europe

Source: TAP Between January and September, Brazil led the way in using the of the Portugal Stopover programme with around 50% of all users TAP Air Portugal's Stopover programme attracted more than 83,000 passengers travelling from Brazil to Europe. The Brazilian market is the main user of this programme, with more than 83,000 passengers choosing, during the first nine months of the year, to stay in Portugal for up to ten days. This partnership between TAP and Turismo de Portugal allows the Company's passengers to discover our Country even better and explore it before travelling to their final destination, but now also on their return home. Stopover passengers also get a 25% discount for a flight within Portugal, to discover [...]

2023-12-28T18:46:38+02:00December 28th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|