Source: Lufthansa The Italian airline ITA Airways is a new member of the Lufthansa Group. The Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) and Europe's leading aviation group concluded the transaction today. As a result, the Lufthansa Group has a 41 percent stake in the Italian airline ITA Airways. The remaining 59 percent will initially continue to be held by MEF. The two parties had already agreed in May 2023 that Deutsche Lufthansa AG would acquire a minority stake of 41 percent in ITA Airways. The European Commission had recently approved the participation by approving the remedies on 29 November 2024. Other competition authorities outside the EU have since also approved the participation. The first step of the investment was [...]

Source: Delta Air Lines Delta Air Lines’ board of directors announced Judith McKenna as its newest member, effective Feb. 7, 2025.  Ms. McKenna most recently served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Walmart International until her retirement in January 2024, where she was responsible for all aspects of Walmart’s business outside the United States. “We look forward to welcoming Judith to the Delta board of directors,” said David Taylor, Delta’s non-executive Chair of the Board. “Judith’s deep leadership and global management experience, as well as her relentless passion for care for customers and employees throughout organizations, will contribute meaningfully to Delta’s board.” Ms. McKenna spent 27 years at Walmart in senior roles in the U.S. and internationally, culminating in her [...]

Source: Hawaiian Airlines Photo credit: SALT + AIR Studios Officials reviewed the swell forecast. The conditions, they agreed, checked all the boxes. The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, widely considered the world’s most prestigious surf event, was a go. On Dec. 22, 2024, Hawaiian Airlines proudly sponsored the elite big wave surfing competition named after legendary waterman and lifeguard Eddie Aikau. The carrier, which has served as the Eddie’s official airline sponsor since 2019, helps ensure event organizers have what they need to host some of the sport’s finest competitors at the iconic Waimea Bay surf break on Oʻahu’s North Shore. The 2024-2025 Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational entered its three-month waiting period on Dec. 17, 2024, and perfect conditions [...]

Source: American Airlines American handles large volumes of data from a range of sources that it needs to quickly learn from and adapt to so it can better deliver on the objectives of the airlines. Artificial intelligence (AI) can be very helpful to this effort. AI is nothing new to American. It helps the airline look at data and create solutions that can directly and positively impact customers and team members, and importantly, improve their experiences. American can learn and gain insights from this data to better meet customers where they are, leverage data-driven decisions to help make the customer journey simpler and reduce the amount of time it takes to deliver results that benefit the business. And AI technology [...]