/News

Delta Releases 2024 Most-Searched Summer Destinations

Source: Delta Air Lines Delta is running its largest international schedule ever this summer – and our customers are ready to see the world.   Ahead of Memorial Day, Delta released its second annual list of most-searched international destinations. Gathered from Delta.com search data*, the list reveals cities on customers’ minds for summer travel between May and August. The top 10 list reveals that many U.S. flyers are seeking different cultural experiences in faraway settings, with Athens experiencing the highest surge (248% increase) in searches from last year. The ever-popular cities of London, Paris and Rome topped the list, along with Dublin, Barcelona and Vancouver, Canada as new additions this year. Searches for these top 10 international destinations increased more [...]

2024-04-24T05:55:31+03:00April 24th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

A Behind-The-Scenes Look at Hawaiian’s New Safety Video

Source: Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines’ iconic safety video, which, for nearly a decade, transported guests to destinations across the islands while employees relayed important safety information, has taken on a refreshed look. In the new, seven-minute video that launched last week, 57 new and original cast members – including teenagers or adults who were keiki (children) in the 2015 spot – are shown in different locations doing their favorite things, from a father and son fishing in Hilo Bay to ʻohana (family) gathering for a backyard pāʻina (party). The production team spent three months planning for seven days of filming. Their efforts resulted in a tropical, community-inspired storyboard that is engaging, educational and celebratory of Hawaiianʻs people and the places they call home. Here are [...]

2024-04-24T05:49:38+03:00April 24th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

Copa Holdings Announced Monthly Traffic Statistics for March 2024

Source: Copa Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE: CPA) released preliminary passenger traffic statistics for March 2024: Operating Data March  March % Change 2024 2023 Copa Holdings  (Consolidated)   ASM (mm) (1) 2,499.1 2,224.6 12.3 %   RPM (mm) (2) 2,162.4 1,939.7 11.5 %   Load Factor (3) 86.5 % 87.2 % -0.7p.p. 1.  Available seat miles - represents the aircraft seating capacity multiplied by the number of miles the seats are flown. 2.  Revenue passenger miles - represents the numbers of miles flown by revenue passengers 3.  Load factor - represents the percentage of aircraft seating capacity that is actually utilized For March 2024, Copa Holdings' capacity (ASMs) increased by 12.3%, while system-wide passenger traffic (RPMs) also increased by 11.5%, compared to 2023. As a [...]

2024-04-24T06:25:46+03:00April 24th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

ALTA and Voepass take the ALTA CCMA & MRO 2024 conference to the heights

Source: ALTA Unprecedented partnership wraps the symbol of the largest maintenance and technical procurement event in Latin America and the Caribbean in the tail of an aircraft With 60 years of history under its belt, the ALTA CCMA & MRO Conference will land in Rio de Janeiro from June 3 to 5, 2024. It is the largest and oldest gathering of executives from the technical, maintenance and purchasing areas of airlines and aviation suppliers in the region. At this historic event, ALTA (Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association) and Voepass, one of Brazil's leading regional airlines, are announcing an unprecedented partnership: a promotional sticker for the conference will be displayed on the tail of one of Voepass' ATR/600 aircraft. [...]

2024-04-23T17:54:40+03:00April 23rd, 2024|News, ORGANISATIONS|

ATR and US Carrier Silver Airways Celebrate Five Years of Operations

Source: ATR ATR congratulates US carrier Silver Airways on its five-year anniversary of ATR operations. With its fleet of 8 46-seater ATR 42-600 and 6 70 seat ATR 72s, Silver has been transforming regional air travel over the past five years by offering reliable direct flights with superior passenger experience to short and medium-haul leisure and business destinations for the people of Southeastern US, the Bahamas and the Caribbean.  The state-of-the art ATR-600 series has been transformational for Silver Airways providing passengers with an aircraft specifically designed for short-haul markets and with the same customer amenities and comfort of larger jetliners. It has enabled Silver to expand its offering by opening up new destinations, giving customers even more choice to [...]

2024-04-23T17:58:22+03:00April 23rd, 2024|AIRLINES, MANUFACTURERS, News|

WestJet adds six additional Asian destinations to its network through enhanced Korean Air codeshare agreement

Source: WestJet Beginning May 17, 2024, WestJet guests will gain access to six additional cities across four Asian countries from Incheon International Airport (ICN) through an expansion of WestJet's codeshare agreement with Korean Air, one of the world's only 5-star airlines as awarded by Skytrax. Through the agreement, guests will have more opportunity to explore unique transpacific Asian destinations beyond Seoul with a seamless single connection at ICN and the convenience of booking their entire journey with one ticket, baggage transfers, and earning WestJet Dollars throughout. New WestJet Codeshare Destinations Bangkok, Thailand (BKK) Da Nang, Vietnam (DAD) Hanoi, Vietnam (HAN) Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (SGN) Hong Kong, China (HKG) Singapore (SIN) "As we prepare for WestJet's inaugural flights between [...]

2024-04-23T18:06:39+03:00April 23rd, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

oneworld creates a stir with its new signature  25th anniversary cocktail, ‘The 25’

Source: oneworld oneworld®, the world's leading airline alliance, has raised the bar in partnership with The Connaught in London by serving up a new, signature cocktail to mark its 25th anniversary. The tasty new tipple - called 'The 25' - was poured for the first time inside the Soho Lounge, part of the American Airlines and British Airways Joint Premium Lounges at John F. Kennedy International Airport, which is available for oneworld Emerald and First Class customers travelling on oneworld member airlines. JFK, Terminal 8 is home to nine oneworld member airlines - American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, Qantas, Qatar Airways and Royal Jordanian. Created especially for oneworld's 25th anniversary by Ago Perrone, the world-renowned [...]

2024-04-23T18:22:52+03:00April 23rd, 2024|AIRLINES, News, ORGANISATIONS|

Latin American and Caribbean airlines have achieved annual fuel efficiency of 2.7%

Source: ALTA ALTA especially highlights the efforts resulting in an annual 2.7% fuel efficiency since 2011, thus managing to prevent the 20.33 million tons of CO2 emissions in this period On the occasion of Earth Day, the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) recognizes the work of Latin American and Caribbean airlines in steadily advancing their sustainability goals. ALTA especially highlights the efforts resulting in an annual 2.7% fuel efficiency since 2011, thus managing to prevent the 20.33 million tons of CO2 emissions in this period. Airlines went from fuel consumption per thousand passenger kilometers (gallons/1,000 RPK) of 12.61 gallons in 2011 to 9.1 gallons in 2023. This is equivalent to Taking 4.6 million cars off the road [...]

2024-04-23T18:19:12+03:00April 23rd, 2024|News, ORGANISATIONS|

Unlocking the potential of Sustainable Aviation Fuel through meaningful advocacy at Delta

Source: Delta Air Lines This Earth month, we’re sharing how Delta is leading in efforts to bring together diverse stakeholders and coalitions, while advocating with local, state and federal policymakers for the needed incentives to increase SAF production in the U.S. With 90% of Delta’s carbon emissions coming from jet fuel, Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is the most promising lever known today to reduce carbon emissions and decarbonize our business. Because SAF is produced with an array of bio-based feedstocks, SAF has the ability to reduce lifecycle carbon emissions by up to 80% compared to conventional jet fuel. When paired with sustainable agriculture practices, lifecycle emissions can be reduced by even more than 80% and in some circumstances can result [...]

2024-04-22T10:31:38+03:00April 22nd, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

Maurici Lucena, Chairman and CEO of Aena: “Spain is fortunate to have a vibrant and very competitive air transport system, based on high quality and very efficient airports”

Source: Aena The airport operator's chief executive highlights the good performance in 2023 of the company's passenger data, commercial activity and international business Aena's airports recorded an all-time record number of passengers in 2023: 283.2 million, a figure that surpassed the pre-pandemic record of 2019 Lucena underlined that the recovery in airport activity in 2023 took place without operational dysfunctions and maintaining service quality Aena obtained a net profit of 1,630.8 million euros in 2023, 80.9% more than in the previous year Aena updates its Climate Action Plan (CAP) targets to make them more ambitious: in 2023, Aena exceeded its emissions reduction target by 9 points, with a total reduction of 70% Shareholder remuneration will amount to a gross figure [...]

2024-04-22T10:55:40+03:00April 22nd, 2024|AIRPORTS, News|