Source: American Airlines The airline is creating nearly 500 new aviation maintenance jobs, including more than 385 licensed aviation maintenance technician (AMT) positions. Additional lines of heavy check maintenance work are being added to Charlotte, Pittsburgh and Tulsa maintenance bases. American Airlines has announced nearly 500 new aviation maintenance jobs and additional lines of heavy maintenance work at the carrier’s maintenance bases in Charlotte, North Carolina; Pittsburgh; and Tulsa, Oklahoma. The added headcount will allow the airline to perform additional heavy maintenance check work at these locations. “American is excited to grow our talented Technical Operations workforce with more high-paying, skilled aviation maintenance positions,” said Greg Emerson, American’s Vice President of Base Maintenance and Facilities. “It’s an opportunity to grow [...]

Source: Air Canada Air Canada announced the appointment of Firas Al Osman as the airline's first Chief Digital Officer. In this new role, Mr. Al Osman will be responsible for the development and implementation of a comprehensive digital transformation strategy at Air Canada. Key areas of focus will include enhancing the customer experience and driving efficiency and innovation, as well as improving operational processes and performance. "I am thrilled to welcome Firas to Air Canada and look forward to working with him on the exciting projects already underway at the airline to improve the customer experience and efficiency initiatives in our operations. As we continue to evolve in an increasingly digital world, Firas's extensive experience in digital strategy, technology, and innovation will be accelerate [...]

Source: American Airlines Summer fun may be ending, but it doesn’t mean the travel memories have to stop. During the next few weeks, customers flying on American Airlines will enjoy a new limited-edition specialty kit highlighting the airline’s longstanding fundraising campaign with Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C). Customers traveling in premium cabins on Flagship® long-haul international and transcontinental flights will receive the limited-edition SU2C specialty amenity kit featuring new skincare brands and products. This kit marks the second limited-edition specialty kit in a line of rotating amenities American introduced earlier this year. These specialty kits further celebrate the SU2C fundraising campaign that launched last month. American’s customers and team members have supported the organization and its life-saving cancer research since [...]

Source: Air Canada Highlighting 30 restaurants, list spans 18 cities from coast-to-coast-to coast Air Canada's Best New Restaurants is the longest running Canadian restaurant ranking, and the only one to use a single, anonymous reviewer The Top 10 restaurant finalists will be announced on November 4, 2024 The 30 nominees for Air Canada's Best New Restaurants 2024 were unveiled, celebrating new culinary talent across Canada. Since 2002, Air Canada has championed the country's distinct culinary scene through the longest running Canadian restaurant ranking and its signature program, Air Canada's Best New Restaurants. The 2024 highly anticipated longlist is out today on CanadasBestNewRestaurants.com. "We're thrilled to shine a light on Canada's emerging culinary talent through Air Canada's annual Best New Restaurants [...]