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United Goes Back to School with $1.25 Million Contribution to DonorsChoose

Source: United Airlines As students get ready to start another school year, United will triple the total donations to DonorsChoose aviation projects in Chicago, Denver, Honolulu, Houston, Los Angeles, Newark/New York, Phoenix, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. Eligible projects are posted on DonorsChoose now under donorschoose.org/united United is kicking off the school year with a $1.25 million donation through education nonprofit DonorsChoose, funding aviation and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) classroom projects across the country. United will triple the amount of donations for DonorsChoose aviation projects submitted by teachers in nine markets and match funding for STEM projects at Equity Focus Schools. For the second year in a row, United's contributions will help bring aviation and select STEM-focused projects [...]

2024-08-29T09:55:48+03:00August 29th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|
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Air Canada Comments on the End of Federal Conciliation in Negotiations with Air Line Pilots Association

Source: Air Canada Air Canada recommits to seek a negotiated agreement with ALPA during the 21-day cooling off period Operations of the airline to continue as normal Flexible rebooking policy introduced for customers with booked travel coinciding with the end of the cooling off period Air Canada issued the following update in its ongoing contract negotiations with the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA). Air Canada's intention remains to reach a negotiated settlement with its pilots, one that recognizes their professionalism and contributions to the airline. During the talks, there has been significant progress and the three-week cooling off period gives the parties more than sufficient time to address any outstanding issues. Air Canada is fully committed to bargaining meaningfully throughout [...]

2024-08-29T09:59:19+03:00August 29th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|
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Shaping the Skies of Tomorrow: ICAO Conference Sets Bold Agenda for Global Air Navigation

Source: ICAO Salvatore Sciacchitano, President of the ICAO Council Aiming to reshape global aviation through heightened performance and sustainability, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) opened the 14th Air Navigation Conference at its Montréal headquarters. Bringing together over 750 delegates from 93 countries, including government officials, industry leaders, and other aviation experts from around the world, this Conference will play a critical role in charting the course for improving global air navigation systems. It comes as ICAO commemorates its 80th anniversary through a series of events and initiatives designed to reimagine aviation in a context of unprecedented change and accelerating innovation. Zero emissions, Zero fatalities  With global air traffic rebounding to pre-pandemic levels and expected to more than double in [...]

2024-08-28T08:36:08+03:00August 28th, 2024|News, ORGANISATIONS|
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Frontier Airlines Announces 11 New Routes Across 15 Airports Launching This Fall

Source: Frontier Airlines Ultra-low fare carrier Frontier Airlines is announcing 11 new routes across 15 airports launching in October and November, connecting consumers with more low-cost travel options throughout the United States. To celebrate, America’s Greenest Airline is offering fares as low as $19*. “As consumers look ahead to the fall and winter months and make their holiday plans, we are thrilled to once again expand our roster of convenient and affordable travel options,” said Josh Flyr, vice president of network and operations design, Frontier Airlines. “From warm weather destinations such as Southern California, Texas, and Florida or winter sports meccas Utah and Colorado, to popular metropolitan areas like New York, Atlanta and Washington, D.C., there are now even more [...]

2024-08-28T09:22:20+03:00August 28th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|
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Second IATA World Sustainability Symposium to Take Place in Miami

Source: IATA The International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) second World Sustainability Symposium (WSS) will focus on actions needed to achieve the airline industry’s commitment to net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050. The event will take place in Miami, USA on 24-25 September 2024, hosted by American Airlines. “Sustainability is an existential challenge for humanity as it is for our airline industry. Achieving net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050 is a big and complex task. But working together with the broader aviation industry, and with the support of governments, we will get there. WSS is a unique opportunity to bring all stakeholders together to learn, align and take the critical actions needed to galvanize our determination and accelerate progress,” said Willie Walsh, IATA’s Director General. [...]

2024-08-28T08:54:59+03:00August 28th, 2024|News, ORGANISATIONS|
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XB-1 Completes Second Flight

Source: Boom Boom’s XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft successfully executed its second flight at the Mojave Air & Space Port in Mojave, California. Following its historic first flight in March 2024, XB-1 continues to progress through its flight test program, targeting supersonic flight by the end of the year. The XB-1 program provides the foundation for the design and development of Overture, Boom’s supersonic airliner, while establishing a safety-first culture. During this flight, XB-1’s landing gear was successfully retracted and extended for the first time, which is typical of second test flights. Additional objectives for this flight test were for the XB-1 team to assess aircraft handling qualities and activate a new digital stability augmentation system – or roll damper – for the [...]

2024-08-28T08:38:53+03:00August 28th, 2024|MANUFACTURERS, News|
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Spirit Airlines Celebrates Launch of Newly Transformed Guest Experience with ‘More Fly’ Giveaway

Source: Spirit Airlines Spirit Airlines' newly enhanced Guest experience officially launches today, and the airline is celebrating by inviting travelers to enter for a chance to win big and Go Big or Go Comfy with its new "More Fly Fly-Away." Two lucky winners and their guest will experience Spirit's new travel options, Go Big and Go Comfy, and enjoy the enhanced comfort, flexibility, and value of the carrier's transformed Guest experience. The giveaway, inspired by the elevated options that make travel "More Fly," is open for U.S. residents to enter now through Sept. 23, 2024, at spirit.com/flyaway.* "The transformation of Spirit's Guest experience is a significant milestone for us that brings exceptional value to travelers, and we're excited to include [...]

2024-08-28T09:17:17+03:00August 28th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|
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Embraer sells A-29 Super Tucano to the Uruguayan Air Force

Source: Embraer The country will become the sixth operator of the aircraft in South America along with Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Paraguay Embraer has announced the sale of up to six A-29 Super Tucano aircraft to the Uruguayan Air Force (FAU). The contract, which is part of a fleet renew program to expand FAU's operational capacity, provides for the acquisition of one aircraft plus the commitment to acquire five additional units, with deliveries scheduled from 2025, including mission equipment, integrated logistics services and a flight simulator. With this order, Uruguay becomes the sixth nation to operate the A-29 Super Tucano in South America along with Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Paraguay. Due to its operational flexibility in the South [...]

2024-08-27T09:15:00+03:00August 27th, 2024|MANUFACTURERS, News|
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Barni of San Francisco International Airport voted TSA’s Cutest Canine of 2024

Source: TSA Barni, a 5-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer, an explosives detection canine at San Francisco International Airport, is the winner of the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) 2024 Cutest Canine Contest. Last week, TSA held its annual nationwide social media contest on Instagram, X (formerly known as Twitter) and Facebook, where the public voted for the agency's "cutest canine" from among four finalists. TSA canine handlers from airports and enforcement handlers across the country initially nominated the canine candidates. TSA employees then voted and narrowed the original field of 87 paws-itively cute contenders to the final four canines, all of whom deserve a round of a-paws. "Our explosives detection canines and their handlers are an essential component of TSA's multi-layered approach [...]

2024-08-27T08:12:29+03:00August 27th, 2024|AIRPORTS, News, ORGANISATIONS|
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Air France will be transporting 600 pupils from the French Overseas Departments and Territories to Paris for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games

Source: Air France Some of them will be flown to the French capital from Overseas Departments and Territories in the Americas such as Martinique, French Guiana and Guadeloupe. As an official partner of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Air France will be transporting 600 pupils from Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Saint Martin and Reunion Island to Paris, where they will attend Paralympic events. This is a great opportunity for these young people aged between 9 and 18 to discover the diversity of disabled sport and the values of the Paralympic spirit. This large-scale operation is part of the ‘Ma classe aux Jeux’ programme, set up by the French Ministry of Education, and based on the ‘Tous aux Jeux’ ticketing [...]

2024-08-27T08:41:50+03:00August 27th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|
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