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Alaska Airlines completes acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines, expanding benefits and choice for travelers

Source: Hawaiian Airlines & Alaska Airlines Hawaiian Airlines has officially joined Alaska Airlines, marking the beginning of a partnership that will reshape the travel industry for years to come. In a first for a U.S. airline, we will maintain both beloved brands. While your experience with each airline remains the same for now, there's a lot to look forward to in the next 18 months. Summary: Enables guests to reach 141 destinations directly, including 29 international markets, and over 1,200 destinations globally through the oneworld Alliance and global partners. Maintains the distinct brands of Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines. Establishes Honolulu as its second largest hub. Beginning soon, provides HawaiianMiles members and Mileage Plan members with the ability to transfer [...]

2024-09-18T18:55:30+03:00September 18th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

Technology is the Key to Unlocking the Passenger Experience of the Future

Source: SITA   Amid skyrocketing traffic, passengers look to digitalization to upgrade their travel experience, SITA 2024 Passenger IT Insights report finds In 2023, air travel soared, surpassing industry expectations. IATA predictions suggest that demand will only continue to grow, reaching 8 billion global passengers by 2040. Ensuring the passenger journey is smooth and efficient will be more important than ever for the industry to manage this growth. According to SITA's newly released 2024 Passenger IT Insights report, travelers see technology as the key, eagerly embracing innovations like mobile-enabled Digital Travel. Passengers already use their mobile devices as a remote control for the journey, with high adoption across key stages like booking, dwell time, and baggage collection. Taking this a [...]

2024-09-18T18:52:54+03:00September 18th, 2024|News, SUPPLIERS|

An NFL First: 49ers and United Airlines Launch SAF Pilot Project to Reduce Carbon Emissions from Air Travel

Source: United Airlines In joining United's Eco-Skies Alliance, the 49ers are the first NFL team to purchase sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in an effort to reduce emissions United and the San Francisco 49ers announced today that the team has become the first in the NFL to purchase sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). As an initial step toward addressing emissions concerns, the team has purchased enough SAF to cover its game-related flying on United from San Francisco to Los Angeles this Sunday. SAF is an alternative to conventional jet fuel that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 85% on a lifecycle basis – from production to end use – because it is made from renewable materials rather than oil. United's [...]

2024-09-18T19:54:33+03:00September 18th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

American Airlines flight attendants ratify new agreement

Source: American Airlines American Airlines flight attendants, represented by the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), today ratified a new collective bargaining agreement. The contract will deliver significant and immediate improvements in compensation, benefits and quality-of-life provisions.“It’s an exciting day for American's nearly 28,000 flight attendants and our entire airline,” said American’s CEO Robert Isom. “Reaching an agreement for our flight attendants has been a top priority, and today, we celebrate achieving this important milestone. Both the APFA and company negotiating teams had a shared mission of delivering an agreement our flight attendants have earned, and I greatly appreciate their work and relentless focus. “I want to personally thank APFA President Julie Hedrick for her leadership through these negotiations and [...]

2024-09-13T09:04:28+03:00September 13th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

Air Canada Urges Federal Government to Direct Arbitration to Avert Disruption for Travellers

Source: Air Canada Binding arbitration called for if ALPA contract negotiations fail Progress on key issues after 100 days of bargaining, but ALPA refuses to moderate excessive compensation demands Airline finalizing contingency plans for orderly suspension of flying with potentially 110,000 customers' trips, tonnes of cargo disrupted each day Air Canada said that if the airline's contract negotiations with its pilot union fail, a government direction for binding arbitration will be necessary to avoid a major disruption of air travel that would upset the plans of 110,000 or more travellers a day and delay time-sensitive cargo shipments. There have now been 100 days of meetings in contract negotiations between the company and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), which represents [...]

2024-09-13T09:02:37+03:00September 13th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

Delta, Minnesota SAF Hub announce plans for SAF blending facility and other unique milestones

Source: Delta Air Lines Minnesota will soon be home to a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blending facility – only the third in the United States – that will provide SAF supply via existing pipeline to the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) – Delta’s second-largest hub where it uses 250 million gallons of fuel annually. The first-of-its kind Minnesota SAF Hub – of which Delta is an anchor member along with the Greater MSP Partnership, Bank of America, Ecolab and Xcel Energy – launched in August 2023 with a commitment to implement an ambitious shared strategy for aggressively decarbonizing the airline industry by scaling SAF production and replacing conventional jet fuel. On Sept. 10, the coalition announced its achievements and four [...]

2024-09-13T08:57:27+03:00September 13th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

British Airways set for a record-breaking summer of flights to North America

Source: British Airways British Airways will operate more flights per week to North America in Summer 2025 than ever before The airline offers more flights between the UK and US than any other European carrier British Airways is the only European airline to offer a First class cabin on flights between London and America British Airways will operate a record number of flights from London to the US, Canada and Mexico in Summer 2025, offering more than 400 direct flights per week during its peak weeks, including 26 US cities. When arriving in the US, customers can connect onto more than 100 US destinations with British Airways’ partner airlines. The UK flag carrier operates more flights across the pond than any other [...]

2024-09-13T08:56:32+03:00September 13th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

Copa Holdings Monthly Traffic Statistics for August 2024

Source: Copa Holdings Copa Holdings, S.A. has released preliminary passenger traffic statistics for August 2024: Operating Data August 2024 August 2023 % Change Copa Holdings (Consolidated) ASM (mm) (1) 2,603.4 2,407.1 8.2 % RPM (mm) (2) 2,215.2 2,093.3 5.8 % Load Factor (3) 85.1 % 87.0 %       -1.9 p.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 number of miles flown by revenue passengers 3. Load factor - represents the percentage of aircraft seating capacity that is actually utilized For August 2024, Copa Holdings' capacity (ASMs) increased by 8.2%, while system-wide passenger traffic (RPMs) increased by 5.8%, compared to 2023. As a result, the system load factor [...]

2024-09-13T08:43:14+03:00September 13th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|

Transportation Security Administration publishes proposed regulation that provides necessary flexibility as federal agencies prepare to enforce REAL ID requirements beginning May 7, 2025

Source: TSA The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would provide federal agencies with necessary flexibility to begin enforcement of the REAL ID regulations on the May 7, 2025, deadline in a manner that takes into account security, operational risk and public impact. This proposed rule seeks to ensure that federal agencies, including TSA, are well positioned to begin enforcing REAL ID requirements on May 7, 2025. The proposed rule does not extend the REAL ID deadline. Instead, it would allow TSA to consider a phased enforcement approach to REAL ID implementation. Travelers without a REAL ID compliant ID or another form of acceptable ID after the May 7, 2025 deadline could face delays at [...]

2024-09-12T20:54:07+03:00September 12th, 2024|News, ORGANISATIONS|

ICAO Symposium delegates urge international community to act on fostering the deployment of advanced air mobility

Source: ICAO A global Call to Action for the accelerated, safe, and sustainable deployment of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) technologies emerged at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), at its first ever event wholly dedicated to the topic. Themed "Advanced air mobility (AAM) global harmonization and interoperability: Challenges and opportunities," the symposium has brought together 400 high-level government officials from 75 countries and representatives of the United Nations system and international aviation industry associations. World-leading manufacturers, operators and other cutting-edge innovators also participated to inform the development of a global vision and to share best practices and challenges. AAM comprises electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) including drones, and a wide range of other technologies [...]

2024-09-11T10:00:25+03:00September 11th, 2024|News, ORGANISATIONS|