Air Transat Launches Premium Cabin Promo to Europe and South Date: 2024-07-24 08:46:27 Order: 0 Until 07AUG, Air Transat is offering savings on its Club Class flights to Europe and South. Round-trip flights start at CAD $1087 from Toronto and CAD $1057 from Montreal. Airline
WestJet to Offer Free Inflight Wi-Fi for Rewards Members Date: 2024-07-24 08:40:51 Order: 0 WestJet is introducing free internet onboard its aircraft by end of 2024, with plans to complete Starlink installation on WestJet's narrowbody fleet by the end of 2025. Airline
BermudAir Appoints Nico Buchholz as President Date: 2024-07-24 07:51:23 Order: 0 As of August, Nico Buchholz, an aviation and aerospace executive with over 30 years of global experience, has been appointed President and Deputy CEO of BermudAir. Airline
Delta Meltdown: Getting Worse Before it Gets Better Date: 2024-07-23 09:54:35 Order: 0 Delta’s still experiencing cancellations from the CrowdStike outage. The airline suffered a major system failure on 22JUL, with reports of pax sleeping on the floor at ATL. Airline
Boeing Forecasts Airlines Need 2.4M New Pilots, Technicians & Crew By 2043 Date: 2024-07-23 09:51:56 Order: 0 Boeing says the industry will need 674,000 new pilots, 716,000 new technicians, 980,000 new flight attendants, and 44,000 new aircraft over the next 20 years. Airline
Aer Lingus Pilots Finally Accept New Pay Deal Date: 2024-07-23 09:51:15 Order: 0 Aer Lingus pilots have voted overwhelmingly to accept a new labour deal that will increase salaries by nearly 20% by the end of 2026. Airline
WestJet Touts More Sun Capacity Than Any Other Canadian Airline Date: 2024-07-23 09:50:12 Order: 0 WestJet and Sunwing are asserting their broad presence this winter with 320 routes from across Canada. Increases in domestic, transborder and sun markets, with record capacity from... Airline
WestJet Inks Deal with Accelya for NDC Tech Date: 2024-07-22 11:30:20 Order: 0 WestJet will use the Accelya FLX platform for its NDC program. The platform is already in place with United, Delta, American and other airlines. Airline
Are Basic Business Class Fares The Future? Date: 2024-07-22 09:41:17 Order: 0 Business Class has always had an air of prestige about it, so the idea of still paying a lot of money simply for a more comfortable seat may not catch on. Airline
Boeing Faces New Safety Questions After Engine Fire on Scotland Flight Date: 2024-07-22 09:40:45 Order: 0 UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch seeks FAA action following a 2023 engine fire on a Delta 767. Nothing abnormal was noted by the pilots, pax saw flames after takeoff. Airline
Airfare Hikes Imminent: United CEO Scott Kirby Reveals Why Prices Will Skyrocket Date: 2024-07-22 09:40:13 Order: 0 United CEO predicts capacity cutbacks will lead to higher fares. He adds, “Sales do not spur demand.” Pax travel when they want or need to, unaffected by price. Airline
Air Canada Trims Quarterly Outlook Date: 2024-07-22 09:36:55 Order: 0 Driven by lower yields and lower than expected load factors, Air Canada has trimmed earnings expectations for the second quarter. Airline
Air Canada Vacations Renews Advisory Board Date: 2024-07-22 09:35:45 Order: 0 ACV hosted the return of its Travel Advisory Board with an event held on 19JUN. The gathering, the first since the pandemic, included representatives from chains, consortia, and independent... Airline Operators
CrowdStrike Glitch Continues to Ground Planes; Delta Hit Hardest Date: 2024-07-22 09:35:37 Order: 0 Most airlines have recovered from last week’s software outage, which resulted in blank computer screens, grounding more than 10,000 planes around the world. But Delta still cancelled more... Airline
Air Canada Releases Olympic ‘Ticket to Dream’ TV Spot Date: 2024-07-22 09:35:17 Order: 0 Air Canada has launched "Ticket to Dream," a brand spot highlighting Team Canada's journey to the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Airline
