Airlines
Brazil Reporting Positive Results
In recent months, Brazil's tourism industry has undergone a renewal process, with infrastructure and security investments helping restore it to pre-pandemic levels. The country has also increased its air frequencies to pre-2020 levels, and over 80% of the population has received at least two COVID vaccine doses. As a result, Brazil is again seeing positive numbers of international arrivals and spending on tourism. According to a survey conducted by Embratur (the Brazilian agency for international tourism promotion) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the United...
IATA, Travalyst Team Up On Flight CO2 Calculations
IATA and Travalyst have teamed up with the aim of providing consumers with a consistent, accurate and widely available calculation of their carbon footprint from air travel. As all sectors of the aviation and travel industries come together in pursuit of net zero CO2 goals, this new and major collaboration effort will bring even greater transparency, accuracy and consistency to how a traveller’s carbon footprint is calculated. Travalyst and IATA both possess a deep understanding of the traveller as well as relevant technical and operational expertise, which will enable the two...
Better Prepared To Deal With The Unforeseen
Peter Cerdá, Regional Vice-President, the Americas, International Air Transport Association (IATA) points out that: “The aviation value chain is finally coming out of the COVID-19 crisis, and we really need collaboration across all stakeholders in order to achieve a sustainable recovery.” As for the question of whether 2023 will be the year of recovery, Cerdá told CTP that: “On a global scale, IATA foresees that domestic travel will generally recover in 2023 and that international traffic will regain pre-pandemic levels during 2024. Our latest passenger figures for Canada...
Air Canada, Cirque du Soleil Renew Partnership
Air Canada and Cirque du Soleil have renewed their exclusive partnership. The renewal will see Air Canada continue as the official airline for Big Top and Arena shows in Canada, the U.S., Europe and Australia through December 2024. The Quebec-based companies will celebrate bringing Canadian creativity and talent to the world at tonight's Montreal premiere of Corteo by Cirque du Soleil at the Bell Centre. Lucie Guillemette, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer at Air Canada, said: “Air Canada and Cirque du Soleil are two iconic Quebec organizations...
Air France-KLM CO2 Targets Approved By SBTi
The Air France-KLM Group, Air France Group and KLM have had their CO2 emissions reduction targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) validation team. SBTi’s validation team has approved the Group’s scope 1 and scope 3 emissions reduction targets and has confirmed that they are in line with a well-below 2°C objective, as determined by the Paris Agreement signed in 2015. Benjamin Smith, CEO of the Air France-KLM Group, said: “The Group designed a consistent approach, developed within the Group’s Destination Sustainability strategy, with the goal of CO?...
Porter Takes Delivery Of First Embraer E195-E2
Christmas arrived a little bit early for Porter Airlines as the carrier took delivery of the first two of 50 Embraer E195-E2 it has ordered, with a ceremony to mark the occasion taking place at Embraer’s headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil. Porter will use the new E195-E2 fleet to launch its new elevated economy experience that aims to challenge the economy offering of every North American airline, and features a new level of generosity and thoughtful service not seen in contemporary economy air travel. In the run up to the new year, Embraer will deliver a further three...
Belize Celebrates Added Lift From Canada
The Belize Tourism Board is celebrating increased airlift from both Air Canada and WestJet for the upcoming winter season. Air Canada has relaunched its seasonal direct route from Toronto (YYZ) to Belize City (BZE), offering one flight per week on Sundays until April 16, 2023. Westjet has expanded airlift to Belize, furthering the accessibility of Belize within the Canada market. This year, Westjet added a direct route from Calgary (YYC) to Belize City (BZE), in addition to the direct route that Westjet operates from Toronto (YYZ) to Belize City (BZE). The Calgary flight operates...
Finding New Opportunities In 2023 And Beyond
“I do not view recovery and sustainability as conflicting imperatives, instead they are highly complementary,” observes Lucie Guillemette, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, Air Canada, continuing: “And I say this because as we look back at the pandemic, one thing most of us agree on is that it was a wake-up call for how we must change our behaviour and live together in a more sustainable way if we are to regain a semblance of normalcy in our lives.” When asked whether 2023 will be the year the Canadian travel industry recovers, Air Canada’s Guillemette...