Airlines
Discover The World Appoints Pires
Discover the World has appointed Savio Pires to the position of National Sales Manager - Canada. In his new role at Discover the World, Savio will be responsible for Vistara’s sales operations in Canada and will work closely with Discover the World’s Canadian team to strategically grow our Partners brand equity, overall sales and marketing activities and initiatives. Savio has experience in the airline, cruise, tour, and online consumer travel industries and has spent over 13 years as a multi-national airline Sales Manager in Canada, most recently with Emirates for over 8 years...
Porter Finalizes Aircraft Sale, Leaseback Deal
Porter Aircraft Leasing Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Porter Aviation Holdings Inc. (Porter), has entered into agreements for sale and leaseback financing of up to 19 Embraer E195-E2 aircraft. Three aircraft lessors are participating independently in the transaction, with placement details as follows: Five aircraft with Azorra Aviation Holdings, LLC (Azorra) Five aircraft with Falko Regional Aircraft Ltd. (Falko) Four aircraft with Elevate Capital Partners LLC (Elevate) Porter also has options for an additional five Embraer E195-E2 aircraft with Azorra. The 19...
Sunwing Makes Cuba An Easy Entry Destination
As of Nov. 15, Cuba will become one of Sunwing’s Easy Entry Destinations with the island’s lifting of entry restrictions for fully vaccinated travellers. Sunwing is offering flights to Cuba from gateways across Canada in addition to zero change fees, free COVID-19 medical coverage and travel requirements made easy. To make the process as seamless as possible, fully vaccinated travellers won’t need to provide a negative test or quarantine upon arrival in Cuba as of Nov. 15. Passengers will need to provide proof of vaccination, complete the health form provided on board and...
Vistara Picks Discover The World As Canadian GSA
Vistara -- a joint venture of Tata group and Singapore Airlines – has named Discover the World as its exclusive GSA partner in Canada. Discover Canada will leverage its local travel industry relationships, sales talent and distribution knowledge to develop Vistara’s brand loyalty and drive sales across all travel sales channels. With nearly 2 million Canadians of Indian Heritage and India’s re-opening to fully vaccinated tourists in effect, Discover is excited to reconnect travelers to India by establishing commercial agreements for customers to connect with Vistara across an...
Air Transat Takes Off For Summer 2022
Air Transat has released details of its Summer 2022 flight program, which will see the carrier operating over 250 flights weekly to 44 destinations at the height of the season. The airline says that it will gradually increase its service to Europe, strengthen its position in the United States by offering flights to Los Angeles and San Francisco for the first time, as well as offering a selection of its most popular South destinations, and enhancing its domestic flight program. Annick Guérard, President and Chief Executive Officer, Transat, said: “We are actively rebuilding our...
Air Canada, Carbon Engineering Sign MoU
Air Canada and Carbon Engineering Ltd. (CE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to identify potential opportunities in how CE's proprietary Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology -- which captures carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere -- can advance aviation decarbonization. The two Canadian companies plan to explore potential cooperation activities in sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), permanent carbon dioxide removal and innovation, including opportunities for Air Canada to purchase SAF utilizing CE's technologies. CE's DAC technology captures CO2 directly out of the...
Government Support Is Vital
GlobalData says that airlines and the wider aviation industry will struggle to meet ambitious carbon neutral targets on their own, making it clear that governments must act by providing significant investment following COP26 to ensure meaningful action occurs. Gus Gardner, associate travel and tourism analyst at GlobalData, points out that: “COP26 has put pressure on the aviation industry to reaffirm its commitment to reducing its environmental impact. In fact, a GlobalData poll found that 45% of global respondents stated that the environment was the most important of the...
Booster Let’s Aeroplan Members Multiply Their Points
For Aeroplan members who want to build their points balance and get to their next reward sooner, they can now take advantage of a new benefit that will let them do just that. Powered by Points, Aeroplan Booster is a new loyalty solution for the Canadian market designed to offer Aeroplan Members a cost-effective way to accelerate their reward balances quickly and easily by multiplying points earned on both travel and non-travel related transactions. With Booster, Aeroplan Members get a preferential rate to multiply their earned points by up to five times their value. Initially,...