Airlines
Seize The Opportunity For Sustainable Aviation
IATA is calling on European governments to “seize the opportunity to create a sustainable aviation industry” that protects the environment and increases connectivity opportunities for Europe’s citizens. The call came at the recent Wings of Change Europe gathering in Berlin, Germany. And amid continuing celebrations of the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the role of aviation in the continent’s integration was top of mind. Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s director general and CEO, said that: “Air transport has been at the heart of European integration. Europe...
Qantas Testing New Long Haul Routes
Some record-setting long-distance test flights by Qantas are being assessed for their potential to be introduced as regular commercial routes, and also for their impact on the health of passengers and flight crews. Two of three super long-haul test flights have been completed, with the first spanning the distance between New York and Sydney, and the second flying from London to Sydney. The first of those flights took place in October, when Qantas made aviation history with a non-stop flight that covered 16,200 km. in a time of 19 hours, 16 minutes. It was done using a new Boeing...
Uncovering The Timeless Wonders Of Turkey
Set up in Ayvalik, a scenic seaside town on Turkey’s northwestern Aegean coast, Tara Hopkins has found a way to impact the lives of women in the community by putting garbage to good use, writes assistant editor, Ann Ruppenstein in this week's Travel Courier. Hopkins runs a co-op for women who have never worked for salary before, creating one-of-a-kind accessories out of recycled materials like bottle caps and discontinued packaging for tea and ketchup. Translating to the garbage ladies, çöp(m)adam addresses issues of women’s employment in Turkey and the importance of...
Celebrating The Power Of Women
Air Canada's Arielle Meloul-Wechsler has been named to WXN's list of Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 for 2019 in the Corporate Executives Category. “Through her example of integrity and hard work, Arielle is a tremendous mentor and role model not only for women but for everyone at Air Canada. As a trusted member of the senior leadership team, she has helped guide the transformation of Air Canada. In particular, in her area of responsibility for People, Culture and Communications, she has been instrumental in driving culture change at our company, with a focus on diversity and...
Lufthansa Leads On Carbon Offsetting Solutions
Corporate flyers who want to help solve climate change through more sustainable travel practices have a new mission partner in Lufthansa. The German airline is incorporating carbon offsetting as an integral part of its new Lufthansa Group Corporate Value Fares for contract customers. These will be launched in 2020 as one of a range of climate-friendly business travel products. With the new corporate value fares, corporate customers can fly CO2-neutral on Lufthansa, SWISS and Austrian Airlines flights in the European market. For the first time, carbon offsetting will be automatically...
New Premium Class Services Available On Cathay
Cathay Pacific has introduced new products across its fleet that are designed to increase the level of luxury in its premium cabins. These new programs are being rolled out across all Cathay Pacific routes to its Canadian hubs. An array of enhancements to the service, soft products and culinary offerings have been developed for the airline’s first and business class passengers. These have been conceived to give passengers a more holistic, sensory experience, starting from the moment they board. At the heart of these elevated premium experiences is a new collaboration with Bamford,...
ACTA Tracks The Trends At Summit
ACTA welcomed about 100 of its members to Toronto's St. Regis Hotel for its day-long Travel Industry Leadership Summit. Along with updating those attending on ACTA's activities and priorities the event featured keynote addresses by association president, Wendy Paradis; disruption strategist, Shawn Kanungo; and Boeing's regional director of product marketing, Christine Walsh. As well, there were sessions on “NDC and One Order: Is Modernizing Distribution Evolution or Revolution?; and Navigating the Multi-Level Distribution Strategies of Air, Land And Sea and Everything in...
TAP Adds New Montreal Route
TAP Air Portugal is adding two new routes from North American in 2020, with non-stop service between Montreal and Lisbon and Boston and Ponta Delgada, in the Azores. Both new routes will be operated with new Airbus A321LR aircraft and will launch by summer 2020. TAP plans to operate six weekly frequencies between Lisbon and Montreal, and five weekly frequencies between Boston and Ponta Delgada. TAP has been steadily increasing its operations from North America over the past several years. The airline earlier announced it is adding 15 weekly flights from Canada and the US by...