Airlines
National Connects Windsor-Orlando
National Airlines will offer non-stop service between Windsor, Ont. and Orlando, Fla. (Orlando Sanford International Airport), beginning Dec. 17. Plans are to fly the route year-round, with return service taking place Thursdays and Sundays. Reservations can be made at http://www.nationalairlines.com or by calling 1-855-757-6999. Special introductory fares are available through Oct. 15 for travel between Dec. 17 and May 31, 2016. National has also introduced an exclusive partnership with Tourico Holidays to package flights with hotels, rental cars, cruises, activities, vacation...
Finnair Takes Delivery of Europe’s First Airbus A350 XWB
Finnair took delivery of the first of its next-generation Airbus A350 XWB aircraft yesterday (Oct. 7) at a special ceremony at the Airbus delivery centre in Toulouse, France. Finnair is the first European airline to fly the fuel-efficient Airbus A350 XWB. The airline intends to double its Asian traffic by 2020 from the 2010 baseline, and the A350 fleet investment is the backbone of this strategy. The company has ordered a total of 19 A350 aircraft, making it the largest investment in Finnair's history. The first four aircraft are expected to arrive this year, with another seven being...
KLM Marks 96 Years, Adds to Delftware Collection
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines celebrated its 96th anniversary yesterday and true to tradition introduced its latest Delftware miniature. This year, the choice for KLM’s 96th house went to the Hamel House in Gorinchem. The 96th house was festively unveiled in Gorinchem and added to KLM’s collection by KLM president and CEO Pieter Elbers, who presented it to Piet IJssels, chairman of the Hamel Foundation and South Korean Ambassador Jong-hyun Choe. KLM has been flying to South Korea since 1984 and currently operates daily service between Amsterdam and Seoul. Elbers commented,...
Africa Showcase rolls into Canada
The 2015 Africa Showcase made its Canadian debut yesterday (Oct. 7) following stops in Los Angeles, Dallas and Boston. Presented by South African Airways (SAA) and On Show Solutions, the seventh annual road show event featured 30 tourism partners, rotating briefing sessions with suppliers, prizes and destination presentations by the Zambia Tourism Board, South African Tourism, Namibia Wildlife Resorts and Namibia Tourism Board. “The real goal of [the Showcase] is to educate people, make them feel more comfortable with selling the destination and knowing the product,” Stroebel...
Porter Inaugurates North Bay Service
Porter Airlines arrived in the “Gateway to the North” yesterday, inaugurating new service to North Bay, Ont. from Toronto's Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. A second new route featuring service between North Bay and Timmins, Ont., also took flight yesterday. Both routes feature one daily round-trip flight. Introductory round-trip fares for North Bay-Toronto are $159, and $151 for North Bay-Timmins. These must be booked by Oct. 14 for travel by Feb. 11,...
Air Canada Sees Record Passenger Volumes
Air Canada is reporting that for the month of September it recorded a system-wide capacity increase of 11.5% and a load factor of 83.6%. On this additional capacity, system wide traffic for September increased 10.1%. “I am pleased to report continued strong traffic growth of 10.1% and a load factor of 83.6% for the month of September,” said Air Canada president Calin Rovinescu. “Air Canada generated greater traffic in all markets served led by the US transborder, Pacific and Atlantic markets. In particular, the Atlantic market grew 12.7% in September despite the higher than...
Growth Continues
IATA reports that passenger traffic continued to show “strong growth” in August, with load factors increasing by 0.9% to 84.7%, while total revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) rose 7.1% compared to the year-ago period and August capacity (available seat kilometers or ASKs) increased by 5.9%. Tony Tyler, IATA's director general and CEO, commented: “August results continue the trend of strong demand for air travel, despite some softening in global economic growth, particularly in emerging markets.” Tyler continued: “Airlines are committed to meeting growing demand sustainably....
Working For A Sustainable Future
The aviation industry is calling on governments around the world to help the industry reduce its carbon footprint. In an open letter organized by the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) and co-signed by IATA and ATAG members (which include airlines, airports, aerospace manufacturers and air navigation service providers), the group re-affirms its commitment to its 3 key goals: 1.5% fuel efficiency improvement per year to 2020. Stabilizing net carbon emissions through carbon-neutral growth from 2020. Halving net carbon emissions by 2050 compared to 2005. Since the goals were set in...