Airlines
Avianca Brasil Joins Star Alliance
At a special ceremony held at Guarulhos International Airport in São Paulo, Brazil yesterday, Star Alliance member carriers welcomed their newest member, Avianca Brasil. “Adding Avianca Brasil to our network is an important step in enhancing our customer proposition in Latin America. Brazil is the most important aviation market on the continent and we are pleased that from today onwards, we can once again offer domestic connections in Brazil,” said Star Alliance CEO Mark Schwab. Star Alliance partner Air Canada flies daily year-round from its main hub at Toronto Pearson to São...
Airport Disruptions Possible at NYC Airports
Travellers to New York City are being advised to be prepare for possible disruptions as more than 1,000 security officers, baggage handlers and wheelchair attendants are expected to walk off the job for 24 hours at both John F. Kennedy and La Guardia airports. It's reported that workers will start walking off the job at 10 p.m. tonight (July 22) and will picket at both JFK and LGA. Airlines Delta, American and United do not expect the job action to cause significant...
Porter Extends Ontario Service into North Bay
North Bay, Ont., is the newest addition to Porter Airlines’ network. Beginning Oct. 7, Porter will offer daily flights between Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport and North Bay Jack Garland Airport. A second route featuring service between North Bay and Timmins, Ont., is also being introduced. Initial round-trip prices are $238 for North Bay-Toronto and $220 for North Bay-Timmins. Flights are now available for booking at...
Air Canada Delhi Flights To Go Daily
Air Canada has plans to increase its new Toronto-Delhi non-stop service from four times weekly to daily service beginning Oct. 30, 2016. The airline's new non-stop service between Toronto and Delhi, set to be launched Nov. 1 with four weekly flights, is Air Canada's first route to be dedicated for Boeing 787-9 series aircraft. Air Canada will receive a total of 29 new 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft by 2019, in addition to eight 787-8 aircraft already in operation, as part of the carrier's fleet renewal and international expansion from its global hub at Toronto Pearson...
Sabre, Virgin Australia Sign Deal
Sabre Corporation has announced that Virgin Australia has renewed its technology agreement and widened the scope of its relationship with Sabre. The renewal agreement expands the airlines' SabreSonic agreement. SabreSonic is an integrated suite of applications that optimizes and automates core processes such as Reservations, Inventory and Departure Control enabling airlines to offer a differentiating customer experience. The renewal enables Virgin Australia to progressively implement a wide range of Sabre solutions, including SabreSonic retailing and personalization solutions. The...
Helping Airlines Do Business In India
IATA has called for the development of a comprehensive policy for aviation aligned with the Indian government's stated intention to make it easier to do business in India. The objective is to allow India to derive maximum social and economic benefits as its aviation market grows to become the third largest in the world. That is expected to happen in 2029 when the number of travelers to, from and within India will near 280 million annually. Tony Tyler, director general and CEO of IATA, said: “Already aviation and aviation-related tourism support 7 million Indian jobs and $23 billion...
Air Canada Foundation Takes Care Of Kids
This year's Air Canada Foundation golf tournament netted $1,072,000 in support of organizations focused on health and wellbeing of children in Canada. Now in its fourth year, the tournament was held on July 13, at the Saint Raphael Golf Club, Quebec. The event featured 73 teams totaling 292 golfers from across North America. It included a full day of golf followed by dinner and silent and live auctions of items donated by tournament partners and Air Canada Foundation supporters. Aimia returned as presenting sponsor of this year's event which was supported by more than 100 Canadian...
Amadeus Offers Relief
Amadeus, has launched Amadeus Exchange Relief – an all-in-one airline ticket exchange solution – in the U.S. The new solution streamlines ticket exchanges for travel agents, offering them three choices in handling and processing, including the first and only full service option available in the marketplace. Amadeus Exchange Relief delivers faster and simpler processing while virtually eliminating debit memos related to exchanges and thereby enabling agents to save time, sell more and better serve travelers. Vic Pynn, chief operating officer, Amadeus North America, said: “Complex,...