Airlines
Air Transat Improves Fuel-Management Program
Air Transat is acquiring new fuel efficiency software. Developed by Swiss company Aviaso, the software will enable more accurate measurement of the impact of all the initiatives in the company’s fuel-management program. “We already have one of the best fuel-management programs in the industry,” says Jean-François Lemay, general manager, Air Transat. “Implementing this system developed by Aviaso gives us the means to improve our practices and further refine our program, with the goal of reducing fuel burn by another 1%.” Air Transat’s stringent management of aircraft...
Challenging The Status Quo
In travel, as is true in life, relationships are everything. Whether it's in your dealings with a customer or the rapport that you have with your business colleagues and partners, that relationship is the foundation for failure or success. About a month ago, Air Canada approached Canadian Travel Press and offered us an exclusive opportunity to sit down with its newly re-imagined Canada Sales Team and meet the people who will be responsible for building those successful relationships. Relationships that, to all intents and purposes, will be critical to the airline's ability to...
TO2015, Porter Airlines Unveil Branded Aircraft
The Organizing Committee for the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games (TO2015) and Porter Airlines unveiled one of two Bombardier Q400 aircraft featuring colourful TO2015 sport pictograms yesterday. The pictograms combine to create a pattern that represents the TORONTO 2015 Games motto “United We Play,” inspiring people to come together through sport. David Peterson, chair of TO2015, and Saӓd Rafi, chief executive officer of TO2015 joined Robert Deluce, president and CEO of Porter Airlines, at the unveiling in Toronto alongside PACHI, the TORONTO 2015 mascot, and Porter team...
Jetstar Asia, SriLankan Airlines Launch New Codeshare
SriLankan Airlines' customers will soon enjoy greater access to cities throughout South East Asia and Australia as part of a new codeshare agreement with Jetstar Asia. Beginning April 5, SriLankan customers will be able to travel on codeshare services operated by Jetstar Asia on seven routes from its hub in Singapore – including the cities of Darwin, Phnom Penh and Phuket, as well as Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, Kuala Lumpur and Perth. Passengers will benefit from the convenience of a single ticket itinerary that includes SriLankan’s baggage allowance and enjoy a seamless transfer...
WestJet, David Foster Foundation Team Up
WestJet and WestJet Cares for Kids charitable partner, the David Foster Foundation, are sponsoring information booths in airports across Canada to raise awareness on the impact of life-saving organ transplants, and handing out special luggage tags designed to encourage people to “Be an organ donor. Save a life.” Also, at WestJet's Calgary campus yesterday, WestJet President Gregg Saretsky joined David Foster Foundation CEO Michael Ravenhill at an event designed to highlight the partnership between the two organizations and why hard conversations about donating organs are...
Answering The Call
Aspects of Europe previously unavailable from parts of western Canada are now on the flight roster, with new lift announced by Air France and KLM, reports western editor, Ted Davis in this week's digital edition of Travel Courier. Air France will make its inaugural entry to the Vancouver market as of March 29, when it launches a schedule of up to five flights per week to Paris-Charles de Gaulle. Flights will be operated by a Boeing 777-200 with 309 seats: 35 in business class, 24 in premium economy and 250 in economy. The new Air France schedule answers a long time call for a...
Air France Celebrates New Vancouver Service
Air France is celebrating its new Vancouver-Paris service – hitting the skies on March 29 – with the launch of an “Air France in Vancouver, Chic Alors” contest for agents. All Air France bookings from anywhere in Canada are automatically entered to win. Prizes are three pairs of Canada-Europe tickets – one pair in Business class, one pair in Premium Economy and one in Economy. Until April 30, agents can sign up for the contest by answering the qualifying question. Afterwards, they can register each ticket they sell with a departure until May 31. Tickets sold from Montreal...
Air New Zealand ‘Calling All Travelers’
Air New Zealand has launched a “Calling All Travelers” campaign, celebrating the unique experiences that await not only in New Zealand, but also throughout the journey on Air New Zealand. The airline has produced an online video that opens with sweeping views of the country’s picturesque fjords. Viewers are then treated to glimpses of signature New Zealand experiences including a trip to the real life Hobbiton, parachuting from rolling hillsides, golfing amongst rugged mountains and biking through vast plains. “New Zealand is a magical place with a bounty of activities that...