Airlines
AIR NEW ZEALAND ENHANCES CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
Air New Zealand passengers can look forward to a better ground experience at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), including a much improved transit process. After a successful trial, U.S. Customs has approved a new transit system for Air New Zealand passengers arriving from Auckland or from London. On completion of US visa requirements, transiting passengers now receive a token which allows them access to the general terminal area, including Air New Zealand's Los Angeles International Lounge for those who are eligible, without the need to clear security. Air New Zealand's Deputy Chief...
STRIKE HITS LUFTHANSA
Lufthansa is advising that the majority of its European and domestic German flights will be cancelled today (April 22) due to strike actions by the German trade union ver.di Long-haul flights to/from/via Frankfurt and Munich will be only partly affected. Due to today's announced strike actions, nearly all Lufthansa flights within Germany and Europe will be cancelled. Only a select few short-haul flights will operate on Monday, such as in Berlin, where strike actions should end by 2:30 p.m. CET. In all, only 20 of the 1,650 planned Lufthansa short-haul flights on Monday will operate due to the...
AC POSTS PRELIMINARY Q1 RESULTS
Air Canada has released preliminary results for the first quarter of 2013 which sees the carrier posting an adjusted net loss of approximately $143 million compared to an adjusted net loss of $162 million in the first quarter of 2012. AC had a net loss of approximately $260 million versus a net loss of $274 million in the first quarter of 2012. It had an operating loss of approximately $106 million versus an operating loss of $91 million in the first quarter of 2012. EBITDAR (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and impairment, and aircraft rent) of approximately $145...
AIR TAHITI, AIR FRANCE SEEK TO EXPAND RELATIONS
Air Tahiti Nui and Air France have filed documents with the U.S. Department of Transportation seeking approval of and antitrust immunity for alliance agreements, including a bilateral joint-venture agreement. If approved, the joint venture will allow Air France and Air Tahiti Nui to co-operate and co-ordinate on services between Paris-Charles de Gaulle International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport. "Our joint venture with Air France will provide our passengers with more frequent flights between Los Angeles and Paris, and will link Air Tahiti Nui to the Air France network in...
ONE SIZE DOESN’T FIT ALL
Both the National Airlines Council of Canada (NACC) and the Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) applauded the recommendations of the Senate Standing Committee on Transport and Communications in its newly released report, entitled "One Size Doesn't Fit All: The Future Growth and Competitiveness of Canadian Air Travel." NACC president, George Petsikas observed that "the Senate Committee continues to be convinced of the urgent need to stop using the aviation industry to fill public coffers and start treating it as an engine that creates jobs and drives Canada's economy, trade and...
THE FORCE IS WITH THEM
Icelandair and WestJet have launched a new interline agreement opening up the skies for passengers connecting between the Americas and more than 20 Icelandair destinations throughout Europe. Passengers can now book a single combined e-ticket for WestJet and Icelandair flights, which includes the conveniences of single check-in for all flights and baggage sent through to the final destination. When connecting in the Americas, Icelandair customers can enjoy WestJet's fleet of Boeing 737 Next-Generation aircraft serving more than 80 cities in North America, Central America and the Caribbean....
WESTJET FLEET PART OF FAA DIRECTIVE
WestJet reports that it is aware of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) airworthiness directive released to all Boeing Next-Generation 737 operators. The directive, which is not related to any event or occurrence, refers to an issue with the protective coating on pins located in the horizontal stabilizer rear spar, which attach the main stabilizers to the fuselage. The horizontal stabilizers control the plane's ability to ascend, maintain level flight and descend. The directive calls for Boeing operators to replace only those pins having a specific part number with an improved version...
ETIHAD ADDS SANA’A TO NETWORK
Etihad Airways will launch direct flights to Sana'a, Yemen's political and commercial capital on Sept. 1. Sana'a will be the airline's eighth destination on the Arabian Peninsula beyond Abu Dhabi, joining Bahrain, Dammam, Doha, Jeddah, Kuwait, Muscat and Riyadh. Flights to Sana'a will operate four times a week. The route will be operated by a two-class Airbus A320 aircraft with 16 seats in Pearl Business Class and 120 seats in Coral Economy Class....