Airlines for America Announces Kevin Welsh as Vice President of Environment and Chief Sustainability Officer
Today, Airlines for America (A4A) is pleased to announce that Kevin Welsh will be joining A4A as Vice President of Environment and Chief Sustainability Officer. “Kevin’s extensive private and public sector experience will be a tremendous asset for our carriers. Achieving our sustainability goals is a critical priority, and we are thrilled that Kevin will […]
A4A Predicts Record Number of Passengers Traveling This Summer
Airlines for America (A4A) and CQ Roll Call yesterday (25/05) hosted the 2023 Summer Travel Summit. A4A projects U.S. airlines to carry an all-time high 257 million passengers from June 1-August 31, 2023. Despite having to trim schedules, U.S. airlines will be able to accommodate demand by using larger aircraft. In fact, year over year, […]
A4A Super Bowl Sunday Ad Highlights Airlines’ Industry-wide Hiring Spree
Airlines for America (A4A) released an advertisement on Super Bowl Sunday, highlighting the aggressive and effective hiring campaigns across the U.S. airline industry – including mechanics, gate agents, pilots, flight attendants and many other jobs. The 30-second video aired on Fox 5 D.C. during the Super Bowl pre-game show in addition to several other timeslots […]
Refuerza A4A accesibilidad para pasajeros con discapacidad
Airlines for America (A4A) anunció un nuevo compromiso para mejorar los viajes aéreos y hacerlos “seguros y accesibles” para todos los pasajeros con discapacidades, incluidos aquellos con discapacidades de movilidad, cognitivas y sociales. Las aerolíneas de pasajeros de Airlines for America (A4A): Alaska, American, Delta, Hawaiian, JetBlue, Southwest y United acordaron tomar medidas para mejorar […]
Time to End US Pre-Departure Testing for Fully Vaccinated Travelers
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), in partnership with Airlines for America (A4A) and 28 US and international aviation and travel and tourism stakeholder groups, urged the US government to remove the pre-departure testing requirement for fully vaccinated air travelers flying to the US. The vaccinated traveler population adds no additional risks to the domestic […]
U.S. Airlines Announce 3-Billion-Gallon Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production Goal
Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization representing the leading U.S. airlines, announced that our member carriers have pledged to work with government leaders and other stakeholders to make 3 billion gallons of cost-competitive sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) available to U.S. aircraft operators in 2030. In March, as part of a commitment to work […]
Airlines push for US-Canada air travel restart
Airlines in the US and Canada have urged the Canadian government to ease COVID-19 travel restrictions between the countries to pave the way for the restart of transborder travel. Trade bodies the National Airlines Council of Canada (NACC) and Airlines for America (A4A) have sent a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s administration that calls […]
Educación, clave para la inclusión de la mujer en aviación
Expertos de la industria del transporte aéreo coincidieron en la necesidad de fomentar la educación y la promoción de iniciativas para introducir a más mujeres en la aviación. Si bien hay una extensa gama de trabajos dentro de la aviación, hace falta más presencia de mujeres piloto en el mundo, por lo que es necesario […]
US Airlines Pushing for COVID-19 Testing Pilot Program
Airlines for America (A4A), which represents major U.S. carriers including American, Delta, United and Southwest, is one of several industry groups calling on the federal government to pilot a COVID-19 testing program for passengers in hopes of restoring international travel. According to Reuters, the chief executives of A4A, Airlines UK, Heathrow Airport and Virgin Atlantic […]
Delta añade preguntas sobre la salud del cliente y el reconocimiento del requisito de uso de la mascarilla facial para realizar el check-in
A los clientes de Delta se les pedirá que certifiquen su compromiso con la seguridad del vuelo como parte de un cambio en el proceso de check-in que les requerirá que reconozcan: – El no haber tenido un diagnóstico de COVID-19 y el saber que no han estado expuestos a éste en los últimos 14 […]
