LATAM is once again part of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, positioning itself as the most sustainable airline group in the Americas
LATAM Airlines Group has positioned itself as the most sustainable airline in the Americas, and the fifth worldwide, according to the Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) of S&P Global of December 2024 (former Standard & Poors). In this edition, LATAM obtained a score of 67 points in the social, environmental, and economic performance, representing a 3-point […]
Dominican Carrier Arajet Sees U.S. Flights As Key To Building Santo Domingo Hub
Dominican Republic-based Arajet has significant ambitions in the U.S. market, which the airline plans to start serving next year and views as critical to developing Las Americas International Airport (SDQ) in Santo Domingo as a north-south connecting hub. The airline, founded in 2022, has eagerly been anticipating the finalization of a Dominican-U.S. open skies agreement, […]
United Airlines To Add New Beijing, Rome, Panama Routes
United Airlines is expanding its network in 2025 with additions to international and domestic markets, including adding a new route to China and transatlantic expansion from Denver. The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) has approved the carrier’s request to launch flights between Los Angeles International Airport and Beijing Capital International Airport, starting early May. Flights will […]
WestJet inaugurates service between Toronto and Grenada
WestJet inaugurates service between Toronto and Grenada. To commemorate the milestone, WestJet and the Grenada Tourism Authority celebrated with live entertainment, giveaways and formal remarks gate side at Toronto Pearson International Airport. «Launching service between Grenada and Toronto reinforces the WestJet Group’s title as Canada’s leading leisure airline. This connection expands access to one of […]
Aer Lingus takes delivery of its first Airbus A321XLR aircraft
Ireland’s national carrier Aer Lingus has taken delivery of its first of six A321XLR aircraft. The airline becomes the second in the world to operate the A321XLR as well as the second in the International Airlines Group (IAG). Powered by CFM LEAP-1A engines, the aircraft took off from the Airbus production site in Hamburg, Germany, […]
Air Transat to Connect Toronto to Berlin in Summer 2025
Air Transat, voted 2024 World’s Best Leisure Airline at the Skytrax World Airline Awards, announces a new exclusive non-stop route between Toronto (YYZ) and Berlin (BER). The service will operate from June 19 to October 24, 2025, with two weekly flights on Thursdays and Sundays. Following the recent announcement of a new route to Valencia, […]
Air Canada orders five additional A220s
Air Canada, the national carrier of Canada, has signed a firm order with Airbus for five more latest generation single-aisle A220-300s on the fifth anniversary since taking delivery of its first A220 in December 2019. This follows an initial order in 2016 for 45 A220-300s and a reorder in 2022 for 15 more. Including this […]
TAP resumes flights to Porto Alegre
TAP Air Portugal resumes flights to Porto Alegre, capital of Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, on April 1, 2025, with three flights per week, operated with the modern A330-900 neo aircraft, with capacity for 298 passengers. Flights between Lisbon and Porto Alegre will take place on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, departing from the Portuguese […]
Avianca CEO: New U.S. Route To Be Unveiled Soon
Avianca CEO Frederico Pedreira said the Colombian carrier is close to adding a new destination in the southeast U.S. Atlanta is the largest U.S. market Avianca does not serve, and the carrier already operates to Florida cities Miami and Orlando in the U.S. southeast from its Bogota El Dorado Airport (BOG) hub. “I hope that […]
Delta to resume daily seasonal flight between Rio de Janeiro and New York
From December this year to March 2025, Delta will once again connect two of the most vibrant cities desired by travelers around the world: Rio de Janeiro – famous for its beaches, its urban setting surrounded by lush nature, its rhythm of samba and bohemian vibe – and New York City, one of the most dynamic […]
