Summer 2022: Air France to reopen its Paris-Orly – New York JFK, Paris-Charles de Gaulle – Dallas and Paris-Charles de Gaulle – Denver routes
Since the reopening of US borders in November 2021, Air France has been gradually increasing its service to the United States, the airline’s leading long-haul destination in terms of seat capacity. Air France currently serves 11 US destinations (Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York-JFK, Seattle, San Francisco and Washington D.C.), with […]
Delta ranked No. 1 US airline by Wall Street Journal
After a solid year of recovery and operational performance led by its employees, Delta Air Lines was named the Top U.S. Airline of 2021 by the Wall Street Journal in its annual airline scorecard rankings released Friday. The Journal tracks seven important operations and customer metrics among nine U.S. airlines; after coming in second in […]
Eurowings allows carbon compensation through climate protection projects in Germany for the first time
Germany’s largest leisure airline now makes it possible to offset carbon emissions directly through high-quality climate protection projects in Germany. If Eurowings passengers decide to voluntarily compensate for their flight emissions, the contributions will primarily go toward the renaturation of the Königsmoor near Hamburg and the Gelliner Bruch moorland in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. As the largest airline […]
United Officially Opens Flight Academy And Welcomes Historic Inaugural Pilot Class
United, the only major U.S. airline to own a flight training school, officially opened United Aviate Academy and welcomed a historic inaugural class of future pilots, 80% of whom are women or people of color. United Aviate Academy is a key part of the airline’s goal to train about 5,000 new pilots at the school […]
Delta Cargo receives top honors for excellent service in 2021
After marking its 75th anniversary and celebrating the best revenue year in its history in 2021, Delta Cargo was honored as the Domestic Airline of the Year by the Airforwarders Association. “Our top-notch Cargo team emerged as industry innovators during a tumultuous time while serving a crucial role in the global supply chain, as they […]
Eurowings hires 750 new flight attendants and pilots
Eurowings is preparing for a strong travel season with backlog effects despite the current Omicron wave. Over the next twelve months, Germany’s largest leisure airline will fill around 750 new positions in the cockpits and cabins of its two AOCs, Eurowings Germany and Eurowings Europe. With this, Eurowings is systematically continuing the course it embarked […]
American Airlines Earns Perfect Score on Corporate Equality Index Over the Last Two Decades
American Airlines has been recognized by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) with the highest possible rating in the prestigious 2021 Corporate Equality Index (CEI). This achievement serves as a milestone as the airline has received a top score for the last 20 years. Companies that earn the top CEI score of 100 are also named […]
Strong December Performance Contributes to Stellar Year for Air Cargo in 2021, Year-on-year Demand up 18.7%
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that full-year demand for air cargo increased by 6.9% in 2021, compared to 2019 (pre-covid levels) and 18.7% compared to 2020 following a strong performance in December 2021. This was the second biggest improvement in year-on-year demand since IATA started to […]
Passenger Demand Recovery Continued in 2021 but Omicron Having Impact
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced full-year global passenger traffic results for 2021 showing that demand (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) fell by 58.4% compared to the full year of 2019. This represented an improvement compared to 2020, when full year RPKs were down 65.8% versus 2019. Because comparisons between 2021 and 2020 results […]
Lufthansa, Air France Join Forces Against EU’s Climate Plans for Aviation
An alliance of airlines and airports called for changes to the European Union’s planned climate change legislation on Monday, arguing it will make them less competitive with non-European rivals. Taking aim at aviation, a sector deemed responsible for up to 3% of global emissions, the European Union presented plans last July that foresee stricter rules […]
