Edelweiss/SWISS to begin new direct flight between Zurich (Switzerland) and San Diego
Edelweiss, Switzerland"™s leading leisure airline and sister company of Swiss International Air Lines, is further expanding its route network to North America. From June 9, 2017, the airline will offer seasonal flights between Zurich and San Diego. An Edelweiss Airbus A340-300 will fly twice weekly between Zurich and San Diego, directly connecting the two cities. […]
Alitalia adopting low-cost model for short-haul flights
Struggling Italian flag carrier Alitalia unveiled a business plan Thursday that it expects will return the airline to profitability by 2019. The plan calls for a 1 billion euro reduction in costs by 2019 through staffing and other operating cuts. The carrier also expects a 30%, or 800 million euro, increase in revenue by 2019. […]
IATA Releases 2016 Airline Safety Performance
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for the 2016 safety performance of the commercial airline industry. The all accident rate (measured in accidents per 1 million flights) was 1.61, an improvement from 1.79 in 2015. The 2016 major jet accident rate (measured in hull losses per 1 million flights) was 0.39, which was […]
Avianca holdings S.A. holds no interest in Avianca Argentina
In response to some news versions that associate Avianca Holdings S.A. with Avianca Argentina, the company would like to clarify that Avian Lineas Aereas S.A., commercially known as Avianca Argentina, is an investment of Synergy Group, which holds no interest in Avianca Holdings S.A. Following this statement, it is important to clarify that: · Avianca […]
American, United airlines launch cheaper "˜basic economy"™ fares
American and United have started selling cheaper "basic economy" fares as they battle discount airlines for the most budget-conscious travelers. American announced early Tuesday that it began selling the new fares for flights starting March 1 on 10 different routes from its hub airports in Dallas, Miami, Philadelphia and Charlotte, North Carolina. United followed suit […]
United commits to a lower carbon footprint during the coming year than its American and Delta rivals
United Airlines has pledged it will have a lower gross carbon footprint this year than its two main US rivals, Delta and American, as part of its 2017 Global Performance Commitment to corporate account customers. If the airline fails to meet the target then it will compensate eligible accounts in the form of United Services […]
Children"˜s menus from Cornelia Poletto available on Lufthansa flights beginning in February
"Turtle muffin", "Snow-covered pasta mountain», "Rabbit cake» and «Flying chicken» – these are the favorite foods that were chosen by an international jury of ten children last September. As of February 1, these and a few other tasty children’s menus, which were specially created by top chef Cornelia Poletto for the youngest Lufthansa passengers, are […]
Regional action must be front and centre in efforts to cut aviation’s climate impact
For too long, the debate about addressing aviation emissions has been reduced to regional versus global measures, with an assumption by many that global always trumps regional. Now the dust has settled on the 39th ICAO Assembly, we can see for the first time what a global measure can deliver, and the results are not […]
KLM and Lufthansa sign long-term agreements with US sustainable biofuel producers AltAir and Gevo
European airlines KLM and Lufthansa have each signed agreements with US biofuel companies for supplies of locally-produced sustainable fuels. KLM has agreed to purchase through a three-year offtake agreement an undisclosed quantity of used cooking oil based fuel produced by AltAir and supplied by Amsterdam-based SkyNRG. The fuel will be used on all KLM flights […]
Google Flights, la aplicación para buscar vuelos más baratos
La aplicación te permite localizar precios de los vuelos, hacer seguimiento de varios destinos, fechas, clases de boletos, número de pasajeros, escalas y líneas aéreas más importantes. Google ha creado una aplicación para encontrar de manera más fácil, a cualquier hora y en cualquier lugar, boletos aéreos más baratos. Flights dispone de una versión web […]
