AirlinesAir Transat adds service to European destinationsMontreal-based leisure carrier Air Transat will add Airbus A330 flights to Zagreb, Croatia and Pisa, Italy beginning mid-June 2016, boosting its direct European destinations to 29 cities. Sunday flights will leave from Toronto for Pisa starting June 13, with a stopover in Montreal. The airline will fly the Toronto-Zagreb route every Tuesday from June 15. The airline will also launch nonstop weekly Vancouver-Rome flights starting June 17.
LinkAmerican Airlines posted higher traffic in AugustAmerican Airlines Group posted a 5% increase in total revenue passenger miles for August on a year-over-year basis. The carrier also reported a 2.7% boost in capacity for the month, as well as a 1.9% rise in load factor.
LinkDelta expands Minn. customer service center, adds 100 jobsDelta Air Lines is celebrating the expansion of a customer service center in Chisholm, Minn. The $5.9 million project will allow Delta to hire more than 100 additional employees. "We want to do more investment in the facility ... expand and continue to grow," said Delta CEO Richard Anderson.
LinkDelta loves New York with co-branded logoNY Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a tourism partnership with Delta Air Lines that will feature a co-branded logo for the carrier as part of the I Love New York campaign. "This new joint logo signifies Delta's commitment to this great state -- not only at our airports, but also in our communities, where our Delta team proudly lives and works," said Gail Grimmett, senior vice president, New York, for Delta.
LinkFedEx flies supplies to storm-battered Dominican RepublicFedEx Corp. delivered around 6,000 pounds of relief supplies to the Dominican Republic, which was thrashed by Tropical Storm Erika. FedEx delivered the supplies from Heart to Heart International, a disaster relief agency based in Kansas City, Mo.
LinkGulf Air in talks over major Airbus orderGulf Air is in talks with Airbus over a potential major fleet replacement order. Talks in Paris between the airline and manufacturer discussed future requirements for “up to 50” aircraft and looked at both narrow- and widebody types.
LinkStartup Libyan Wings ready to begin operationsNew Libyan carrier Libyan Wings plans to launch operations by “the end of next week,” CEO Edgardo Badiali told ATW Sept. 11. The airline has been attempting to get off the ground for some months, but has been stymied by the political turmoil in the North African country, which has seen several factions fighting to control the country. Several aircraft belonging to Libyan Airlines and Afriqiyah Airways were damaged or destroyed by warring groups at Tripoli International Airport.
LinkUnited offers sneak peek of premium seats for domestic routesUnited Airlines gave a sneak peek of its new premium cabin seats for domestic flights to members of the media on Wednesday. The leather seats feature a tray table that allows users to dock iPads and mobile devices in an upright position. The seats, designed by PriestmanGoode, will be installed on more than 200 narrowbody aircraft.
LinkVueling will hire up to 200 pilots as market demand growsSpanish budget carrier Vueling has announced plans to hire as many as 200 first officers to meet market growth demand in the 2016 summer season. “We want to continue to provide professional opportunities to more pilots at our operational bases in Spain and elsewhere in Europe, as we have done in recent years,” COO Fernando Val said in a statement.
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