AirlinesMalaysia Airlines Frequent Flyer Data Compromised For 9 Years Malaysia Airlines has emailed the members of its Enrich frequent flyer scheme to admit an embarrassing blunder. For nine years, the personal data of Enrich members was compromised. The issue occurred at one of Malaysia Airlines’ third-party IT service providers. The airline says there’s no evidence of misused personal data. Nonetheless, Malaysia Airlines is asking its frequent flyers to change their password.
LinkAmerican Adds New Service Between Chicago And Southern California Starting this August, American Airlines is bolstering its schedule with another flight from Chicago to Southern California. Using a Boeing 737-800, the airline will connect Ontario with its O’Hare hub. Though not a new airport for American, the new route represents the importance of American’s domestic network and the higher demand for travel to and from Southern California.
LinkQantas Ready To Honor $3 Billion Worth Of Frequent Flyer Miles It’s no secret that loyalty programs are normally big money spinners for airlines. Qantas is no exception. But throughout 2020, fewer big businesses were buying points, and fewer passengers were redeeming them. All the while, Qantas Frequent Flyer members kept on accruing points at a rapid clip. So much so, that Qantas now has an AU$3 billion (US$2.35 billion) deferred revenue liability to cover those accrued points.
LinkAir Serbia Reportedly Gearing Up To Take Second A330 It has not been confirmed yet by Air Serbia itself, but reports have emerged that the airline is in the process of receiving its second wide-body aircraft: an Airbus A330-200 formerly belonging to Aeroflot. The aircraft, VP-BLY, arrived into Shannon earlier today. It will reportedly be painted in Air Serbia’s livery there and then transferred to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, from where it could operate flights to Toronto or Shanghai, or both, registered as YU-ARB.
LinkSpirit Airlines Is Not Sure About The Airbus A321XLR Spirit Airlines is not too sure about the Airbus A321XLR for its fleet. The carrier has not ordered the hotly anticipated narrowbody long-haul jet, but it is a major Airbus A320neo family customer. While some of its competitors have ordered the A321XLR, Spirit weighs its options and is evaluating all possibilities, but it is not ready to commit to the A321XLR.
LinkRyanair Pledges To Support Sustainable Aviation Fuels Irish low-cost giant Ryanair today pledged to support the development of sustainable aviation fuels to promote a carbon-neutral future. The airline joined the Fueling Flight Initiative as part of its pledge to turn the blue airline green.
LinkNorwegian Won't Fly The Boeing 737 MAX Again Just last month, it was revealed that Norwegian would say goodbye to 12 of its Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. However, the airline’s chief financial officer, Geir Karlsen, has now shared that his company will let go of all of its units of the model.
LinkAustrian Airlines Says "Servus" To Its First Boeing 767 Austrian Airlines today bid farewell to its first Boeing 767. The aircraft, registered as OE-LAT, is heading to its new owners, MonoCoque Diversified Interests. The aircraft was the oldest widebody in the Lufthansa Group fleet before its departure at almost 30 years old.
LinkNorwegian Airline Flyr Raises $70 Million With Inital Offering Norwegian startup airline Flyr has successfully raised US$70 in an initial public offering in Oslo. The airline, which has its eye on beginning flights in mid-2021, is now looking to buy or lease a small fleet of jets, recruit staff, and exploit opportunities as local competitor Norwegian Air restructures and downsizes.
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