Airlines

Air Transat earns climate award

Air Transat has been recognized as "Most Climate Efficient North American Net Carrier" by the German organization atmosfair, which for the second year in a row evaluated the environmental performance of some 130 carriers, rating their atmospheric CO2 emissions and ranking them in its Airline Index. The announcement was made at the Berlin Air Show. Allen B. Graham, president and CEO, Air Transat, and president, Transat Canada, said: "We are extremely pleased with the recognition our airline is receiving today. Air Transat has applied a stringent fuel management program since 2003, and more...

TUIfly connects with Travelport

Travelport has signed a new, long-term, airline IT services agreement with TUIfly, the third largest airline in Germany. The e-Ticketing technology is utilized by TUIfly Vermarktungs GmbH (TUIfly.com), the flight travel portal of TUI Deutschland. TUIfly.com has implemented Travelport E-Ticket Technologies in combination with their reservation system, New Skies, offered by Navitaire LLC, enabling the airline to fully leverage the benefits of outbound interline e-ticketing. The new deal is part of a TUIfly.com initiative to broaden the worldwide flight offer for customers and combinability of...

CTA helping travellers make choices

The Canadian Transportation Agency has released a tariff repository that's designed to help travellers familiarize themselves with air carriers' terms and conditions of carriage. The repository provides a "one-window" direct access to major airlines' web sites where airline tariffs can be found, in turn, enabling passengers to read about their rights and responsibilities when travelling. Air carriers can also use the repository to easily compare their tariff provisions with those of other carriers. The Tariff Repository can be accessed on the CTA's web site at...

Emirates picks new SVP

Emirates has named Orhan Abbas as its new senior vice-president to head up its commercial operations for the Americas. Abbas was previously vice-president for India and Nepal, overseeing a period of sustained expansion which saw the airline more than double the number of services to the sub-continent in just four years. He has worked for Emirates since 1998, having also held senior commercial positions in Tanzania, South Africa and the Middle East. He has a degree in Business Administration from New York Regents College, Albany, New York. Commenting on his appointment, Abbas said: "The...

Air Canada reports record August load factor

For the month of August, Air Canada reported a record system load factor of 87.9%, versus 87.8% in August 2011. System traffic increased 0.7% on a system-wide capacity increase of 0.6%. Air Canada reports traffic results on a system-wide basis, including regional airlines from which Air Canada purchases capacity. "For the month of August, Air Canada reported an all-time record load factor of 87.9%,"said Air Canada president Calin Rovinescu. "This record load factor result for the month underscores our disciplined capacity management... Led by increases in traffic in the Australia, Caribbean,...

Emirates, Qantas launch global partnership

Emirates and Qantas have introduced a new global aviation partnership designed to give travellers "a seamless international and Australian network, exclusive frequent flyer benefits and world class travel experiences."Under the agreement signed by Emirates president Tim Clark and Qantas CEO Alan Joyce, Qantas will move its hub for European flights from Singapore to Dubai and enter an extensive commercial relationship with Emirates. The 10-year codesharing partnership is enhanced by integrated network collaboration with co-ordinated pricing, sales and scheduling, as well as a benefits sharing...

WestJet, Porter post record numbers for August

WestJet reports August 2012 traffic results with an all-time record load factor of 88.9%. Revenue passenger miles (RPMs), or traffic, increased 9.2% year over year, and capacity, measured in available seat miles (ASMs), grew 2.3% over the same period. The airline flew nearly 172,000 more guests this August compared to August of last year. "We are extremely pleased to report the highest single-month load factor in WestJet history,"commented WestJet president and CEO Gregg Saretsky. "The demand environment remains strong and we are seeing a growing contribution from our airline codeshares and...