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Global Crossing Airlines reports a loss of $5.26 million in its first quarter, now operates for Havana Air, will fly for Jetlines, introduces a new livery
Global Crossing Airlines (GlobalX) issued this financial report for its first quarter:
Significant highlights and milestones for the quarter include:
- Obtained its US FAA Aircraft Operating Certificate as a US 121 Flag and Supplemental Carrier
- Obtained its Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for Foreign Charter Air Transportation from the US DOT to Fly Internationally
- Entered Revenue Service on August 7, 2021 with one Airbus A320 Aircraft; Three aircraft in operation by September 30, 2021
- Signed leases for one Airbus A321 converted freighter and two A320 passenger aircraft; Signed letters of intent for one A321 converter freighter and one A320 passenger plane
Global Crossing Airlines Group, Inc. โGlobalXโ reported its financial results for its first quarter of revenue operations which occurred in the third quarter ended September 30, 2021, including revenue of $3.1M and net operating loss of $5.26M or ($.10) per diluted share. Included in GlobalXโs operating results are an estimated $2.1 million in expense related to pre-revenue operations during the quarter, as well as approximately $750 thousand in non-recurring expenses. All dollar amounts in this press release are in United States dollars.
โWE HAD A VERY SMOOTH ENTRY INTO REVENUE OPERATIONS AND THE GLOBALX TEAM HAS PERFORMED EXCEEDINGLY WELL,โ SAID ED WEGEL, CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF GLOBALX. โDURING OUR FIRST SEVEN WEEKS OF OPERATIONS WE OPERATED MORE THAN 150 REVENUE FLIGHTS, AND APPROXIMATELY 400 BLOCK HOURS, FOR NEARLY A DOZEN CUSTOMERS.โ
โON AUGUST 30TH, WE RECEIVED OUR FINAL AUTHORITY FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO FLY INTERNATIONAL CHARTERS. THIS ENABLES US TO FLY TO THE CARIBBEAN, MEXICO, LATIN AMERICA, AND CANADA. WE CAPITALIZED ON THAT AUTHORITY BY IMMEDIATELY EXECUTING ON INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTS, AND WE HAVE BEEN CONTINUING TO EXPAND OUR INTERNATIONAL CLIENT BASE.โ
MR. WEGEL FURTHER ADDED: “NOW THAT THE FAA CERTIFICATION IS BEHIND US, OUR FOCUS IS ON DELIVERING EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER VALUE, WHILE SCALING THE AIRLINE TOWARDS PROFITABILITY. WE ARE EXTREMELY ENCOURAGED ABOUT THE DEMAND FOR OUR PRODUCT OFFERING AS WELL AS OUR GROWING PORTFOLIO OF CUSTOMERS.โ
Third-Quarter Results
Flights in the third quarter of 2021 totaled 378 block hours with revenue of $3.1M, both of which were zero for the same period in 2020. Operating losses during the quarter were driven by the investments necessary to achieve FAA certification and limited number of aircraft. During the quarter GlobalX operated two Airbus A320s and one Airbus A321 aircraft for 91 total combined days available for sale.
GlobalX ended the quarter with $8.9 million in cash and restricted cash.
Outlook
Looking ahead, GlobalX projects strong demand for its services and a resulting increase in revenue block hours in the fourth quarter of 2021. GlobalX will seek to continue to increase its flight activity to Cuba and the Dominican Republic, as well as flights on behalf of the US Government agencies, US-based hotel and casino operators, and for college football team clients (including NCAA football bowl game flights). GlobalX is accepting delivery of three aircraft in the coming weeks and expects to have as many as 6 aircraft operating by the end of the year. This will result in an estimated 270% increase in total combined aircraft days available for sale in the fourth quarter versus third.
Commenting on the results, Mr. Wegel stated: โWe believe we are now developing a strong foundation for our airline, with a strong team of airline professionals, and we are well positioned going into 2022.โ
About Global Crossing Airlines
GlobalX is a US 121 domestic flag and supplemental airline flying the Airbus A320 family aircraft. GlobalX flies as an ACMI and wet lease charter airline serving the US, Caribbean, and Latin American markets.
In other news, Canada Jetlines Operations Ltd. and Global Crossing Airlines Group Inc. have announced that Canada Jetlines (through its Canada Jetlines Vacations Ltd.) subsidiary, and GlobalX (through its GlobalX Air Tours LLC subsidiary) intend to launch their first partnership on the sale of public charter flights between Toronto and Florida.
The arrangement is the first between the two companies since GlobalX completed the spin out of Canada Jetlines in June 2021 to shareholders. Under the terms of the arrangement, Canada Jetlines Vacations will jointly market and sell seats on GlobalX public charter flights over a six-week period. Round trip charter flights are expected to operate from Toronto to Miami and Fort Lauderdale weekly beginning in March 2022.
The parties are targeting that tickets will go on sale in December 2021, pending receipt of all final regulatory approvals including approval from, and completion of Canada Jetlines Vacation registration with, the Travel Industry Council of Ontario (TICO).
Flights will be operated on GlobalX Airbus A320 aircraft.
Canada Jetlines intends to start operating flights to Florida with its own A320 aircraft once it has completed its certification and receives all required government approvals.
In other news, GlobalX also announced on November 15 it commenced operations for Havana Air:
Global Crossing Airlines Group, Inc. and ViajeHoy, LLC, d/b/a Havana Air (Havana Air) are pleased to announce that they have commenced scheduled charter service from Miami and Tampa to Havana.
The initial service, granted under approval from the U.S Department of Transportation, operates six times weekly between Miami and Havana, and twice weekly between Tampa and Havana.
Both GlobalX and Havana Air plan for the number of flights to increase as Cuba fully opens post-pandemic.
On September 30, 2021, US DOT approved the GloablX fleet size increase to 6 aircraft, subject to FAA approval as each enters service. N279GX (below) entered revenue service on October 1, 2021. N278GX entered service at the end of October bringing the fleet to 4. Two additional A320s will enter service within 60 days growing the fleet to 6.
Airbus A320 N278GX also wears updated 2021 livery:
Top Copyright Photo: Pictured in the inaugural 2021 livery: GlobalX (Global Crossing Airlines) Airbus A320-214 N276GX (msn 2695) LAS (Nick Dean). Image: 955771.
Photo: Sundair (Fly Air41 Airways) Airbus A320-214 9A-IRM (msn 3972) (GoAir colors) PMI (Javier Rodriguez). Image: 955535.
Copyright Photo: Operated by sister company Fly Air41 Airways: Sundair (Fly Air41 Airways) Airbus A320-214 9A-IRM (msn 3972) (GoAir colors) PMI (Javier Rodriguez). Image: 955535.
Volotea expands in Sardinia after the Sardinian government issues a tender
Volotea has made this announcement:
Volotea will operate a total of six routes for at least seven months
The company plans to open a new base in Alghero, that will be added to Cagliari and Olbia for a total of 3 Sardinian bases. The flights took off on Friday, October 15, 2021, avoiding interruptions in connections between Sardinia and the mainland.
In Sardinia, Volotea has carried around 3.5 million passengers since the start of its operations.
Volotea, the airline of small and mid-sized European cities, will operate a total of six routes connecting Sardinia to the mainland for at least seven months. Flights operate from October 15 until May 14, 2022. The company will connect Cagliari, Olbia, and Alghero with Rome Fiumicino and Milan Linate airports.
Volotea will open its third Sardinian base in Alghero, in addition to the Cagliari and Olbia bases.
The regional government of Sardinia announced that Volotea has been awarded with the tender to operate six routes: Alghero โ Rome Fiumicino, Alghero โ Milan Linate, Cagliari โ Rome Fiumicino, Cagliari โ Milan Linate, Olbia โ Rome Fiumicino and Olbia โ Milan Linate. The airline will operate these flights until May 2022 with a greater frequency in October, November, and December.
The regional government of Sardinia launched an urgent tender to replace Alitalia on territorial continuity routes to mainland Italy once this airline goes out of business on October 14th, 2021. A large part of the flights abandoned by Alitalia will be taken over by ITA, the new airline of Italy. However, there were many uncovered routes, including these to/from Sardinia. Twelve airlines operating in Italy were invited to participate in the tender for the award of the service in the agreement of air connections from the 3 airports of Sardinia (Alghero, Olbia, Cagliari) to Rome Fiumicino and Milan Linate, in a public service obligation known in the country as territorial continuity.
After being unfairly excluded from the first tender, Volotea felt compelled to improve its offer to ensure the operation of the routes, presenting again the best offer.ย The airline has been chosen to operate the six routes for territorial continuity between the three island airports and the hubs of Rome and Milan.
Top Copyright Photo: Volotea Airbus A320-214 EC-NNZ (msn 2616) AJA (Paul Bannwarth). Image: 955209.
Volotea aircraft slide show:
Swiss to begin service to Beirut, operated by Edelweiss
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) will launch its first-ever nonstop service between Zurich and the Lebanese capital of Beirut on December 2, 2021. Lebanonโs economic and cultural centre will receive two SWISS flights a week, on Thursdays and Sundays.
From December 2021 to mid-January 2022 the new Zurich-Beirut services will be operated by Edelweiss Air on SWISSโs behalf under a wet-lease agreement. The flights will be performed with Airbus A320 aircraft offering 174 passenger seats. From mid-January to the end of March 2022, SWISS will operate the new services with its own aircraft equipment. The flying time between Zurich and Beirut is about four hours.
Schedules planned (all times local):
2021/22 winter timetable period
Zurich โ Beirutย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย LX 222ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 13:00 โ 17:50ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Thu
Beirut โ Zurichย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย LX 223ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 18:40 โ 21:55ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Thu
Zurich โ Beirutย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย LX 222ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 07:20 โ 12:10ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Sun
Beirut โ Zurichย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย LX 223ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 13:00 โ 16:15ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Sun
Top Copyright Photo: Edelweiss Switzerland (Edelweiss Air) Airbus A320-214 HB-IHY (msn 947) AYT (Ton Jochems). Image: 955472.
Edelweiss aircraft slide show:
Historic Photo: LTU International Airways Airbus A320-214 D-ALTL (msn 2009) ZRH (Rolf Wallner). Image: 955450.
Copyright Photo: LTU International Airways Airbus A320-214 D-ALTL (msn 2009) ZRH (Rolf Wallner). Image: 955450.
Allegiant introduces a “Ron’s Gone Wrong” logo jet
Allegiant Air, 20th Century Studios and Locksmith Animation are celebrating the power of true connection with the release of Ron’s Gone Wrong, a new animated adventure comedy debuting in theaters on October 22.
From late September through November, Allegiant customers and fans can join the story of Barney, a socially awkward middle-schooler, and Ron โ a walking, talking digitally-connected device whose malfunctions lead to a hilarious, perilous action-packed adventure – through special inflight features and surprises, and an online sweepstakes*.
Fans can watch the skies for a specialย Ron’s Gone Wrong-themed aircraft (Airbus A320-214 N220NV), featuring larger-than-life images of the film’s heroic duo on the fuselage.
On board every Allegiant flight, passengers will go behind-the-scenes with filmmakerย Sarah Smithย in an exclusive feature interview in the airline’sย Sunseeker Magazine. Flyers will also enjoy fun surprises like movie-themed napkins and a specialย Ron’s Gone Wrongย kids’ snack pack, available for inflight purchase while supplies last. Allegiant will donateย $1 from everyย Ron’s Gone Wrongย snack pack purchaseย from Sept. 9 through Oct. 9, 2021ย toย Make-A-Wishยฎ.
Celebrating the film’s theme of taking time away from technology to make a true connection, Allegiant is offering families their own opportunity to reconnect by presenting theย Disconnect to Reconnect Flyaway Sweepstakes.ย Fromย Oct. 4 -22, fans can enter for a chance to win a grand prize ofย $1,000ย in travel vouchers for tickets to the Allegiant vacation destination of their choice, tickets to seeย Ron’s Gone Wrongย in their local theater, and aย $100ย Visaย gift card for a family night out (or in!). Five additional winners will receive aย $500ย voucher for tickets to the Allegiant destination of their choice. Fans can enter the sweepstakes online atย Allegiant.com/RonsGoneWrong.
Aboutย Ron’s Gone Wrong
20thย Century Studiosย and Locksmith Animation’s “Ron’s Gone Wrong” is the story of Barney, a socially awkward middle-schooler and Ron, his new walking, talking, digitally-connected device, which is supposed to be his “Best Friend out of the Box.” Ron’s hilarious malfunctions set against the backdrop of the social media age, launch them into an action-packed journey in which boy and robot come to terms with the wonderful messiness of true friendship. “Ron’s Gone Wrong” features the voices ofย Zach Galifianakisย (“A Wrinkle in Time”),ย Jack Dylan Grazerย (“Shazam!”),ย Ed Helmsย (“The Office”),ย Olivia Colmanย (“The Crown”),ย Justice Smithย (“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom”),ย Rob Delaneyย (“Deadpool 2”),ย Kylie Cantrallย (“Gabby Duranย and the Unsittables”),ย Ricardo Hurtadoย (“The Goldbergs”),ย Marcus Scribnerย (“Black-ish”),ย Thomas Barbuscaย (“Chad”). The film is directed byย Sarah Smithย (“Arthur Christmas”) ย and Pixar veteranย Jean-Philippe Vineย (story artist on “Cars 3” and “The Good Dinosaur”) withย Octavio E. Rodriguezย (story artist on “Coco” and “The Incredibles 2”) co-directing. The script is written byย Peter Baynhamย (“Arthur Christmas,” “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation ofย Kazakhstan,” “Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm”) & Smith.ย Julie Lockhartย (“Shaun the Sheep Movie,” “Theย Pirates!ย Band of Misfits”), also a co-founder of Locksmith, andย Lara Breayย produce, with Locksmith chairmanย Elisabeth Murdoch, Smith and Baynham serving as executive producers.
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Photo: Alaska Airlines Airbus A320-214 N855VA (msn 5179) (Giants) LAX (Michael B. Ing). Image: 955416.
Copyright Photo: Alaska Airlines Airbus A320-214 N855VA (msn 5179) (Giants) LAX (Michael B. Ing). Image: 955416.
Brussels Airlines sees 30 to 40% growth in corporate travel out of Belgium
Brussels Airlines has made this announcement:
- Corporate travel out of Belgium slowly starts to pick up again
- Weekly increase in bookings of 30 to 40%
- Brussels Airlines expects companies to ease restrictions in their travel policies as of October
- European destinations most popular for business traffic
- Higher demand for flights to USA due to easing of travel restrictions for fully vaccinated passengers
- Need for flexibility higher than ever before
Increasing demand for corporate travel
Some sectors are resuming corporate travel faster than others. The first sectors to pick up business travel again are the European and other political institutions, universities and the Marine business, followed by the automotive industry, international construction companies and producers of building materials. Also NGOโs and insurance companies performing repatriations represent a significant share of Brussels Airlinesโ corporate customers.
While many multinationals still apply a (partial) homeworking policy, the airline expects its major corporate customers to ease their travel policies as of October.
Popular business destinations
The most important destinations for corporate travelers are mainly European destinations such as Italy (Milano), Slovenia (due to EU Presidency), Denmark (Copenhagen), Czech Republic (Prague), Germany (Berlin), Austria (Vienna), Switzerland (Geneva), Spain (Madrid & Barcelona) & Portugal (Lisbon).
With the easing of the travel restrictions imposed by the US government, allowing fully vaccinated EU passengers to smoothly enter the U.S.A., Brussels Airlines expects a rising demand for business travel to the United States. In the first 24 hours after the announcement of the end of the travel ban, Brussels Airlines noted a booking increase of 180%. The Belgian airline will offer 4 weekly flights to New York JFK during the winter season.
During the entire crisis, the African network remained of great importance for the airline for both VFR traffic as well as business travel by NGOโs and other companies.
Brussels Airlines expects that the demand for corporate travel will reach the level of 2019 again by 2024. The demand for leisure travel on the other hand recuperates much faster.
Top Copyright Photo: Brussels Airlines Airbus A320-214 OO-SNL (msn 1961) TLS (Paul Bannwarth). Image: 955228.
Brussels Airlines aircraft slide show:
Swiss to fly to 90 destinations this winter, will restore the Geneva – New York route
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) will offer its customers a portfolio of destinations in its Winter 2021/2022 schedules that is as extensive as it was in pre-pandemic times. A total of 90 destinations will receive SWISS service from Zurich and/or Geneva, with the aim of offering travelers the widest possible range of routes and onward connections. The extent of the winter offer is further boosted by certain classic summer destinations, especially around the Mediterranean and in Eastern Europe, continuing to be served in the coming winter timetable period. SWISS also plans to resume service on its long-haul Geneva-New York route on selected days of the week from mid-December onwards. And the carrier will further increase its winter services at times of particularly high demand, such as the Christmas holiday period and the winter sports season. All in all, SWISS will be offering around half of the capacity it provided in 2019 in the coming winter schedules.
Despite the continuing and still-changeable travel restrictions, Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) will be offering a wide range of services in its coming Winter 2021/2022 schedules, to perform its mission of keeping Switzerland connected with the rest of Europe and the world.
With 90 points served from Zurich and/or Geneva, SWISSโs winter destination portfolio will be as extensive as it was in Winter 2019, albeit with fewer frequencies. SWISS customers will be offered 81 destinations from Zurich and 26 from Geneva. All in all, SWISS plans to again be offering around 50% of the capacity it provided in 2019 in the coming winter schedules.
Over 80 points from Zurich
SWISS plans to serve a total of 60 short-haul and 21 long-haul destinations from Zurich in the coming winter schedules. Short-haul destinations with the most frequencies from Zurich include Berlin, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Lisbon, London, Malaga and Stockholm and various points in Eastern Europe such as Kyiv and Belgrade. On the long-haul front, the focus will be on such key centers as Chicago, Miami, New York, Sรฃo Paulo, Dubai, Johannesburg and Tel Aviv. The coming winter schedules also extend to various classic summer destinations which this year will continue to be served in the winter months. These include Alicante, Malta, Marseille, Palermo and Thessaloniki. Sarajevo and Tallinn will also continue to receive SWISS service in the coming winter period, as will the Albanian capital of Tirana, for which SWISS took over service this summer from its sister airline Edelweiss.
Resumption of long-haul Geneva-New York services currently being planned
A total of 25 European destinations will receive SWISS service from Geneva in the coming winter timetable period. The most frequently served of these will include Athens, Lisbon and Porto. Travelers from Geneva will also be offered a number of destinations this winter which have previously received only summer services. These include Madeira, Sharm El Sheikh and Tenerife. SWISS is further introducing non-stop service this winter between Geneva and Denmarkโs capital Copenhagen. The winter sports season will be a particular focus of SWISSโs Geneva services: for customers from the UK and Scandinavia especially, the carrier will offer an extensive flight program. SWISS also plans to resume its long-haul services between Geneva and New York on selected days of the week with effect from mid-December: up to four weekly flights are envisaged on the route from December 14 onwards.
Two-step publication
The winter timetable period will run from 31 October 2021 to 27 March 2022. For greater planning, the new SWISS winter schedules will be published in two steps. The schedules up to and including January 16, 2022 are published today (September 22), while the definitive schedules for mid-January to the end of March 2022 will be published in October. The associated stabilizing finalization of these may also entail cancellations of flights originally planned. Any customers whose flight is cancelled may rebook free of charge or have their ticket fully refunded.
Top Copyright Photo: Swiss International Air Lines Airbus A320-214 HB-IJP (msn 681) ZRH (Rolf Wallner). Image: 955199.
Swiss aircraft slide show:
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