BOGOTA, March 21, 2024—Avianca Airlines officially received recognition from the aviation data firm Cirium, which accredits it as the most punctual global airline in 2023. Jeremy Bowen, executive president of Cirium, personally presented this distinction to the Avianca team at a celebration held at the Simón Bolívar hangar in Bogotá. The event also featured the unveiling of an airplane with a commemorative livery highlighting this award. "It requires a lot of effort and teamwork to carry out air operations on time considering all external factors: weather, personnel shortages, mechanical problems, among others. And, especially in 2023, when demand increased. Furthermore, positions at the top of the rankings are often only fractions of a percentage apart. Avianca won the global category with an OTP of 85.73%, 0.2% higher than the second-place airline. But they should be most proud of the change in Avianca's performance from before the pandemic to how it operates now. The 2023 OTP figure is more than 10% higher than in 2019 and 2% higher than in 2022. The change in trend is truly remarkable!" Bowen noted. "Behind this achievement is the commitment of more than 14,000 people from the Avianca team who, in coordination with authorities and allies, work to ensure that our customers reach their destinations safely, on time, and with their suitcases.," said Frederico Pedreira, CEO of Avianca. "And, of course, we thank the more than 32 million passengers who trusted us to fly during 2023. We are proud of this recognition that puts us on a par with world-class airlines positioning Colombia as an international benchmark.". In 2023, the airline obtained an on-time performance rate (OTP) of 85.73% after occupying the first-place global ranking in May, June, August, and September and remaining among the first five places consecutively between February and October. This is celebrated and showcased in a video [in Spanish]. Currently, Avianca has a network of more than 140 routes connecting 75 destinations in 25 countries in America and Europe.
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British Airways unveiled a new outdoor campaign as part of its 'A British Original' positioning, celebrating the important journeys in life that help shape a customer’s future.
The next iteration of 'A British Original' launched earlier this month with a new brand film directed by Emmy Award winner and Grammy nominee, Miles Jay set to a soundtrack from lead vocalist of Groove Armada, Saint Saviour.
The new outdoor series titled 'Windows' follows this film - both of which hero the airline’s colleagues featuring them front and centre in both the film and outdoor.
The outdoor imagery captures the wonder on customers’ faces when they look out of an aircraft window and onto the world from 35,000ft. This concept plays on the idea that customers usually take photographs from their seat out of the aircraft window, but instead, reversing the camera and spotlighting customers’ emotions as they look onto their destination, can give a deeper insight into their unique stories and original reasons for travel. British Airways strategic media buying agency, MG OMD, worked to carefully secure the 500 sites that the 11 prints will be displayed on throughout the UK, including digital billboards at Edinburgh, Cardiff, Manchester and Piccadilly Circus in Central London. Following its debut in one of the hit Channel 4 TV show’s breaks, the advert will then roll out across channels including ITV and Sky in the coming days, and the outdoor series will launch later this month. Calum Laming, British Airways’ Chief Customer Officer, said: “When it came to creating this advert and campaign, we knew we had to work with some of the best talent. As well as celebrating our amazing people throughout the advert and out of home, we worked with an incredible award-winning director and renowned singer-songwriter to really bring the concept of original journeys shaping your future in life.” Lucy Jameson, Co-founder at Uncommon Creative Studio, said: “We are so proud to share the next iteration of A British Original working with our incredible partners. The work showcases the many journeys British Airways takes us on and the role they play in shaping our lives and who we become.” Miles Jay, award-winning filmmaker, who directed the airline's TV advert, said: “Travel awakens who we are. I loved the construct of a coming-of-age story told through the dreams of a sleeping newborn on its first flight. This film shows the beauty of flying and how it puts us out into the world to reveal to ourselves who we are with a touch of British charm that is uniquely British Airways.”
I am quite impressed by the usage of visual grammar by British Airways and Uncommon Creative Studio to personify storytelling. This bold approach works for powerful brands with established awareness in the market— they can afford to say or write nothing, but literally everything at the same time.
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Throughout the campaign, the airline uses its people to help tell its story. Cabin crew colleagues Jayne Deasy, Taz Malik, Harriet Evans and Alyssa Himpson, as well as Helen Colaluca and Ryan Irwin from the airline’s pilot crew community, all take starring roles in the TV advert. Viewers will see Jayne as the first cabin crew colleague to give a warm welcome to the baby onboard, followed by Taz who helps settle her in for her first flight. Six colleagues also feature in the OOH images, who each have a unique story to tell, including Helen Stokes from its Customer Care team in Newcastle and Josh Baker who is based at the airline’s head office. About Miles Jay Miles Jay is an award-winning Canadian filmmaker and film composer whose work includes large-scale adverts, including the Super Bowl and music videos. He won an Emmy Award in 2018 for his work on a Squarespace advertisement featuring actor John Malkovich and was nominated for a Grammy Award for his work on Leon Bridges' "River" music video. He was nominated for Best Commercial Director at the Directors Guild of America Awards in 2016 and 2018. About Saint Saviour Saint Saviour is a singer-songwriter from Teesside in the Northeast of England, now living in Bermondsey, London. She has released three albums to critical acclaim and toured the world both solo and as front woman for Groove Armada. As a composer she has soundtracked multiple TV shows and films including Killing Eve (BBC), Seahorse (BBC), The Young Pope (HBO), Mr Robot (Netflix) and Elite (Netflix).
Cathay Pacific Airways has released images and a video (see below) of new seats which will feature on the Hong Kong's national flagship carrier's improved cabin for the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.
The Hong Kong airline teased the launch of its new business class Aria Suite in August 2023; however, has now given more details of both this and the all-new premium economy seat which will be fitted to the aircraft for their long-haul routes. It’s not yet clear exactly when the first aircraft featuring the new cabins will enter service, and which routes they will be deployed on. However, I would not be surprised if they are on the Europe and North American destinations [London and New York are always a favorite!]. The Aria Suite will feature a sliding door [which has become an industry standard], as well as a privacy partition between the middle seats. Interestingly, only a handful of airlines are choosing to install new business class seats in 2024 without the sliding doors. It’s not clear how high these go; however, the seat walls do appear to be higher along the aisle and around the back curve of the seat. Similar to the ones in Club World on British Airways.
Other provisions include a 24-inch 4K IFE monitor, personalised suite lighting, wireless charging and Bluetooth capabilities, a storage unit with mirror and another smaller storage space which is revealed by sliding across the suite’s cocktail table.
Meanwhile the premium economy seat will offer a 15.6-inch IFE screen, as well as a winged headrest, personal reading light and an unspecified “generous recline and legroom”. The carrier’s economy seat has also been “refreshed”, with touches including Bluetooth connectivity and a ledge which folds down to hold drinks and personal devices.
Though I have not personally tried the seat to feel it's comfort, but the look of the new seats reflects that one may experience in a luxury hotel or an airport lounge. It is meant to be your home away from [luxury] home, and it is the warmth of the colours and the seats that provides a comfortable texture and finish.
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About Airline PRThis is a special section on Airline Branding, and Airline Public Relations written by me on all the flights I have been fortunate enough to have been on. These are not records taken from somewhere else, but are actual flights I have been on. Most of the flight trips are officially sponsored by the airline companies in order to promote their certain routes, and aircraft. Airline promotion and PR related work in the aviation industry is one of my expertise. Watch exclusive videos below taken in the cockpit of a Boeing 777-300ER in-flight over Chinese Airspace.
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