VINCI Airports lanza WiFi gratuito en aeropuertos operados por Aerodom en RD

VINCI Airports, grupo aeroportuario global al que pertenece la red de aeropuertos operados por Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI (Aerodom), ha lanzado un nuevo servicio de WiFi gratuito e ilimitado para sus pasajeros de los aeropuertos internacionales de Las Américas, José Francisco Peña Gómez (AILA-JFPG), localizado en Punta Caucedo; Presidente Dr. Joaquín Balaguer (AILI), en La […]

ALTA and IATA to Strengthen Joint Cooperation to Address Latin America and Caribbean Aviation Challenges

ALTA (Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association) and IATA (International Air Transport Association) met this week to discuss strengthened collaborative efforts between the two associations to address Latin America and Caribbean aviation industry challenges. ALTA’s newly appointed Executive Director Luis Felipe de Oliveira and IATA’s Director General Alexandre de Juniac met in Geneva at […]

American Airports Are Rapidly Improving, Report Says

The annual report ranking airport satisfaction from J.D. Power was published last week. Overall, it shows that passengers are increasingly satisfied with the American airport experience with the exception of one notable region: New York City. J.D. Power’s North America Airport Satisfaction Study annually ranks airport based on six factors including: terminal facilities; airport accessibility; […]

Alaska Airlines and Virgin America begin new service from San Francisco to New Orleans

Alaska Airlines and Virgin America launch nonstop service between San Francisco International Airport and Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, connecting the Bay Area to the «Big Easy.» The new route is part of the largest network expansion in Alaska Airlines’ 85-year history and is one of 33 new California routes to launch this year. […]

Florida airports open but cancellations linger after Irma

Most commercial airports in Florida reopened Tuesday, but activity was limited and hundreds of flights were canceled or delayed as the state recovered from Hurricane Irma. American Airlines said the storm forced it to cancel more than 5,000 flights over several days, cutting into revenue and profit. Miami International Airport said that some airline and […]

33 billion US$: The investment by airports and airlines this year

Airlines and airports are estimated to spend nearly US$33 billion on IT this year, according to the SITA 2017 Air Transport IT Trends Insights. And they are focusing their technology investments on similar priorities. Top of the agenda for CIOs at both airlines and airports, are investments in cyber security and cloud services. In addition, […]

Federal government awarding $2.6 million to 2 NY airports

Two upstate New York airports are getting more than $2.6 million in federal grants. Sidney Municipal Airport in Delaware County will receive $1.8 million and Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport in Tompkins County is being awarded $870,000. The infrastructure funding from the Federal Aviation Administration will go to construct a new taxiway at Sidney Regional Airport. […]

Dubai Airports voted Aviation & Transport Company of the Year at Gulf Business Awards

Dubai Airports, operator of Dubai International (DXB), the world’s number one airport for international passengers, and Dubai World Central (DWC), was voted as the Aviation & Transport Company of the Year at the Gulf Business Awards 2017, which were announced at a ceremony held in Dubai on Sunday evening. The Gulf Business Awards recognise the […]

Hurricane Irma: Airlines expand change-fee waivers to include Florida airports

Airlines began expanding their Hurricane Irma change-fee waivers to include Florida airports as the storm appeared increasingly likely to track toward the state. American, JetBlue, Spirit, Southwest and Air Canada were among the carriers that now included at least some Florida airports in their Irma-related rebooking policies. Most airlines already had included some Caribbean destinations […]