United Airlines set to resume some Houston flights
United Airlines was preparing Wednesday to resume some passenger flights in and out of Houston, and the city expected to reopen its airports before Thursday. The Houston Airport System said it planned to resume limited domestic airline passenger service at 4 p.m. Wednesday as the city continues to deal with the impact of Hurricane Harvey […]
Airline CEO Calls For Airport Access Reforms
Ensuring fair access to highly contested major airports is an issue that global policymakers have grappled with for decades. However, one U.S. airline chief says current rules are proving insufficient, and recent industry trends make new solutions imperative. Hawaiian Airlines CEO Mark Dunkerley believes access for new entrants is a growing problem at many major […]
British Airways signs new codeshare agreement with Loganair
British Airways has announced a new codeshare agreement with Scottish airline Loganair. The new agreement, which comes into effect on 1 September when Loganair begins operating as an independent airline, will enable customers from the Highlands and Islands to book directly onto services on British Airway"™ global network at London"™s Heathrow, Gatwick and City Airports, […]
Is Delta ‘The Best Positioned’ Airline?
Bernstein analyst David Vernon said on Tuesday that Delta Air Lines ( DAL) is the best-positioned airline to take advantage of industry trends related to charging more for flights, as airport capacity becomes constrained and operating costs increase. «DAL is best positioned to over-earn at capacity constrained airports. Marrying data on yields, airport costs, and […]
Ryanair calls for two-drink maximum at airports
yanair has waded into a debate on how to curb drunken behaviour on flights by suggesting passengers should be limited to only buying two drinks each at the airport. The budget carrier says the problem passengers are those who "preload" in the departure lounge rather than those who drink once onboard flights, in response to […]
Governo oficializa concessão do aeroporto de Salvador
O contrato de concessão do Aeroporto Internacional de Salvador Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães, que será administrado pela empresa francesa Vinci Airports nos próximos 30 anos, foi anunciado nesta quinta-feira, 27, pelo governo federal em cerimônia no Palácio do Planalto. A assinatura, revelou o ministro dos Transportes, Portos e Aviação Civil, MaurÃcio Quintella, acontece nesta sexta-feira, […]
Cranfield To Host UK Digital Aviation Research Center
The UK plans to build a £65 million ($85 million) center at Cranfield University aimed at researching the application of digital technologies across aviation, in areas of aircraft, airports, manufacturing and maintenance. Funding for the Digital Aviation Research and Technology Center (DARTeC) will be provided by a consortium of aerospace and aviation companies, the university […]
OAG looks beyond aviation as it upgrades analytics platform
OAG has updated its analytics suite to make the company"™s data more accessible to a broader range of customers in sectors beyond aviation. According to Mark Clarkson EVP product management, the Traffic Analyser 2.0 web-based platform aims to make data more accessible to users such as tourism boards, investors, and infrastructure companies. "We did some […]
EEUU: Privatization plan hits turbulence; supporters still upbeat
A plan to privatize the nation’s air traffic control operations has hit turbulence in the House, raising questions about whether one of President Donald Trump’s infrastructure priorities can survive. The concept of splitting off air traffic control from the Federal Aviation Administration faces even longer odds in the Senate, but supporters were counting on backing […]
Europe"™s airports warn of Brexit risks
The European airport industry has again warned about the potential impact of Brexit on European air transport, underlining the risks of a no-deal scenario. The European airport industry has again warned about the potential impact of Brexit on European air transport, connectivity and the wider economy during a public hearing on the subject in the […]
