Northern Pacific Airways Applies To Serve Mexico
Alaskan startup Northern Pacific Airways has lodged an application with the US Transportation Department (DOT) to offer scheduled service between the US and Mexico. The long-haul carrier, which previously set out plans to serve the US-Asia market with a stopover in Alaska, hopes to begin flying routes to destinations in Mexico later this year using […]
Qantas confirms future Airbus fleet
Australia’s Qantas Group has confirmed that it will order 12 A350-1000s, 20 A220s and 20 A321XLRs. The news was announced at a ceremony in Sydney attended by Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce and Airbus Chief Commercial Officer and Head of Airbus International, Christian Scherer. The A350-1000 was selected by Qantas following an evaluation known as […]
How The Russia-Ukraine Conflict Is Impacting Latin American Aviation
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could have an impact on the Latin American airline industry in terms of added costs, uncertainty, and reluctance to fly, according to experts speaking during the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Wings of Change event. Russia’s invasion impact on the airline industry Over the last six weeks, Russia has invaded Ukraine, […]
Aeromexico Reports February 2022 Traffic Results
Grupo Aeromexico S.A.B. de C.V. («Aeromexico») (BMV: AEROMEX) today reported February 2022 operational results. -Grupo Aeromexico transported 1 million 232 thousand passengers in February; a 37.2% year-on-year increase. International passengers carried increased by 135.9%, while domestic passenger increased by 16.7%. -Aeromexico’s total capacity, measured in available seat kilometers (ASKs), increased by 42.5% year-on-year. International ASKs […]
Norse Atlantic Airways Chooses LUX interactive to Develop a Custom Digital Experience
Norse Atlantic Airways, a Norwegian airline that will offer affordable transatlantic flights, selected LUX interactive to design and develop custom software that will interface with Navitaire, a digital-first reservation, retailing, and e-commerce system that launched the low-cost carrier industry. The solution built by LUX will be the primary sales channel for tickets and ancillary products. […]
Iberia To Launch Washington Dulles, DFW Flights
Spanish flag-carrier Iberia, a subsidiary of International Airlines Group (IAG), plans to launch its first-ever flights from Madrid (MAD) to both Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) and Washington Dulles (IAD) this summer. Iberia will operate more than 120 flights each week to the US during its summer 2022 schedule, including service to San Juan (SJU) in Puerto […]
Strong December Performance Contributes to Stellar Year for Air Cargo in 2021, Year-on-year Demand up 18.7%
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that full-year demand for air cargo increased by 6.9% in 2021, compared to 2019 (pre-covid levels) and 18.7% compared to 2020 following a strong performance in December 2021. This was the second biggest improvement in year-on-year demand since IATA started to […]
Air France-KLM signs codeshare agreement with Indigo Airlines
Air France-KLM has signed a codeshare agreement with Indian low-cost carrier Indigo Airlines. The codeshare, which is subject to government approval, is set to start in February 2022 and would allow Air France-KLM to offer its customers access to 25 new Indian destinations. In a statement, the carriers said: “On departure from the Indian provinces, […]
Delta and ITA Airways launch codeshare partnership
Delta and ITA Airways, Italy’s new flag carrier, have signed a reciprocal codeshare agreement providing more choice of flights for customers of both airlines between the U.S. and Italy and beyond. Effective Wednesday (Dec. 22, 2021), ITA Airways’ code will be placed on Delta-operated flights to a total of 92 destinations. This includes flights between […]
Allegiant Air To Launch Nine New Routes In Q1 2022
Las Vegas-based ULCC Allegiant Air unveiled a host of new nonstop routes to be launched in February and March 2022, including four new Florida routes. Allegiant, which focuses on connecting underserved or unserved smaller US airports with leisure destinations, will operate all of the new routes 2X-weekly with Airbus A320 aircraft. From Knoxville (TYS), Tennessee, […]
