Emirates SkyCargo painted a rosy picture for Valentine"™s Day

Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates airline, unveiled a unique decal featuring a rose on one of its Boeing 777-F freighter aircraft for Valentine"™s day. The decal, installed at the Emirates Aircraft Appearance Centre in Dubai, is the first of its kind for Emirates SkyCargo and highlights the strong contribution made by the air […]

IATA awards Hitit with highest level of certification for NDC technology

Good news for international airline IT provider Hitit: The company obtained the highest level of certification by IATA for its NDC standard. By this, Hitit is one of the few providers of airline IT technology to develop NDC services for inhouse and online distribution channels. In a global market where the aviation industry is increasingly […]

British TMCs say distribution fee has hurt Lufthansa, airline disagrees

Lufthansa lost GDS market share on bookings from the U.K. to Germany following the imposition of a controversial 16-euro surcharge in September, according to trade group the Guild of Travel Management Companies (GTMC). Lufthansa counters that the fee has not harmed its bookings companywide. The data, based upon a sample of 12,000 bookings made by […]

Competition and Cooperation for Stronger Middle East Aviation

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) highlighted the importance of overcoming airspace congestion, taking advantage of innovations with the New Distribution Capability (NDC) and aligning with the global industry strategy for reducing aviation"™s climate change impact for the further successful development of aviation in the Middle East. «The priorities are cooperation and competition. All the […]

Estudio encargado por IATA detecta necesidad de informar más sobre NDC

Una mayor cantidad información sobre lo que significa este proyecto y las implicaciones que tendría para el mercado son los principales temas que se insta a aclarar a los potenciales usuarios del New Distribution Capability (NDC), sistema que busca mejorar las comunicaciones entre las compañías aéreas y agencias de viajes. Este fue el resultado que […]

Decius Valmorbida, nuevo responsable global de Distribution Marketing en Amadeus

Amadeus, proveedor tecnológico de referencia para la industria mundial del viaje, anunció hoy el nombramiento de Decius Valmorbida como responsable global de Distribution Marketing de Amadeus. Valmorbida, que hasta ahora se desempeñaba como Vicepresidente Ejecutivo de Amadeus para América Latina, asumirá la responsabilidad del desarrollo de la estrategia comercial del grupo para aerolíneas y agencias […]