First Direct Flights from Incheon Int"™l Airport to Central America Launched
The first direct flights to Central America from Incheon International Airport has launched. According to the Incheon International Airport Corporation (IIAC) on July 3, Mexico"™s largest air carrier Aeromexico has officially started operating direct flights between Incheon and Mexico City, the Central American country"™s capital, on the same day. The airline will use a Boeing […]
Aruba Airlines set to fly here from July
Aruba Airlines is to fly here from July, DPI/GINA reported yesterday. Director General, GCAA, Ret"™d Colonel Egbert Field said the Aruba Airline is expected to begin formal flights early in July. He said that the Authority and the airline"™s officials are currently finalising the application…
IATA Supports DHS’ Decision on Portable Electronic Devices
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomes the decision by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to require enhanced security measures as an alternative to restrictions on the carriage of large portable electronic devices in the cabin on all flights to the US. This includes the ability to remove the existing restrictions on […]
Heathrow adds emissions along with noise metrics to its airline performance league table
Heathrow Airport has extended its quarterly "˜Fly Quiet League Table"™ to include for the first time the emissions performance as well as the noise performance of airlines serving the airport. The 50 busiest airlines at Heathrow are now publicly ranked on their efforts to reduce emissions from the aircraft they use for operations at the […]
British Airways Strike: Airline cancels dozens of flights before cabin crew walkout
Thousands of British Airways passengers are learning that their flights have been cancelled because of the unprecedented 16-day strike by some cabin crew. The latest strike in a long-running pay dispute involving BA"™s Mixed Fleet will run from Saturday 1 July to Sunday 16 July inclusive. Mixed Fleet comprise about 35 per cent of the […]
Southwest announces sale on flights in honor of airline"™s birthday
Southwest Airlines is having a birthday "“ but you get the gift. The airline is celebrating it"™s 46th birthday with a sale. But you have to act fast "“ before midnight tonight "“ June 15th. Book by 6/15. Nonrefundable. Seats, travel days, and markets limited. Blackout dates apply. Continental US travel valid 8/22 "“ 12/16. […]
ALTA fraud prevention commitee – Global day of action
The Global Day of Action (DoA) against credit card fraud in the airline industry was held June 5 – 8, 2017, with joint cooperation between several agencies around the world including ALTA. Resulting conclusions in Latin America and the Caribbean "¢ 35 international airports from Mexico, Brazil, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Panama, Bolivia, […]
EasyJet receives first of 130 A320neo aircraft
Airbus has delivered easyJet"™s first A320neo, which is also the airline"™s 300th A320 Family aircraft, at a ceremony in Toulouse involving Carolyn McCall, easyJet CEO, Gaël Méheust, CFM international CEO, Tom Enders, Airbus CEO, and other senior executives. The aircraft, powered by CFM LEAP-1A engines, is configured in a comfortable 186 seat layout. To mark […]
Spirit Airlines Inc. (SAVE) Moves Higher on Volume Spike for June 08
Spirit Airlines Inc. (SAVE) traded on unusually high volume on Jun. 08, as the stock gained 0.79% to close at $55.85. On the day, Spirit Airlines Inc. saw 2.07 million shares trade hands on 16,575 trades. Considering that the stock averages only a daily volume of 1.16 million shares a day over the last month, […]
Aeromexico affiliate of Delta Air Lines to launch nonstop Seattle-Mexico City flights
Aeromexico, an affiliate of Delta Air Lines, is launching new daily nonstop service between Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and Mexico City, beginning Nov. 1. Mexico’s largest airline will also offer a second new daily flight between Portland, Oregon, and the Mexican capital, Aeromexico and Delta announced. The carriers announced the new flights as part of a […]
