2023 Safest Year for Flying By Several Parameters
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released its 2023 Annual Safety Report for global aviation. Aviation continues to make progress on safety with several 2023 parameters showing “best-ever” results. There were no hull losses or fatal accidents involving passenger jet aircraft in 2023. However, there was a single fatal accident involving a turboprop aircraft, resulting in 72 […]
Deutsche Telekom and Lufthansa make flying smarter
The future of flying starts now: over a period of several months, the finalists of the «Telekom Fashion Fusion & Lufthansa FlyingLab» fashion and technology competition worked at Fab Lab Berlin on intelligent solutions for the flight experience of tomorrow. Today, three prototypes were presented and tested onboard a Lufthansa Airbus A380 on its flight […]
North America"™s Busiest Air Route Revealed as Mexico City to Cancun
A new study published by Routes, the organiser of the world’s leading air service development events, shows that Mexico City to Cancun is the busiest air route in North America. Almost 3.7 million passengers travelled the 1,294 km journey between Mexico City Juarez and Cancun in the twelve-month period between November 1, 2016 and October […]
Airbus, Rolls-Royce, and Siemens team up for electric future
Airbus, Rolls-Royce, and Siemens have formed a partnership which aims at developing a near-term flight demonstrator which will be a significant step forward in hybrid-electric propulsion for commercial aircraft. The three companies together announced the groundbreaking collaboration, bringing together some of the world"™s foremost experts in electrical and propulsion technologies, at the Royal Aeronautical Society […]
Hawaiian Travellers Top Index of America’s ‘Happiest Flyers’
Travellers from Hawaii are being called America’s «happiest travellers» in a new list which suggests that flyers from sun-soaked destinations are the most positive flyers in the country. For the ranking, compiled by travel-organizing app TripIt, analysts looked at how travellers rated their flights across more than 575,000 ratings submitted in 2016 to 2017. According […]
Sabre and HongKong Airlines agreement sealed
Sabre Corporation,a technology provider to the global travel industry, today announced a multi-year agreement to provide Sabre MIDT Network Plus data to Hong Kong Airlines. The purchase is expected to be central in providing the airline with much-needed intelligence as they chart their expansion plans into North America. Hong Kong Airlines will now have access […]
Airberlin to cease operating as part of oneworld from 28 October
airberlin will cease participating in the oneworld® alliance with effect from the close of business on 27 October 2017, following the filing by Air Berlin PLC & Co. Luftverkehrs KG"™s ("airberlin") for the opening of insolvency proceedings over its assets. airberlin"™s affiliate NIKI "“ which joined oneworld alongside airberlin in March 2012 "“ will no […]
Blockbuster deal: Delta, Air France, KLM and Virgin Atlantic eye alliance
Delta Air Lines and partners Air France-KLM and Virgin Atlantic announced a bold business deal Thursday that the carriers hope will strengthen their position in the lucrative trans-Atlantic market. Delta will buy a 10% stake in Air France-KLM for €375 million ($438 million), deepening an already entrenched partnership between the companies. Meanwhile, Air France-KLM is […]
Vídeo de segurança da British tem Mr. Bean e mais estrelas
A British Airways acabou de lançar, em parceria com a Comic Relief, um novo vídeo de segurança, que será transmitido a bordo de suas aeronaves a partir de setembro. Destaque para a presença de uma série de astros de cinema, como Ian McKellen (X-Men), Thandie Newton (2012) e Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean). O vídeo é […]
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 […]
