United Airlines to add fees for economy seats near front of the plane
United Airlines plans to start charging passengers to reserve select seats near the front of the plane, a practice already in place at rivals American and Delta. There’s nothing special about the so-called «preferred» seats, no extra legroom or other perks as are offered to passengers buying premium seats in airlines’ coach cabins, such as […]
How Lufthansa is empowering passengers to self-manage disruption at the airport and in-flight
The very nature of the air transport industry means some level of disruption is inevitable. While a variety of factors – ranging from extreme weather conditions to security alerts – means disruption cannot be entirely eliminated, plans can be put in place to manage it and ensure that the impact on the passenger experience is […]
Passenger Demand Accelerates in June
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for June showing that demand (measured in total revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose by 7.8% compared to June 2017. This was up from 6.0% year-over-year growth recorded in both May and April. June capacity (available seat kilometers or ASKs) increased by 6.5%, and […]
United Reports July 2018 Operational Performance
United Airlines (UAL) today reported July 2018 operational results. UAL’s July 2018 consolidated traffic (revenue passenger miles) increased 6.9 percent and consolidated capacity (available seat miles) increased 4.0 percent versus July 2017. UAL’s July 2018 consolidated load factor increased 2.4 points compared to July 2017. July Highlights Set several company records in the month of […]
IATA and ACI take the Nextt step in ambitious technological initiative
Global aviation bodies Airports Council International (ACI) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) held a webinar last week as a "first opportunity" for the aviation industry to contribute to a new, wide-ranging initiative for future travel. It could also be transformative for travel retail. Last autumn, the airport and airline associations announced a joined-up […]
Latin America and Caribbean airlines passenger Traffic Up 6.1% in April 2018
The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) announced today that Latin American and Caribbean airlines carried 20.6 million passengers in April 2018 and increased 6.1% (1,193,015 more passengers) compared to the previous year. (see table 1) Traffic measured in RPK grew 8.2% and capacity (ASK) increased 8.4%, bringing up the load factor to […]
Bombardier joint venture wins $4.9-billion transit contract for Los Angeles airport
Bombardier Inc. and its partners have been awarded a $4.9-billion contract to build and operate a passenger transit system at the Los Angeles International Airport, the company said on Monday. The Canadian plane and train maker has a 10 per cent stake in the venture, which also includes Balfour Beatty, ACS Infrastructure and Fluor Enterprises. […]
Aviation Leaders at the 2018 IATA Annual General Meeting Want to Ease Logistical Tension with International Travel
This week, IATA"™s 74th Annual General Meeting took place in Sydney, Australia and more than 1,000 leaders gathered together to hear about new innovations and look at ongoing challenges facing the airline industry. Some of the key topics discussed at this year"™s meeting included airport privatization, protectionist barrier reform, and how data and connectivity continue […]
Dynamic Pricing – Which business analytics play a key role in optimizing revenue?
Pricing strategy is an airline"™s overall approach to maximize revenues. As well, it is a mechanism for bringing supply and demand into an equilibrium at a particular price and quantity while minimizing overbooking and unsold seat inventory. In the past, revenue management systems focused mainly on fare rules, physical (age, service categories, etc.) vs. non-physical […]
Latin America and Caribbean airlines passenger Traffic Up 5.4% in March 2018
Latin America and the Caribbean airlines carried 1.1 million additional passengers in March, resulting in a passenger traffic increase of 5.4%, compare to 2017. The main reason for this growth was the Holy Week, which in 2018 was celebrated in March, while in 2017 it was celebrated in April. Monthly Passenger Traffic Growth Traffic to/from […]
