March Passenger Demand Growth Slows on Later Easter Holiday: IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for March 2019 showing that demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers, or RPKs) rose 3.1%, compared to the same month a year ago, which was the slowest pace for any month in nine years. This largely was owing to the timing of the Easter […]
Norwegian reports passenger growth and improved on-time performance in April
Norwegian carried more than 3.1 million passengers in April, an increase of three percent compared to the same month previous year. The figures for April are not directly comparable with the same month last year due to the Easter effect. However, the combined development for March and April, is positive. A total of3,137,608 passengers chose […]
VINCI Airports reportes Q4 and FY 2018 traffic
VINCI Airports’ network handled close to 48 million passengers in Q4 2018 (7.2% more than in Q4 2017 on a like-for-like network base) and a total of 195.2 million passengers in FY 2018 (6.8% more than in 2017). Europe Traffic at the 10 assets operated by VINCI Airports in Portugal rose 6.2% to 12.4 million […]
Houston and Cabo Frio airports team-up to target energy sector
Houston Airport System and Cabo Frio Airport are teaming up to target air cargo flows between two of the largest oil, gas and energy clusters in the Americas. The two airport groups said the co-operation would promote the air cargo traffic between the airports; identify synergies with potential partners, clients, and products; share knowledge and […]
Passenger Demand Moderates in February: IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for February 2019 showing total revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) rose 5.3%, compared to February 2018. This was the slowest rate of growth in more than a year but still in line with long-term demand trends. Monthly capacity (available seat kilometers or ASKs) increased by […]
ICAO Global Reporting Format is key to greater airfield safety, efficiency and capacity
As the increase in traffic calls for greater airfield efficiency and capacity, Airports Council International (ACI) World today emphasized the importance of implementing the new International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Global Reporting Format (GRF), a new methodology for assessing and reporting runway surface conditions. The GRF, which will be applicable in November 2020, was published […]
JetBlue Off to Strong Start in 2019
JetBlue is off to a surging start so far in 2019, according to the New York City-based carrier’s latest numbers. The company reported 3.913 billion revenue passenger miles in February, a 6 percent traffic surge compared to February 2018. That came on a capacity increase of 7.5 percent. Load factor was 81.5 percent, which represented […]
Corporación América Airports S.A. Reports 5.5% YoY Increase in Total Passenger Traffic in February 2019
Corporación América Airports S.A. (NYSE:CAAP), («CAAP» or the «Company») the largest private sector airport perator in the world by number of airports, reported today preliminary year-over-year passenger traffic growth of 5.5% in February 2019. Passenger Traffic, Cargo Volume and Aircraft Movements Highlights Statistics Feb’19 Feb’18 % Var. YTD’19 YTD’18 % Var Domestic Passengers (thousands) 3,584 […]
2019 Starts on a Positive Note for Passenger Demand: IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for January 2019 showing traffic (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 6.5% compared to January 2018. This was the fastest growth in six months. January capacity (available seat kilometers or ASKs) rose 6.4%, and load factor inched up 0.1 percentage point to 79.6%. «2019 […]
Azul Reports February 2019 Traffic
Azul S.A., «Azul», (B3: AZUL4,NYSE: AZUL), the largest airline in Brazil by number of cities served and flight departures, announces today its preliminary traffic results for February 2019. Consolidated passenger traffic (RPKs) increased 18.4% compared to February 2018 on a capacity increase (ASKs) of 16.9% resulting in a load factor of 81.1%, an increase of […]
