ALTA chief sees ‘resilient’ Latin industry despite challenges

The Latin American airline industry remains resilient despite ongoing macroeconomic difficulties in the region and the recent grounding of Avianca Brazil, says the chief of the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association. «We have already grown 5% so far this year,» Luis Felipe de Oliveira tells FlightGlobal. «While there was a significant capacity increase […]

Vicente Zeballos se mostró a favor de que el Perú tenga una aerolínea estatal

El ministro de Justicia, Vicente Zeballos, se mostró a favor esta noche de que el Estado peruano tenga una aerolínea. Aseguró que es importante que el Perú tenga presencia en algunas «actividades estratégicas». «En el tema de líneas aérea, cuántas líneas aéreas se están instalando en el país y obviamente si hay una presencia masiva, […]

JetSMART supera el 15% de participación en el mercado aéreo doméstico chileno

En abril, el tráfico de pasajeros en vuelos dentro de Chile crece un 37,8% en comparación con el mismo mes del año anterior. Son 1.136.148 pasajeros los que se movilizan ese mes entre las distintas ciudades del país. La cifra es un crecimiento significativo que responde a la coyuntura del mes, especialmente con los viajes […]

Winners of IATA Diversity & Inclusion Awards announced

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the winners of the inaugural IATA Diversity & Inclusion Awards in three categories: – Inspirational Role Model: Christine Ourmières-Widener, CEO, Flybe – High Flyer Award: Fadimatou Noutchemo Simo, Founder and President, Young African Aviation Professional Association (YAAPA) – Diversity & Inclusion Team: Air New Zealand Nominations for the […]

IATA and Star Alliance Extend Cooperation to Improve Passenger Experience

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Star Alliance have renewed their collaboration on traveller document verification to improve the passenger experience. Star Alliance and IATA, in a signing ceremony at IATA’s 75th Annual General Meeting in Seoul, agreed that IATA’s Timatic AutoCheck solution will continue to power Automated Document Check (ADC) for Star Alliance […]

Korean Air vows to go after LCC competition

Korean Air chairman and chief executive Walter Cho has vowed to act more aggressively against the growing competition from low-cost carriers in its home market. Speaking during a press conference at the IATA Annual General Meeting, he says that the carrier has been watching the rise of LCCs passively, but that will now change. “In […]

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines to Host 76th IATA AGM in Amsterdam

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will host the 76th IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on 22-23June 2020. This will be the third time that the Netherlands will host the global gathering of aviation’s top leaders (Following events held in […]

CVC, Localiza e Gol estão entre as mais valiosas do País

O grupo WPP e a Kantar, especializadas em comportamento de consumo, divulgaram a lista das 60 marcas mais valiosas do Brasil. Do Turismo, apenas cinco figuram no ranking, são elas: Localiza (22ª colocada), CVC (30ª), Gol (40ª), Smiles (45ª) e Multiplus (53ª). Os bancos e empresas de bebidas estão nas primeiras colocações, considerando o valor […]