Global airlines, coming off a record-low accident rate in 2017, need to guard against complacency over safety as heavy growth in travel demand stretches the air transport system, industry leaders warned at a conference last week. There were no…
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…
Airline financial data continue to show that industry profitability improved in Q1 2018 relative to the same period a year ago, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). However, it said global airline share prices fell by a…
Aeroflot has launched joint flights between Moscow, Russia and Buenos Aires, Argentina as part of its code-share agreement with Aerolineas Argentinas. Flights to Buenos Aires will operate daily, with a transfer in Madrid, Spain. Aeroflot is due to operate…
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) is continuing efforts to mobilise the global airline industry in the fight against human trafficking, the organisation said at its recent 74th annual general meeting in Sydney. Staff in the transport industry can…
An international shortage of airplane pilots is putting the air travel industry"™s recent growth at risk. The lack of pilots has caused more planes to stay on the ground. It has also meant that higher pay has cut into…
In 1976, you could fly from Caracas, Venezuela, to Paris in six hours, crossing the Atlantic Ocean aboard Air France"™s Concorde. Only France, Brazil, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and the United States were also regularly served by the futuristic…
US security officials have uncovered specific cargo-related terrorist threats against US-bound aircraft, prompting the customs agency to tighten requirements related to air cargo reporting. «[The Department of Homeland Security] has received specific, classified intelligence that certain terrorist organisations seek…
We are pleased to send you herewith the May report of the Airlines Financial Monitor. Key points: The latest airline financial data continue to show that industry profitability improved in Q1 2018 relative to the same period a year…
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…