Reinforcing connectivity between Mexico and Detroit, Aeromexico and Delta have joined forces to launch a new route in 2019. Beginning in May, the two airlines will fly between San Luis Potosi and the Motor City, according to a just-released…
Japan Airlines (JAL) is broadening its US network with new codeshare destinations via Seattle through an expanded partnership with Alaska Airlines. JAL is scheduled to launch flights from Tokyo Narita Airport to Seattle March 31, using Boeing 787-8s. The…
Icelandair Group has announced its interim president and CEO, Bogi Nils Bogason, will assume the role permanently, days after the airline pulled out of a transaction to acquire LCC rival WOW Air. Bogason has been at the carrier’s helm…
Air traffic management organizations should embrace new technologies to safely manage growing air traffic, the Civil Air Navigation Services Organization (CANSO) said at its annual safety conference. “With the ever-increasing growth of air traffic, and the onset of new…
Two Brazilian airlines, Azul SA (AZUL.N) and Avianca Brasil, are targets for expansion in the new alliance between United Continental Holdings Inc (UAL.O), Avianca Holdings AVT_p.CN and Copa Airlines (CPA.N) on U.S.-Latin America routes, an Avianca executive said. There…
Taiwan’s China Airlines (CAL) is allowing passengers to calculate and offset their carbon footprint when booking a flight online. The carrier partnered with UK environmental organization ClimateCare to introduce the program, known as ECO TRAVEL Carbon Offsetting. After calculating…
LATAM airlines has finalised the sale of its stake in Aerotransportes Mas de Carga (Mas Air), also known as LATAM Cargo Mexico, for an undisclosed sum. The stake has been purchased by a group led by current shareholders of…
Airports Council International (ACI) World has announced that Martín Eurnekian is the new Chair of the ACI World Governing Board. Mr. Eurnekian is the CEO of Corporación América Airports and President of Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 and just ended his…
A year and a half ago, former President Luis Guillermo Solís signed a decree in which he declared 370 properties – a total of 1,950 hectares – of public interest in the communities of Mastate, Coyolar and La Ceiba…
The US and Argentina signed a new bilateral aviation safety agreement Nov. 30 during the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, FAA announced. The agreement, which replaces an accord the two countries signed in 1989, allows FAA and Argentina’s National…
