Biofuels have been on the radar for commercial airlines for more than a decade. Virgin Atlantic and Air New Zealand both tested Boeing 747s in 2008 using a blend of regular aircraft fuel and biofuel. Dutch airline KLM operated…
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Karen Clayton will join IATA as the Association’s Corporate Secretary effective April 2019. Clayton comes to IATA from Air New Zealand where she has held the role of General Counsel and…
Air travelers want airlines to deliver more real-time information to their personal devices, including updates on flight status (82%), baggage (49%) and wait-times at security and immigration checkpoints (46%), according to survey data from IATA’s latest Global Passenger Survey…
Forty-eight new airports have joined the Airport Carbon Accreditation program, taking the total number of airports worldwide engaged in climate action to 246, Airports Council International (ACI) told the Global Sustainable Aviation Summit in Geneva Oct. 2. The Airport…
EasyJet has signed up UK long-haul carrier Virgin Atlantic as the latest new airline partner in its connecting service “Worldwide by easyJet,” giving passengers the chance to connect from easyJet to Virgin Atlantic long-haul flights through London’s Gatwick Airport….
American Airlines serves more destinations in Mexico, the Caribbean and Latin America from the U.S. than any other carrier. And next summer, that list will grow even longer. American will add a sixth destination in Cuba with a new…
Beginning April 29, 2019, Austrian Airlines, Austria’s home carrier, will introduce year-round flight service to and from Montreal – Vienna. The long-haul flights will operate with a Boeing 767 aircraft. Service will occur daily throughout the summer schedule and…
Air Canada today commended the Governments of Canada, the United States and Mexico on reaching a new trade agreement, thereby removing much of the uncertainty overhanging trade and business between the three countries. «While the details of the agreement…
LCC Norwegian will start operations on six domestic routes in Argentina over the next three months, the carrier announced Oct. 1. The airline’s initial services will be from Buenos Aires Aeroparque Jorge Newbery to Córdoba and Mendoza (Oct. 16);…
New nonstop is the eighth international destination from Boston served by Delta and its partners Delta is giving Boston customers even more trans-Atlantic choices beginning next summer when the airline inaugurates new nonstop service to Lisbon, Portugal on May…
