Spirit Airlines, an ultra low-cost carrier (ULCC) serving the US, Latin America and the Caribbean, has announced that it will be fitting the Thales FlytLIVE connectivity system across its fleet of A319, A320 and A321 aircraft. Spirit and Thales…
A bipartisan group of senators in the US Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has introduced legislation to expand the federal government"™s powers to act against drones deemed threatening to the public. The bill, called the Preventing Emerging Threats…
Dubai International (DXB), Dubai World Central (DWC) operator Dubai Airports and Dubai Police General Department of Dubai Security have signed a memorandum of understanding with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Airports Council International (ACI) to become part…
EasyJet"™s new CEO believes that by maximising its data use and focusing on core areas including holidays, business customers and loyalty it will be able to see more growth. EasyJet CEO Johan Lundgren has promised that he will create…
"We risk innovating with marijuana, why not with civil aviation?", Gonzalo Yelpo, ALTA"™s Legal Director, expressed in the Foro DACS in Montevideo, Uruguay. During the meeting, Gonzalo presented the measures that the government of Uruguay must take to update…
Air France-KLM named chief financial officer Frederic Gagey as its interim CEO on Tuesday following Jean-Marc Janaillac’s sudden exit in a bitter dispute over salaries in the group’s French wing. Former French minister Anne-Marie Couderc was named non-executive chairman…
As Air France-KLM and Gol Líneas Aéreas started its hub operations in Fortaleza, Brazil, ALTA expressed the importance of this new center of connection between Europe, the United States and South America. In an interview with Diario do Nordeste,…
The first A330neo for launch operator TAP Air Portugal – MSN1819 – completed its 4:32 hours maiden flight. The aircraft now joins the fleet of two A330-900 test aircraft already performing flight tests since 19 October 2017. MSN1819 is…
WOW air, Iceland"™s low-fare transatlantic airline, on Tuesday announced the launch of its flight operations in India from December 7, 2018, with "˜airfares that will enable everyone to fly"™. The airline said that it will have five direct flights…
The Juan Santamaria International Airport became the first airport in Central America to get the Airport Carbon Accreditation in Mapping level, which is awarded by the Airports Council International and ratifying the commitment of the airport administrator, AERIS, with…
