The arrival of air service to a city gets the attention of local business people and entrepreneurs; it also sparks the interest of someone planning a holiday or work trip, and consequently supports and boosts the local economy. With…
ACI World reports that global passenger traffic increased by 4.9% in January 2018 compared with the same month a year ago. It points out that the figure would have been even higher if this year’s Lunar New Year, which…
Airports Authority of India (AAI) and International Air Transport Association (IATA) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for capacity building initiative targeting its cutting edge technology SkyRev360, a Make in India initiative in strategic collaboration with IATA. The…
Latin America is one of the most promising aviation markets in the world, with ripe opportunities for passenger stimulation. Airlines operating across all business models in the region are contemplating what the right formula is for capitalising on passenger…
Ground handler Swissport saw cargo demand increase in line with market growth last year. The handler registered an 8.4% year-on-year increase in cargo volumes to 4.7m tonnes in 2017. Revenues for the cargo segment in 2017 were up 9.2%…
Emirates has announced its plan to launch a new, five times a week, service from Dubai to Santiago International Airport via Sao Paulo, starting on July 5, 2018. The new service will see Emirates fly an additional five times…
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the UK Transport Select Committee"™s endorsement of Heathrow as the right location to expand airport capacity, but warned that the costs could still spiral out of control. IATA also welcomed the Committee"™s…
Air New Zealand is set to announce a new long-haul destination to add to its international network. The new destination, according to industry sources is mostly likely to be Chicago O"™Hare (ORD), USA. The New Zealand Herald reports that…
An effort by Delta and low-cost carrier WestJet to obtain permission to operate an antitrust-immune joint venture on flights between the U.S. and Canada could spur United Airlines and Air Canada into action on their dormant joint-venture partnership. Delta…
If you’re flying across the planet in the next 12 months, you might want to think about routing that trip through one of Asia’s top airports. Once again the region’s aviation hubs are leading the world when it comes…
