The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that it has named Tim Keating as executive vice president of Government Operations. Keating, 56, has served as senior vice president of Government Operations since joining Boeing in May 2008. In this…
Fees are always a hot topic in the airline world. Singapore’s Changi Airport is currently taking some heat for its decision to impose a new levy on passengers. The airport is using the levy to help fund the planned…
American Airlines’ objection to an $8.5 billion capital programme at Chicago O’Hare International airport hinges on three gates that it says the city will not include in the plans. «We know there’s the ability to add three more [gates]…
Fiji Airways, Fiji’s National Airline, and Alaska Airlines have expanded their current partnership by signing a codeshare agreement on flights from San Francisco to two popular US cities. The codeshare agreement enables Fiji Airways to place its «FJ» code…
Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Aeromexico today celebrated the delivery of the first of up to 90 737 MAX airplanes. Mexico’s global airline plans to use the more fuel-efficient and longer-range MAX jets to expand its network across the Americas….
Comtrade Digital Services today announced that it has developed a digital platform that could make airlines €6 million in ancillary revenue per year*. Adnexa is a fully automated system which pairs passenger data with relevant advertising content. The application,…
Today, officials from the Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate Miami International Airport’s newly renovated Concourse E federal inspection facility for international arrivals. The facility is the first…
Brazilian airport authority Infraero has refused to inject new capital into the operator of Tancredo Neves international airport, serving Belo Horizonte in Minas Gerais state, due to a dispute with its private partners. The board of Infraero considers that…
Honeywell International Inc. bought a new position in shares of Spirit Airlines Incorporated (NASDAQ:SAVE) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 380,000 shares…
In 2013, the Mexican low-cost airline Interjet started a new chapter in its international operations with its first flight from Mexico City to Bogota, Colombia. Now, Interjet plans to position itself as one of the premier airlines in Latin…
