Boeing (NYSE: BA) delivered more commercial airplanes than any manufacturer for the sixth consecutive year and set an industry record with 763 deliveries in 2017, driven by high output of the market-leading 737 and 787 jets. At the same…
etBlue (NASDAQ:JBLU) today announced it is adding even more travel choices in its Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood focus city in 2018 with new service between South Florida and two top Caribbean markets: Santiago, Dominican Republic"™s Cibao International Airport (STI) and Grand…
In the presence of visiting French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping, Airbus has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Development and Reform Commission of China (NDRC) on the further development of industrial cooperation in…
American Airlines is the most responsive of the major North American airlines on Twitter, while JetBlue responds the fastest, according to a report by Conversocial, a social media customer engagement platform. Using its Twitter Tracker, Conversocial analyzed the Twitter…
Santiago-based LATAM Airlines Group plans to revive domestic capacity growth in its Spanish-speaking country (SSC) affiliates in 2018, projecting a 6%-8% rise in ASK growth for the sector following a [0%] halt in capacity growth during 2017. The company…
US carrier Delta is the world"™s most on-time airline, according to new research by aviation and air travel data service FlightGlobal (incorporating FlightStats). The airline achieved an on-time rating of 85.94 per cent over 2017, and the study noted…
Grupo Aeromexico S.A.B. de C.V. («Aeromexico») (BMV: AEROMEX) today reported December 2017 operational results. Grupo Aeromexico transported 1 million 832 thousand passengers in December 2017; a 3.9% year-on-year increase. International passenger numbers increased by 19.5%, while domestic passenger numbers…
The first structurally complete airframe for the new BelugaXL rolled out from its assembly hangar in Toulouse, France this month. Once operational, a fleet of these next-generation airlifters will be used to transport completed sections of Airbus aircraft among…
LATAM Airlines has kick-started its 2018 operations by commencing three new routes across South America, starting on 2 January with a link between Lima (LIM) and San Jose (SJO). The 2,567-kilometre connection between Peru and Costa Rica will be…
Spirit Airlines is adding two international destinations to its network with service to new cities in Ecuador and Haiti. The routes will launch from Fort Lauderdale this spring, expanding what is already Spirit"™s largest base of operation. On March…
