In the history of airline pioneers, William Franke is a name most airline passengers have probably never heard. But the 80-year-old managing partner of Indigo Partners in Phoenix is considered by many industry experts as the man most responsible…
A nation whose GDP per capita totals only $846. One that has only been governed by its current constitution since 1995. A country that ranks 174 out of 188 in terms of Human Development Index. All of these stats…
Island Air will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, but officials said ticketing and flights will continue as normal. The filing is needed, the airline said in a news release, «in an effort to continue normal operations while navigating…
Finally, after 97 years, Australian airline Qantas gets to fly the way it’s always wanted. The Australian airline on Monday took delivery of the first of eight 787-9 Dreamliners from Boeing. It’s a jet that Qantas is pinning its…
The Malaysian low-cost carrier has transformed air travel in Southeast Asia by bringing it to the masses. In the process, its founder, Tony Fernandes, has become a veritable rock star in the business world. Fernandes, who spent several years…
The fleet size of operators in the Middle East is forecast to more than double from 1,250 to 3,320 aircraft over the next two decades, according to the Airbus Global Market Forecast. The Middle East will need some 2,590…
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said that airlines should not be responsible for paying for the new biometric exit program. (Noticias relacionadas: TSA prueba filtros de seguridad con tecnología biométrica) Under the federal government"™s new proposal, U.S. Customs…
Copa Airlines was celebrated as Denver’s newest airline at a branding event Wednesday morning. Denver Mayor Michael Hancock welcomed Copa Airlines and its CEO Pedro Heilbron to the Mile High City. Copa Airlines will operate nonstop service to Panama…
DSNA, the French Air Navigation Service provider, and IATA, the International Air Transport Association, have agreed to cooperate on the development of a French Air Traffic Management (ATM) Strategy (FAS). In 2016, DSNA was the first European ANSP to…
Norwegian, jetBlue, airBaltic, TAP Portugal and Cobalt Air scooped the airline awards at the 2017 CAPA Aviation Awards for Excellence, held in London on 12-Oct-2017 as part of the 2017 CAPA-ACTE Global Summit. Now in their 15th year, CAPA"™s…
