Communicating with an airline via Twitter has become a routine part of our high-tech, social media obsessed world. A few savvy travelers even use Facebook"™s chat function to get in touch with an airline. And there are still others…
Qatar announced on Wednesday a program to allow visa-free entry for citizens of 80 countries to encourage air transport and tourism amid a two-month boycott imposed on the Gulf state by its neighbors. Nationals from dozens of countries in…
Earlier this summer, dozens of flights were grounded at Phoenix Sky Harbor airport. The skies were perfectly clear but it was so hot. Planes literally could not take off in the 118-degree heat. Researchers from Columbia University say the…
Close on the heels of announcing fairly positive financial numbers for the first half of 2017, Lufthansa Cargo chief executive and chairman of the executive board Peter Gerber held a press conference in Mumbai to formally announce the launch…
JetBlue (NASDAQ:JBLU) today announced a series of expansion plans for the airline"™s successful Mint premium experience, which will boost the number of Mint flights to more than 80 per day on up to 20 routes. Starting in January 2018,…
Together, the two airlines carried over 7 million customers to and from Mexico during the past year, offering over 160 daily flights between the United States and Mexico This year Delta Air Lines marks 30 years of service in…
The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) announced today that Latin America and Caribbean airlines carried 13 million passengers in June, up 5.5% from the previous year, excluding domestic traffic in Brazil, marking the 70th consecutive month…
Judges at a leading wine-tasting competition have raised their glasses to the oneworld® alliance and many of its member airlines. oneworld is named the best alliance for wine in the 2017 Wines on the Wing survey published today by…
Keflavik Airport has responded to rapid growth by revamping its security checkpoint The value of adopting Smart Security principles is being highlighted at Keflavik Airport (KEF), Iceland"™s biggest airport. The airport has faced rapid growth, from around two million…
«Reducing the intervention of human pilots on aircraft could bring material economic benefits and improve safety,» a UBS note said. The bank stated that there could be a material profit opportunity of over $35 billion per year for the…
