McCarran International Airport is reporting that it handled 500,000 more passengers in the first half of 2017 than the first six months last year. Clark County aviation officials reported Wednesday that the Las Vegas airport logged just under 4.2…
In less than a month a total solar eclipse will grace the skies over America and Southwest Airlines is offering flights with "˜flare"™ to commemorate it. Southwest officials have modeled the eclipse"™s path against scheduled flights for August 21…
Singapore Airlines Ltd on Thursday reported a 45.6 percent rise in first-quarter operating profit, with revenue rising as it filled a higher proportion of seats. The carrier, which is seen as a barometer of the Asian airline industry, made…
Home to some 382 airlines, Latin America is a dynamic aviation region. Its airlines have 2,350 aircraft currently in service (the fourth largest region globally by fleet) and some 845 aircraft are currently on order by Latin America"™s airlines,…
Airbus has delivered its 100th A350 XWB, just some 30 months after the first delivery of the world"™s most modern widebody aircraft in December 2014. The 100th aircraft delivered is an A350-900 for China Airlines. "The 100th A350 XWB…
Dominica"™s minister for tourism and urban renewal has revealed that the government is putting plans in place to engage the low-cost airline Norwegian in efforts to improve air access into Dominica. The carrier is providing flights to the neighbouring…
We all have observed that as unit cost gap narrowed between network re-launched operations and LCC (Low Cost Carrier), a "revised" cost conscious and aggressively pushed ancillary revenue airline model appeared. ULCC (Ultra Low-Cost Carrier) aggressively collect ancillary revenue…
Participants in the study by Engine Service Design, which surveyed 1,025 adults online last month, were asked to name the three sectors from a list of 14 with the worst service. In last year"™s survey, air travel was named…
Boeing projects the world"™s commercial aviation industry will require at least 2.1 million new operational personnel"”pilots, technicians and cabin crew"”by 2036. As detailed in its 2017 Pilot and Technician Outlook released July 25, Boeing estimates the global airline industry…
Is that cheap airfare really that cheap? What about baggage charges, seat allocation and on-board refreshments? Love that feeling that you have bagged yourself a bargain flight only to find out the price ramps up once you add on…
